Also, yes. The ACE range will have a solid 60% to 75% of battlers optimizing PVP tactics. Its rough out there I mean we see streamers shift the whole meta, so its not a surprise everyone knows counts and the such watching the same streamers they steal teams from

Yes. This is what matches from 1950-2300 look like.

i may be wrong, but i'd think even reaching ace makes you better than the majority of players. i'd honestly be surprised if more than 10% of the playerbase ever gets to veteran.

Gligar can handle swamp shockingly. You survive a hydro even on a shadow gligar and then just keep farming and aerial acing Normally you can force out the swamp or worst case it’s a soft lose and you took their shields

Man: Goes on 4 minute speech about why/how low ELO players are so good. 2 seconds later: 11:47

Without a doubt the increasing availability of educational material on the game is improving the general playerbase. You also rightly pointed out that the shrinking playerbase is consolidating quite a bit of skill in these brackets. Five season ago, I'd have low Ace players throwing on alignment constantly. Now it's rare. I had a game in OGL rotation at 2050 where their licki and dragonair threw on perfect timing against my 3t/4t mons. Quite something. Climbing this season has been a struggle for me. Usually I'm in Vet by now, and I'm struggling through the 2200s.

Just me Having a magnazone with FC Opponent swaps into walrein I go to crobat Lmao

Ok, I'm only halfway through but I firstly want to reassure you that I don't feel attacked, when you apologised for yelling and told me to take what you said and make it polite I had to pause the video because I was laughing so hard I couldn't see straight. So I'd like to apologise for the pain I have just caused you to experience in watching my matches. Now, my logic - I swap to the worse matchup because I don't want to KO their Gligar too quickly and be effectively locked into whatever they have in the back with my Froslass. It feels like sure, I take out one Pokemon in a good matchup, but in exchange they get to take out one Pokemon in a good matchup and they get the advantage of having more information about my team. If I make the matchup more neutral, I can win narrowly and keep switch, basically. ...is that not as smart as it feels? It's not, is it?

As someone who only started PVP last year, id say sticking with the same team, regardless of the meta of the ELO you are in, is beneficial purely to learn the match ups..

4:23 gotta master that under charge and farm down to threaten a shield. That can be the difference of a win or a loss. Also have a healthier Regi if you do farm it down for when the hard counter comes out and possibly get another charge move off. If you’re lucky maybe shield and get two moves. Point being: learn your under charges to be really good with Regi. Everything is bulkier and needs the right strategy

21:52 leaving yourself open for a catch

IVs strokin me out

Thanks Dan this team directly counters my team 😂 /s but still thanks for the showcase and analysis lol

That stress in Dans face in this one is hilarious 😂

I tried Regi in the lead in remix but despite “winning” lots of leads, I just found it clunky and unable to get the job done. Against a shadow charm A9, you can win in the zero shields and come out with a move, but you’re in the red and can easily be farmed down so if you need a steel for multiple mons, it just doesn’t cut it. Also re the Aerodactyl, I saw another KZfaqr face one in the 2700s so not just a low rank thing apparently.

I wouldn’t call everyone “tryhards” that term is inaccurate. I think it’s better to use something like “long time battlers” or “seasoned trainers.” Either way still love your raw content.

Love the english teacher example!

Thanks

I’d be veteran already if I didn’t get hard countered when I hit 2300. I swap teams then find another hard counter team. Do I just push through or keep adjusting for meta in different elo ranges?

What happens when you encounter a Typhlosion?

OMG I DIDN'T TURN OFF NOTIFICATIONS WHAT A GOOSE

Hi Dan! Just submitted to you 2 sets with a great league remix team! Would really apreciate if you can check them out. I want so much to improve my skills! Thanks you!

First? Wow