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Gentleman.

Enjoying leisurely battles = playing whatever I want ingame against npcs or casual battles with friends

Real battles = Competitive battles against real people. I only look at stats and team synergy

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Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 07:52:08 No.45444029 Report

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>>45444022
Holy fucking based

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 07:54:44 No.45444039 Report

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>>45444000
I'd rather play with the pokemon that I like.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 07:56:31 No.45444048 Report

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>>45444019
Nothing matters when you execute flawlessly and only lose because some kid decided to put brightpowder on his Dialga.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 07:57:35 No.45444054 Report

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>>45444048
This. Do what you want. You can have a perfectly crafted meta team and get haxed, or you can throw your favorites against the wall until they work. Just have fun it's Pokemon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 07:57:58 No.45444057 Report

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>>45444000
The gentleman is correct.
The people who win in serious matches are the ones who bring the best mons for the job.
Of course you can win with any random shitmon in-game or in the low ladder, but there's a good reason why everyone uses the same handful of mons in tournaments with money (or even just pride) on the line.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 07:59:55 No.45444073 Report

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>>45444048
That along with the myriad of other things that can skew a match.
>It missed!
>Frozen!
>Flinched!
>Crit!
The only thing that could be fun is the solo gameplay and exploration but that also sucks.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 08:03:31 No.45444096 Report

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>>45444057
OP here, while that’s true, many people like to forget the Pachirisu VGC incident. Pachirisu hadn’t even been looked at before it’s premiere and right after, it’s usage shot up a ton.

It showed that a little creativity goes a long way, even if it’s not meta

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Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 08:06:42 No.45444118 Report

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>>45444022
Truly a son any father would be proud of.

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Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 08:09:15 No.45444131 Report

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>>45444000
The games always have this message of use what you like from the npcs but then the gameplay never promotes that, I hope we really do get a gym leader simulator some day so we can play as monotype or just whatever randoms you want without being forced into using things you don't

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 08:09:20 No.45444132 Report

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>>45444019
>he can't rng manipulate to get to the top of the leaderboard in an hour
Everyone, point and laugh

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 08:15:01 No.45444153 Report

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>>45444000
the game can come down to RNG and crappy stall strategies, so in the end you're more likely to win if you use your favorites as you try harder to understand how they work and think harder than something braindead meta strong. That's not to say you aren't forced to swap something out if
>a pick is constantly picked on by a variety of strategies
>it is a common prey of an oppressive threat
>you need a slot open to deal with a very common threat using a meta pick and the worst of the top 6 favorites must go
or else you lose, and there's nothing wrong with playing to be funny or thematic, but if you are strictly interested in winning and your favorites aren't cutting it, there's no shame in thinning them out to make room for a staple your team needs. If you're soulless you'll replace them entirely without trying to keep at least half of them in there.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 08:16:36 No.45444160 Report

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eveyone on this board is bad at the game except me and that guy that invented koko lucha in a thread last gen

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 08:16:45 No.45444161 Report

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>>45444132
What are you even talking about? You can't manipulate RNG in a battle. Or are you a brainlett with no reading comprehension?

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Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 08:19:01 No.45444168 Report

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>>45444160
1082 Elo Diggersby would steamroll your ass I bet.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 08:24:04 No.45444200 Report

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It comes down to your personality. Neither or "right" or "wrong" per se. It reminds me of the "play your favorite" vs "play a top tier" argument in fighting games. Some people want the win at any cost, and some people can only value the win if they earned it in a specific way. I value your competitive spirit, sportsmanship, and your ability to use your chosen tools, more than the the pokemon / characters you choose to play.

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Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 08:53:17 No.45444373 Report

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having favourite pokemon is good and all but they're useless when they can't even survive a single hit in the god damn story mode of all things

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 08:55:36 No.45444383 Report

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>>45444000
Ideally Karen. But in reality it's Gentleman.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 09:07:33 No.45444459 Report

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>>45444000
nice trips
karen speaks the truth

it took 5 gens for ninetales to bring the drought but you need to only believe the strength is coming someday

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 09:28:52 No.45444564 Report

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>>45444096
>Pachirisu
Horrible comparison as the gook in question needed a very specific roll to fill and it happened that the rat happened to hit the breakpoints needed for it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 09:31:58 No.45444574 Report

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>>45444000
Karen. Garchomp DD FUCKING WHEN... I need my nigga to get banned to Ubers again

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 09:58:11 No.45444656 Report

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>>45444000
Both
I like competitive but I like to play with my bros so I try to make strategy based around them

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Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 10:11:35 No.45444728 Report

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>>45444000
Well...

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Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 10:12:00 No.45444729 Report

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>>45444096
That's why I specifically said "the best mons for the job" rather than "the strongest mons".
Pachirisu was 100% the best mon for the job in VGC 2014's meta. It had the tools it needed (redirection that ignores safety goggles, paralysis that ignores taunt, immunity to the weakness of 2 of Se Jun's big powerhouses, massive damage with no investment whatsoever in super fang, and surprisingly good bulk on the special side).
Not to mention that a big reason it succeeded was because people weren't looking at it. People were prepared for Amoonguss, but didn't expect Pachirisu, which made it the perfect support.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 10:14:25 No.45444742 Report

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>>45444161
Yeah you can.
True randomness is impossible on a computer and any RNG elements are determined with a seed, usually system time.
Just count the nanoseconds from when you turned the game on and your scalds will always burn, your focus blasts will always hit, and you'll get only the highest possible damage rolls.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 10:22:45 No.45444776 Report

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>>45444096
>Retards still thinking he used Pachirisu because he actually liked him and not because it filled a niche role

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 11:34:37 No.45445047 Report

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>>45444000
Well, is gentleman an Indigo Plateau League Elite 4?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 15:08:30 No.45446054 Report

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>>45444000
Checked, the gentleman is the right one, some Pokémon are never gonna compete with others, a Croagunk isn't going against Kyogre and walking out

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 15:10:37 No.45446067 Report

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>>45444000
I side with Karen because she's my wife

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2020 15:44:42 No.45446263 Report

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>>45445047
Clearly he's too strong. Take Red for example.

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