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Can anyone explain to me why Showdown uses such a retarded ranking system? Why does deviation exist? It is completely retarded for Pokemon.
A large amount of luck is present in Pokemon, and it's very possible to lose an entire match because of an (or a string of) unlucky event. Skill is the more powerful force, but sometimes, there's just nothing you can do. Combine that with the fact that it's nigh impossible to prepare for absolutely everything in today's Pokemon meta (maybe 95%, not 100% though), and you get that ranking in Pokemon should be based on CONSISTENCY, not individual battles. Even if you disagree with the above, you can't argue that skill should be based on consistency. Over the long-term, your skill and how solid your team is should be revealed.
Deviation fucks that all up. Do shit on your first 5 battles? Get an unlucky break? Play ridiculously good opponents that you normally wouldn't be facing? Too bad, faggot, you're fucked for eternity unless you want to climb up the ladder through 50+ battles just to get a couple hundred rank.
Don't worry, though. There's a remedy for this retarded system (which makes it even more retarded). Just make a new name! If you don't win your first 5 battles, make a new name until you do. Try it. It doesn't matter if it takes you 20 tries. I guarantee that you will get to at least 1800 rank with almost no effort at all, which effectively makes rank useless. Cool, right?
