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Unit 5 Session 2 (Click for link to problem statements)

Understand what the interviewer is asking for by using test cases and questions about the problem.

• What should occur when a Pokemon's attack reduces another Pokemon's health to zero or less?
  • The opponent's health should be set to zero and it should be indicated that they have fainted.

Plan the solution with appropriate visualizations and pseudocode.

General Idea: Implement the attack method in the Pokemon class to decrease the opponent's hp by the attacking Pokemon's damage. Check if this results in the opponent fainting or just losing some health.

1) Define the `attack` method that accepts another `Pokemon` object as an `opponent`.
2) Subtract the attacking Pokemon's `damage` from the opponent's `hp`.
3) Check if the opponent's `hp` is 0 or less:
   - If yes, set the `hp` to 0 and print "<opponent name> fainted".
   - If no, print "<Pokemon name> dealt <damage> damage to <opponent name>".

⚠️ Common Mistakes

• Not properly handling the case where the opponent's hp goes below zero.
• Incorrect calculation of damage or wrong attribute usage, resulting in incorrect game mechanics.

class Pokemon():
	def  __init__(self, name, hp, damage):
		self.name = name
		self.hp = hp # hit points
		self.damage = damage # The amount of damage this pokemon does to its opponent every attack
		
	
	def attack(self, opponent):
		opponent.hp -= self.damage
		if opponent.hp <= 0:
			opponent.hp = 0
			print(f"{opponent.name} fainted")
		else:
			print(f"{self.name} dealt {self.damage} damage to {opponent.name}")