What the fuck is the point of sport moves?

I think they're meant to be used in doubles

Also in Gen 5 the damage reduction was buffed from 50% to 67%

The problem is they're just not worth the move slot. If you want to reduce the power of Fire-type moves, you can use rain, which also has other benefits.

Instead of wasting a moveslot to reduce the power of Electric attacks, you can nullify them entirely with Lightning Rod.

>>31786214
To be a minor annoyance in the mystery dungeon games.

For dyslexic people to confuse with Water Spout

>>31786214
I remember using Ground one with Gyardos in gen 5. Was fun,

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>>31787554
s-stop pointing out my insecurities, anon

>>31786214
Sex jokes

No I don't know, there's fucking billions of absolutely worthless shit moves they probably just made because "we need to introduce at least <x> moves of <y> type this generation"

>>31786258
Clearly they're for early game, Anon.

Before you have access to breeding, before you have access to a lot of TMs, before you've beaten the third gym in whatever game; sport moves can simulate the effect of "real" moves until your team reaches the appropriate stage to obtain them.

Early-game stuff. If you want competitive use, there's >>31786258

>>31786214
Auto sport inducers when?

there's very niche uses for them I used Water Sport against Flannery during a Bug-type runthru of Pokemon R/S.

sex jokes

>>31786214
Water sport stacks with rain.
0 hp and spdf iv ferrothorn with a minus spdf nature can live choice specs modest volcarona fireblast with them both up

>>31786214
Bed wetting

>>31787605
That makes no sense. With the exception of Water Sport Budew, no early game pokemon learns a sport move that covers a weakness. Double battles are too ubiquitous in regular play to make the moves even situational.

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seems like leftover experimental moves when they were introduced with doubles in gen 3.

do you remember the gen 5 pledge moves? lmao pledge.

>PLEDGE!

lmao

Give wild Pokemon a useless move so that they can waste a turn and be easier to catch.