>Try to think up cool builds without copying what other people are doing.
>My idea usually ends up pretty similar to smogon sets but slightly worse
How do I git gud at thinking up new strategies?
be him
>>31297709
>tfw my Hariyama has Poison Jab while everyone else is copying that Feint faggot
>>31297709
Smogon sets are good for a reason man. Some Pokemon can only really be used a few ways.
>>31297709
Shit man idk, I'm just a dog.
>>31297722
Using Pachirisu like that was nothing new, he was just the first guy with the balls to bring it to a tournament.
>>31297709
It looks better when you look at the nose like it's a mouth with teeth.
Even if I'm making a team with a specific gimmick or ruleset, I'm not really good at planning how the different team members should support each other beyond covering type weaknesses
>>31297709
You have to play a lot and be familiar with all of the basics of your target tier (common Pokemon and their sets, moves and their effects, what makes an EV spread good etc).
Also, you have to accept that some Pokemon are just way too 1 dimensional to do anything creative. You usually have to think of an idea first, then find a suitable Pokemon, not the other way around as I see a lot of people doing.
>>31297746
So your saying it doesn't matter who does it first as long as your the first to be seen doing it?
Think up a crazy moveset build
Beat someone yes SOMEONE with it
Record it on youtube
Voila
Pkmn master