>>56277090It was more in response to Gen 2's abhorrent balance
>Only valid item the healing option, Leftovers (sans mon-specific like Thick Club)>Rest becomes invincible thanks to Sleep Talk and it's ability to re-use rest>Curse boosting is so strong, that Growl is a valid move to PP stall Curse.The introduction of Choice Band and non-defense boosting stat moves was crucial to prevent another overly stall meta. Gen 4 swung the pendulum too far into offense, that wasn't really recovered from until around Gen 6, where they made defense absolutely free (namely Regenerator, Unaware, Magic Guard being freely provided.)
