Hello! Like the title implies, I want to write an article that mainly teaches people how to do well in Challenge Cup battles. Also, this article could give players an introduction and incentive to try this new, interesting type of battling, which could be a nice change from super competitive metagames.
Why do I think this article would be appropriate? Using the Smog article archive, it appears that only one article has ever been written about Challenge Cup. The writer of that article took more of a casual approach to the mechanics and techniques of Challenge Cup, briefly explaining what it is and showing a couple of good strategies. That's totally fine, because of the intent of that article, but I want to go really in depth.
I think I'm qualified to write an article about succeeding in Challenge Cup because on Pokemon Showdown, I consistently have in the upper 1700s in terms of points (which is better than you'd think, because in the CC rankings, only a few people have over 1800) and I've always been in the top 15, peaking at 6th.
Since there's not a lot of Challenge Cup talk anywhere really, I want to explain what Challenge Cup is and its mechanics. Then, I'll go in depth and explain the strategies that I have found to work while going over key differences between Challenge Cup and the normal metagames, such as what a "weapon" Poke would be, what to do with a Poke that seems useless, which Pokes and moves are good in CC, and so on. I'll also go over the mechanics of Challenge Cup in full detail, explaining which moves and items you're likely to get, and so forth.
Thanks for considering my article application!
Why do I think this article would be appropriate? Using the Smog article archive, it appears that only one article has ever been written about Challenge Cup. The writer of that article took more of a casual approach to the mechanics and techniques of Challenge Cup, briefly explaining what it is and showing a couple of good strategies. That's totally fine, because of the intent of that article, but I want to go really in depth.
I think I'm qualified to write an article about succeeding in Challenge Cup because on Pokemon Showdown, I consistently have in the upper 1700s in terms of points (which is better than you'd think, because in the CC rankings, only a few people have over 1800) and I've always been in the top 15, peaking at 6th.
Since there's not a lot of Challenge Cup talk anywhere really, I want to explain what Challenge Cup is and its mechanics. Then, I'll go in depth and explain the strategies that I have found to work while going over key differences between Challenge Cup and the normal metagames, such as what a "weapon" Poke would be, what to do with a Poke that seems useless, which Pokes and moves are good in CC, and so on. I'll also go over the mechanics of Challenge Cup in full detail, explaining which moves and items you're likely to get, and so forth.
Thanks for considering my article application!
