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Three Ways Ultra Sun And Moon Is Shaking Up Competitive Pokémon
Pokémon’s new competitive rule-set goes live in January 2018, meaning that players everywhere are devising strategies based on the new monsters and movesets available in Ultra Sun and Moon. Let’s talk about some of the biggest additions that will have a major impact on the way competitors approach tournaments.
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The 11-Year-Old Australian Who Is Dominating Competitive Pokemon
Pokemon may be marketed toward younger fans, but the most well-known competitors are adults. This year, however, the most impressive performance belongs to Nicholas Kan, an 11-year-old from Australia who makes Ash Ketchum look bad.
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Official Pokemon Tournament Only Allowed Monsters With Many Weaknesses
Source: Wikia Last weekend, the weak inherited the Pokémon world for an official online tournament. Much like last month’s Tiny Tournament, players could only use a subset of the game’s hundreds of options. The Weakness Cup’s restriction, as its name implies, only allowed players to use Pokémon with five or more weaknesses to the game’s…
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Nobody Thought Competitive Pokémon Player Would Win A 4 Vs 1, But He Did
Competitive Pokémon players usually forfeit matches with seemingly unbeatable odds. But the first day of the North American Pokémon International Championships is a perfect lesson in why never giving up can pay off.