Special attack

Special attack is one of the stats that Pokemon have. Special attack relates to attacks that are not physical. In the early versions of Pokemon (Red, Green in Japan, Blue, and Yellow), the title for this stat was simply named "special." There were types that signified if the attack was physical or special (for example, in the old system, Fire attacks would always be special attacks). Not only did this stat represent special attack, it also represented special defense. In Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the "special" separated and created a more accurate special attack and special defense stats. Also, two new types (dark and steel) were added. However, another change appeared for special attack when Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. The system now refers attacks that are special to involve some kind of energy/attack that allows the Pokemon to hit the opponent's Pokemon without the Pokemon using "brute force." Some attacks changed from physical to special and vise versa.