Chess Board

Opening variation set.
Chess Board is a Field in Pokémon Reborn. It is categorized as a Synthetic Field and designated number 05 in the Field Notes app.
==Field Note==
Name: Field Effect Read-Out 05
Location: Vanhanen Labyrinth
Earliest available: After Badge 07
Guide:
Go left and down from the entrance.
==Chess Pieces==
All Pokémon in the teams of both the player and the opponent are assigned roles as chess pieces, based on certain criteria. Each Pokémon can only have one role. If there are two teams on one side, roles are assigned separately for the two teams. 
Role 	Criteria 	Effect
Pawn 	The Pokémon is sent out on the first turn of the battle. This role overrides Rook, Bishop, Knight and King. 	The Pokémon gains the effect of a .
Rook 	The Pokémon's highest stat is its Defense or Special Defense 	Defense and Special Defense are raised by one stage on switch-in.
Bishop	The Pokémon's highest stat is its Attack or Special Attack 	Attack and Special Attack are raised by one stage on switch-in.
Knight	The Pokémon's highest stat is its Speed 	Damage dealt by the Pokémon increases by 3x when the target is a Queen, and by 1.25x when using a move in a double battle that targets both opponents.
Queen 	The Pokémon is in the final slot of the team (overrides all other roles; limited to one per team) 	Defense and Special Defense are raised by one stage on switch-in, and all damage dealt by the Pokémon increases by 1.5x.
King 	The Pokémon holds a , or has the lowest maximum HP among team members. This role overrides Rook, Bishop and Knight and is limited to one per team.	The priority of any move used by the Pokémon is increased by 1.
Therefore, the roles take precedence in the following order: Queen > Pawn > King > Rook/Bishop/Knight.
There is a machine in the room to the left of the first chess puzzle area in Vanhanen Castle that informs the player of the roles of all Pokémon in the player's current party for a double battle.
==Abilities Affected==
* additionally boosts damage dealt by the bearer by 1.5x. This boost does not stack with the Queen piece boost.
==Moves Affected==
===Chess Attacks===
The following moves become 'Chess Attacks':
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Chess Attacks increase in base power by 1.5x and gain as a secondary type.
Additionally, they deal 2x damage when the target is confused or has one of the abilities , , or ; and 0.5x damage when the target has one of the abilities , , or .
===Moves that increase in base power by 1.5x===
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===Boosted stat-changing moves===
* raises Special Attack and Special Defense by 2 stages
* raises Special Attack by 3 stages
===Other moves===
* additionally protects the user from non-damaging moves, and also lowers the attacker's Special Attack by two stages when it blocks a contact move
* lasts for 8 turns
* becomes 
* causes the user to become -type
* may lower Defense by one stage
==Seed==
The Synthetic Seed raises Special Attack by one stage and applies to the user.
==Transitions to Other Fields==
* The moves , and will terminate this Field.
Category:Field Effects
Category:Synthetic