DNA said:...I don't think so, since a Pokemon's status resets after each battle.
DNA said:I know what you mean. I'm saying that since everything about a Pokemon is reset after each battle - win or lose - any Sketch will be reset back to Sketch.
You could try it, but I don't think it's going to work.
DNA said:Technician gives a boost based on the move's actual base power, regardless of other bonuses. You're fine.
DNA said:It is a new round, so Assurance's bonus will not be applied. (Assurance is pretty much useless outside of doubles, and even then it's outclassed.)
Fake Out doesn't necessarily make you faster; it just has increased priority.
DNA said:You can have an English trainer name in a Japanese game - if that is the case then the letters will be a little "rounder" than usual.
Alternatively, a non-nicknamed Kabuto could have been traded to a Japanese game and then evolved there. (Kabutops' Japanese name is the same as in English, カブトプス)