>>24571980>An analogy isn't a straw man.Then yours is a terrible fucking analogy. The point of banning evasion isn't a lack of skill on the player's behalf, it's the entire situation it creates where the game is basically rock paper scissors ft. long luck-based rounds from team preview
>>24572010>I used strawmansSweet scent and Hone Claws in regards to "countering" evasion ARE about as useful as tail whip. All you can do is keep up at best and against any non-user of evasion it's fucking trash (other than specific good uses of Hone Claws to make a low-accuracy move usable)
>>24572061Your examples are not anywhere near the power of evasion.
>Scald- utility over power
- only bothers some pokemon
- not necessary to be countered specifically (of which there are quite a few common counters), just don't leave a physical attacking pokemon in for extended periods of time against the kinds of bulky water types which would use Scald
>Focus EnergyTaking a turn to do nothing other than give yourself a ~10% better chance to do 2x damage wew
>confusionNot only is it countered by a handful of abilities just like evasion, it's also countered by items, and merely switching.
>>24572134>DT>strategykek