Announcement The true nature of 1v1

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Good morning everyone,

1v1 has a problem. A big problem. A serious problem. And I can illustrate it pretty easily.

Fire beats grass. Grass beats water. Water beats fire. Right? That’s what Professor Oak taught me. That’s like one of the first things that I learned about pokemon.

Then why can Volcarona beat Primarina?
Why can Roaring Moon beat Alolan Ninetales?
Why can Pecharunt beat Donphan?

It’s not right. The type chart is a lie, and it’s completely breaking down 1v1. When I load a game of 1v1, I want to be playing a picking game. That’s where I and I know all of you truly derive joy from. Not in teambuilding. Not in set building. Not in any of that. I know that when we’re all faced with a situation where A beats B beats C beats A is when we’re all truly happy with 1v1.

To that end, I’ve asked Senior Staff for some help. For a custom rule that can help bring 1v1 back in line with this true vision. This pure vision.

Starting today, 1v1 is embracing its pure Rock-Paper-Scissors nature. If you nickname your pokemon “Rock” “Paper” or “Scissors” it will deal 1.5x damage to any pokemon nicknamed “Scissors” “Rock” or “Paper” (respectively of course)
 
THANK YOU lost heros I CAN FINALLY KO NINETALES-ALOLA WITH URSHIFU ROSELI BERRY IRON HEAD LFG!!!

Before:- 252+ Atk Urshifu Iron Head vs. 216 HP / 40 Def Ninetales-Alola in Snow: 312-368 (91.4 - 107.9%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO

After:-
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GUYS, ROCK PAPER SCIZOR ACTUALLY WORK!!! Finally I got the broken way to get #1 ladderer award of the year. :boi: :boi:
 
Kala chasmah said:
THANK YOU lost heros I CAN FINALLY KO NINETALES-ALOLA WITH URSHIFU ROSELI BERRY IRON HEAD LFG!!!

Before:- 252+ Atk Urshifu Iron Head vs. 216 HP / 40 Def Ninetales-Alola in Snow: 312-368 (91.4 - 107.9%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO

After:- View attachment 727985

GUYS, ROCK PAPER SCIZOR ACTUALLY WORK!!! Finally I got the broken way to get #1 ladderer award of the year. :boi: :boi:
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Nuh uh my ninetales is rock so your scissors Urshifu loses
 
Play scissors in the first round. Experienced players who know the statistics probably won’t throw a rock for their first move, so lead with scissors. This way you can beat their paper or tie if they also lead with scissors.
  • Experienced players also tend to think that beginners will most likely throw a rock, so the experienced player often throws paper. Throwing scissors will place you one step ahead of their thinking.

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