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i don't understand this about Pokémon, and i've been playing since i was 10: Why is HP a separate stat? What's the difference between boosting a pokémons HP and boosting its defense + sp. defense?
A pokémon with low HP but high Defenses would be just as tough as a pokemon with high HP but low defenses. In the end, it seems that HP is just a mix of the two defense stats, but in that case, why bother ever leveling up those two separately when you can stick to leveling up HP for less effort
