>special attack isn't auto nerfed by shit like intimidate>special attack isn't affected by shit like static or flame bodys>special moves don't have recoil like some of the stronger physical attcackWhy would you ever want a physical attacker?
>>59196323
t. Blissey
>>59196323physical attacks are generally stronger
>>59196323Go make a competitive team with only special attackers and report back to us.
>>59196323Campaignshitter moment
>>59196323everyone and their mama, physically attacking wise, has shit like close combat and knock off and a lot more.on the special attacking end, its high power moves are usually heavily inaccurate or come with massive drawbacks
>>59196323Instead, you have to deal with a bunch of special tanks who are often far more situationally difficult to tear through, and baracat can still bother you with Parting Shot.And that's not even getting into the fact Assault Vest is poised to return eventually in Champions.
>>59196397>Championsno one cares lil bro
>>59196419>least obvious campaignshitter
>>59196329>>59196397Psyshock and Body Press.>b-but Body Press is physical!It also used Def stat and tons of special attackers use Body Press as it still ignores your own Atk stat.
>>59196475>every single special attacker gets Psyshock and Body Pressok bro
>>59196478A lot of them do get either and that's more than Physical attackers as they don't have a move that is a Physical Psyshock or a Special Body Press.
>>591963290 use in VGC
>>59196529Yea it's almost like physical attackers are necessary in the format making Blissey unusable
>>59196323Physical sweepers have to deal with Intimidate, Burn, contact Abilities, contact Items, and 99% of other nonsense I can't think of at the moment.Special sweepers have to deal with Eviolite Chansey.Pick your poison.
>>59196749nvm this is champions format (lol)Have fun dealing with Blissey!
>>59196749Physical sweepers get 100-120 BP moves with 100% accuracy and limited-to-no downsides.
>>59196323Physical attacks have slightly higher BP in most cases, or are just more spammable, eg. Hydro Pump is 110 power with 80 Accuracy vs. Close Combat is 120 power with 100 Accuracy. Close Combat has a drawback where it lowers your stats but it is stronger and much more spammable. Hydro Pump can let you down with a miss while Close Combat can't.
>>59196475BODIED THOSE FREAKS
>>59196323on the flipside most special attackers are frailer and slower than Physical attackers
>>59196329>1(one) single pokemon is used to counter an entire array of special attackers>This is seen as healthy and normal for the meta by smogonfags
>>59197562There are more special walls that exist than just Blissey. In fact, the go to special wall now is Slowking-G
>>59196323>Nerfs freeze, realizing that no one besides contrarians and armchair defenders talking “luck management” likes Freeze>Don’t just straight up remove it>Don’t replace it with Frostbite
>>59197703Yeah it’s weird that they didn’t do the absolutely fucking retarded thing. Very off color for Game Freak.
>>59196329>>59196330>>59196749Chansey and Blissey haven't been competitively relevant in years, why do you faggots still bring them up?
>>59197713This entire thread is retarded campaignshitters who don’t play the gamePhysical attackers are apparently worthless yet OP won’t show us his high rank competitive team that has no physical attackers even though he apparently knows better than the top players of the game.
>>59197707>Yeah it’s weird that they didn’t do the absolutely fucking retarded thingBut they did?
>>59197736>Physical attackers are apparently worthlessLiterally no one's saying this but you.
>>59197836>>59196323
>>59197736Funny that you think competetive viability is the baseline for "usable". It's not universal, in fact no one fucking cares about your faggot tournaments rife with children, pedophiles, and autistics that get their trophy taken away from putting their headphones down too hard. You are gay.
>>59196323Special moves are generally lower power than physical moves or have bad accuracy. Special attack is also a way harder stat to raise (think of the distribution of swords dance vs. nasty plot.)
ever since champions came out schizos are working extra hours
>>59196529>>59197562>>59197713blissey is the only physically frail, specially bulky pokémon everwe need more mentally challenging captchas
>>59196323Special attackers to break physical wallsPhysical attackers to break special wallsBoth have their place and both belong into my teams.Strangely, while I normally greatly prefere melee over magic in video games, most of my favourites are special attackers and special walls but I do like some physical mons too.
>>59198523>ad hominem
>>59198512Is there a SpA version of Dragon Dance?
>>59199290quiver dance
>>59196351I mean Milotic is topping tournament-winning teams because it has Competitive
>>59196323>Not have to worry about this shit>Just pick the Pokémon with cute designsFeels good being a campaignshitter.
>>59199296But the Atk version of Quiver Dance is Victory Dance?
>>59196323>special attack isn't affected by shit like static or flame bodys
