First off, the title of this week's Pokemusings was ripped from a Living Colour song. If you don't know it, do yourself a favor and check out. It's excellent and should be part of your musical education. Now, getting back to the matter at hand, this week's column is about ඣthe mysterious attack known as Hidden Power. While some players understand this arcane a😼ttack, many do not. Hidden Power can be extremely useful in terms of rounding out your Pokemon's attacks and surprising your opponents. It basically makes it possible for any Pokemon to learn a Special Attack of any type... if the numbers add up.

Above: Porygon-Z can take Rock and Steel Pokemon by surprise with Hidden Power Fighting

that explains how this attack is calculated.