>>32468568I actually agree with basically everything you said. Actually I think I remember you, and that character idea seemed solid back then too. Allow me to attempt to defend myself though.
Jane's ability to meld with her Ditto has heavy limits imposed, and does not give her superhuman powers, per se. Her muscular strength is lessened, her size is reduced, and she risks a simultaneous KO of herself and her main Pokémon if an enemy targets her. Her Ditto is also unable to use Transform normally; it cannot take the form of an enemy while Jane is melded, and cannot use their moves, at most disguising as inanimate objects, and even then has some tells that an observant enough enemy can see through. Also due to reduced strength, she cannot exert any considerable force when spread too thin; even if she could fit a bit of herself in a keyhole, she wouldn't be able to muster even the dexterity to pick it. And I think she has some size limits as well, so there's no way for her to get her whole body through something like that.
The advantages include being more stealthy, fitting into places that would normally be exclusive to small Pokemon, and variable advantages to movement depending on terrain and scaleable objects. In addition, she is far more relaxed and mentally stable like this, and is less likely to be frightened or panicked.
So as you can see, neither she nor the Ditto are fully capable in this mode, and what they can do is only possible through being sole partners for the two decades or so of their lives so far. Even then, it's not used too often, usually having her Ditto out and separate is much more useful to accomplish tasks both in and out of conflict, but when they do meld, I believe it's been played out responsibly and without breaking the setting. As such it's not something I want to completely remove, but I really don't want you to count yourself out simply because of it. As for things such as mutated and berserk Pokémon, (cont...)
