Basic RBY OU Strategy
Mar 13, 2010 2:25:04 GMT -8
Post by WaterWizard on Mar 13, 2010 2:25:04 GMT -8
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For those new to competitive RBY, here are some basic guidelines. If you follow these, you'll always have a goal throughout the battle. Knowing what you want to accomplish as you go along is essential to victory. Having a checklist during each phase is key in maintaining control of the match. This mindset applies to any battle, though the specifics will of course change depending on the team match-ups.
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Basic goals to have in a standard RBY battle:
(steps/goals within each phase are in no particular order)
Early-Game:
Sleep someone
Let Gengar get slept, if you must let someone get slept
Let Chansey get paralyzed
Paralyze all enemy pokes except Chansey
(note: if you possess 2-3 of the special walls, consider waiting to paralyze Alakazam until you know enemy Chansey's fate)
Mid-Game:
Freeze Chansey/Alakazam
Blow up Eggy on Starmie/Chansey
Weaken/kill non-recovering pokes (Snorlax, Persian, etc)
In case of personal Zapdos, remove enemy Golem
In case of enemy Zapdos, conserve personal Golem
In case of personal Slowbro, remove Zapdos/Starmie
Pre-Late-Game
Amnesia your Snorlax/Slowbro
or
Safely send out Tauros/Zapdos
Late-Game:
Sweep with Snorlax/Slowbro/Tauros/Zapdos
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WW
Keep in mind these are just guidelines, not static rules you need to follow to win. When you get to a certain level of play, you will likely be able to come up with your own strategies whether they're improvisations or prepared before battle.
-posthuman
For those new to competitive RBY, here are some basic guidelines. If you follow these, you'll always have a goal throughout the battle. Knowing what you want to accomplish as you go along is essential to victory. Having a checklist during each phase is key in maintaining control of the match. This mindset applies to any battle, though the specifics will of course change depending on the team match-ups.
~
Basic goals to have in a standard RBY battle:
(steps/goals within each phase are in no particular order)
Early-Game:
Sleep someone
Let Gengar get slept, if you must let someone get slept
Let Chansey get paralyzed
Paralyze all enemy pokes except Chansey
(note: if you possess 2-3 of the special walls, consider waiting to paralyze Alakazam until you know enemy Chansey's fate)
Mid-Game:
Freeze Chansey/Alakazam
Blow up Eggy on Starmie/Chansey
Weaken/kill non-recovering pokes (Snorlax, Persian, etc)
In case of personal Zapdos, remove enemy Golem
In case of enemy Zapdos, conserve personal Golem
In case of personal Slowbro, remove Zapdos/Starmie
Pre-Late-Game
Amnesia your Snorlax/Slowbro
or
Safely send out Tauros/Zapdos
Late-Game:
Sweep with Snorlax/Slowbro/Tauros/Zapdos
~
WW
Keep in mind these are just guidelines, not static rules you need to follow to win. When you get to a certain level of play, you will likely be able to come up with your own strategies whether they're improvisations or prepared before battle.
-posthuman