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I was definitely hyped for the game from the beginning. Did okay-ish with Gardevoir and Garchomp at first, but all it took was for me to play with Weavile once and my main was picked then and there. It's just so blindingly fast and aggressive that it feels like it was made for me.
It seems like a neat idea, but I'm not even sure that there are enough Pokemon that get OHKO'd by Last Resort that would justify sacrificing coverage in Ice Punch or utility in Lopunny's other moves.
Hardly any, considering the Life Orb exists. It's a stronger boost to all moves, and the recoil shouldn't matter much if there's nothing left in the game to counter it or Mach/Bullet/Sucker Punch it.
Smogon came to my attention when I joined a now dead Facebook group that used Smogon rules. I've always wanted to be part of a competitive scene, but fighting games where the only ones really available for me to try and I find them to be impenetrable wall to get into. Pokemon at least is...
A) What your first Pokemon game was?
I dabbled in Stadium back when I had a few buddies that had it, but I never owned any Nintendo systems until only a few years ago. Earlier this year I downloaded a GBA emulator on my phone to play Mother 3, and realizing I could actually play Pokemon I asked...