Hey Staff, I'm interested in writing a short article about Random Battles in PS. This is my first time contributing on Smogon, but I've had a lot of experience on Random Battles (currently 1918 ELO, 25th on ladder, almost 800 games played). My username on PS is fruitloops.
My article will highlight the differences in battle mechanics between Random Battle and the other "standard" tiers (OU, UU, etc.) I'll also write about a few battling strategies that are used solely in Random Battles.
Here's an outline
Differences:
-Levels are balanced for each tier (i.e. Ubers are Lv. 70, while NU Pokes are Lv. 86)
-No EVs
-No team preview
-Move sets are not always what you would expect
-Unreleased abilities
Strategies:
-Take advantage of no team preview
-If it's important enough, check the speeds of the battling Pokemon: it's easy since there are no EVs
-Look at your entire team before the first turn, and look for Pokemon that would battle well together
-Don't always use the obvious move-you can still try to "predict" in Random Battles (even if you don't know what Pokemon your opponent has)
I plan to write about a paragraph for each of the bullet points, maybe a little more for the important ones. Thanks for looking at my idea, hope to hear from you soon!
-fruitloops
My article will highlight the differences in battle mechanics between Random Battle and the other "standard" tiers (OU, UU, etc.) I'll also write about a few battling strategies that are used solely in Random Battles.
Here's an outline
Differences:
-Levels are balanced for each tier (i.e. Ubers are Lv. 70, while NU Pokes are Lv. 86)
-No EVs
-No team preview
-Move sets are not always what you would expect
-Unreleased abilities
Strategies:
-Take advantage of no team preview
-If it's important enough, check the speeds of the battling Pokemon: it's easy since there are no EVs
-Look at your entire team before the first turn, and look for Pokemon that would battle well together
-Don't always use the obvious move-you can still try to "predict" in Random Battles (even if you don't know what Pokemon your opponent has)
I plan to write about a paragraph for each of the bullet points, maybe a little more for the important ones. Thanks for looking at my idea, hope to hear from you soon!
-fruitloops