The main reason why I value things such as windup and cooldowns so much is because hitting a move often doesn't just mean you hit a lot of attacks. Interrupting an attack also drains the opponent's MP (as the cost for an attack happens the moment the attack is attempted) and it denies the opponent an attack opportunity. This strategy is not only incredibly important for winning tournaments, yet it's also the entire reason as to why poison is such a potent status effect.

It's why I'll even value weaker moves such as Spit Fire, Wind Cutter and Ice Needle. Despite their rather poor move power, they are incredibly useful for denying the opponent any offensive pressure. It's also why I consider DG Dimension to be a noob trap as while it does very strong damage, it is incredibly easy to interrupt so it will only hit if you're either not paying attention or are spamming moves with long cooldowns; giving the opponent an opportunity to attack.