Attack vs. Sp Attack

[Ultramew]

Hiya Guys,

Can someone help me out here, I'd like to know about types and their classification.

IE: Psychic - Special Attack.

Can someone list types and their classification?

Thank you for your attention.

[TheDeuce]

Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Psychic, Dragon, Dark, and Ice are special types, so they run off of youe Special Attack rating.

Everything else runs off of your physical attack rating.

Also note, In G/S/C at least, Hidden Power runs off of whatever type it is (I.E. If it's a Dark-type attack, it runs off of Sp. Attack), but Hidden Power is always a physical attack, so the attack "Counter" will always be successful against it, no matter the type. (Like I said, this is true in Gold/Silver, I haven't tried it yet in Ruby/Sapphire.)