What style do you use? Shift or Set?

[Randoms2]

As for myself, set or go home. I feel like shift cheats you out of any real challenge

[ReddestDream]

Set. Set all the way!

I also don't use healing items in battle.

Edited June 11, 2015 by ReddestDream

[Chilibunny]

Set for difficulty, absolutely. It should always be that way anyway.

[Helia]

Shift, too lazy to set it to Set.

Maybe add a poll?

[Exalted]

depends normal or nuzlocke if normal would usually go shift but will switch to set if in a mood to sweep some trainers

[Foamy]

Set. Why should I be given the one-sided ability to pre-emptively switch into a counterpick for my opponent's upcoming Pokémon? How is that fair for the opponent at all?

[Exalted]

Set. Why should I be given the one-sided ability to pre-emptively switch into a counterpick for my opponent's upcoming Pokémon? How is that fair for the opponent at all?

hummm a very good point but you may have forgotten that many NPCs love to lance out their strategies how is that fair then

[Lord Drakyle]

if by Set you mean don't switch out then yes I am a Set type of person, I setup my pokemon with moves giving them the ede to fight against weaknesses as well as stab from their own type matchup.

[Commander]

I generally play on Shift tbh. I feel Set would be more fair, but then I'd have to grind my mons up to higher levels than 1 or 2 levels below the weakest, use healing items more, and build better sets/breed. Shift is just more convenient and lets me get stuff done faster and create interesting challenges. Set is certainly more difficult, but I never cared to change it because trainer grinding is even more of a pain.

[Rezilia]

Since I manipulate the situation, I have to shift. Using set just makes switching moves totally haxor and ruins any chance of strategy.

[Foamy]

I generally play on Shift tbh. I feel Set would be more fair, but then I'd have to grind my mons up to higher levels than 1 or 2 levels below the weakest, use healing items more, and build better sets/breed. Shift is just more convenient and lets me get stuff done faster and create interesting challenges. Set is certainly more difficult, but I never cared to change it because trainer grinding is even more of a pain.

Well, you don't "have" to do any of those things. I beat Ciel with a team of Level 67 'mons, and I don't use Shift or any healing items at all. It's definitely not implausible.

hummm a very good point but you may have forgotten that many NPCs love to lance out their strategies how is that fair then

"Lance out their strategies?" I'm afraid I don't understand this phrasing.

[ShadowStar]

I prefer Set. Most of my Pokemon have good coverage anyways~

[Myst]

Set. It feels more natural.

[ShadowStar]

Set. It feels more natural.

Yeah it's like, I'm not Raven, it's not the future I can see.

[Zane0144]

I like to play with both. I mostly use shift when grinding, or just fighting normal trainers because it's more convenient, but I use set when fighting the important battles, like the gym leaders.

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