Blizz

Age 27
Male
Seen February 1st, 2016
Posted January 2nd, 2016
799 posts
11.8 Years
Did you ran out of ethers? Did you had to use low-leveled Pokémon against the enemy and use lots of Potions/Revives on it? Did your enemy used Potions all the time?

Usually battles are interesting and rewarding but sometimes battles can be really boring. And then you want to finish that as fast as you can. Boring or not but you get EXP and money from it - always. (there are exceptions)

So I want to hear your opinions. What makes battle boring and have you had any boring battles?

Mr Cat Dog

Frasier says it best

Age 32
Male
London, UK
Seen September 29th, 2017
Posted July 12th, 2017
11,344 posts
19.1 Years
Maybe this is just me, but when I think of 'boring' battles, I just think of landslide victories against weak Pokemon. Most of the battles at the start of every game are 'boring' in my opinion. A Ditto v Ditto battle would be interesting from my standpoint for just how freaky it'd be; it'd be never-ending until Struggle, of course, but it'd be unusual. Whereas Bulbasaur v Rattata is sending me to sleep just typing about it!

Sydian

fake your death.

Age 30
they/them
Georgia
Seen May 22nd, 2022
Posted November 29th, 2021
33,354 posts
15.2 Years
Boring battles...fighting trainers in the beginning of the game with Geodudes and all you can do is Tackle. ;(
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Esper

California
Seen June 30th, 2018
Posted June 30th, 2018
Fisherman wants to battle.
Fisherman sent out Magikarp.
Fisherman sent out Magikarp.
Fisherman sent out Magikarp.
Fisherman sent out Magikarp.
Fisherman sent out Magikarp.
Fisherman sent out Magikarp.

But really, the worst are the ones you do over and over. The beginning can be really bad because you have one or two pokemon and you only face one or do different wild pokemon. There's nothing interesting about that.

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gucci

Male
United Kingdom
Seen September 26th, 2021
Posted August 7th, 2019
21,056 posts
15.4 Years
Constant "Hurt itself in confusion" or missing the foe due to masses of Minimize, Double Team etc. that really gets on my nerves or slow battles at the beginning of games with limited attacks.
Male
UK
Seen February 4th, 2012
Posted February 4th, 2012
30 posts
12.1 Years
Constant "Hurt itself in confusion" or missing the foe due to masses of Minimize, Double Team etc. that really gets on my nerves or slow battles at the beginning of games with limited attacks.
I would second that one whole hartedly, but tactic wise I have a friend who uses it to an extream and it has served him will
Seen September 18th, 2020
Posted February 18th, 2018
7,741 posts
16.6 Years
Fighting defensive monsters that use Double-Team/Minimise and hold healing items; namely Cynthia's Spiritomb and Koga's Muk.
I consider evasion a valid tactic but it does get arduous against the AI.


Fisherman wants to battle.
Fisherman sent out Magikarp.
Fisherman sent out Magikarp.
Fisherman sent out Magikarp.
Fisherman sent out Magikarp.
Fisherman sent out Magikarp.
Fisherman sent out Magikarp.
Gotta love when that's subverted;

Fisherman sent out Magikarp.
Fisherman sent out Magikarp.
Fisherman sent out Gyarados.
Male
Seen March 29th, 2015
Posted March 27th, 2015
589 posts
11.6 Years
Anything that has me pitting against a pure Normal-type Pokémon. They're some of the weakest Pokémon in existence, & with a fighting type, all they are is dead weight. I think using normal-types are very unoriginal, & it tells me that the trainer doesn't take his/her career seriously.

The other scenario that can be as equally as big as a snooze-fest are those fishermen that only have six Magikarps.
Age 28
Male
Seen March 10th, 2013
Posted November 4th, 2012
196 posts
11.3 Years
gotta agree with the magikarp fishermen.
But "Zubat used confuse ray" also gets me. Especially when the zubat doesn't stand a chance so your pokemon are hurting themselves when there's no real threat from the foe.
my Kanto poison team

Bulbasaur-Ivysaur-Venusaur
Ekans-Arbok
Zubat-Golbat-(with nat. dex)Crobat
Nidoran(M)-Nidorino-Nidoking
Gastly-Haunter-Gengar
Tentacool-Tentacruel

psyanic

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Age 26
Male
USA
Seen April 10th, 2023
Posted June 30th, 2018
1,284 posts
12 Years
I don't know if this counts, but I played a hack game where a Pokemon had Wonder Guard and was Dark/Ghost-type, so it had no weakness. The only way to kill it was with struggle and it was in a Gym Battle. It took forever to get the PP down to Struggle, even longer to kill that thing. I didn't have anything that could Poison it...

Oh and grinding can get tedious, especially when your Pokemon is leveled in that "middle area" where you can't fight the higher-leveled Pokemon because you risk fainting, but you're too high leveled for some other place.

C Payne

Hoenn in 3D!

Male
Va
Seen August 22nd, 2014
Posted October 10th, 2013
454 posts
11.7 Years
All of the 'Magikarp' like teams I agree with, or someone with a whole team of lower levelled Pokemon all the same. Sure they are quick matches, but it just makes you feel like you're wasting PP.
Don't you think Hoenn deserves to be at least this beautiful?

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Hikamaru

Age 30
Female
Australia
Seen January 24th, 2019
Posted September 4th, 2018
50,214 posts
12.2 Years
I agree with the whole Fisherman with 6 Magikarps thing.

Also, Zubat trying to confuse you.
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Jellicent♀

Age 30
Male
Seen July 11th, 2022
Posted March 8th, 2021
2,614 posts
11.3 Years
Team Grunts, and ones where my Pokemon are very over leveled and just destroy the other Pokemon in an instant. I like a challenge. I love battling Cynthia in Unova because she's anything but boring.
But the most boring are definitely the first non-rival trainer, with the Zigzagoon/Patrat/Starly/Rattata/Caterpie.
So.gosh.darn.boring.
Seen November 3rd, 2012
Posted March 18th, 2012
7 posts
11.4 Years
My worst so far was when I fought a gym leader´s Gengar (mean look, sucker punch, hypnosis and shadow ball) with my Stantler (hypnosis, astonish, stomp and leer), it was going well until he ran out of PP on his sucker punch and I on my astonish. And I couldn´t switch because of mean look, so none of us had any move that would damage the other.

DarkWolf13

Battle Subway Editor

Male
RF HQ
Seen 4 Weeks Ago
Posted August 13th, 2021
256 posts
11.5 Years
Battling the Battle Subway with an NPC partner. The Pokemon team is too limited and have quite some lame movesets. The only 2 Pokemon I liked battling along with is the partners' Mienshao and Krookodile.
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Hikamaru

Age 30
Female
Australia
Seen January 24th, 2019
Posted September 4th, 2018
50,214 posts
12.2 Years
Battling the Battle Subway with an NPC partner. The Pokemon team is too limited and have quite some lame movesets. The only 2 Pokemon I liked battling along with is the partners' Mienshao and Krookodile.
There's also Darmanitan, Conkeldurr, Lilligant, Golurk, Braviary, Mandibuzz, Alomomola, Durant, Cohagrigus, Accelgor, Escavalier, Musharna, Amoonguss, Vanilluxe, Cryogonal, Klinklang, Audino, Gigalith, Eelektross, Beartic, Druddigon, Bouffalant, Throh, Sawk, Excadrill, Chandelure, Ferrothorn, Scrafty, Jellicent, Archeops, Gothitelle, Bisharp, Haxorus and Reuniclus among the Pokemon on their roster.
Gone forever for personal reasons.
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