Not to mention that it can be used as many times as you want, at the cost of a little health. For example, since it has priority, tornadus makes a really cool check to mamoswine if i have something like toed that can take an eq but not two, so it has to switch in on an ice move. So if tornadus is out against mamo, i sub (which is faster than ice shard), and it breaks it (and I get LO damage if it has it, unlike protect). And then, if it ever mispredicts and uses eq, i get a free sub, and finish mamo off. Another example is with scarfsect with a SpA boost--with sub, I get to see if it uses an elemental attack and if it u-turns, free sub for me! Of course, it has the crucial benefit of punishing the foe for switching, and can stall outrages, fish for misses or confusion, rack up LO or toxic damage...
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