i fucking hate speed, you can have something timid or jolly with full investment, 120 base and probably a salac berry or choice scarf to boot and it still gets outsped. yes i'm exaggerating ever so slightly but i agree with OP. pokemon in general is very skewed to favouring fast offensive pokemon and absolutely cucking slow, defensive mons, who get completely fucked by crits, added effects and bullshit setup moves like quiver dance, dragon dance, shell smash, i could go on. also special pokemon get it so easy while physical pokemon deal with burns, contact, intimidate, again, i could go on. also i don't think 24 moveslots is enough anymore considering there's 18 types, but effectively 36 since there's physical and special to deal with, plus the myriad of status moves you need just to get by. some moves are just bullshit. stealth rock for one. entry hazards are a necessity but they shouldn't factor in type effectiveness. knock off is fucking nuts since the buff. crazy good distribution, 65bp x 1.5 on literally anything w/o a mega stone or z crystal, surpassing crunch, night slash, sucker punch, throat chop, etc. that's with dark being as good an offensive type as it is. i realise i'm getting slightly off track here but honestly the meta fucking stinks. really glad showdown's servers are powered by literal potatoes and you have to reconnect 3 times every match, this has meant i can do away with competitive entirely
