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.

General Case

A melee attack sticker will lead to the move being melee.
A ranged attack sticker will lead to the move being ranged.

Special Cases

Status Effects

Close Encounter makes all attacks become melee.
Spring Load makes all attacks become ranged.

Effects

Fog

All ranged attacks used by characters affected by Fog have 0 accuracy.

Snowed In

Affected characters cannot use melee attacks

Contact Damage

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

Glass Shards

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

Type-specific Effects

Any Fire type melee attack has a 10% chance of burning the defender.
Any Poison type melee attack has a 10% chance of poisoning the defender.

Animation

When a move is melee, the character will move towards the target(s) before attacking. When a move is ranged, the character will not move before attacking.