>>46284899>>move isn't used for 7 generations (21 years of play)First, that isn’t even true. Slowking used it back in XY and SM on AssVest sets since such a move complimented Future Sight.
Second, Future Sight used to be 80 BP with 90% Accuracy, then became 100 BP in Gen 5 with 100% accuracy, and even since XY it has had 120 BP. So obviously it was only shit pre-XY, just like how Teleport was literally useless before LGPE.
>>is introduced entirely to counter one (1) pokemonLiterally was introduced before Toxapex even existed, and was introduced because Future Sight and Bulky Regenerator Psychic with decent power turned out to be really good combo. On top of this, Slowtwins have Psychic and Psyshock already, which is better for 1v1s. Future Sight is used since it’s a team game, and you force your opponent to consider a decently strong Psychic Attack while tanking regular hits (ie. Physically Bulky Clefable needing to tank a Knock Off+Future Sight).
>>smoggies insist that the move is actually good, because Toxapex surely couldnt be overcentralizing anythingOr you know, Future Sight is actually a good fucking move on a Pokemon that is rewarded for Switching and now has a tool that lets them bring in physical threats essentially for free.
So fucking good in fact that players wanted Future Sight to have a complex ban either by restricting Urishu-S with it and/or Teleport.
Plus Toxapex has other counters discussed in this thread like Reuniclus, Magnezone, Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Fini, Regieleki, Zapdos, and simply just using Taunt.
