6geW

5y

i wonder how they’re gonna handle BW2 with the inevitable Unova remakes

it doesn’t feel right to just ignore it cause it’s more than just a 3rd version it’s basically a whole new original experience

and it doesn’t feel right to try and mash it up with the OG

DNAA

5y

30mins of battling Cynthia.

To f***ing finally defeat her. But my final Pokémon got killed by whatever at the same time.

So I blacked out.

F***ing Christ

maxxing

5y

Spent like 3 hours trying to defeat Cynthia, i can’t figure out how to get past her last Pokémon it always goes first and 1-hit KOs my whole team

dawg

5y

Sounds like y’all need quick claw

DNAA

5y

Pisses me off so much is that Milotic has always attacked second so I've always had the first hit.

But whenever it uses Recover it's always first 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

And yeah her Garchomp is always f***ing first. Never second. It's a pisstake

6geW

5y

made it to orbrough city but damn was the pokémon selection always this weak early on?

DNAA

5y

Any shinys yet??

6geW

5y

i wonder how they’re gonna handle BW2 with the inevitable Unova remakes

it doesn’t feel right to just ignore it cause it’s more than just a 3rd version it’s basically a whole new original experience

and it doesn’t feel right to try and mash it up with the OG

DNAA

5y

Finally whopped Cynthia with my Garchomp

It was frozen and STILL dodged a Draco Meteor

drowner

5y

Some things in this vid are exclusive to Gen 7 but the core mechanics are explained well. I only did a quick search but this should be a good start.

A few things not mentioned in the video

Power Items: 6 items (one for each stat) you can equip to your pokemon that will give you 8 extra EV points for that stat per knockout. They're named after workout accessories and can be obtained in the postgame, usually in whatever Battle Facility is in the region.

Mints: As of Sword and Shield you can change the stat boost that your pokemon would have from their nature. A modest pokemon with boosted Special Attack and reduced Attack can now have the boost of an Adamant pokemon (+Attack/-Special Attack) with a mint. Theres a mint for each nature. Also found in the postgame Battle Facility.

Pokerus: A random "disease" that your Pokemon can contract that will double the evs gained in battle. Once you get it, spread it as much as you can. The boost never wears off but after 24 hours in your party a Pokemon can't spread it anymore. Have a pokemon with it always in the box so you can spread it when and however you want. (Most people just get this through trading online whenever a new game drops)

Exp Share: Any pokemon that recieves exp from a knockout, will recieve EV points. Including the whole party when the exp share is on (which is all the time now i guess.) Power Item EV boosts aren’t shared though. For example You’ll need 6 indiviudal Power Anklets if you want to evenly EV train a team of Speed focused Pokemon at the same time. You can just use one and swap it around but it takes more time. Pokerus boosts cant be shared either.

But to double down on what Default said its definitely better to get used to this hands on and there are probably better guides out there. It's not as intimidating as it seems and will be come second nature to you quickly.

After you're comfortable with the core mechanics, look into teambuilding and different possibilities for Pokemon you want to use.

BDSP probably has one of the better postgames for practicing competitive. Experiment in the Battle Tower, you’ll need to anyway for competitive items. Also there are gym leader and E4 rematches that use competitive sets and stats.

DNAA

5y

Well over 20 ultra balls to catch a Steelix in Victory Road?

The f***

Also f*** Victory Road. Always the most tideous sections

Jihyo

5y

I like to catch all my Pokémon in regular pokeballs smh

This is gonna be torture

Default

5y

I been saying this. Frozen and Sleep Pokémon should have 100% accuracy against them.

Read Chainsaw Man

5y

why the f*** is the movement in this game so weird bruh im tired of walking into walls and s*** for literally no reason