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Nah May 20th, 2018 12:12 PM

what advice would you give a new player?
 
Hypothetical scenario: you're approached by someone who wants to get into competitive battling and they want some advice. You're allowed to give one piece of advice. What is it?

Levea May 20th, 2018 2:05 PM

I would just say learn the meta-game and the general fundamentals of playing the game.

Enpatsu Shakugan May 20th, 2018 2:09 PM

Give them the bulbapedia links to EV and IV training.

Aduitt May 21st, 2018 3:55 PM

Use a popular team to understand the basics of team building.

NergyTheMighty May 22nd, 2018 4:08 AM

Externally:

I would simply give them a link to EV's and IV's, and they would be able to figure it out from there.

Internally:

"Strong Pokemon. Weak Pokemon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled trainers should try to win with the Pokemon they love best." -Karen, Pokemon G/S/C/HG/SS

Anti May 22nd, 2018 7:14 PM

It's just Pokemon. You can study the game and get really good without becoming one of the countless CBB-tier saltminers who take the game way too seriously. You need to play a lot to get good. Want to make ladder or tournament play not suck? Play the game with joy. Don't get stressed or salty about it and maintain some perspective.

gimmepie May 23rd, 2018 6:06 AM

Practice. You can say "learn the meta" or give people tips on team building. In the end though what it really comes down to is practising the skills you learn and battling often. That's how you learn the meta, learn how to make good teams and it's how you learn to think on your feet which is an essential skill.

NewtonRPG May 23rd, 2018 12:58 PM

Use whichever Pokémon you enjoy using and have fun training it!

runningO June 1st, 2018 4:23 PM

All the fan favorites are trash

gimmepie June 1st, 2018 7:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by runningO (Post 9884150)
All the fan favorites are trash

That's uh... not strictly accurate. A lot of fan favourites are extremely viable.

MortalPhoenix June 6th, 2018 9:33 PM

Ehh. Gimmiepie already took my advice, so I'm going to give an unorthodox answer. Study the Principles of Chess and abstract them out onto Pokemon. I've found that you can use some ideas from Chess in Pokemon Battles.

yeloamarillo July 1st, 2018 11:08 PM

Competitive play is a lot of work. Don't forget why we play Pokemon games in the first place. HAVE FUN! for I know a lot of players with zero chill and it's toxic and can potentially ruin playing for you. Again, just enjoy pokemon battle. HAVE FUN!

Dracolosse July 8th, 2018 5:00 AM

Watch some youtuber playing it to progress.

If you don't know how to make a team you can experiment random battle for a while.

Please don't stall.


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