>>45676155they were busted in gen 5 vgc, as they boosted 1.5x and didn’t activate against protect. Since they boosted a lot more than plates and most mons in doubles dont want to deal with LO recoil they were slapped on everything.
Now since they’ve been nerfed to 1.3x, (we know this since the Normal one still exists) they would probably still be used more than the plates just because of how fast vgc is- only getting one more powerful attack is still worth it much of the time
