Board Thread:Pokemon Arena X- CAMP/@comment-4148296-20140409011324/@comment-5537612-20140409205000

PachirisuPlusEmolga wrote: Perhaps I can raise the speed stat SLIGHTLY more but the main reason I didn't give it friend guard is because Trainers don't actually take part in the battle, they're more of the commanders, so it's not really concerned about its teamates (Lol, Sorry Pikachu, I love my h00munz maor) Except that there won't be much of trainers anyway (or dex entries for that matter). They won't be commanders. It's more Mystery Dungeon-esque.

Instead you can team up with friends, and form parties that way. Which is where Friend Guard would become very potent.