>>55789842Muh phys spec split is a red herring. The split just so happened to coincide with the massive power creep of gen 4. But the fact is that gen 4 and 5 ou would not be much different at all if the split had never happened; most of the best physical moves are still physical, most of the best special moves are still special. Power creep happened as a result of new moves, buffed base power of existing moves, new items, and new pokemon. Stealth rock itself is a power creep. Only 6+ might change substantially without the split, for the lack of physical sucker/knock, you never have a rise of bisharp/mawile/weavile. Physical waters too I suppose. But the only physical water in gen 4 is gyarados. There are zero relevant physical waters in gen 5. Again more don't become relevant until 6+.
