>>30778616>>30778611>>30778652>>30778606>>30778671The powercreep that the split brought is high enough that most crits are crippling. Getting my Latios critted by a Fire Blast in gen 3 isn't as bad as it getting critted by a Flare Blitz in gen 6.
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/battle-frontier-max-stats-pokemon-database.15426/Consider Frontier's Blaziken 4:
252 SpA Blaziken Overheat vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Latios on a critical hit: 99-117 (63.4 - 75%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D7T0jCHBkDppjTB0_rJyK0houk8zE3wLmZ1DlVXEkXg/edit#gid=0Battle Tree's Blaziken 3:
252 Atk Choice Band Blaziken Flare Blitz vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Latios on a critical hit: 129-153 (83.7 - 99.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Blaziken 4:
252+ Atk Blaziken-Mega Flare Blitz vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Latios on a critical hit: 117-138 (75.9 - 89.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Oh, and that Mega Blaziken also has Night Slash because the split was awesome guys.
So on Frontier you'd just Recover the damage, on Battle Tree if it's Speed Boost you fucking lost. If it's Mega Blaziken you lost anyway.
The split made Pokemon a game where everyone can kill everyone. This is bad for a mode where you can lose dozens of hours to a single loss.
