Some Special Attacks during battle, may impair fighting abilities, as well as inflicting damage. You have to make sure you know everything about each Status Change- especially what to use to heal your Pokemon:

Status Change: Attracted
Effect: The Pokemon is attracted to the opponent, and will not attack 50% of the time. Only opposite sexes can be attracted.
Recovery Moves: Switching Pokemon
Recovery Items: Red Flute, Mental Herb

Status Change: Burnt
Effect: Pokemon takes damage from burn each round. Lowers the Pokemon’s Attack.
Recovery Moves: Refresh, Rest
Recovery Items: Burn Heal, Full Heal, Full Restore, Heal Powder, Lava Cookie, Rawst Berry, Lum Berry

Status Change: Confused
Effect: Pokemon is confused. If an attack is attempted, then the Pokemon may attack itself.
Recovery Moves: Switching Pokemon, Natural Recovery after a random number of turns
Recovery Items: Yellow Flute, Full Heal, Full Restore, Heal Powder, Persim Berry

Status Change: Fainted
Effect: Pokemon cannot battle.
Recovery Moves: Healing at a Pokemon Center
Recovery Items: Revive, Max Revive, Revival Herb

Status Change: Flinched
Effect: Pokemon cannot attack.
Recovery Moves: This Status Change only lasts for one round
Recovery Items: None

Status Change: Frozen
Effect: Pokemon is unable to move.
Recovery Moves: Recovers when attacked by a Fire Type Attack, Natural Recovery after a Random number of turns
Recovery Items: Ice Heal, Full Heal, Full Restore, Heal Powder, Lava Cookie, Aspear Berry, Lum Berry

Status Change: Paralyzed
Effect: Pokemon cannot move 25% of the time. Lowers the Pokemon’s Speed.
Recovery Moves: Refresh, Rest
Recovery Items: Paralyz Heal, Lava Cookie, Full Heal, Full Restore, Heal Powder, Cheri Berry, Lum Berry

Status Change: Poisoned
Effect: Pokemon takes damage from Poison each round. Depending on type of poisoning, the damage inflicted may increase each round.
Recovery Moves: Refresh, Rest
Recovery Items: Antidote, Full Heal, Full Restore, Heal Powder, Lava Cookie, Pecha Berry, Lum Berry

Status Change: Asleep
Effect: Pokemon is unable to attack.
Recovery Moves: Natural Recovery after a Random Number of turns
Recovery Items: Blue Flute, Awakening, Full Heal, Full Restore, Heal Powder, Lava Cookie, Chesto Berry, Lum Berry

Remember, you can use Status Changes to your advantage. The move Façade usually does 70 damage, but the base damage is doubled to 140 when the User is Poisoned, Paralyzed or Burnt! Some Pokemon, such as Altaria, possess the ability, Natural Cure. This recovers any Status Change from the Pokemon, whenever it is switched out of battle. And don’t forget the two attacks Snore and Sleep Talk. Both of these attacks are the only attacks which can be used whilst a Pokemon is asleep. Snore inflicts 40 damage, and has a 30% chance of making the opponent flinch. Sleep Talk uses one of the Pokemon’s attacks randomly. Both of these attacks can only be used whilst the User is asleep.

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