PKMN of the Week: Heracross
/My friend Andrew found a dead beetle under his bed recently.
If you know him, you can look up the picture on Twitter. The poor thing is lying on its side, just . . . dead.
There are so many different types of beetles in the world. In Asia, beetles are sometimes used for insect fighting - much like other types of animal fighting it is kind of gross. One of the most popular battlers, though, is the Rhinoceros Beetle. They can get pretty big - up to six inches - among the largest beetles in the world. They use the horn on top of their head to chase off potential rivals. Having recently learned this fact, I am going to start bringing a Rhinoceros Beetle with me when I go out on Saturday nights!
You've got a decent team. It wins you a few of your matches, so there isn't much to complain about. But, it isn't working quite like it should. Something is missing. I'm here to help you find out whatever that is. Making a team is hard, but sometimes revising a team is even harder. Here are three tips for improving on an already finished team. Buckle your idiomatic seat belts, folks.
Last week we talked about gimmicks, and how to turn one into a legitimate strategy. One section was about using "good" Pokémon to make your strategy work. However, you all know how much we at PKMNcast cherish using rarely used Pokémon, so I'm going to tell you how to make those odd-ball Pokémon into good Pokémon. Cue the silly chapter headings.
In my experience, most Pokémon battles are lost because of one of these three things: