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Does Life Orb take away HP if you use a setup move?
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Setup moves as in Dragon Dance and or Calm Mind.
life-orb
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NO :D
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Aug 13, 2015
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Aug 15, 2015
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SHadowGamer
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Put Life Orb on a Sheer Force Poke. When using moves boosted by Sheer Force, you get the Life Orb damage bonus (69% increase with SF) without the recoil. I only recently found this out, and I just thought it was worth mentioning. :)
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