What is the actual bonus of super effectiveness?

Question

If this question has already been asked I couldn't find it. On the DB it seems to describe super effectiveness as double damage and ineffectiveness as half damage. Is that a literal representation of what the damage bonus is?

Answer 1

Super effective moves are 2x damage.

'Reliable source' as you requested...
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Super_effective#Super_effective

Answer 2

Super Effective means double damage, or x2. You do twice as much damage.
Like...
Super Effectiveness:252 SpA Life Orb Greninja Hidden Power Water vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Heatran: 205-244 (53.1 - 63.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Normal Effectivness:252 SpA Life Orb Greninja Hidden Power Dark vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Heatran: 103-122 (26.6 - 31.6%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
26.6 - 31.6% is for normal and 53.1 - 63.2% is for super effective. See how super effective is 2x as much damage as normal? It does twice as much. I am doing not very effective for your convenience,
Not Very Effective:252 SpA Life Orb Protean Greninja Hidden Power Psychic vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Heatran: 51-61 (13.2 - 15.8%) -- possible 7HKO
2x less chance to KO than Normal Effectivness, except for that 7HKO, but see? It does half damage.

Hope I helped!

Comments

Those calculations aren't really relaiable, seeing as all the moves have different base power. Use Hidden Power of different types instead to properly display the change in damage dealt.

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Ok thanks

Answer 3

Yes, it is double damage.
Source: Experience

Comments

If you don't mind, I would prefer a more reliable source. I'm not saying I don't believe you, but I don't know how you can actually know that for sure, from just playing the game.

Answer 4

Yeah. Simply it just doubles the damage that you do.