>>53141042Razor Shell was never its best STAB move but this also applies to the other starters (Contrary Leaf Storm > Leaf Tornado and Reckless Flare Blitz > Heat Crash) so is not that big of a deal. People only used them for the novelty over the intent of winning.
At least it got a regional variant with reworked stats and ability that buffs Razor Shell and other slicing moves