I agree with 2, 3 and 4, but not with 1. You can't tell us how much damage we do? I mean, if you're saying Solarbeam on one pokemon and Sand Attack on a friend, I get that. But what if someone has low energy and by the new "8 pokemon in 5 rounds" rule, they can't attack one of their "friends" majorly. So, I definitely agree with 2, 3 and 4 (the alliances are getting a bit boring anyways) but not with 1.