>>50765265Sucker Punch's distribution was almost as bad as Extreme Speed's distribution in Gens 3 and 4. Arceus-Normal actually became one of the, if not the, most threatening Arceus form solely because of Extreme Speed, which just shows that the only reason it's not seen as more threatening than Sucker Punch is that it has terrible distribution.
>Pursuit made carrying a ghost/Psychic typing a death sentence with no counterplay if you were caught.There was counterplay, unlike with Magnet Pull, Arena Trap, or other actual trapping abilities and moves. You could stay in and hit the Pursuit Trapper back. If you stayed in, it was just an unboosted 40bp move that just about anything. It barely OHKOs 0 investment Alakazam, a Pokemon with 55/45/95 defenses. Alakazam also always OHKOs back if it lands Focus Miss. Look, it doesn't even OHKO Gengar even with full investment:
>252+ Atk Tyranitar Pursuit (40 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Gengar: 222-264 (85 - 101.1%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO 
