How come Counter is only really used in RBY (with the exception of Wobbuffett)? is it just that it's a somewhat more situational Sucker Punch? Is it that you're forced to take damage for it to do anything?
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Idk why you’re comparing to Sucker Punch but in RBY there’s way less moves so some stuff just runs Counter because there’s nothing else lol. Also there’s a ton of Normal-type attacks and Counter only works against those and Fighting moves; Counter can punish Body Slam and Hyper Beam which are like the most spammable moves. Also everything in RBY can have maxed out evs so everything can be bulkier than other gens to take hits and Counter more effectively
Also noteworthy Counter works differently in RBY and works even if the last moved was used on a different turn.
If a Tauros gets a kill with Hyper Beam, opponent goes Chansey and clicks Counter as Tauros switches out, Counter will still use that previous Hyper Beam for damage calc.
As to why it's used less in later gens, I don't think that statement is true. Numerous mons carry Counter in other settings. No precise example in mind but I think this is notably commonly found on some really frail Sash Leads in DPP lower tiers, as those can get good trades using it/punish U-Turn (this DPPPL game is a nice example)
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Hey there after screwing around on https://play.pseudo.gq while PS is down I think implementing the description feature would be cool yes I know we have status commands but they are clunky asf and feel like shit to use if you don't feel like copying a side server just improve the Status commands and make it more streamlined and easy to use that's all thanks for trying to get it back up luv you all.
Hi, Is there a place where you can see how many battles are played each day in total for each metagame?
It's in the rules, even if we plaster it all over there's no guarantee people will read and understand it. Regardless, we deal with many benign altings and we can easily resolve most of them without infracting anyway.
I understand it's in the rules, but I'd argue that it would be more efficient to tell people of the rule where they would most likely break it, rather than have them read an entire document because realistically most people tick the box without reading the terms, privacy policy, and rules.
I agree it's not a -huge- issue because its usually a case of people not reading the rules, but I'd imagine it's slightly annoying for Senior Staff because they ultimately have to deal with it, and it would be better if they didn't have to deal with that in the first place.
smogon usage stats gathers the monthly numbers of ladder games in each format
https://www.smogon.com/stats/
Go to the month you want then click the format with 0 which I think shows the total stats, regardless of glicko (not gxe) (the numbers like 1500 shows 1500+ glicko games)
idk if there’s a way to get daily number of games but this is the closest thing I’m aware of (and of course you can divide by the number of days in that month to get an approximate guess)
how do you cope with the fact that you're playing all the right moves but still losing because the game doesnt like you
Pokemon is a lucky game, I wish all the best in your next battle
I'm a great player
Dang I'm good
But I don't think my teambuilding is good, I just battle like an animal with top meta threats or copy teams
What would be a fast way to get someone tutor me in battling
Or is there a youtube channel that helps in team building
Someone objective like Freezai or Jimothy Cool
Dang I'm good
But I don't think my teambuilding is good, I just battle like an animal with top meta threats or copy teams
What would be a fast way to get someone tutor me in battling
Or is there a youtube channel that helps in team building
Someone objective like Freezai or Jimothy Cool
Battling 101 is perfect for this!
there is a forum category on smogon here called Battling 101, just find tutoring for the tier you want
Is there a good way to calculate how often Metronome will "work" (i.e. pull something useful that isn't already done by other moves in your set)
Because the last time the from page was updated (aside from changing the Showdown link to go directly to the main server rather than the server selection page) was back during ORAS.