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Errr... No it's not. It's the "I know this much, he knows that much. How can I learn more without crashing and burning" games. Big difference. If you blindly guess what your opponent has then no wonder you are glad to see the back of this element of game play. It's about planning for the worst...

I'm pretty sure that vid is from the battle recorder which has zero impact on this discussion. I thought the following posts tested the FC method which is why this thread is 16 pages long in hate. I had to skim the pages because they were so many. Like i said. Hope it's right.

Early game scouting is the bit I like most. Why should we start the game half way though? Clearly, its a bit you don't like and it's the bit people like me in this thread do. Guessing plays a part but it's mostly about opportunity cost and how you can get him to reveal while you don't. It's...

That's the reason I stayed out of this thread for so long. 16 pages later make me worry about it. Just hope it's right. Gotta disagree. I don't rematch people 99% of the time for that very reason. If I do rematch it's because one of us still has most of the team unseen. This won't kill the...

Hmmm, maybe I got the word wrong. Maybe I mean Tactics. Yes. Tactics are dead. Strategy, as regards to pokemon, is used to describe how a particular pokemon is used and how it's meant to work. I'm talking about when you decide to make your move to get an advantage or win, with whatever pokemon...

I caught this earlier when some one debunked it. Now it's 16 pages long so I can't read it all but the jist looks like it is indeed true and there is little way of turning off seeing all your opponents secrets and him yours. Ill just throw my support behind all the people condemning this move...

In my mind, it works like a U-turn counter, you would U-turn out, go to a pokemon, then they switch out giving the person with the escape button the upper hand. Maybe your right. This item needs testing so we can figure out how to use it proper. I want to see a skill linked cloyster rip though...

Maybe you can fire off a whirlpool/magastorm with escape button and fly out to something which isn't threatened and can set up. Or whirlpool on a switch in, do the mummy button thing to cripple it then set up with sweeper of choice. I haven't actual used those moves so I have no idea if that's...

It could work like a roar I guess, passing to a baton pass chain to break it, getting around a slower taunt or suction cups. IMO roar, whirlwind is better anyway. Edit: and passing a choice item breaks it anyway.

Yeah I knew all that, I thought speed was calculated at the beginning of a turn before ditto transformed. Now I think about it, essentirc even by passes all of that. So no dice, I know I know.

Wow, did everybody miss this? I think you got something there. Put scarf on a ditto speeds up the ditto then ditto LOSSES its scarf boost becoming what its in front of it. Meaning that putting a scarf on a Ditto is the most pointless thing since protect slaking. It does nothing but cripple it...

Maybe a triples strat with both side pokemon Screeching and metalsounding(?Whatever lowers Sp def) would get it's already high Defenses to 6+ fast. Then again against the onslaught of three pokemon, +6 isnt all that good. Dunno, it's triples and nothing is really known on that yet.

But wouldn't the ditto users discussed here just let their Pokemon flounder around in front of the fast sweeper letting it set up without budging till it's dead? From their point of view they would sit there touching themselves while "Slamacomp" DDs and SDs a few times then you maracoiusly...

Move? Which move is that? Do you mean that heart ability? That went out with the Deathkan when it's button was pushed.

Ya I hope so, They might suspect something when you bring in a 50% shedninja. I think this will be a very cool pokemon to use mainly because you will really have think about it and play to your disguise. Only use moves which you know your copy has in till the right moment. Fake choice items...

I'm not sure I follow you, using escape button removes the risk from the combo. The problem with just switching to slaking is that they might just switch. Escape button removes a stage which it could go wrong. Plus it's got that: "wha? who? Wuts going on?" Thing to it as so much happens at once...

Really? Hmmm, so much for a Shedninja fake out then.

I know someone mentioned Slaking earlier with Mummy in doubles but isn't escape button much better in singles? Put Escape button on Desukan, predict ANY physical attack and switch in on it, it hits the escape button, transfers mummy over, Desukan leaves, you bring in slaking with a pursuit. One...