Howdy Mack! I'd be happy to clear a few things up for you.
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1. Learning the meta game. What is the best way to do this? I thought it would be by copying a good team from some one and using it. Otherwise suggestions?
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I think the best approach for this would to just start by getting your feet wet. Read into a little bit of the info here on smogon and on nuggetbridge, hop onto the Skarmbliss server of Pokemon online and start getting your tuckus handed to you. With the knowledge from here and other websites, you'll get a general idea of what to do and what's good. Practicing online will beat it into your head.
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2. Play the VGC format. I want to do official Nintendo rules and ect. Plus double battles are fun. :)
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If you want to practice for the VGC tournaments, you'll have to wait just a tad longer as the new ruleset has yet to be announced. However, practicing on the doubles portion of the GBU can still get you some general helpful practice that'll prove useful in any doubles format.
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3. Have the most annoying team I possibly can. I want my opponents to pull their hair out. I don't necessarily want the best team, I want an annoying team to push people off balance.
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If you're just starting out, you might want to take it slow and learn the ropes with common team archetypes to develop some basic skills and know how. That said, VGC has no shortage of annoying Pokemon between Sableye, Thundurus, Cresselia, Blissey, and just about every Rock Slide user.
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I know just getting into this won't make me good enough for this VGC, but I do want to get ready for the next one. So if people could guide me in the right direction I would appreciate it.
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On top of what I've said here, there's several other places for good vgc advice. Check out some of
Smogon's VGC 2012 Analysis and a few tournament reports posted here and on
nuggetbridge. If you've made a team you think is okay but still has some kinks to iron out, feel free to post it in
Smogon's RMT section for some quick help. Finally, if you find yourself in search of some refined advice, consider enrolling in
Smogon's VGC tutoring program when it resumes shortly.
Hope this helped!