Honestly, for me, it depends on the character.
Lloyd
He isn't really the best attacker, but if you learn to master his bombs and Bottle Rockets, he can be decent.
Teddy
This guy is a BOSS. Even when you get him at level 18, he can destroy enemies easily. You can sweep the Dragon pretty quickly if you equip him with the sword before the fight.
Jeff
This Einstein can pretty much sweep anything.
Since EarthBound introduces higher levels of Bottle Rockets, along with other fixable items like the Heavy Bazooka and the HP Sucker, he can deal a mass amount of damage in a turn. Especially the Bottle Rockets. If you have a Multi Bottle Rocket, you can kill bosses instantly, or in less than 2 or 3 turns.
Duster
Early in the game, Duster is a pretty good attacker. His thief tools help ALOT in battle, and if you can flip around an enemy with the siren beetle, the battle's yours. But when he returns in chapter 5, he turns into a pure - melee person. His Scary Mask and Tickle Stick fall to Kumatora's Offense down and Defense down, which actually work all the time. The siren beetle still has some use, if you're too lazy to stock up on Made - you - looks. And the Wall staples usually never work. So, I don't really know about Duster. He's half - half, you could say.
Boney
Boney isn't good at all in terms of attack. His stats are absolutely HORRIBLE.
Though he is good in two ways. First is his "sniff" ability. It is related to Jeff's Spy ability, but it does not reveal the stats of enemies. So there's something for him.
Next, his inventory could be used for keeping bombs and pencil rockets. Since his attack is horrible and his only weapon, found later in the game, is horrible, explosives put him at an advantage.
So what do you think of the characters that can't use PSI?
Honestly, for me, it depends on the character.
Lloyd
He isn't really the best attacker, but if you learn to master his bombs and Bottle Rockets, he can be decent.
Teddy
This guy is a BOSS. Even when you get him at level 18, he can destroy enemies easily. You can sweep the Dragon pretty quickly if you equip him with the sword before the fight.
Jeff
This Einstein can pretty much sweep anything.
Since EarthBound introduces higher levels of Bottle Rockets, along with other fixable items like the Heavy Bazooka and the HP Sucker, he can deal a mass amount of damage in a turn. Especially the Bottle Rockets. If you have a Multi Bottle Rocket, you can kill bosses instantly, or in less than 2 or 3 turns.
Duster
Early in the game, Duster is a pretty good attacker. His thief tools help ALOT in battle, and if you can flip around an enemy with the siren beetle, the battle's yours. But when he returns in chapter 5, he turns into a pure - melee person. His Scary Mask and Tickle Stick fall to Kumatora's Offense down and Defense down, which actually work all the time. The siren beetle still has some use, if you're too lazy to stock up on Made - you - looks. And the Wall staples usually never work. So, I don't really know about Duster. He's half - half, you could say.
Boney
Boney isn't good at all in terms of attack. His stats are absolutely HORRIBLE.
Though he is good in two ways. First is his "sniff" ability. It is related to Jeff's Spy ability, but it does not reveal the stats of enemies. So there's something for him.
Next, his inventory could be used for keeping bombs and pencil rockets. Since his attack is horrible and his only weapon, found later in the game, is horrible, explosives put him at an advantage.
So what do you think of the characters that can't use PSI?