ITT: Moves that you think are useless, but maybe someone can explain how they could be useful.
What is the point of Flatter if a confused Pokémon won't hit itself with its Sp. Atk? Why not just use a confusion move and not have the drawback of a sharply raised stat?
>>26745250
Use it in doubles on a teammate with own tempo?
>>26745324
Hmm Trick Room sweeper Slowbro or Slowking when paired with Sableye?
>>26745250
Flatter is useful against Phys attackers senpai. Bc if you get RNG'd and they snap out of confusion, they wont hit like a truck
>>26745493
But if the purpose is just to confuse, then you could use Confuse Ray or Supersonic.
>>26745493
So like, its an alternative to Swagger if youre scared to get raped by rng
>>26745511
Well yeah sure. But the few pokemon that dont get confuse ray or supersonic USUALLY get flatter or swagger
>>26745250
>>26745250
It's for strategic reasons, you can use it in doubles on a teammate with own-tempo, it's also better with that accuracy, than supeesonic etc.
Also sometimes it's nice to not overpower your opponent if you can't wall it's boosted attack stat.
>no i never use flatter because i don't play the shut-down style ever.
Is foresight or odor sleuth competitively viable?
The real question is: SYNCHRO NOISE.
WHY
