if it's for the lolz and as a handicap to a more experienced player, then sure, but for two decent players, it would pretty much kill the other team's chances.
also, shoddy battle works at wash u again! it stopped working for the longest time. but it seems no one here does that, so... oh well.
Jeremy! Put Shoddy Battle on my computer and teach me how to use it and I will play with you all the time!! :D
Also I definitely agree with you about the Ubers thing. While almost any Pokemon (even UU and NU ones) can be a beast in the right hands, it's just too easy for a player with even a little experience to tear apart OU teams with an Uber sweeper, or stop a boosted OU sweeper in it's tracks with a monstrous Uber wall, or set-up a ridiculous baton pass or entry hazards or blahblahblah. I guess it really depends, but I feel for a small to moderate gap in skill level, an Uber would heavily tip the balance in favor of the user, and for a larger gap or really just an Uber in a noob's hands wouldn't really make much of a difference.
Then again I'm a huuuge noob and Pokemon. I've never even battled anyone on my game, Shoddy Battle, or otherwise. I really have no explanation as to why I have any knowledge about the competitive aspect of the game at all.
On a Smash-related note, I'm relatively free this whole week and weekend, but my girlfriend is in town until Sunday so I wouldn't want to play too long at a time. She wants to play with us though even though she doesn't know the basics of using a Gamecube controller lol. She'll probably also bring her DS with Heart Gold which would keep her occupied for a good 2-3 hours if anyone wants to play this week or weekend.
Though I'm currently procrastinating/brainstorming, I am writing an essay about this thread using Kyle's 10,000th post as a centerpiece. Did you know he quoted himself over 20% of the time, which is more than three times as much as the second place finisher? Talk about self-centered!
Why are my posts so long these days? aaaahhhh I'm such a nerd.