Adamant Zoroark
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As can be seen on the attached Salazzle set (a standard VGC 17 set), Fake Out is causing the Attack IV to be set to 31 and is also causing the teambuilder to suggest Hasty. I know why this is happening; the Attack IV defaults to zero unless the Pokemon's set has a physical move (which Fake Out is), and the suggestion of the Hasty nature is due to it detecting both physical and special moves on the set.
I want to suggest that Fake Out should not have any impact on the suggested nature and should not automatically set the Attack IV to 31. Neither of these things are difficult for a person building a team to change themselves; this is a very minor suggestion, but I'm basing it on one simple thing: When Fake Out is used, it is not generally used for its damage output. In DOU and VGC, Fake Out sees use predominantly to cause an opposing Pokemon to flinch; dealing damage is not its primary use, so it makes no sense for the teambuilder to suggest a Hasty nature and a 31 Attack IV on a Pokemon that is otherwise strictly a special attacker. The teambuilder already handles Rapid Spin this way (view attached Starmie set), so it makes sense for it to treat Fake Out the same way, given that both moves are physical attacks that are used primarily for support and just happen to also deal damage.
I want to suggest that Fake Out should not have any impact on the suggested nature and should not automatically set the Attack IV to 31. Neither of these things are difficult for a person building a team to change themselves; this is a very minor suggestion, but I'm basing it on one simple thing: When Fake Out is used, it is not generally used for its damage output. In DOU and VGC, Fake Out sees use predominantly to cause an opposing Pokemon to flinch; dealing damage is not its primary use, so it makes no sense for the teambuilder to suggest a Hasty nature and a 31 Attack IV on a Pokemon that is otherwise strictly a special attacker. The teambuilder already handles Rapid Spin this way (view attached Starmie set), so it makes sense for it to treat Fake Out the same way, given that both moves are physical attacks that are used primarily for support and just happen to also deal damage.
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