Physicality

A move's physicality corresponds to whether it is melee or ranged.

It does not always correlate with the statistic used to calculate the attack's damage. For example, Icicle Dart is a ranged attack but uses the user's speed stat, and Shield Bash is a melee attack that uses the user's melee defence stat. Sticker Attributes can also affect the stat used for calculation; for instance, a Smack sticker with the Uses Ranged attack if higher attribute is still considered to be melee even if it uses the ranged attack stat.

However, physicality determines whether it uses the target's melee defence or ranged defence in calculating damage and other interactions specific to physicality such as Snowed In and Parry Stance.

General Case

A melee attack sticker will lead to the move being melee. Only melee attacks trigger contact effects, such as contact damage. Melee attacks used on the enemy side will result in the user approaching the target before attacking.

A ranged attack sticker will lead to the move being ranged. The user will stay in place when playing out the attack animation.

Special Cases

Status Effects

Close Encounter makes all attacks become melee, while Spring-Loaded makes all attacks become ranged. These two status effects are considered opposites of each other.

Effects

Fog

All ranged attacks that aren't Water, Air, or Ice type used by characters affected by Fog have 0% Accuracy. This does not affect the user's accuracy, and it is still possible to land these sorts of attacks through Fog if the user has a high-enough accuracy and the target has a low-enough evasion.

Snowed In

Affected characters cannot use melee attacks. Its interaction with Close Encounter and Spring-Loaded depends on the order in which they appear in, since statuses are processed by order of appearance.

Contact Damage

Contact Damage applies after the character has hit with a melee attack or has been hit by a melee attack.

Glass Shards

Glass Shards damage applies before a melee attack hits, and only once per attack.

Mechanics

Battle Stats • Moves • Damage • Stat Stages • Hit chance • Critical hits • Physicality Types • Status Effects • Fusion • Experience Recording • Fleeing • Slots • Sticker Attributes Other Abilities • Bootlegs • Relationships • Weather • Multiplayer • Custom Game