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ghost42 · 3/26/2009

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Pugsy posted on Jun 04, 2009 6:32:32 AM - Report post

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originally posted by ghost42

What does everyone know about mind games, prediction and surprise in battle?

Mind game's have won me a few battle's

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Bes posted on Jun 04, 2009 8:23:06 AM - Report post

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originally posted by ghost42

What does everyone know about mind games, prediction and surprise in battle?

They manage to kill me quite a bit.

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game_wiz_2008 posted on Jun 04, 2009 9:26:27 AM - Report post

with me i do the battle i only trust my feeling and not the mind games so i might as well try it should i?

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ghost42 posted on Jun 05, 2009 2:56:45 AM - Report post

I meant do you the concept?

All three are about controlling the battle and getting your opponent to do what you want them to do.

For example, if you have a Zapdos out at about half HP and your opponent switches in a Heracross you can assume your opponent will have a Choice Scarf and will use Stone Edge, that being said you can switch in a Tyranitar to take the attack and lose very little HP.
If you are correct your opponent will likely switch out to their other Tyranitar counter because attacking it with Stone Edge again will do very little (remember it has a Scarf so it is stuck using SE and can't use Close Combat), so you can use something like Substitute to make sure you survive a hit, and attack, another option will be to use Focus Punch to try to take as much damage as possible.

Here is a battle I had a while ago on shoddy, my opponent had decent Pokemon and I'm sure s/he knew how to make a decent team but take a look at what happens when you get predictable:

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originally posted by Shoddy

Rules: Ladder Match, Sleep Clause, Freeze Clause, OHKO Clause, Evasion Clause, Species Clause, Strict Damage Clause, Soul Dew Clause
Ghost42 sent out Sphere (lvl 100 Forretress ?).
erosis sent out MudBreaker (lvl 100 Swampert ?).
MudBreaker used Stealth Rock.
Pointed stones float in the air around the foe's team!
Sphere used Toxic Spikes.
Toxic Spikes were scattered around the foe's team!
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MudBreaker used Earthquake.
Sphere lost 23% of its health.
Sphere used Rapid Spin.
Sphere blew away the pointed stones!
MudBreaker lost 3% of its health.
MudBreaker's leftovers restored its health a little!
MudBreaker restored 3% of its health.
Sphere's leftovers restored its health a little!
Sphere restored 6% of its health.
---
MudBreaker used Stealth Rock.
Pointed stones float in the air around the foe's team!
Sphere used Toxic Spikes.
Toxic Spikes were scattered around the foe's team!
Sphere's leftovers restored its health a little!
Sphere restored 6% of its health.
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erosis switched in Mercury (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Sphere used Rapid Spin.
Sphere blew away the pointed stones!
It's not very effective...
Mercury lost 2% of its health.
Sphere's leftovers restored its health a little!
Sphere restored 6% of its health.
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Ghost42 switched in Oracle (lvl 100 Blissey ?).
Mercury used Flamethrower.
Oracle lost 20% of its health.
Oracle's leftovers restored its health a little!
Oracle restored 6% of its health.
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erosis switched in MudBreaker (lvl 100 Swampert ?).
MudBreaker was badly poisoned!
MudBreaker was badly poisoned by the Toxic Spikes!
Oracle used Softboiled.
Oracle restored 14% of its health.
MudBreaker is hurt by poison!
MudBreaker lost 6% of its health.
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Ghost42 switched in Sphere (lvl 100 Forretress ?).
MudBreaker used Stealth Rock.
Pointed stones float in the air around the foe's team!
MudBreaker's leftovers restored its health a little!
MudBreaker restored 6% of its health.
MudBreaker is hurt by poison!
MudBreaker lost 12% of its health.
Sphere's leftovers restored its health a little!
Sphere restored 4% of its health.
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erosis switched in Mercury (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Sphere used Earthquake.
It's super effective!
Mercury lost 98% of its health.
erosis's Mercury fainted.

I had a large advantage here so s/he forfeited.

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SwingLifeAway posted on Jun 05, 2009 4:58:12 AM - Report post

intresting anyways i've decided to add an aqua jet azumarill to my team

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Bes posted on Jun 06, 2009 9:41:53 AM - Report post

I'm breeding Chanseys (looking for Calm, Natural Cure, High IV's) and it's taking forever. I was lucky one day and caught a couple of Larvitar's on route 206!

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SwingLifeAway posted on Jun 06, 2009 9:55:53 AM - Report post

cool i don't have time to breed vaporeon anything else?

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Bes posted on Jun 06, 2009 1:37:43 PM - Report post

And yes, I use Mind Games quite a bit. Generally and unfortunately, it backfires on me. How to prevent it?

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