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played my first 3 ss 1v1 games today and won gg
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen81v1-2118122030?p2
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen81v1-2118124303?p2
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen81v1-2118126403?p2
uu > ss2 > dpp > sv4
1v1 gets more fun when you introduce more metas so i put uu first, and sv needs a lot more work than just archaludon. the ss2 player pool is probably better than the dpp one due to more people combing their teams meaning they are on average bringing not bad stuff to battle...
won in a dpp esque set
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen41v1-2108057690
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen41v1-2108059272
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen41v1-2108060861
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen41v1-2108062452
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen41v1-2108064412
It’s ok that teams such as feraligatr ampharos azelf or infernape celebi yanmega or bronzong venusaur zapdos arent a viable three in dpp1v1
It’s good that you can lose because you failed to set read the clefable properly (and it’s imo very easy to do so by looking at its partners, it’s very...