Open Hey do some people do this competitively?

[Gary Lynn]

Set their special attackers/walls Attack IVs to zero so they do less damage to themselves when confused?

 

[Dom]

Set their special attackers/walls Attack IVs to zero so they do less damage to themselves when confused?

It's definitely a thing for genners and powersavers, normally if you're breeding it isn't worth it due to the extra effort but if you can achieve a 0 Atk IV easily it's a great thing to have for an extra little trick.

A big thing is not only for confusion damage but also for Foul Play, Foul Play does significantly less if the ATK IV is 0 so overall yes, this is a thing.

 

[Ary]

I totally forgot about this due to how rarely I get confused or foul played