>>36754473Nope. Archers are supposed to be slow because they have to be fixed at one position before they fire bows. They also have to carry huge bows around before they fire. Special attack is supposed to be high because Grass and Ghost have great special moves.
Realize this: Pokemon have their stats for a reason.
>>36754579>for some fuck-all reason gave it shit speed Archers aren't as fast as you think they are in real life. Decidueye's the same.
>and then a mediocre movepool.Grass-types usually have shit movepools overall; that's a fact. And Ghost-types only get their psychic and electric coverage if their other type doesn't contradict this. Decidueye, being a grass-type, has little sense in being able to learn psychic- or electric-type moves.
>they gave it one of the worst abilities in the game rather than something sensibleLong Reach IS sensible. Decidueye is an archer and as such can hit opponents without making contact with them. That's the whole point of an archer. In other RPGs, archers are able to hit enemies without making contact either. Long Reach isn't a bad ability, either; Decidueye can use its physical moves without worrying about the various abilities, items, and moves that activate if the opponent is hit with a contact move. Is it situational? Yes. But it's not a worst ability in the game. Plenty of abilities are far worse than Long Reach.
