"Shouldnt Shields protect you from debuffs as well ? In Some extreme cases even a single De-buff thats avoided can help Battles to be completed before being timed out at 5 Mins..."

#PokemonGO: Out of 4 Shields ( On either side added ) even if 1 or 2 Debuffs are Shielded i.e. Negative Stat changes on Attack Stat are avoided certain Slugfest matches caused by Super Tanky Mons can actually finish in time as opposed to decided by who has More HP left after Timer runs out..... Just an idea with regards to the percentage of Matches getting timed out increasing drastically off lateOn the Same note a self - buff move like PuP shoudnt boost the attack stat of your opponent or Skullbash increase their defense if you actually shielded it... we have only a couple of shields why not make each use of it more useful...Although this may not always work ( to expedite game's completion ) as intended in case of moves which decrease defense stat of your opponent Eg. Acid spray which could actually extend the Game's duration.....But Imho Most Matches are Timed out because of Attack Debuffs which can partially be prevented without changing any other game mechanic or increasing time duration of each match... via /r/TheSilphRoad https://ift.tt/3dCFSyJ