Why doesn't anyone use the move "Simple Beam"?

Jan. 10, 2024

It is very hard to get (Only appearing on Psyduck, Golduck, Spoink, and Grumpig) but its BROKEN.

It changes any Pokemons ability to “Simple” which is really good.

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The ability Simple is not very good. Yes it doubles stat changes, but in both directions. Meaning if you used Dragon Dance, yes, it would raise speed and attack by two stages each. However, if you are hit by a defense-lowering move, it will also double that. Meaning moves like Screech lowers your Pokemon’s defense by 4 stages. Which is quite a lot, and causes your Pokemon to become extremely susceptible to any damage.

Furthermore, only 5 Pokemon can learn Simple Beam, and the only really useful of them is Latios, which has tons of better options for movesets.