ss118
Smash Master
Hello
Team building is a difficult process in which multiple pokemon are chosen with seperate movesets, EVs, and items. There are almost infinite possibilities to creating a team because of the amount of pokemon available to us.
My question to you is: how do you decide on six particular pokemon? What warrants them to occupy a slot over another pokemon?
The newer players will always go with "favorites". This is a fact, as they don't really know what is amazing and what is ok. It's not their fault: it's just how it is. Most of the "cool" pokemon can be exceptionally powerful when played right(Lucario, Pikachu), but random pokemon teams just don't work very well(eeveelution teams are usually very redundant and aren't flexible enough to consistently win a series of battles). Some players lack the common sense to check for overlapping weaknesses and end up with something like 5 electric weaknesses. However, through experience they "evolve"(lol) into a mediocre player.
The mediocre player is when you actually start considering yourself a competitive player. They often start designating their teams without overlapping weaknesses and give each pokemon a designated "role", such as a physical sweeper or a special wall. They often feel like they need to have certain things, such as Rapid Spin or Stealth Rock. Most players comprise this level, and they tend to stay this way. However, through continuous battling and team building experiences you move towards an "veteran player" level.
Veteran players usually have a team building style similar to that of the mediocre players. However, with their experience they have a good idea what to plan for, such as against certain pokemon(CMRaikou, DDTar, SDLucario) or strategies(SST Teams, stall, baton pass). what really seperates these players however is the tweaks that they make. If they find something that completely halts their strategy, they usually change an EV spread or something as to correct this problem. If Naive Lucarios with HP Ice is a problem, you may want to up up your SpecsMence's speed a bit to beat them. Using Flamethrower over Fire Blast would also be smart as to guarantee you won't lose the match-up.
Later on, certain players gain different mentalities as to how their teams work. They may play more offensively or defensively than the general player and may even go back to using "favorites", based on positive experiences from using them. They usually fight to give a pokemon on their team a slot, as a repeated role is usually a wasted role. Two pokemon who dragon dance on the same team is not a repeated role! Why is this?
Lets take a look at Dragon Dancing Tyranitar and Gyarados. Obviously, even though they both sweep in a similar way, what they are walled by and what they set up on are two completely different sets of pokemon. Cresselia fears Tyranitar but loves Gyarados. Gyarados easily DDs up on Hippowdon but it isn't as easy for Tyranitar against the sandy and hungry hippo. That's an example, mind you, but I hope I illustrated my point well enough.
Players who leave a feeling of having their own "style" are the true experts of pokemon! They make their teams in their own way and use them to their fullest potential. Why do the best players post their teams, but never really change them? It's because they know that, while other players can try to mimmick it, they are the only ones who can use the team to its fullest potential."
Every player has a different mindset as to creating a team. My mindset, from forever till yesterday, was to pick a pokemon and then to "pick someone that compliments it well." People, for the last 3 weeks, I haven't made a single team! I usually got to 4 pokemon at most and would simply give up.
My newest mindset is simply "to figure out what my current pokemon do and what I can add to further abuse it". What do I mean? Think about it n00bs. ;]
I can't tell you everything!
So to the main question: what's your mentality to team building and what kind of player do you classify yourself as?
Team building is a difficult process in which multiple pokemon are chosen with seperate movesets, EVs, and items. There are almost infinite possibilities to creating a team because of the amount of pokemon available to us.
My question to you is: how do you decide on six particular pokemon? What warrants them to occupy a slot over another pokemon?
The newer players will always go with "favorites". This is a fact, as they don't really know what is amazing and what is ok. It's not their fault: it's just how it is. Most of the "cool" pokemon can be exceptionally powerful when played right(Lucario, Pikachu), but random pokemon teams just don't work very well(eeveelution teams are usually very redundant and aren't flexible enough to consistently win a series of battles). Some players lack the common sense to check for overlapping weaknesses and end up with something like 5 electric weaknesses. However, through experience they "evolve"(lol) into a mediocre player.
The mediocre player is when you actually start considering yourself a competitive player. They often start designating their teams without overlapping weaknesses and give each pokemon a designated "role", such as a physical sweeper or a special wall. They often feel like they need to have certain things, such as Rapid Spin or Stealth Rock. Most players comprise this level, and they tend to stay this way. However, through continuous battling and team building experiences you move towards an "veteran player" level.
Veteran players usually have a team building style similar to that of the mediocre players. However, with their experience they have a good idea what to plan for, such as against certain pokemon(CMRaikou, DDTar, SDLucario) or strategies(SST Teams, stall, baton pass). what really seperates these players however is the tweaks that they make. If they find something that completely halts their strategy, they usually change an EV spread or something as to correct this problem. If Naive Lucarios with HP Ice is a problem, you may want to up up your SpecsMence's speed a bit to beat them. Using Flamethrower over Fire Blast would also be smart as to guarantee you won't lose the match-up.
Later on, certain players gain different mentalities as to how their teams work. They may play more offensively or defensively than the general player and may even go back to using "favorites", based on positive experiences from using them. They usually fight to give a pokemon on their team a slot, as a repeated role is usually a wasted role. Two pokemon who dragon dance on the same team is not a repeated role! Why is this?
Lets take a look at Dragon Dancing Tyranitar and Gyarados. Obviously, even though they both sweep in a similar way, what they are walled by and what they set up on are two completely different sets of pokemon. Cresselia fears Tyranitar but loves Gyarados. Gyarados easily DDs up on Hippowdon but it isn't as easy for Tyranitar against the sandy and hungry hippo. That's an example, mind you, but I hope I illustrated my point well enough.
Players who leave a feeling of having their own "style" are the true experts of pokemon! They make their teams in their own way and use them to their fullest potential. Why do the best players post their teams, but never really change them? It's because they know that, while other players can try to mimmick it, they are the only ones who can use the team to its fullest potential."
Every player has a different mindset as to creating a team. My mindset, from forever till yesterday, was to pick a pokemon and then to "pick someone that compliments it well." People, for the last 3 weeks, I haven't made a single team! I usually got to 4 pokemon at most and would simply give up.
My newest mindset is simply "to figure out what my current pokemon do and what I can add to further abuse it". What do I mean? Think about it n00bs. ;]
I can't tell you everything!
So to the main question: what's your mentality to team building and what kind of player do you classify yourself as?
Garchomp? Steelix? Aerodactyl?)
And as fasr as I'm concerned, a post isn't spam anyways if it has an ounce of on-topic material in it.
