Inb4 Nica tells Pika about PO
THAT'S BECAUSE IT IS FUN PIKAPAL! Just get Pokemon Online and you can instantly get that perfect time you'd normally have issues breeding for :)
(Ooka, is it just me or does it feel like only regulars of CBC will be saying "YEAH BATTLE MORE" whereas everyone else will be like "nope never tried!"--that sounds really logical but it isn't. Great plug though!)
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Toujours you're psychic.
Inb4 Nica tells Pika about PO
But that means I have to take an interest in things... and I hate taking an interest in things. Apathy FTW! :DBut there's nothing to fear, CatDog :( It's fun and not that hard after a while!
...okay I think we're all going to get that I'll be trying to promote people to get into it here. XD
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@ Ooka
1) I am very much aware of that strategy believe me. I understand how it's "part of the game" and that is precisely why I claimed the game is "fundamentally flawed" as the basic concepts that make up the game what it is, are flawed. It can't be helped though, I comprehend that.
2) You did not seriously just compare luck (a random factor) to life points (a winning condition) did you? Such a comparison is absurd! You're much better off comparing Pokemon hax to luck of the draw. Anyway I have had a few pokemon battles completely free of hax and those are the best.
hax.
1) I honestly don't think that having to know a strategy = flawed, but I understand that's your opinion.
2) The way you were talking before is seemed like you considered hax a winning condition, so I didn't see anything wrong with comparing it to something in the same category. Sorry if I misunderstood.
But that means I have to take an interest in things... and I hate taking an interest in things. Apathy FTW! :D
That's because once they try, they become regulars Nica. ;)
That's the beauty of it. Luck has always been a huge part of the game, no matter how many attempts Smogon makes to try to eliminate it, it's not Pokemon without the hax - the lucky crit or flinch here and there, etc. You can't win them all, no matter how good a player is. It's like a built in handicap to give everyone at least a minimum shot. It's part of the game.
On the topic of hax, it's partly strategy making them happen. Eg choosing to use scald over the more powerful surf because you want the burn chance. Or choosing thunder over thunderbolt because you don't mind the risk of extra power. However that strategy side of it does wear out when it comes down to critical hits and 10% effects since most of the time these aren't actually intended to happen but leave a huge impact on the foe...
And then also moves like metronome and assist. I have a clafable that pulled of dark void twice back-to-back then used shadow force. i was stunned. then she would pull of moves like tail whip and wrap... the hax goes both ways