i find it v cute when rpgs offer me, someone whose sole strategy is “attacking enemies,” status changing effects. “this lowers your enemy’s speed” you know what else would lower their speed? being dead, from my fists
In Pokemon’s main single player game there’s virtually never, ever, ever a need for stat-altering moves to the point I’ve overheard people question why they’re even there, since you can basically win every single core game by hammering at whatever attack does the most damage.
But stat-altering effects are practically the entire key to winning in competitive multiplayer!
i was notorious in middle school for spamming sand attack