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Nov. 5th, 2014 06:22 pm[A whole day and part of the night spent flying has required some resting up on the parts of both Nagi and his team after leaving Goldenrod as soon as was possible. His Hoothoot evolved rather suddenly during battle, finally granting him the freedom of flying from town to town. Only instead of going forward, he went back to Azalea. Gotta do the gyms in order, after all.
But when you're stuck sitting in a hotel room mulling over battle strategies- not that he's too concerned, it's a bug type gym, after all- playing the same Gear games a thousand times over only goes so far. Somehow, he also can't help but think that if he somehow did have a computer right now that he could use, he would just leave it sitting there untouched. It's not a comforting thought, but it's there all the same.
That being said, it's time to put your thinking caps on, trainers. "Tensai" has a question.]
Let’s assume that you are in the midst of a battle with a passing trainer. You have three Pokemon on your team, and each of them are relatively close in level. The trainer you are up against seems to have a team consisting of Ground-type Pokemon, and Ground-types exclusively. They also have three Pokemon with them, and the levels they have reached closely match your own.
However, you seem to have constructed a team of solely Electric-types. Unless you know absolutely nothing about what you are doing, you will quickly realize that their electric type moves have zero effect on the opposing trainer’s Pokemon. Yet, your own Pokemon have a few moves that will damage the opponent. Let’s pretend that you have a Raichu, for example. You have taken the liberty to teach this Pokemon a few moves via TM...one of these being Grass Knot, a move that would be super effective against any Ground type.
Let’s continue by saying that the other two Pokemon on your team have no such moves that would be nearly as effective, but they have a few that will actually make contact in a pinch.
So. Would you flee from the battle, or would you still attempt to fight? Perhaps you believe that type advantages are the key to winning all battles and would choose to flee. Or, you may believe that a Pokemon may be able to succeed due to its own merits alone.
...
Also. Do you have a certain type of Pokemon you prefer training exclusively? If so, have you thought of ways to balance them so that you will have some chance of success no matter the opponent you face? Or, do you instead tailor your roster with more balance in mind?
[It's also just as likely that you do not care whatsoever and just pick your favorites, but.]
But when you're stuck sitting in a hotel room mulling over battle strategies- not that he's too concerned, it's a bug type gym, after all- playing the same Gear games a thousand times over only goes so far. Somehow, he also can't help but think that if he somehow did have a computer right now that he could use, he would just leave it sitting there untouched. It's not a comforting thought, but it's there all the same.
That being said, it's time to put your thinking caps on, trainers. "Tensai" has a question.]
Let’s assume that you are in the midst of a battle with a passing trainer. You have three Pokemon on your team, and each of them are relatively close in level. The trainer you are up against seems to have a team consisting of Ground-type Pokemon, and Ground-types exclusively. They also have three Pokemon with them, and the levels they have reached closely match your own.
However, you seem to have constructed a team of solely Electric-types. Unless you know absolutely nothing about what you are doing, you will quickly realize that their electric type moves have zero effect on the opposing trainer’s Pokemon. Yet, your own Pokemon have a few moves that will damage the opponent. Let’s pretend that you have a Raichu, for example. You have taken the liberty to teach this Pokemon a few moves via TM...one of these being Grass Knot, a move that would be super effective against any Ground type.
Let’s continue by saying that the other two Pokemon on your team have no such moves that would be nearly as effective, but they have a few that will actually make contact in a pinch.
So. Would you flee from the battle, or would you still attempt to fight? Perhaps you believe that type advantages are the key to winning all battles and would choose to flee. Or, you may believe that a Pokemon may be able to succeed due to its own merits alone.
...
Also. Do you have a certain type of Pokemon you prefer training exclusively? If so, have you thought of ways to balance them so that you will have some chance of success no matter the opponent you face? Or, do you instead tailor your roster with more balance in mind?
[It's also just as likely that you do not care whatsoever and just pick your favorites, but.]
