>>49522125>The problem is that most abilities in the game are uselessThis goes both ways. What part of this don't you get?
A wild Wobbafett in Gen 2 is whatever. A Wild Wobbufett in gen 3 is a demon that puts the fear of god in you because he has ShadowTag so you have no choice but to attack into it unless you have the equipment or moveset to escape it at the front of your part.
>but it's fairly easy for the player to obtain mons with really good abilities like Levitate.Same for NPCs. Koffing, Weezing were all over FRLG
If the NPCs have mons with shit abilities, that's not a fault of abilities. That's a fault of GF for intentionally making trainer encounters jokes, retard.
The player choosing to build a better team is not a consequence of PvP. That's normal ass shit for an RPG. Trying to build a comp and maximize perceived benefit. Play other games besides pokemon.
>I never said that didn't play a roleYou insist competitive is the main element here. this is absurd.
Most of the time, competitive influence causes nerfs to things, and if there is a buff, it goes both ways because NPCs have access to the same shit.
Powercreep doesn't exist because of competitive. You'd have to be retarded to think that.
>Power creep also plays into this since GF always wants to make each region's new Pokemon attractive to compfags.No, they want to make each new gen attractive to people in general, retard.
They didn't make shit like Wynaut, Relicant, Gorabyss, Wormadam, Luvdisc and Audino for comfags, you absolute mog.
