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except if the extra power Surf has doesn't make a meaningful impact then the likeliness that Scald's 30% burn chance makes an impact (ie., Burn secures an effective ohko, Burn's attack reduction prevents you from being ohko'd) is also slim due to its lower power. and importantly Scald is a defensively oriented move, not offensive; a move that is best abused by walls, a group of Pokemon that, in terms of wastefulness, are pretty wasteful for the main campaignSurf has more power yes, but Scald has that 30% chance on a burn, and often you don't really need the extra power of Surf to KO mons weak to Water.
not important aside from the fact that people have been arguing that HMs stink for objective reasons (eg., bad moves therefore "important" moveslot wasted therefore bad mechanic), when the reality is simply a case of "i don't wanna use [move]" (or perhaps a sort of not wanting to be told to use a move).And it's not important why people make a certain choice, it's that they can make a choice.