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Your Battling Skills
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My battling skills are non-existent.
I'm gonna have to wait a couple of years to get the right console and the right game before I try competitive games - if I do, I'd be a very naive rookie who panics over little things.(and end up doing trades instead)
I'm gonna have to wait a couple of years to get the right console and the right game before I try competitive games - if I do, I'd be a very naive rookie who panics over little things.
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There is an online battle simulator. All you need is a computer and internet connection, if you're interested.
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Similar to Anti, it depends on how dedicated I am at the point in time. Right now I'd consider myself intermediate since I haven't played much this summer. When I play a decent amount I'd consider myself slightly expert/advanced, enough to win a battle against a very good player but not consistently. I tend to perform poorly if I don't have some warm-up battles beforehand (this shows in some of my PCL matches).
I always feel like I haven't gotten close to being a good teambuilder. I'm only good at making semistall teams, and even those are hit-or-miss. I can only say about three of my ORAS OU teams are actually good, which is a result of a lot of experimentation (Calm Mind + Thunderbolt Blissey for countering Manaphy...not bad at all). In most, if not all, of my PCL battles I only used my Gyarados + Mega Sableye semistall team. That's because it was really the only one I was confident with.
I'm still a tad clueless when it comes to hyper offense. I just slap together Pokemon that pressure a particular set of walls.
Balance and bulky offense has always kinda confused me because I either have too little offense or defense synergy. I've gotten better though.
I always feel like I haven't gotten close to being a good teambuilder. I'm only good at making semistall teams, and even those are hit-or-miss. I can only say about three of my ORAS OU teams are actually good, which is a result of a lot of experimentation (Calm Mind + Thunderbolt Blissey for countering Manaphy...not bad at all). In most, if not all, of my PCL battles I only used my Gyarados + Mega Sableye semistall team. That's because it was really the only one I was confident with.
I'm still a tad clueless when it comes to hyper offense. I just slap together Pokemon that pressure a particular set of walls.
Balance and bulky offense has always kinda confused me because I either have too little offense or defense synergy. I've gotten better though.
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I would have to say beginner because I am awful at Team Building. There is always an easy answer to my team in my opponents team. I am pretty good in random battle though (Mainly because I don't have to build the team). I would also put myself at beginner because I am very predictable (In my opinion). I have not figured out what strategy would fit me but I fell like that I like to stall. However, my favorite pokemon is Cinccino which is anything but stall. I like its Attract, Skill Link, King's Rock combo though. That is why I try to go for mixed teams. I would also like to say that I have no problems against Ferrothorn or Talonflame.
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Really? I'd definitely worship you if you do! Haha, I'm interested in it- hesitant and scared a bit but still interested. Please tell, thanks! (:
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Surprised not to see anyone claiming to be pro(wink wink at syn and anti)!
As for me I am noob on a monday,beginner on tuesday,intermediate on wednesday,thursday,friday,saturday and pro on sunday!
As for me I am noob on a monday,beginner on tuesday,intermediate on wednesday,thursday,friday,saturday and pro on sunday!
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It's run by Smogon, so you'd have to follow their rules, but there's a tier and battle style for everyone. Here's the main server where I would recommend if you want to have a lot of battles:
https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/
And here's Pokecommunity's server for chatting with fellow members and battling:
https://pokecommunity.psim.us/
It's pretty simple to figure out, so have fun!
About the average trainer, I always try to use the most simple attacks and convert them into efficient ways to battle... Using a Shuckle with Toxic and giving him a Sitrus berry, mostly tactics that nerve your opponent... if they make one silly mistake, I will strike them. I used to play a lot of online matches when the Nintendo Wi-fi connection was still available, and I used to win most of the matches. I'm definitely not an expert or advanced, but I know what to do, and always aim to convert situations who look bad, into wins.