TechSkylander1518
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What? You mean you don't love a move with a bizarre formula for damage calculation?I also consider Magnitude and Psywave redundant since they don't have any secondary effects compared to other moves of the same type. Magnitude use to be somewhat useful before Bulldoze was created, but Psywave was always redundant.
I'll actually contest you on Aromatherapy, I feel like the flavor text is at least meaningful to the design of the Pokemon- I can't see Chimecho suddenly gaining the ability to emit scents, or Paras getting the ability to ring like a bell, so I think it's worth getting the ability and still keeping the concepts distinct, similar to Sharpen vs Howl or Glare vs Stun Spore. (Of course, it helps that Aromatherapy could easily just re-use Sweet Scent's animation, so there'd be no complaint about developing resources for it)
And I think the benefit of Bestow would be being able to pass on a negative item without risking picking up one yourself, so I can see the option being useful, but definitely agree on Switcharoo and Trick.
I'd like to throw in:
- Spider Web, which does the same thing that Block and Mean Look do. Maybe if there was more spiders too cute to be threatening, but I think every Pokemon that learns it could also Mean Look a Pokemon in place.
- Lovely Kiss. Jynx is Psychic, just give it Hypnosis.
- Leer and Tail Whip could be combined into one or the other, I don't care which
- Detect. There's no point in it.