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thawing works the same across all gen 1 handheld games, but not stadium, where i believe showdown is accurate
i actually might be wrong about its ability to pull struggle, i have to test it and see if it can be used on the fire move user's side, but it's irrelevant
there is no need for a reference that it is implemented wrong on purpose; real thawing mechanics are widely known to desync link battles, which are outside the scope of PS simulation