I was talking to my tutee yesterday, and I asked him how laddering was going. He responded that it was difficult because he didn't know what to expect Pokemon to be running, "example idk what klefki can do." I realized that there was no good compendium of what common Pokemon are running. So I spent the next hour going through the A and S ranks on the viability rankings thread and creating a list of every set that I consider when I see an opponent's Pokemon in team preview (before narrowing it down by what their teammates are running etc.) The goal here isn't to thoroughly catalog every set a Pokemon runs; it's to list what I'll assume they're running, i.e. what moves I'll base my own moves around.
The purpose for this thread is twofold. First, I wanted someplace to post that list, because I think it's kinda cool, and useful for newer players. (I plan on adding B and C rank Pokemon at a later date). Second, I wanted to ask you guys what assumptions you make while battling. How do you use these assumptions to inform your moves? Do they change, and how do they change, between the ladder and higher level play? (One example I can think of are that in ladder play I assume SD Aegislash while in higher level play I assume special aegislash)
The purpose for this thread is twofold. First, I wanted someplace to post that list, because I think it's kinda cool, and useful for newer players. (I plan on adding B and C rank Pokemon at a later date). Second, I wanted to ask you guys what assumptions you make while battling. How do you use these assumptions to inform your moves? Do they change, and how do they change, between the ladder and higher level play? (One example I can think of are that in ladder play I assume SD Aegislash while in higher level play I assume special aegislash)