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>players run Scald over Surf, sacrificing a bit of power for a chance to burn
This is a perfectly valid and skillful strategy. It has a fair tradeoff. Besides, you can just use burn-immune Pokemon, special attackers, or even Guts users.
>players run Quick Claw over any other item, sacrificing a bit of power/defense/recovery/consistent speed/utility for a chance to go first
NOOOOOOOO BAN IT BAN IT BAN IT! MY LE STALL TEAM DOESN'T HAVE LE PRIORITY!! I CAN'T COUNTER THIS!!