I see, but since the wiki said "Swap places with an enemy after an attack" I didn't know if I was supposed to make it trigger or command, since if it was in fact trigger the Pokémon wouldn't be able to attack that turn. :P
It also says that Lunge is activated through the lunge command, making it a command skill. The goal of this pet mod is to implement these skills as closely to as they work in Fire Emblem without being completely broken (which has prompted the discussions about Galeforce, Vantage, and Quick Salve).
On the subject of Lunge, I can see it being difficult to balance while keeping it the same as it is in Fire Emblem. If we keep it similar to Fates (-10% Accuracy, no crits) it would still be incredibly strong. Being able to use recharge moves without the turn of recharge, or Draco Meteor and friends without drawbacks, on top of forcing your opponent to switch, thereby killing their momentum, would be incredibly unbalanced. Phasing and pivoting moves are already pretty good and well-used, but combining the two...
Just look at this set:
Slaking @ Choice Band
Skills: Lunge / Aggressor / (Armsthrift/Dancing Blade)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Giga Impact
- Earthquake
- Night Slash
- Play Rough / Hammer Arm
OHKO's things...
+2 252 Atk Choice Band Slaking Giga Impact vs. 248 HP / 244+ Def Zapdos: 690-813 (180.1 - 212.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Or comes very close...
+2 252 Atk Choice Band Slaking Giga Impact vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Zygarde-Complete: 540-636 (84.9 - 100%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO
+2 252 Atk Choice Band Slaking Giga Impact vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Aggron-Mega: 165-194 (47.9 - 56.3%) -- 85.9% chance to 2HKO
+2 252 Atk Choice Band Slaking Night Slash vs. 252 HP / 124+ Def Eviolite Dusclops: 236-278 (83 - 97.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
And then forces them out and pivots with Lunge scot-free. That's pretty scary.
But, if we made it a trigger, it would deviate from the source pretty far. We'll need some time to figure out this skill.
(Also, Slaking and Regigigas without their hindering abilities will probably be top tier threats.)