>>44883745Salamence, Breloom, Tentacruel, Dragonite, Kingdra, and Machamp all went up a tier. Feraligatr, Hitmonchan, Gengar, Azumarill, Poliwrath, Sharpedo, Sneasel, and countless others were more effectively able to utilize their STABs or were given the ability to viably use coverage moves they already had, even if power creep prevented them from moving up or preserving a tier placement. Do you have a single argument as to why pre-split was any better besides tier placement in a vacuum, or are you just an insanely dedicated shitposter?
