Back Alley Field

Shifty eyes are all around...

Back Alley is a field effect exclusive to Rejuvenation. It is categorized as a Synthetic field and can be found in some areas within cities.

Transitions From Other Fields

• City will transform into this field if any of the moves Covet, Pursuit, or Thief are used.
  • The criminal ran into a backalley!

General Effects

• Physical Dark-type moves increase in base power by 1.5x.
  • Street rules!
• Bug-type moves increase in base power by 1.3x.
  • In the cracks and the walls!
• Poison-type moves increase in base power by 1.3x.
  • All kinds of pollution strengthened the attack!
• Steel-type moves increase in base power by 1.3x.
  • The right tool for the job!
• Fairy-type moves decrease in base power by 0.5x.
  • This is no place for fairytales...
• All HP-restoring effects from moves and held items are reduced by 33%. Bag items are unaffected.

Abilities Affected

• Anticipation and Forewarn boost the bearer's Defense and Special Defense by 1 stage on switch-in.
  • [Pokémon] is getting ready to defend itself because of its [Ability]!
• Defiant boosts the bearer's Attack by 3 stages when activated.
• Download boosts the user's Attack or Special Attack by 2 stages when activated.
• Frisk now steals the target's item if the bearer is not holding an item.
  • Don't mind if I do!
• Hustle now boosts damage by 75%, but lowers accuracy by 33%.
• Magician additionally boosts the bearer's Special Attack by 1 stage on switch-in.
  • The Street Magician's tricks raise [Pokémon]'s Special Attack!
• Merciless and Pickpocket additionally boost the bearer's Attack by 1 stage on switch-in.
  • Merciless cutpurses like [Pokémon] get ready to strike!
• Mimicry changes the bearer's type to Normal.
• Rattled additionally boosts the bearer's Speed by 1 stage on switch-in.
  • The gloomy backalley makes [Pokémon] ready to bolt!
• Stench's activation chance is doubled to 20%.

Moves Affected

Moves which receive an attack buff

• First Impression → 1.5x boost, Dark sub-typing.
  • An overwhelming first impression!
• Beat Up, Pay Day, Shadow Sneak, Smog, Spectral Thief, Steamroller, Techno Blast → 1.5x boost.
  • A crowd is gathering!
  • Gotta make ends meet somehow...
  • The city smog is suffocating!
  • Careful on the street!
  • The power of science is amazing!
• Aerial Ace, Air Cutter, Air Slash, Aqua Cutter, Behemoth Blade, Ceaseless Edge, Cross Poison, Cut, Fury Cutter, Hexing Slash, Leaf Blade, Night Slash, Psycho Cut, Razor Leaf, Razor Shell, Sacred Sword, Slash and Burn, Solar Blade, Slash, Stone Axe, X-Scissor → 1.5x boost.
  • A knife glints in the dark!
• Branch Poke, Drill Peck, Drill Run, False Surrender, Fell Stinger, Fury Attack, Gilded Arrow, Gilded Helix, Glacial Lance, Horn Attack, Horn Leech, Megahorn, Needle Arm, Peck, Pin Missile, Pluck, Poison Jab, Poison Sting, Quicksilver Spear, Twineedle, Smart Strike → 1.5x boost.
  • Better watch your back...

Other moves

• Corrosive Gas additionally lowers all of the target's stats by 1 stage.
• Covet and Thief deal double damage when successfully stealing an item.
• Fake Tears lowers the target's Special Defense by 3 stages.
• Nasty Plot boosts the user's Special Attack by 3 stages.
• Parting Shot lowers the target's Attack and Special Attack by 2 stages.
• Poison Gas and Smog never miss and inflict Bad Poison to the target.
• Pursuit additionally boosts the user's Speed by 1 stage if the move KO's the target.
• Smokescreen lowers the target's Accuracy by 2 stages.
• Snarl lowers the target's Special Attack by 2 stages.
• Snatch additionally boosts a random stat of the user by 2 stages.
• Switcheroo additionally boosts the user's Attack and lowers the target's Attack by 1 stage.
• Trick additionally boosts the user's Special Attack and lowers the target's Special Attack by 1 stage.
• Z-Conversion boosts all of the user's stats by 2 stages.

Field-dependent moves

• Camouflage changes the user's type to Steel.
• Nature Power becomes Beat Up.
• Secret Power can inflict Poison.
• Shelter halves damage from Steel-type moves.
• Terrain Pulse's type becomes Steel.

Transitions to Other Fields

Any move in this section inherently gains a 1.3x damage boost if it changes the field, unless noted otherwise.

• This field will transform into City if any of the moves Boomburst, Echoed Voice, Hyper Voice, or Uproar are used.
  • Cops! Everyone scatter!

Items

• Synthetic Seed boosts the user's Attack and Accuracy by 1 stage.

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