Does Cramorant's Gulp Missile ability hit for physical or special damage?

Question

Does it hit for physical, special, or does it use the highest stat?

Comments

I'm pretty sure it counts as indirect damage, like the kind that gets blocked by magic guard.

Answer 1

Gulp Missile's Arrokuda projectile deals 1/4 max HP damage and lowers the target's Defense 1 stage (Vengeance417)

Gulp Missile's Pikachu projectile deals 1/4 max HP damage and paralyzes the target (even Ground types) (GMars)

Source

It deals indirect damage. :P

Hope I helped!