Why does Earthquake still miss a Pokemon with levitate/flying type when it digs?

Question

why don't they loose their immunity like when using roost, gravity, etc. (after all, they are IN the ground)? Just wondering if there was actually a justification for this phenomenon?

Comments

Good question.

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sorry Tadpokenerd, but you're kinda repeating my question as a statement. josh123z, make that an answer, it actually makes enough sense to be plausible.

Answer 1

Its full body wont be touching the ground only its body part which used for digging will touching the ground. In other words,it will be flying/levitating in the ground and at the same time it will be digging.

Comments

why have i got down vote

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Dig takes the whole Pokemon underground, as shown by animations and the anime.
Even if it didn't, your joints would still be connected to the ground, so Earthquake and etc. would affect you.
It's a complete contradiction to say that a Pokemon can be above ground and under it at the same time, assuming that their entire body is underground.

TL:DR you answer is logically impossible and incorrect. Which is why it got the downvote.

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How does one fly and be grounded at the same time?

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ok,this is long time ago, and now i am getting down vote and i already got best ans.what is the use of downvoting now.

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Getting best answer doesn't immediately exempt you from getting downvotes. Being an old answer is no excuse for it being completely and utterly incorrect.
You received a few downvotes just then by drawing attention to your answer, so I guess you could say, that it was inadvertently your fault.

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just imagine ninjask using dig.it does not have legs to touch the ground.

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I imagine Ninjask using dig by going underground. By extension, it is touching the ground by going underground. I don't see your point

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wont be wired and difficult for ninjask digging with its body touching the ground.

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Won't it be impossible for any Pokemon to dig without touching the ground? Think about it. Do you REALLY think that it is possible to dig a hole, and go into that hole without at some point, touching the ground, or being at a point where what affects the ground directly affects you?
Of course, unless you're implying that Pokemon detaches it's spiritual essence and that bit goes underground, while the Pokemon's true body remain above the ground and the spiritual essence strikes the opponent's spiritual essence for damage that translates to actual HP damage.
Ofc, I have no idea what I just said there either.

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Actually it is not my fault posting it as ans.this was originally a comment but the person who asked the question told me to put in the ans.

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You use your common sense to decide if it's a good idea or not.
I'm going to tell you to go spam DB Chat and get yourself banned.
Going to do it? And then say it's my fault for suggesting it and in no way whatsoever had a step where you made the decision yourself?

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He may have told you too, but you were the one who actually did. Not to be cliché, but if someone were to tell you to jump off a cliff, would you? Also, that has nothing to do with the fact that this answer is still bad and entirely illogical.

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why are you spamming for such simple thing.no offence.

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You obviously don't understand the meaning of spam then.
Currently, I'm attempting to explain why you were downvoted, and by extension, why your answer is wrong. You were the one who asked why it was downvoted.

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should i hide this ans

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That is up to you, however, you will still retain the point decrease received from the downvotes you received.

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will the best ans points go

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I agree with dave. What you guys did was ridiculous, no offence semp. //upvotes daves answer//
also good answer. kinda makes sense.
but if you are digging with your body then shock would hurt you unless you had shock absorbers. you would be flying in the tunnel.

Answer 2

If your doubt is for a game working question it's because the ability levitate and the flying type give straight of inmunity to ground type attacks such as earthquake, there must be some kind of order in which this calculations or effects are taking in count and the ability must be on of the first or last.

Now, if your looking for a more physical or real life answer there can't be such, remember it's just a game (probably aimed for kids PROBABLY) and that there's much other questions like this that can't be answered there for gamefreak or the game it self does not offer a realistic biological explanantion of what happens in game.

Answer 3

It dosent work for dig oddly, but gravity and roost actually DO act like that, they make ground hit levitate/flying pokes. EDIT:didnt notice you said like before the others, it just dosent hit them, thats it.