>>20831343>Go to pokemon showdown>Figure out if you want to play OU, UU, VGC, or anything else>Build a team>BattleI started in NU then worked up to OU. Try to not follow smogon sets by the book because they're predictable, but its a nice guideline, especially when you don't know what items you should use. Low ladder shitters are usually easy to handle unless they're full on retard and you don't know what they're going to do next.
>mfw look at my first team to see two of them holding plates>mfw I actually won my first 6 or so battles 