Is this how Solar Power works?

Question

So 1/8 of your HP is taken each turn to give you +50% of your Sp.atk. That is also +1 if I am not mistaken. So does a Pokemon at +6 at 1/8 of its HP in the sun with Solar Power hit a 750% boost? And does the Solar Power boost carry on to a Mega Evolution? I'm curious because the Flash Fire boost doesn't carry on to Mega Houndoom.

Answer 1

Solar power does not boost special attack stages, and its boost is always 1.5 times regardless of how many turns it's been active. If a Pokemon has a +6 special attack boost and solar power while it was sunny, the +6 stages would multiply its special attack by 4 and then solar power would boost it 1.5 times to achieve 6 times its special attack. This would not carry into mega evolution, because solar power boosts special attack only when a Pokemon has it.
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Comments

Solar Power increases to +6? How do you know that? To my knowledge it remains a 50% boost at the cost of 12% HP each turn. If it went to +6 it'd be completely overpowered.

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Were you trying to say that Solar Power's boost would be based on SpA multipliers? Like, it would give a bigger boost at +6 than it would normally?

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No, I never implied that solar power gave a +6 boost. Read my answer carefully. Or read what Doctor Disco said.

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You certainly made it sound that way :/ "active solar power receives a *6 boost in SpA"

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i dont understand the answer m9

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"A Pokemon with +6 SpA and active solar power receives a *6 boost in SpA." Read the whole thing. Also +6 SpA means times 4 Special attack and solar power is a a further 50% boost (equal to the first stage gain) but is separate, therefore sumwun's pokemon has +10 SpA (if each stage is +50% additive)

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Is it better now that I have edited it?

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yes o:

Answer 2

Its an 8th every turn and i'm pretty sure that it doesn't raise sp attack at all. Just Attack by 50%.

Comments

This literally disagrees with the entry for the ability on this site:

Effect:
"During harsh sunlight, Solar Power raises the ability-bearer's Special Attack by 50%, but it also loses 1⁄8 of its maximum HP after each turn."

Also, there's no reason to add another answer to a question unless the old answer is wrong/outdated/inadequate.