Now we all know CB Scizor Bullet Punch does more than LO Bullet Punch, which does more then Muscle Band, which is also true for Choice Specs>LO>Wise Glasses. However using a LO obviously gives away what item you have when you lose 10% of your health at the end of the turn. Choice Band yields tons of power, but there's no such thing as a free lunch. If you use a Muscle Band, you can pretendto be holding a Choice Band, and when your opponent switches in Jirachi to take the Bullet Punch, on the next turn you can either:
Is bluffing a Choice Band/Specs/Scarf by using Muscle Band/Wise Glasses/any item that boosts attack slimly, but doesn't cost anything, worth giving up the extra power that Choice items and Life Orb provide?
as well as
Is bluffing a powerful enough strategy OU/UU/Ubers to be worth playing?
Discuss.
- continue the bluff by switching out or using Bullet Punch, allowing you to play the bluff until you get the perfect opportunity to switch attacks and get a KO, or
- use a Super Effective attack and possibly get a KO right there.
Is bluffing a Choice Band/Specs/Scarf by using Muscle Band/Wise Glasses/any item that boosts attack slimly, but doesn't cost anything, worth giving up the extra power that Choice items and Life Orb provide?
as well as
Is bluffing a powerful enough strategy OU/UU/Ubers to be worth playing?
Discuss.