

As such, the entirety of competitive Pokemon strategy is focused on damage - the ability to deal damage, withstand damage, and avoid damage. In order to win a battle, you must faint all of your opponent's Pokemon before they do it to you. If you don't, you can be sure that your opponent will. You must understand the subtle mechanics of the game, and exploit them to their maximum effectiveness. But in competitive Pokemon, there is a very fine line between success and failure.

Up until now, you have probably been able to ignore most of the detailed mechanics of the game, and still be successful. "Mechanics" is the term we use to refer to the way Pokemon works internally. You will first learn about the finer details of the game you may not have noticed, and then we will give you a brief overview of the competitive world. Now that we've gotten you interested, you'll want to examine just what competitive Pokemon is about in more detail. Competitive Pokemon emphasizes an understanding of game mechanics, team organization, and battle tactics, rather than cramming four moves of differing types on your Pokemon and picking whichever one is super effective. In this world, that 999 attack Pelipper you hacked as a joke to sweep your friend's team isn't allowed. This is the world of competitive Pokemon, the art of playing Pokemon to win. So you decided to battle your friends on Wi-Fi, but after pounding them mercilessly (or having cried "Uncle!" one too many times), maybe Pokemon began to get stale.īut there is more to this game. You endured this for the sake of training your loyal Pokemon, and after turning them into the fullest they could be, maybe you wanted more. If you're a dedicated trainer, you've probably battled the Elite Four so many times they sound like boring class lectures.
