>>30927672Do you also take the "Swinub used Ice Shard!" in Garchomp threads seriously?
>>30927674While I admit that I went overboard with that, I'm sure that we all had situations where we HAD to sac a healthy pokemon. I really hate that.
As for switching, it's not really that "50/50". That's where status moves and Substitutes comes in. In Adv you didn't went straight for the HP Grass with your Zapdos, you subbed; if they switch into Swampert, Baton Pass. If they attack, then oh well, you lost 25% health.
There were many options for scouting, and relatively safe plays - you never started a match with a hurry to kill, no point in risking your pokemon so early.
Risky 50/50 plays were for after you know the opponent's team and playstyle and know that you will win if you get rid of a certain pokemon, or if you're playing from behind.
That's the magic in Adv in my opinion. It had a good balance between offense and defense. Matches often ended with a boosted sweeper, but you had to work to make it work.
In my opinion, you should have to put in the effort to make something work, be it a sweeper, a wall or anything in between.
On a sidenote, this hyper offense also created a situation where any worthwhile wall HAS to have a recovery move. THAT's what leads to crazy long matches, as suddenly playing full stall became viable.
