Where did all the status effects go?

[Insignia]

Is it just me, or does no one use status effects (BRN, PSN, PAR, confuse) anymore? The only expection I see is Gengar w/ Hypnosis. Do people now prefer to hit hard and fast with the new choice items or am I just facing the wrong opponents?

 

[General Tso]

I don't know what you're talking about, but I still use Sleep Powder Tangrowth, and I see a number of Hypnosis Bronzongs.

 

[Andren]

There's also Sing-Bliss, T-Wave Bliss, Hypnosis-Yanmega, Will-O-Wisp Dusknoir, and a lot of other Pokes that use statuses.

In short, you're facing the wrong people.

 

[Rezileen]

Paralysis is still used alot, maybe more then it ever got used in advance now that there's Togekiss.

Sleep is still very common, Yanmega, Bronzong, Tangrowth, Gengar, Gallade, and Breloom are common sleepers. Blissey also uses Sing sometimes.

WOW is used on Weezing and sometimes Dusknoir but I agree it's not seen that much anymore. I've noticed most people trade away WOW on Dusknoir for EQ now so as to cover more.

I don't see Toxic much anymore. Occasionally on some random pokemon that tries to toxic their counters.

 

[notorious]

most walls carry a status move and i myself use toxic spikes on my team i think that status conditions are used alot still and maybe you might be vs someone that doesnt need to use a status on you

 

[Carl]

It's just you. Sleep is still just as valuable as ever and I still use Will-O-Wisp on my Dusknoir and Thunder Wave on my Blissey.

 

[Kumar]

In short, you're facing the wrong people.

QFT
I've hardly ever fought teams that don't use status.
I'm going to have to lock this as this wont go anywhere other than 'no you're wrong'