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I'm planning to participate in the newly created Polish "Pokemon Online League" of sorts based on Radical Red game and on Showdown. And the stakes are high, as there's a chance that the best might join the now-forming Elite Four (or Elite... I don't know how many - as of right now there is Elite Two).
I've been playing on Showdown for a few days to sharpen my skills and to test new strategies and... yeah... OU and National Dex of Gens 7 and 8 aren't very "friendly" to me - except like, literally, 2, 3, maybe 4 players; all the others had at least 3 Legendaries/Mythicals/Ultra Beasts at their disposal, which is a huge problem because:
- That Pokemon League bans the usage of all Legendary and Legendary-like Pokemon (you can only use normal ones + Radical Red exclusives)
- Many of those Legendaries are so unique that I can't find any equivalent of them in standard fare
- Many of the Legends are broken and can hard-counter my strategies if I make ONE wrong mistake (and it doesn't have to be a mistake; just wrong lead Pokemon is enough). Trust me, not even Surging Strikes Floatzel is on their level.
And, yes, Doubles DO exist, but almost all battles are in Singles; and I've seen Gym Leaders and challengers use rather weird yet effective strategies, like end-game Special Sweeper Meganium.
UU tier and lower could solve the Legends problem... but many of the Pokemon I wish to use are in OU (or even Ubers; but still legal there), and that screws things up, in my opinion.
Eventually, I might just go YOLO there and test my luck and experience.
...welp...i'll contact ya if I finish it.