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<noinclude>{{All Game Nav|game=Pokémon/ | <noinclude>{{All Game Nav|game=Pokémon/Competitive battling}}</noinclude> | ||
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 into learning the art of battling Pokémon. You cannot consider every factor in this guide when creating your team, but the strategy is to use as much of the below information as you can. The more you use, the better battler you will be. | 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 into learning the art of battling Pokémon. You cannot consider every factor in this guide when creating your team, but 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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Competitive Battling is an art that many have discovered. This does not include beating the game and become "the Pokémon master". This instead focuses on player(s) vs. player(s) battles. To experienced players, beating the game does not make you a Pokémon master, because the game is 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. | Competitive Battling is an art that many have discovered. This does not include beating the game and become "the Pokémon master". This instead focuses on player(s) vs. player(s) battles. To experienced players, beating the game does not make you a Pokémon master, because the game is 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. | ||
This guide will cover all the generations, but it's best if you know what they are. # The First Generation is comprised of [[Pokémon Red and Blue|Red, Blue and Yellow]], also called RBY (the Japanese-only [[ | This guide will cover all the generations, but it's best if you know what they are. # The First Generation is comprised of [[Pokémon Red and Blue|Red, Blue and Yellow]], also called RBY (the Japanese-only [[Pokémon Green]] is also in this category). | ||
# The Second Generation consists of [[Pokémon Gold, Silver | # The Second Generation consists of [[Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal]], usually called GSC. | ||
# The Third Generation consists of [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | # The Third Generation consists of [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire]] as well as [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen|FireRed and LeafGreen]], called RSE and FRLG respectively. | ||
# The Fourth Generation consists of [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]], called DP. | # The Fourth Generation consists of [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]], called DP. | ||