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KJH posted...

Even in Pokemon, one turn kills are commonplace enough that setup play with status stuff has to be done really carefully and usually in service of making your own pokemon sweep the entire enemy team. They'd get shredded trying to apply them with Heavy anywhere nearby.

In pokemon, setup play with status stuff occurs in a 6v6 or even number match. Red has incredible numbers advantage where he doesn't have to plan ahead to win a 5v6 after a status debuff goes down, because in this match he has 8 pokemon and he's only fighting against 3 of them.

While Marina's first instinct may be to try and grab the large foes of Blastoise and Snorlax, it isn't going to be that simple. Anybody who has played Pokemon Unite knows that Blastoise does not simply walk into fights... he ALWAYS surfs in to engage. Unless you're arguing that Marina flanks him and gets him from behind, then Blastoise will surely be surfing in and even Marina is going to feel some kind of crowd control from the move.

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If that tidal wave hits somebody in game, they are knocked up off the ground and momentarily stunned. And I'm telling you, as a Blastoise player, this move doesn't get used sparingly.

Snorlax is not terrible! He has his ultimate ability, which is a quick leap forward into huge knock up and slow area of effect, followed up a TON of healing, and that followed up by a timely self-destruct. Marina = close range = not dodging this attack easily.

There's also the matter of his shield, which is incredibly useful at protecting red and blocking Heavy's minigun fire.

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I mean, just look at this thing. Not only does it block attacks, but in game it mini-stuns every 0.5 seconds every enemy that collides with it. Topping it off with his premier debuffs in Yawn and Screech as well as boosts with either Belly Drum and Amnesia and Snorlax is a formidable tank.

There's also the idea of Red using a clutch full restore to immediately full-heal, removing debuffs including, any pokemon to full health.