Done Make acid armor a useful move

[trollfluff rebound]

Acid armor is currently classified at usually useless moves.
I think this should not be the case, because acid armor does the same thing as iron defense, but with more pp.
If iron defense is a useful move, than acid armor should also be.

 

[Kalalokki]

I believe Iron Defense was recently made in to a "useful" move, due to the introduction of Body Press mostly, as its uses otherwise were limited to niche Double Dance set-up mons like Iron Defense + Calm Mind Reuniclus. Now, the only two mons that learn Body Press and Acid Armor are Goodra and Melmetal, where Melmetal already knows Iron Defense. Compare that to the 40+ mons that learn Body Press and Iron Defense, I think it's fair to say that they're not really equally useful in practice and that adding Acid Armor as a useful move isn't really warranted.

 

[DrPumpkinz]

I believe Iron Defense was recently made in to a "useful" move, due to the introduction of Body Press mostly, as its uses otherwise were limited to niche Double Dance set-up mons like Iron Defense + Calm Mind Reuniclus. Now, the only two mons that learn Body Press and Acid Armor are Goodra and Melmetal, where Melmetal already knows Iron Defense. Compare that to the 40+ mons that learn Body Press and Iron Defense, I think it's fair to say that they're not really equally useful in practice and that adding Acid Armor as a useful move isn't really warranted.

Maybe have it be that Acid Armor is only useful if Body Press is also present in a mon's movepool, and Iron Defense is only useful if Body Press is present and Acid Armor isn't? Because it's really dumb for Iron Defense to be listed as useful for things like Reuniclus and not Acid Armor when Acid Armor is objectively without question superior.

 

[Zarel]

I approve recommending Acid Armor, and also revising Iron Defense not to be recommended if Acid Armor is in the movepool.

 

[trollfluff rebound]

I approve recommending Acid Armor, and also revising Iron Defense not to be recommended if Acid Armor is in the movepool.

wait u guys can revise recommended moves differently according to movepools? i never knew that
also rip /ms filter by "useful" suggestion

 

[MikeTheEntei]

As someone who likes stall I've always considered Iron Defense and Acid Armor to have their uses. Cosmic Power is good I swear

 

[Yak Attack]

I was the one who added Iron Defense, mainly because it had its use on Body Press users, but not adding the check was an oversight. I didn't see the need to add Acid Armor because so few mons learn/use it