"Swords Dance doesn't do anything, I'll make him learn HYPER BEAM!"

[Waki Tobaye]

Were you one of those persons who put stat-increasing moves on their Pokémon? Or did you just put offensive attacks, thinking that stat-increasing didn't do anything?

I remember thinking that Swords Dance, Agility, Calm Mind, Haze, Focus Energy and those moves didn't do anything; so (in-game) I sold them and bought some other things. But they're really useful in Competitive Battling, Batton Pass + Sword Dance or Calm Mind or something + Suction Cups Pokémon = :D

Oh, but that was a long, long time ago; what about you? Did you make your Pokémon's movepool offensive, defensive or anything goes; or what?

 

[Skystrike]

All moves, unless it was something like Thunder Wave or Will-o-Wisp.
I always think moves like Tail Whip don't do anything

 

[amberrelf]

XD When I was little, I was all about the offensive moves.
Now I try to have at least one defensive move, or at least one that raises attack when used or something.
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[AikuSeverin]

all my pokemon have taunt or torment, and my poisons have toxic or toxic spikes, they is goood, i only recently started using them and found out how epic they are, especially gainst koga

 

[shookie]

Obviously if I plan on EV training my Pokémon then I pick the moves that they need, but if I'm just going to use them in-game to run around with, I mostly go with offensive moves.

 

[darkshiek]

I rarely use non-attack moves as far as in game play. But in competitive, I love me some SDs and Stealth Rocks.

 

[Fli]

Pretty much offensive only...

When I was little this was because I saw no immediate effects of tail whip (a cheating AI vs. a lower health bar? your choice...) Also, I was big into the one-hit KO's because, now don't laugh, I freaked out when the opponent used a stat-changing move; I was sure that my stats were stuck at the low place that the move put them at (even healing could never ever put the stat where it was originally), so that was actually worse in my mind then using a damaging move. It still freaks me out a little today.

So yeah, my moves are generally all offensive (and I don't do competitive battles, so that's not a factor). Now don't get me wrong, defensive moves have their advantages, but I would rather over- level and OHKO than patiently lower my opponent's stats and attack with an equal-level pokemon.

 

[Spikey-Eared Pichu]

Only recently have I started to use non-offensive moves. When I was younger, I would give my Pokemon moves like Fire Blast and Thunder because they did a lot of damage. Now, I use Flamethrower and Thunderbolt.

 

[*Charizard*]

XD When I was little, I was all about the offensive moves.
Now I try to have at least one defensive move, or at least one that raises attack when used or something.
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Exactly what i did when i was little, attack attack attack is all that i would think about. Now it's balancing your pokemon moves...

 

[Izanagi]

That's how I used to be too. Now, unless there's a special reason, I always have 2 stat modifying moves in my Pokemon's attack list.

 

[Empty Pot]

I never use defensive moves unless I am making a Wall Pokemon.
Like with my Umbreon, It has Wish, Toxic, Protect, and Dark Pulse.

But with Sweepers or anything else, it's strictly hard attacks with a lot of power.
Like with my Metagross, It has Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash, Earthquake, and some other move I cannot remember. ^_^

 

[Waffle-San]

Yeah I didn't realise they did anything until I was around 12 and got back into Pokemon. Today I'll keep moves that raise my own Pokemon's stats (ie. Calm Mind, Swords Dance, Dragon Dance etc.) but moves that lower my opponents stats I don't have time to bother with...except maybe Charm. That one works alright. :P

 

[Waki Tobaye]

...I was big into the one-hit KO's...

Oh, that's true, I also remember using Fissure and Sheer Cold a lot. Even though it failed almost every time I used it, I was amazed by their "power" xD

... I love me some SDs and Stealth Rocks...

I use entry hazards a lot now, I need to have at least one layer of any entry hazard on competitive battles to be happy. xD
Dual Screens are also helpful.

So guys, did you use OHKO moves back then? And what about entry hazards and dual screens?

 

[chezhead]

I just used offensive as a kid, but now, I will occasionally use some random status move or something that lowers something "sharply". Any attack that lowers/raises something less than sharply is a waste of a turn.

 

[rockman0]

Lol, story of my life. This was a typical battle between me and Green in the Red version.

Dee's Pokemon used Tackle. 1/5 hp down
Green used tail whip.
Dee's Pokemon used Tackle.
Green used tail whip.
Dee's Pokemon used Tackle.
Green used Tail Whip.
Dee's Pokemon used Tackle.
Me: Heh heh, Green is so stupid.
Green used Tackle. Dee is out of usable Pokemon. Dee blacked out!
Me: no fair! gameboy hits the ground.

But now, I know that status changing moves are much more valuable.

 

[Ayselipera]

I'm all about offense. I like Pokemon with high attack and speed just so I can get the job done. Although I'll occasionally settle for a status move. The few that I use are...

- Confuse Ray
- Toxic
- Leech Seed
- Will-o-Wisp

... and that's about it. Well that's about the extent! :3

 

[jon328]

i used to be one of those kids. haha i remember those days :D

 

[.Gamer]

I hate statting up because in game AI is so dumb i hurt myself.

 

[Timbjerr]

When I was younger, I was all about offense...most of my pokemon carries 2-3 STAB attacks and one Normal attack. (when I was a kid, I thought normal was the only physical type and everything else was special. XD)

Nowadays, the pokemon I use both in-game and competitively usually have one STAB attack, one attack for type coverage (or another STAB attack for dual-type pokemon), one status inflicting move (thunder wave, confuse Ray, Toxic, etc.), and one stat-altering move (swords Dance, Nasty Plot, Agility, etc.)

I actually play rather defensively nowadays, abusing status conditions and entry hazards for all they're worth. >:D

 

[Alexeon]

Hm...I remember all the way back in Red version, I'd only use my Charizard the entire game, with Slash being the attack I'd use on mostly everything, seeing as back then, it'd crit 100% on pretty much anything. If I were up against a Rock or Ghost-type, I'd use Flamethrower/Fire Blast...and if I ran out of PP or got bored of those two moves, I'd use Earthquake or Cut...

Really didn't take much more than that back then. xD But yea, now I love buffs. Dragon Dance, Swords Dance, Agility, Calm Mind...just thinking about these moves pumps me up lol.