A Primer on Competitive Pokemon

Spader, a high-level competitive Pokémon player of ten years, introduces a series of guides aimed at helping players improve at the game. He notes a lack of strategic resources for Pokémon compared to fighting games, drawing on his experience across multiple Smogon tiers. The article serves as the first entry in this planned series.

Hello My name is Spader. I have been playing Pokemon at the highest level of singles play for about ten years now albeit less active recently . You may know me on Smogon as user: Bad Ass bonus: an interview I don’t remember in the slightest1 . I play virtually every tier in existence, and love almost all of them I don’t have as much time to invest in the game as I would like, but I’ve noticed there is a lack of guides on improving at Pokemon as opposed to fighting games, where theory and strategy are overflowing on the internet . This will be a series of articles to help you improve at the game.