So this is actually something me and a friend of mine were arguing about earlier. And to help out, I am going to stick with the Swampert example.
So Swampert is one of my favorite pokemon out there. And I use him as a Physical attacker. But my friend has been saying that he would actually be better as a special attacker instead. Not because he does more damage, he overall does less, but because he would surprise the opponent enough to be able to beat them. Now those weren't words directly from him, but that's basically what he was saying.
Now what do you think? I am still personally a fan of Physical Swampert still because even if the opponent throws a wall in, which was another argument of his, then he can still do a decent chunk of damage.
So Swampert is one of my favorite pokemon out there. And I use him as a Physical attacker. But my friend has been saying that he would actually be better as a special attacker instead. Not because he does more damage, he overall does less, but because he would surprise the opponent enough to be able to beat them. Now those weren't words directly from him, but that's basically what he was saying.
Now what do you think? I am still personally a fan of Physical Swampert still because even if the opponent throws a wall in, which was another argument of his, then he can still do a decent chunk of damage.