Vaporeon used Hydropump! [rant]
WTH!!!
By the time the trainer sees the text that the defending pokemon used Hydropump the damage is already done! The dodge window is exactly with the text box appears!
Similar to earthquake, the yellow flash is blended in with the attack so its hard to see when the wave hits the attacker.
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That's not what I'm seeing. There is no pause, it just uses it. Before the update it was perfectly able to doge due to the 2-3 second pause but now after 5 quick attacks from both sides it just unleashes the charge move with no pause.
Ive even had a Vaporeon enter the battlefield and after it does 2 quick attacks it use Hydropump.
You shouldn't look at the animation or the text...by this time it's too late.
Always look for the flash, and if you are an experienced gym battler, you can normally feel when a charge move is coming from any poke. there is normally a short pause which is different to the pause between quick attacks.
I must admit though, sometimes it can be tricky, and I do sometimes dodge a quick move mistaking for a charge, but better safe than sorry!
This is exactly what I'm experiencing. The only moves that the attacker see coming are the onle with long windups like HyperBeam. For instance BodySlam, now comes out of nowhere and the AI seems to always wait till the trainer is in an attack animation then use the charge move.
The AI is getting smarter. I once went to use hyper beam and the AI used 2 BodySlams in a row to knock me out while the hyperbeam was charging.
