Do You Prefer Attack or Defense?

Started by Baxer September 23rd, 2010 9:07 PM
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Attack, defense, or mix?

curiousnathan

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I prefer the best of both worlds. Since offense is completely blocked by a strong defense you might as well have a strong offense to block a strong defense with a strong offense to destroy the other team with. Do I make sense? Lol. XD
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well i voted for offense but i had some defensive pokemon yesterday in battle factory and they where awsome....so a mix is highly recommended
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I really have a combination of attacking specialists and more defensive Pokemon, and I prefer one or the other depending on who my opponent is and how I want to conduct the battle. A high Attack is preferable for ending battles quickly, while I'll send out my higher defense Pokemon during those times when I need to absorb the attacks from particularly strong Pokemon and try to get them to use up their best moves.

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I'd have to say Defence myself. I prefer the 'harder-to-faint' Pokémon :)

Considering, they usually have a deflective move that powers up when their HP is down (Magic Coat/Counter) I think it's pretty good :)
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Naturally, I'd say defense, because that's the best offense.

However, in Pokémon, I get a little bit rushed with boring battles, so I need a mix to keep me satisfied.

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I prefer to attack more than to defend during battling. However, it's always smart to keep one or two tanks with you in case things go terribly wrong. There has been many times when the opponent's Pokemons were able to take down my defenders quickly, so I don't trust them as much as I do to attackers. At least they get the job down, with only minimal to maximum damage to themselves.

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If a Pokemon knows only defensive moves, how will it beat it's opponent?

I like a decent balance.

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'The best defense is a good offense'.

Attack and set up and attack is the way for me to go. It works for me, and usually it never gives the opponent time to counter, even when they play heavy stall.
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For in-game runs, I do prefer attack. I have to have a mix for teams that I actually plan on using competitively though.
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Let's see... my favourite pokemon is Dragonite, Second favourite is Scizor, Third is Salamence... hm, I can see a pattern here...

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I'd prefer to have attack, as it creates a problem with the opponent and how to deal with it, which is difficult in strategic games like Pokemon.

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I go for attack rather than defense, and I like speed in all my Pokemon ('cause it doesn't matter how hard you hit if they hit you first sometimes). The best defense is a good offense~
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Personally, I go for something that hits hard but can take hits in return. That being said, I do prefer attack over defense because I like to take my opponent out before they can do me in. My team is normally split with 4 Pokemon with a high attack/special attack and the other two are my defensive tanks. Normally I use them for tough battles or for healing up my team. However, on my first HeartGold play-through, my Lapras was an integral part of my team just because she was a great tank and could dish out hits too.
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My main priority is hitting down the opponent hard. So hard, they won't be able to get up. Basically, I'm impatient so I use Attack. I rarely have walls on my team. That's my weak point in battling. But I have found much more strategy with defensive pokemon as I was able to defeat people with only a few defensive pokemon. So basically offense, but I wouldn't mind using defense as well! :)
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