Alexander Dusk Lycanroc
Trainer determined to protect friends
I love battling, what about you guys?
That's kind of me for some generations now. I didn't mind the occasional battle, but it's just gotten too competitive and just not that fun.I used to be, kind of burnt out now and I don't overly enjoy battling in Gen 8 anyways. I've been having more fun with the PvE elements recently (Raids and Dynamax Adventures) but I'll probably get back into competitive play again eventually; I always do.
This is why I mostly do battles against friends. It’s less competitive and more friendly. In that set up the wins and losses don’t really matter. I do occasionally have a couple matches online but if I do it is an unranked match. The current competitive scene is not like it was when I was playing HeartGold where it was mostly people just coming up with crazy teams and seeing what worked as opposed to the current cookie cutter/formula driven scene and to me that’s a huge bummer.That's kind of me for some generations now. I didn't mind the occasional battle, but it's just gotten too competitive and just not that fun.
Yea I miss doing that. Used to some years back and it was fun.This is why I mostly do battles against friends. It’s less competitive and more friendly. In that set up the wins and losses don’t really matter. I do occasionally have a couple matches online but if I do it is an unranked match. The current competitive scene is not like it was when I was playing HeartGold where it was mostly people just coming up with crazy teams and seeing what worked as opposed to the current cookie cutter/formula driven scene and to me that’s a huge bummer.
This is why I mostly do battles against friends. It’s less competitive and more friendly. In that set up the wins and losses don’t really matter. I do occasionally have a couple matches online but if I do it is an unranked match. The current competitive scene is not like it was when I was playing HeartGold where it was mostly people just coming up with crazy teams and seeing what worked as opposed to the current cookie cutter/formula driven scene and to me that’s a huge bummer.
I’m burnt out from competitive mainly due to Dynamax. IMO it’s a unbalanced mechanic and I prefer to play meta games that ban it. Waiting to let Smogon’s tiers settle down a bit before I play again because there’s been a lot of shifts in tier lists.
I’ve been participating in fanmade Leagues that work similarly to the Gym Challenge where people choose a Type to specialize in and accept challengers. It’s fun watching people make a team to counter the entire league
I played a bit during the base game & Isle of Armor’s release weekends but, otherwise, no. It’s not even the frequent amount of people using hacked Pokémon or all legendary teams since, despite me never doing either, I don’t care if others play that way. It just gets old too fast for me. It’s better when I’m playing with someone who I know since there’s some level of rivalry there.So does that mean you don't play the Battle Spot matches? (For the record, I only play Battle Spot. I prefer the pick-3/pick-4 rules.)
Always be determinded!Keep battling to your hearts content guys!