Desert Field

The field is rife with sand.

Desert Field is one of the field effects present in Rejuvenation. It is classified as a Telluric field can be found in the entirety of the Badlands, including Zone Zero, Alamissa Urben and Zorrialyn Desert.

Transitions From Other Fields

• Grassy Terrain will transform into this field if the ability Desolate Land is active.
  • The extremely harsh sunlight dried out the meadow!

General Effects

• Water-type moves used by grounded Pokémon decrease in base power by 0.5x (except Scald and Steam Eruption).
  • The desert softened the attack...
• Electric-type moves used against grounded Pokémon decrease in base power by 0.5x.
  • The desert softened the attack...
• Ground-type Pokémon's Special Defense increases by 1.5x.
• Sun and Sandstorm weather last for 8 turns.
• Sandstorm deals 1/8 max HP damage each turn.
• When the weather is Sunny:
  • Grass and Water-type Pokémon take 1/8 max HP damage at the end of each turn unless they have one of the abilities Solar Power or Chlorophyll.
    • [Pokémon] was hurt by the sunlight!
  • Grass and Water-type Pokémon are healed by Water-type moves.
    • [Move] instead restored [Target]'s HP!

Abilities Affected

• Dry Skin makes the bearer lose 1/8 max HP each turn.
• Mimicry changes the user's type to Ground.
• Sand Force, Sand Rush, and Sand Veil are activated.
• Sand Spit additionally lowers Accuracy of all foes upon activation by 1 stage.
• Wandering Spirit lowers the bearer's Speed by 1 stage at the end of each turn.

Moves Affected

Moves which receive an attack buff

• Burn Up, Dig, Needle Arm, Heat Wave, Pin Missile, Sand Tomb, Sandsear Storm, Scald, Scorching Sands, Searing Sunraze Smash, Solar Beam, Solar Blade, Steam Eruption, Thousand Waves → 1.5x boost.
  • The desert strengthened the attack!
• Bonemerang, Bone Club, Bone Rush, Shadow Bone → 1.5x boost.
  • The lifeless desert strengthened the attack!

Other moves

• Arenite Wall lasts 8 turns and can be set without Sandstorm.
• Aqua Ring, Life Dew, and Soak fail on use.
  • The desert is too dry...
• Dig only lasts 1 turn.
• Sand Attack lowers the target's Accuracy by 2 stages.
• Sand Tomb deals 1/6 max HP per turn.
• Shore Up restores 66% max HP.

Field-dependent moves

• Camouflage changes the user's type to Ground.
• Nature Power becomes Sand Tomb.
• Secret Power may lower Accuracy.
• Shelter halves damage from Ground-type moves.
• Terrain Pulse's type becomes Ground.

Items

• Telluric Seed boosts the user's Defense, Special Defense and Speed by 1 stage but applies Sand Tomb to the user.

Field Effects Elemental Fields: Electric Terrain • Grassy Terrain • Misty Terrain • Volcanic Field • Corrosive Mist Field • Icy Field • Water Surface • Underwater • Murkwater Surface • Dragon's Den • Frozen Dimensional Field • Sky Field • Infernal Field Magical Fields: Dark Crystal Cavern • Rainbow Field • Crystal Cavern • Blessed Field • Fairy Tale Field • Starlight Arena • New World • Inverse Field • Psychic Terrain • Dimensional Field • Haunted Field • Bewitched Woods Synthetic Fields: Chess Board • Big Top Arena • Factory Field • Short-Circuit Field • Glitch Field • Mirror Arena • Flower Garden • Corrupted Cave • Colosseum Field • Concert Venue • Back Alley • City Telluric Fields: Swamp Field • Corrosive Field • Desert Field • Rocky Field • Forest Field • Volcanic Top Field • Wasteland • Beach • Cave • Mountain • Snowy Mountain • Deep Earth