>watch people play Pokemon competitively >everyone is using

>>31959714
*what's the point
Forgive me, I cut my hand open today.

>>31959714

there would be a point if gamefreak actually cared, or even knew how to balance their own game.

inb4hurrdurrnoteverypokemonhastobegud!

But that doesn't mean we should have shitters like Beautifly and Delibird, which are completely outclassed by other shitmons.

It's unfortunate but you'll have to look at lower tier matches if you want variety.

>>31959714
try watching Smogon instead of Battle Spot or VGC.

>>31959714
It's a competition; people play to win, not to have fun. Most of the time anyway.

Besides, that's kinda what happened when only eight out of those 800 are viable.

>>31959777
>people play to win, not to have fun.
you make it sound like it's the players fault when in reality you have to use certain mons/strategies to even be able to do anything

>>31959714
Stop watching trash like VGC and get into Smogon Tiers, at least they provide more watchable matches.

>>31959714
I don't really understand the meta.
If they're going to only use the same sets of Pokemon, and ban moves they don't like, then why don't they just create some generic turn-based fighting game?

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>>31959903
I did? My apology.

I meant to say that, as you pointed out, there are a limited number of combination of 'mon/strategies if one wants to move anywhere in competitive stage.
It's more like "it can't be helped" than "it's the player's fault".

>>31959777
pokemon shouldn't be taken seriously that's the problem

>>31959959
Game Freak themselves are trying to turn it into esports

>>31959959
>IT'S JUST LE GAME ECKS DEE?!?

>>31959959
Gamefreak seems to disagree

>>31959959
>Pokemon shouldn't be taken seriously
then what the fuck have we all been doing for 21 years