Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
- Ditto can transform into itself, giving itself 5 Transform PP. Here's a small replay.
- Ghost-types are unaffected by Struggle, even if used by a Ghost. As such, two facing off is an infinite battle.
- Two Frozen Pokemon standing off against each other after Explosion or Self-Destruct KO both Pokemon.
I believe these three instances should be covered under Endless Battle Clause in RBY, and declare a tie automatically if there is no switching available to escape the situation. For Stadium, the freeze situation should be covered as well. There is no way for either side to leave currently, as there is no /offertie option until much later. If implemented, this should also have the situations appended to the list.
I talked about this with the Random Battle 1500+ Discord, and they believe that Ditto should only be available for one side, as the Transform situation happens surprisingly often - even when switching is available - due to stalling being the only path to a theoretical win. There's one replay example here, though I would say it doesn't support the argument too well. Adding this to the randomizer code would help RoA room tournaments greatly, reducing potential ties.
I believe the Ditto problem affects Gen 2 as well, though I am not sure about others. However, in the case Ditto can transform into itself with no switching available, my suggestion still applies.
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