>>35895561movepools really need to be pruned, if just to remove duplicates. i don't need my tentacool learning three different 60-bp water moves, thanks. most of the shitty moves in that power range (~50-70) could also honestly just be junked completely.
having TMs be kind-of-shitty coverage moves seems like a decent compromise. like having something like spark and shock wave, but not thunderbolt or thunder--moves that are only useful if they're covering a key weakness. that way they don't crowd out level-up movesets, which can de-emphasize stat builds and put more weight on the type chart, which seems to be what gamefreak wants anyway.
>>35895573doctors are/were fine--at some point, having to go back to the cave entrance because of an unlucky Supersonic run is just a slog, not anything of actual difficulty. you can also just...not use them if you don't want.
ORAS's gratuitous heals were honestly a little annoying, though, especially since they usually came right after i just used a bunch of potions...
