I'd argue that a lot of this depends on whether or not you let Machamp's stat decreasing moves affect Kratos. Like, if you'll let Scary Face lower his speed or not. But as it stands Kratos outclasses Machamp. So that means Machamp needs to take advantage of those stat decreasing moves, as well as other moves like Toxic, Double Team, Attract, Thief, and so on.
Say for example, does Power Trick work on Kratos? Or Knock Off?
A specific game for Kratos would help, too.
I know what you mean. I want to say just to calc it as the percentage in game for simplicity's sake. But that opens the way to use Pokemon stats as representations of ability, and that's a messy can of worms. It also just plain isn't fair, and puts stats on characters that don't belong in that system.
But then if you count it based solely on move descriptions, it won't work. Kratos won't get slower 'cause Machamp looked at him funny. 😬 But at the same time, it is an ability and seems wrong to deny it to the Pokemon.
Originally posted by KingD19Other pokemon have even more ****ed up feats than Machamp, who can move a mountain with one hand, and has four.
Machamp is stronger based on what? Pokedex descriptions? Because I haven't seen many Machamp feats that put him anywhere near Kratos' level.He should literally be pulping other poke'mon if he's that strong.
Indeed. I read recently that one theory for the existence of Pokemon is that they're all energy beings or something. And other much crazier theories exist, like Slowpoke being omniscient. Yet they all make a lot of sense.
If any of them are true, that's even more reason to think carefully about this.
