Ok, Thank You. I will certainly check out the Rate My Team sub-forum to get my team rated and soem of the sections on the Main Page. Thank you!
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Ok, Thank you for all the advice!
Hello, my name's Maël, I'm from France and I discovered Smogon 2 or 3 years ago:
My favourite mon: Joltic, no doubt he is and will ever be the cutest of da mons
My favourite mon: Joltic, no doubt he is and will ever be the cutest of da mons
- Are you on PS? Yes, I'm Tynoo.
- What you plan to do here: I wanna be better, i order to participate competitions as SPL or Smogon Tour.
- Things you might need help with: My english for sure, I'm french so I think I have to improve in this way xD (Never hesitate to correct my mistakes !). And, my teambuilding is trash xD. I also rely way to heavily on mindgames.
What's up Tynoo! I also think Joltik is super cute. I mean, look at it ;____;
Anyhow, I see you're having trouble with teambuilding. You should take a look at the Rate My Team section of Smogon. If you stick to the rules, there will be a lot of people willing to help you improve.
Hi there! My name is DocRichardHead, but you can call me Dr. Head. My real name is Nick, my favorite Pokemon is Dunsparce and my strategy for Pokemon teams consists of throwing random Pokemon together to see how they work and make changes from there.
That's a funny strategy you have there. My real name is Andrew and I kinda have a similar strategy of team building. I think of like one or two pokemon and then have four other pokemon that cover that pokemon and help and support it and generally that strategy seems to work out for me very well. My only advice is keep putting stuff together and when you see a core that really works build a team around that core. It's always fun to just play around with different stuff on pokemon showdown. Hope you enjoy your time around smogon.
Hey guys. I'm isaweth. I'm an amateur competitive smash bros player from Toronto, but I'm trying to get into competitive pokemon to. I'm 15, and have been playing the series since Pokemon Emerald. I'm still developing a competitive team, but I want to include the final form my favourite pokemon, Shinx, which means a Luxray. Thanks for the website smogon. Happy gaming!
-Isaweth
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ALRIGHT...im already lost in thought! So, im Nad...i like pokemon, i guess...i mostly play older generations (ever since my 3ds broke.) My favorite pokemon is definetly Clefable, but my favorite type is steel. Im pretty lazy, but try to get things accomplished! I hope smogon will be both helpful and fun!
Ah, I never introduced myself, so I thought I would start now :P.
Heya! I'm xVarsity, and also Venomous Toxic on Pokemon Showdown!. Unfortunately, I don't post on the forums much because I'm pretty crappy at this game and don't know enough :'). Anyways, I've been on Showdown for a bit over a year now and have been enjoying it. I actually didn't even know Smogon and PS existed until a friend back at the time challenged me to a battle on Showdown. Ever since then, I've pretty much just been hanging around and battling for fun. I like being competetive, but I'm ultimately bad LOL. I suck at team building, can't stand not playing offensively, and have been using just one team while playing UU on showdown for the most part haha. I think saying that I need a lot of help becoming a better team builder would be an understatement. Other than that, I think I could utilize a team nicely once I get used to it. I think I'm okay at battling. The one team that I have built and been using has been pretty successful, despite how bad it may look on paper. I've gotten up to #2 on the UU ladder with it at a point, but #1 was just too far away to get a grasp on. Oh, and my favorite pokemon is Salamence :).
Anyways, I pretty much just came to Smogon for the fun of competition. I was hoping I could improve my skills and knowledge as well. I think so far I've just gained some experience. I should be here for a while though and probably will try being a bit more active on the forums if I could find places to be useful lol. If I was wanting to learn one thing out of being around the forums, it would be how to become a good team builder >_>. Well, that's about all.
Heya! I'm xVarsity, and also Venomous Toxic on Pokemon Showdown!. Unfortunately, I don't post on the forums much because I'm pretty crappy at this game and don't know enough :'). Anyways, I've been on Showdown for a bit over a year now and have been enjoying it. I actually didn't even know Smogon and PS existed until a friend back at the time challenged me to a battle on Showdown. Ever since then, I've pretty much just been hanging around and battling for fun. I like being competetive, but I'm ultimately bad LOL. I suck at team building, can't stand not playing offensively, and have been using just one team while playing UU on showdown for the most part haha. I think saying that I need a lot of help becoming a better team builder would be an understatement. Other than that, I think I could utilize a team nicely once I get used to it. I think I'm okay at battling. The one team that I have built and been using has been pretty successful, despite how bad it may look on paper. I've gotten up to #2 on the UU ladder with it at a point, but #1 was just too far away to get a grasp on. Oh, and my favorite pokemon is Salamence :).
Anyways, I pretty much just came to Smogon for the fun of competition. I was hoping I could improve my skills and knowledge as well. I think so far I've just gained some experience. I should be here for a while though and probably will try being a bit more active on the forums if I could find places to be useful lol. If I was wanting to learn one thing out of being around the forums, it would be how to become a good team builder >_>. Well, that's about all.
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cheers for that man :)
Thanks a lot for this :). I'll be browsing through some of those links and trying to make use of them. As for the RMT, I'll try checking it out. Though my team is pretty permanent for me. It has obvious weaknesses but it has worked out for me a lot. I think making one of those would be messy, but I'll see about it and maybe give it a try :P.
Oh, uh, hello there.
I'll just cut to the chase. I've come here to Smogon looking to improve my competitive battling skills. It's sounds like it could be really fun, but there's so much to learn, I don't know if I'll ever be able to grasp it all. Honestly, I didn't even know what EV training was until a few months back. Even so, I'm eager to learn. I think I've got down the basics; you know, the different components to a team, how good teams have synergy with one another, what pokemon are generally good against others, things like that. But I don't really have a 'feel' for the game yet. Like, when I see an opposing team, I can't tell what would be a standard moveset or playing style for their pokemon because I just don't have the experience I need yet. If they start with a Forretress, I sort of assume that he'll be a spiker of some sort, but that's about the best I can get.
Really, I'm only looking for a place where I can learn what movesets specific pokemon will have, what different core sets work, etc. I like to battle OU, though I'm not very good yet.
And, yeah, I think that about covers it. Any responses would be lovely! =)
I'll just cut to the chase. I've come here to Smogon looking to improve my competitive battling skills. It's sounds like it could be really fun, but there's so much to learn, I don't know if I'll ever be able to grasp it all. Honestly, I didn't even know what EV training was until a few months back. Even so, I'm eager to learn. I think I've got down the basics; you know, the different components to a team, how good teams have synergy with one another, what pokemon are generally good against others, things like that. But I don't really have a 'feel' for the game yet. Like, when I see an opposing team, I can't tell what would be a standard moveset or playing style for their pokemon because I just don't have the experience I need yet. If they start with a Forretress, I sort of assume that he'll be a spiker of some sort, but that's about the best I can get.
Really, I'm only looking for a place where I can learn what movesets specific pokemon will have, what different core sets work, etc. I like to battle OU, though I'm not very good yet.
And, yeah, I think that about covers it. Any responses would be lovely! =)
Good day UltraFomi, and welcome to Smogon! This is definitely the right place to learn more about competitive battling. I advice you to first get to know the fundamentals, such as EV training, IVs and other basic game mechanics, before you start going more in-depth on teams. You'll understand everything better if you know the basics. After that, I think the Rate My Team section is a good place for you (be sure to read the rules first though). In the Rate My Team section (RMT for short), players are generous enough to rate teams and give very useful feedback. They'll explain what works and what doesn't, and you'll definitely learn a lot from it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask anyone here, or ask 'em in the Simple Questions thread.
Ah, thank you!
I'll be sure to check out the basics and the RMT. Sounds useful. I know I have a long way to go, but I can't wait to start battling like a real competitor. The people here on the battle simulator really know their stuff, don't they? Huh. Well, thanks again for the warm welcome.
I'll be sure to check out the basics and the RMT. Sounds useful. I know I have a long way to go, but I can't wait to start battling like a real competitor. The people here on the battle simulator really know their stuff, don't they? Huh. Well, thanks again for the warm welcome.
I usually stick to OU. And most of the time, no it doesn't. Sure is fun though. I'll be sure to check out those sections you mentioned!
Interesting strat yourself. I don't tend to pay attention to cores (although I probably should). This is probably why I'm bad at pokemon lol
Wow! All of this sounds great! Honestly, when I first jumped on, I was quite intimidated by the amount of information Smogon had--which is a good thing. Everyone here sounded like they knew the in's and out's of every pokemon, and here I was not even knowing some basic cores. I didn't even know where to start. I've tried a few battles in the PS! and got beat pretty quickly; the Beginner's Request a Random Battle thread looks perfect for me while I'm still learning the ropes.
And this Smogdex sounds especially promising. I do happen to like OU, and though I don't have much experience with it, I know that I'm enjoying that tier. There's so much to learn, now the problem is not where to start but rather how much time I have.
You seem to be a very dedicated Smogoner (is that the word?). You completely and thoroughly answered all my questions, including the ones I didn't ask. Thank you for that! For a new person like me, it's easy to become overwhelmed with the vast amount of knowledge expected for competitive battling. You've made that learning curve a little easier. I'll start reading through all the threads you mentioned and try out a few battles of my own, only this time I'll try with other beginners instead of seasoned players. Who knows? I might actually win one.
Thanks again! You've really shown me a great welcome.
The original post on this thread also has a chat room you can join and I can help you out with those as well. Also you're right there is a beggeners thing for new people to battle. I can also go on Pokemon showdown and spend a few hours training you and helping you get better as well. Feel free to pm me if you need help as well.
Hello everyone! I just made an account on this forum and I wanted to introduce myself.
I may be new here but I've been playing in Showdown for a while; I love pokemon and I really want to learn more about the competitive aspect of this game (I recently came back from a long break, it's amazing to see how much the metagame changed only with the release of ORAS, several pokemon became really viable meanwhile others who already where, became less reliable).
English is not my first language but I'll try my best to write decent posts with nice content n.n
I may be new here but I've been playing in Showdown for a while; I love pokemon and I really want to learn more about the competitive aspect of this game (I recently came back from a long break, it's amazing to see how much the metagame changed only with the release of ORAS, several pokemon became really viable meanwhile others who already where, became less reliable).
English is not my first language but I'll try my best to write decent posts with nice content n.n
Your signature specifically makes me look at you
Hello. I joined Smogon today and am interested in finding someone to tutor me and teach me about EVs, IVs, and what the Natures mean, since I know nothing about any of it. Not looking for friends, just wanted to put myself out into the Poke-verse!
Good day.
You all can just call me Phantom. Having been involved with competitive battling for many years since my youth, and while I can't say I'm competitively skillful as far as expectations here go as far, I do wish to contribute to the community with the current knowledge I possess.
'Tis a pleasure to meet you all, and any assistance in helping me achieve what I wish to here would very much be appreciated. An early thank you.
You all can just call me Phantom. Having been involved with competitive battling for many years since my youth, and while I can't say I'm competitively skillful as far as expectations here go as far, I do wish to contribute to the community with the current knowledge I possess.
'Tis a pleasure to meet you all, and any assistance in helping me achieve what I wish to here would very much be appreciated. An early thank you.