this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2023
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[–] slifer@kbin.social 124 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Explaination: That is a Pokemon named Zubat, Using an attack called Supersonic which has a 55% chance of confusing the defending Pokemon.

[–] that_ginger_one@feddit.uk 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Never felt like 55% though....

[–] sigmund@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago (2 children)

100% chance if you're fighting one, 0% chance if they're your pokemon

[–] Mastens@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Which they split the diff and call 55% in the strat guide to give you misguided hope. 😔

[–] Badland9085@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Just like my luck IRL! :’)

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

thank you! I think it confused me somehow

[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 3 points 1 year ago

And what are the glowing rings for? Without them, chance for evade would decrease drastically.

[–] SonicBlue03@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

What's confusing about a bat blowing smoke rings?

Ok. I guess I am confused.

[–] Metaright@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In Pokemon, the move supersonic confuses your opponent. However, it only has a 55% chance of hitting successfully. This Zubat is using supersonic on you. Are you unscathed?!

[–] SloganLessons@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

I was starting to think this was one of those memes that don't make sense and the joke is that it doesn't make sense.

[–] SonicBlue03@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No but this didn't scathe me further.

Thanks for the explanation.

[–] Pinklink@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Bruh I’m so scathed rn, frfr

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Are you being serious or making a joke?

In case you're being serious, that is the pokémon Zubat, and it is using the move Confusion, which has a chance of afflicting the opponent pokémon with a Confused status effect.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago

I hurt myself

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 16 points 1 year ago

55% of people viewing this image have hurt themselves in confusion.

[–] Roundcat@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

More like when I use it, it never works, but when a wild Pokemon uses it, it hits every. single. fucking. time!

[–] snor10@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

snor10 is confused!

snor10 used POST!

It hurt itself in its confusion!

[–] foofiepie@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Zubatta believe it.

[–] sulungskwa@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Well I looked at the meme, and my first thought was "I'm confused" because I didn't get it. So I guess I'm one of the people that were confused.

I mean I get whats happening in the zubat photo, but I'm still confused as to why this is a thing. So, yeah....

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Now I hurt myself out of confusion again! Think before you post dangerous stuff like that, will you?!

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The fucked up thing so far, we wanted “let’s replace menial labor with robots” and so far it’s been “we can replace art and literature with robots”

[–] ReCursing@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bollocks is it. Also that's completely irrelevant to the post afaict

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think i may have somehow replied to the wrong post... you're correct, what I said has absolutely nothing to do with magic flying bat

[–] interolivary@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

But you're not wrong though, magic bats or not 😁

[–] Theero@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean you're right, but you're also lost as fuck.

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

i was fairly drunk, but I swear it was a software error! maybe not!

[–] chinpokomon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I think it's closer to 75% (75.25% precisely). 55% because of the attack and 55% trying to figure out what the picture is. Stacking those stats, of those who weren't confused at first, those 45% remaining were subjected to the effect of the attack. Only 25% remained unaffected.

It’s super effective!

[–] Theero@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I bit my tongue after reading this and I blame you OP!

[–] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Pandantic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don’t hurt yourself in your confusion!

[–] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I walked into a wall while reading this

[–] baltakatei@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Buttons@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That depends on whether or not people are Pokemon?

[–] baltakatei@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Mixed Martial Arts tournaments are basically Pokémon tournaments?

[–] WizzCaleeba@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago
[–] Maultasche@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

The other 45% open their laptop and now have a complete plan of the caves.

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Is that Starship Sagittarius ? Because if it is you should get in my traditional marriage bag

[–] eleefece@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] squiblet@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

i didn't even fall over and squick my knee this time, things were pretty okay yesterday!

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Hahaha yessssd