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With BW season 1 almost over let’s take a look back and some of the battle styles presented during the Unova series.
First off I would like to not even dwell on Ash’s lack of sense in combat. I mean lately he’s been doing better and we see more DP Ash but still he has a long way to go or at least stick to the style of battle he’s been using all along. I think his worst battle sense was during the 4th gym battle where he was way too cocky and freaking out like a “little kid.”
Cilan has an interesting battle style where he “tests” a Pokemon’s ability and connection with its trainer, but after he evaluates them he goes in for the finisher. I’d say his downfall is that he talks too much and gives his opponents useful tips that some actually take into consideration during battle to take him down.
I’d say Pansage is his best example in this case; he likes long range attacks and starts off most battles with Bullet Seed to test his opponent’s reflexes. That’s my observation on his style; Solarbeam is more of a trusted finishing move. Dig is used for surprise attacks and defensive tactics, while Bite is rarely used but a nice close range attack.
Bianca has an all or nothing style of battle where her opponents better be able to take some hits or else they will fall in an instant. Like Barry, she’ll freak out when she fails an attack or she overestimates her Pokemon’s endurance like Emboar. I mean constant attacks from a Pokemon that isn’t fast like that almost led to her downfall.
These are just a couple of trainers with battle styles I found worthy of note. What other BW characters do you think have interesting battle tactics?
First off I would like to not even dwell on Ash’s lack of sense in combat. I mean lately he’s been doing better and we see more DP Ash but still he has a long way to go or at least stick to the style of battle he’s been using all along. I think his worst battle sense was during the 4th gym battle where he was way too cocky and freaking out like a “little kid.”
Cilan has an interesting battle style where he “tests” a Pokemon’s ability and connection with its trainer, but after he evaluates them he goes in for the finisher. I’d say his downfall is that he talks too much and gives his opponents useful tips that some actually take into consideration during battle to take him down.
I’d say Pansage is his best example in this case; he likes long range attacks and starts off most battles with Bullet Seed to test his opponent’s reflexes. That’s my observation on his style; Solarbeam is more of a trusted finishing move. Dig is used for surprise attacks and defensive tactics, while Bite is rarely used but a nice close range attack.
Bianca has an all or nothing style of battle where her opponents better be able to take some hits or else they will fall in an instant. Like Barry, she’ll freak out when she fails an attack or she overestimates her Pokemon’s endurance like Emboar. I mean constant attacks from a Pokemon that isn’t fast like that almost led to her downfall.
These are just a couple of trainers with battle styles I found worthy of note. What other BW characters do you think have interesting battle tactics?
