ghostytrainer | prank #34

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i am curious.
for the tournament next month, how are you picking your team?
not asking what you picked specifically, just the thought process behind it.
is it better to go with your strongest or your favorites?
or do you have a different game plan entirely?
it's a lot harder narrowing it down to just three than i thought it would be.
i know there's still plenty of time and i don't have to decide TODAY but the sooner the better, right?

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I asked my Pokemon to see which were interested, and when there were more than three, I picked between the group based on their types. I wouldn't be successful if I used all of one type, after all. They cover each others weaknesses.

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how did i not think of that?
i have a hard time seeing any of my highest leveled ones saying no, but still...i should have thought to do that before anything else.
going to have to fix that.
using one type works for gym leaders though.
part of me is tempted to try it but at the same time, getting matched up against someone with their weakness would kind of screw me.

Being interested means they will be more motivated to winning than something that is only going with it because you want them to.

There aren't any types that don't have any sort of weakness, so you probably will want to see about their moves too.

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[text] that's okay, i do that all the time klfjdslkafj

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THERE LOOK, SEE? I DID IT TOO.

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I JUST DECIDED TO TAKE THIS PART DOWN HAHAHAH

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PROBABLY FOR THE BEST.....

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private lol

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private god i forgot how funny that thread was.

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private IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL THREAD

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I don't really have that many options for my roster since I'm still a bit new, but it seems like there's a correlation between my favorites and my strongest. I also took movepools into consideration so I could be prepared to go against as many types as possible.

I'm slightly nervous, since I haven't challenged any gyms yet but I threw myself into this... (´･_･`)

i used to be able to say that. long ago when i didn't have as many pokemon.
some of my newer favorites aren't as strong as the ones i have had since the beginning, which is to be expected but still...
and i am also coming to realize that i have kind of a bad typing skew with my level 100s. i never really noticed it until just now because i have never had to prepare for a fight where i could potentially be going against a wide type variety.
not a serious one, anyway, i mean my friends and i battle each other for experience a lot but that's just for shit and giggle's sake.

don't be nervous though, this is good practice!
if you can hold your own in something like this, then the gyms will be a breeze. :D

Thanks! I'll be sure to do my best...

Well, even if you like a certain type, maybe you could counter the other ones by having a good variety of move-types? Like, my Grass-type knows Earthquake, so I won't be completely helpless when someone tries to counter me with a Fire-type Pokemon.

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Picked three that I like using with the best type coverage possible and a handful of nasty tricks for good measure.

I've got a special little trick planned for two of my teams that'll make any trainer I fight want to tear their hair out.

not sure if i hope i end up facing you at some point out of morbid curiosity, or if i hope that i get eliminated by someone else before that has the chance to happen.
type coverage is where i am having the most trouble. a lot of my strongest are the same types.
as tempting as it is to try and go gym leader mode with it, that's kind of a scary prospect.

You can work around weaknesses if you pick the right strategy. Even with a serious type advantage, there are ways to throw your opponents off guard.

Heck, some Gym Leaders are a pain. I had to fight Sabrina twice because of her Wobbuffet. You'll probably be fine if you play your cards right.

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D--> I would presume that the most advisable method of selection would be to choose your STRONGEST Pokebeasts
D--> Or those you wish to become STRONG
D--> Assuming you possess a sufficient quantity of Pokebeasts
D--> I have entered my entire team
D--> Across several of the offered brackets

ahaha, i have more than a sufficient number of pokemon, trust me.
sometimes i think i have too many, to be honest.
but i think there are more aspects to consider here than just strength.
i didn't realize we could enter more than one bracket though!

D--> Unless I have been grossly mislead, yes
D--> And I presume you speak of elemental typings
D--> Such considerations are obviously important, but I would assume that the STRONGNESS of the beasts in question would form the basis of your sele%ion

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[text] brackets* i am the best at typing

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Tournament? What tournament?

did you miss the announcement?
there's going to be a biregional tournament in vermillion next month!

ooooh! Yes! Stitch wants to fight!

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I choose the ones that wish to go.
Is that not the obvious choice?
Sending out Pokemon that hold no interest in that sort of thing is bound to end in failure.
One must have a reason to do battle after all.

well yeah but what if you have a whole bunch that want to go?
then what do you do?

YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT?

of course, why wouldn't i?

I DON'T KNOW.
SOUNDS SUSPICIOUS TO ME.

god all of you make this look so easy...

Well to a certain extent it is.
Try not to think so hard about it.

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hmmm....
i have not decided whether im going to enter or not yet!
but if i do, i will probably just use some of my favorites

you should go for it!
it'll be fun. :D

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