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First, I would like to describe the work below. This section can be skipped, but it might be interesting to read. This work is a compilation of my five years of Pokémon knowledge, and I will try my best to convey this information to the younger generations when I retire. I consider myself to be a good Pokémon battler, but not in any case the best. Even chess engines creators consider themselves mediocre chess players when they write programs that beat grand masters, and I shall use this case to justify my ability in writing this guide. With the right knowledge, patience, and creativity, anyone who reads this guide can greatly improve their battling abilities, and possibly even beating me. I will however give you a fair warning. To many people, this guide will be boring if you're not committed into learning the art of battling Pokémon. I will admit that even I cannot consider every factor in this guide when creating my team. The strategy is to use as much of the below information as you can. The more you use, the better battler you will be.
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(Note that all articles starting with [Pre Gen V] are out of date and we are working to update them with Generation V Information)


Pokémon Competitive Battling is an art that many has discovered. This does not include beating the game and become "the Pokémon master." This guide will focus on player(s) vs. player(s) battles, for which this guide was designed to do. It might be harsh to say this, but beating the game does not make you a Pokémon master, because the game is truly programmed for eight years olds to beat. When taking the skills you know to reach over battlers all over the world, you will learn the wondrous and complex beauty of Pokémon battling and you will recognize the many strategies it uses. If Nintendo were to make a Pokémon game for the sole purpose of connecting to people online, then I would truly think that its genre should be Strategy, not Role Playing.
This work is a compilation of many tactics common to the core [[:Category:Pokémon|Pokémon]] games. With the right knowledge, patience, and creativity, anyone who reads this guide can greatly improve their battling abilities. To many people, this guide will be boring if you're not committed to learning the art of Pokémon battling. You cannot consider every factor in this guide when creating your team, but the strategy is to use as much of the following information as you can. The more you can use, the better battler you will be.


This guide will cover all three generations, but it's best if you know what they are. Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow versions consist of the First Generation, also called RBY. Gold, Silver, and Crystal versions consist of
Competitive Battling is an art that many have discovered. This does not include beating the game and becoming the Pokémon League Champion. This instead focuses on player(s) vs. player(s) battles. To experienced players, beating the game does not make you a Pokémon master, since the game is created for younger kids to beat. When taking the skills you know to a level that allows you to compete with battlers all over the world, you will learn the wondrous and complex beauty of Pokémon battling and you will recognize the many strategies it uses.
the Second Generation, usually called GSC. And finally, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Fire Red, and Leaf Green consists of the Third Generation, which are called RSE and FRLG separately. When I refer to a ___ Generation, then you should know which versions I am talking about.


Finally, I have decided to make this guide public. It would be nice to give me credit for this guide, but you can put it on your websites or send it to your friends without asking me for permission. Although I do not encourage plagiarism, my goal is to have as many people read this guide as possible. Therefore, I will be happier knowing that people will read this, not being busy enforcing who has what on whose site(s). As a final note, I am happy to say that I wrote this with the least amounts of typos possible and I use the most correct English grammar that I know. I'm really tired to reading guides that are full of errors, so consider this my gift to your eyes and brain.
This guide will cover all the main series games, from all generations;
# The First Generation is comprised of [[Pokémon Red and Blue|Red, Blue]] and [[Pokémon Yellow|Yellow]], also called RBY (the Japanese-only [[Pokémon Green]] is also in this category).
# The Second Generation consists of [[Pokémon|Gold and Silver]] as well as [[Pokémon Crystal|Crystal]], usually called GSC.
# The Third Generation consists of [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|Ruby, Sapphire]] and [[Pokémon Emerald|Emerald]], along with [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen|FireRed and LeafGreen]] (referred to as RSE and FRLG respectively).
# The Fourth Generation consists of [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|Diamond, Pearl]], and [[Pokémon Platinum|Platinum]], as well as [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver|HeartGold and SoulSilver]] (called DPP or DPPt and HGSS, respectively).
# The Fifth Generation consists of [[Pokémon Black and White|Black, White]], [[Pokémon Black and White 2|Black 2, and White 2]], being called BW and B2W2, respectively.
# The Sixth Generation consists of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, along with Pokémon OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire  being called XY and ORAS, respectively.
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Pokémon/Competitive battling | Table of Contents | Gameplay | Walkthrough

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(Note that all articles starting with [Pre Gen V] are out of date and we are working to update them with Generation V Information)

This work is a compilation of many tactics common to the core Pokémon games. With the right knowledge, patience, and creativity, anyone who reads this guide can greatly improve their battling abilities. To many people, this guide will be boring if you're not committed to learning the art of Pokémon battling. You cannot consider every factor in this guide when creating your team, but the strategy is to use as much of the following information as you can. The more you can use, the better battler you will be.

Competitive Battling is an art that many have discovered. This does not include beating the game and becoming the Pokémon League Champion. This instead focuses on player(s) vs. player(s) battles. To experienced players, beating the game does not make you a Pokémon master, since the game is created for younger kids to beat. When taking the skills you know to a level that allows you to compete with battlers all over the world, you will learn the wondrous and complex beauty of Pokémon battling and you will recognize the many strategies it uses.

This guide will cover all the main series games, from all generations;

  1. The First Generation is comprised of Red, Blue and Yellow, also called RBY (the Japanese-only Pokémon Green is also in this category).
  2. The Second Generation consists of Gold and Silver as well as Crystal, usually called GSC.
  3. The Third Generation consists of Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, along with FireRed and LeafGreen (referred to as RSE and FRLG respectively).
  4. The Fourth Generation consists of Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, as well as HeartGold and SoulSilver (called DPP or DPPt and HGSS, respectively).
  5. The Fifth Generation consists of Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, being called BW and B2W2, respectively.
  6. The Sixth Generation consists of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, along with Pokémon OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire being called XY and ORAS, respectively.

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