This might just be nothing, but I feel like it'll be a sign

If you want a hard game, consider playing VGC, or simply playing online.

did you not notice he also had a pokemon strong against your starter? and why are you so concerned with m-muh difficulty and m-muh asshole rival? if you want a hard game, play a game marketed toward, i dunno, adults, or like >>26737322
said, just play online you unredeemable autist

>>26737322
>vgs
>hard
>at all

Top tier VGC is just chinks spamming sheer cold at each other

>>26737376
>t. autist

>>26737219
Who gives a shit which starter he picked. What matters is his team composition as a whole.

>>26737219
yeah, and he then gets a Pokemon that's SE against your starter. His starter also doesnt matter as much as his overall team comp. Gen 1 garry picked the one strongest against you, but then had a bunch of shit Pokemon with Shit move sets.

>>26737360
>did you not notice he also had a pokemon strong against your starter?
This.

I bet he only had a Pichu because the retard playing chose Popplio. Not that I have anything against Poplio but it is the less popular one so far

If you pick Rowlett he might have something like a Magby, and if you pick Litten he might have an azurill or something.

>>26737376
any online play beyond casual mindless cockslapping is harder than the main story
it's a fact

Consider this.
We saw hau with a Pokemon that is SE against popplio. So maybe he gets a Pokemon with a SE STAB against your main Pokemon. Like Grubbin for Rowlet and doge with Litten.

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>>26737437
This.

>>26737492
>Azurill
>Water-type

>>26737437
>Has pooplio
>Rival has Lit-ten
>Rival gets a Pichu that eventually evolves to Raichu to counter your mermaid shit.

>>26737437
this OP
don't tell me you are one of those fucking casuals that only uses their starter pokemon the whole game, instead of a ballanced team of 6 pokemon.

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>>26737492
>if you pick litten he might have an azurill
>mfw huge power azumarill in the final battles
>>26737516
>bug type SE against grass-type

Who gives a dick about the fucking rival? He could pick 3 pokemon that are strong against the starter and still get his fucking puss crushed. I'd be fine with doing away with a rival all together if it wasn't for easy experience points. I'm focused on gyms and e4. Maybe even the evil team a bit but they have been and prolly always will be a joke. Blue was the only rival worth noting ever so who gives a fuck about this island nigger. Plus that older pedophile dude is the strongest trainer on the island, so be prepared for that nigger.

>>26737603
>bug type SE against grass/flying*
>>26737571
It can learn some Water-type moves regardless.

>>26737360
why do you even play pokemon

>>26737219
It only matters if the starter can mega evolve.

>>26737737
I like the regions, the creatures, and the lore, and the game is pretty well-designed even if it's a bit easy

>>26737836
you just implied that being too easy is bad. so why would you think pokemon going off the deep end into becoming a baby hand-holding game is a thing nobody should care about?

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>>26737219
Having a pokemon with a type advantage against your starter and a stab move in what seems to be an early second in game battle make him already more challenging than most other rival at this point of the game.

>>26737836
>and the game is pretty well-designed
Yeah, if we were in the 90's.