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Thoughts?

tweakfox

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    I'm just curious what the general consensus is in terms of the types of Pokemon people like to use when battling (for fun or competitive)? Do you prefer to use Pokemon you personally like, Pokemon that are popular, or Pokemon that are really functional.

    Is it worth not always having the most functional team to enjoy playing with your favourite Pokemon?

    I know for me, I do look for functionality, but typically I look for it within my favourites which can leave some holes and/or weak spots depending on what I'm up against. Maybe it's a bit silly, but I always feel like my fave Pokemon will be really bummed out if I don't use them... I can't be the only one tho lol!! ^_^

    Thoughts?
     
    Megan

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    You can use subpar Pokemon as long as you have a strategy and enough skill to make up for the holes. Though, that usually only works when the people you're up against are not as good as yourself, or if you have a favorable matchup.
     

    tweakfox

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    That seems to be how a lot of people feel. I battle mostly for fun as I am still learning all the ins and outs of competitive battling, but your point is definitely a good one!
     
    Aurora

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    I usually build serious teams. However, I find it more fun to build with bad Pokemon, like Zygarde in Ubers or Charizard / Aurorus / Meganium (lol) in RU. This is because you can write off most of your losses to your bad team and not your skill, or lack thereof. I don't care about using my favourites very much. Togekiss is locked in the lovely and beautiful tier of ORAS OU, which I don't play, and Lilligant sucks in RU, so I've grown accustomed to not being able to use them.
     

    Howmander

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    Every one of my pokemon have a strategy behind their movesets/abilities/items (whether those are GOOD strategies is a completely different question, lol!) so I tend to play with the pokemon I have like, or that I enjoy playing with because the best strategy can always be completely destroyed by one unanticipated move from out of the blue that you weren't expecting or by you getting cocky, so I just play with whatever pokemon I enjoy playing with or feel like using at the time and if I win, I win, if I lose I lose. No big woop either way!
     

    tweakfox

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    Howmander said:
    Every one of my pokemon have a strategy behind their movesets/abilities/items (whether those are GOOD strategies is a completely different question, lol!) so I tend to play with the pokemon I have like, or that I enjoy playing with because the best strategy can always be completely destroyed by one unanticipated move from out of the blue that you weren't expecting or by you getting cocky, so I just play with whatever pokemon I enjoy playing with or feel like using at the time and if I win, I win, if I lose I lose. No big woop either way!
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    This is totally how I feel! I do love to win (I'm a competitive little nerd hehe) but I also love to have fun and enjoy the Pokemon I like rather than ones I feel like I have to use.

    It's definitely interesting to hear the different opinions on this! I don't think there is a wrong answer, just a lot of different ways to enjoy the game though some may be more "successful" in terms of wins than others.

    Thank you guys for responding! ♥
     
    Bounsweet

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    I build my teams almost exactly as you do tweakfox. I usually start with one Pokémon and build up around that depending on what the team needs and what Pokémon I'd like to use who can fill in some holes as far as covering weaknesses and such. I'm pretty lucky too that a lot of my favorite Pokémon are also viable in competitive play.
     

    tweakfox

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    Hikari Takahashi said:
    I build my teams almost exactly as you do tweakfox. I usually start with one Pokémon and build up around that depending on what the team needs and what Pokémon I'd like to use who can fill in some holes as far as covering weaknesses and such. I'm pretty lucky too that a lot of my favorite Pokémon are also viable in competitive play.
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    That's pretty awesome! I know a few of mine are good for competitive battling, but there are a couple I use that I'm pretty sure I'd be laughed at for using hehe... I've never really cared about that though since I'm not super into the competitive side of the game yet (this might change one day who knows haha!).

    Thank you for your thoughts!
     
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