Seems Gamefreak is finally wisening up to the fact that evasion has been broken for ages. With Gen 6 we now have:
- Roar and Whirlwind are no longer subjective to accuracy (if I'm reading this right)
- Keen Eye now ignores evasion
- Weather nerfed (for Snow Cloak/Sand Veil)
- No Guard got a relevant new user in Doublade, others might follow.
- Defog removes hazards on the user's side too now
- Minimize has less PP
- Clefable is potentially more viable and has Unaware, others might follow.
- Prankster Murkrow still has Haze. Others... may follow?
With all that, it would appear that trying to "set up" evasion is just wasted turns unless you're a grass type with Ingrain and even then, most Keen Eye users are Flying type.
Either way, it doesn't seem like the gamebreaking mechanic it used to be anymore. So I'm curious if anyone thinks the Evasion Clause might actually get suspect tested instead of outright banned this gen - would be a first ever!
- Roar and Whirlwind are no longer subjective to accuracy (if I'm reading this right)
- Keen Eye now ignores evasion
- Weather nerfed (for Snow Cloak/Sand Veil)
- No Guard got a relevant new user in Doublade, others might follow.
- Defog removes hazards on the user's side too now
- Minimize has less PP
- Clefable is potentially more viable and has Unaware, others might follow.
- Prankster Murkrow still has Haze. Others... may follow?
With all that, it would appear that trying to "set up" evasion is just wasted turns unless you're a grass type with Ingrain and even then, most Keen Eye users are Flying type.
Either way, it doesn't seem like the gamebreaking mechanic it used to be anymore. So I'm curious if anyone thinks the Evasion Clause might actually get suspect tested instead of outright banned this gen - would be a first ever!
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