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The Lead Pokémon – Competitive Pokémon Guide
The Lead is, as I said before, a Pokémon that should ideally be picked last on your team. The reason for this is that not all leads will be suitable for all teams.
The purpose of a lead in my opinion is to start battle off to your rhythm. The lead does not necessarily have to be a speedy Pokémon, although a fast lead is always useful. What it does need to have however, is the ability to impose your will from the get go.
A good option for a lead is for it to immediately set up entry hazards, Pokémon such as Azelf, Infernape and even Metagross make for good leads, as they are either fast enough to set up entry hazards such as stealth rocks and spikes (which will damage your opponent for the rest of the game provided they don’t have a rapid spin user) or they are so bulky that they can take the hit with little to no fear.
Should you choose to run a weather team, you’d want a Pokémon that is able to set up the weather immediately, be it via a move or by an ability, such as drought. This is part of why Tyranitar makes for a very good lead, as it has the ability sand stream, which will immediately summon a sand storm, and it also has good bulk to withstand hits while setting up entry hazards that same turn.
However a great choice in my opinion is an Anti-Lead. What is an anti-lead? Well it’s a Pokémon that is used as a lead to counter your opponent’s lead. For example, Azelf is quite a popular lead Pokémon (although not as popular as it was a few years ago) and as a psychic type, it is weak to dark type attacks. So due to the amount you’ll see Azelf, a Pokémon like Weavile can make for a reliable choice as a lead which can KO your opponent’s lead and prevent them from establishing their rhythm in the game.
There are tones of Pokémon that can make for good leads, just make sure that they are right for what you need them to do, as a good lead can easily make or break your game plan.
Next time we’ll talk about the sweeper.
Disney Speedstorm, Gameloft’s free-to-play kart racer, will enter its latest season with a wintery backdrop of Arendelle. Let It Go will add Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff, and Hans as racers. As always, they’ll have unique moves and abilities.
Oaken and other musical movie crew members will be unlocked, along with a new Golden Pass. After fan feedback, the developer is rebalancing this aspect of the release so you can progress faster and unlock more rewards.
The developer also announced on Twitter that it’s lowering in-game shop prices starting today, and if you’ve paid for microtransactions, you’ll get a big payout. The French studio appears to be betting on this season’s success.
Adding non-Frozen characters Oswald, Ortensia, and WALL-E could also help. A comprehensive game update should bring back lapsed players and attract new ones. Will you challenge the kart racer?
Bungie has pulled a contentious $15 starter pack from Season of the Wish, which launched yesterday. The pack had a poor selection and was marketed to new players, which the community strongly opposed.
The starter pack proudly stated that players could “experience the power of build-defining Exotic weapons by instantly unlocking three of Destiny 2’s finest: Traveler’s Chosen, Ruinous Effigy, and Sleeper Simulant.” An exotic ship, a sparrow, a ghost shell, 125,000 glimmer, 50 enhancement cores, five enhancement prisms, and one ascendant shard are also included.
This offering may seem harmless to a new player, but Forbes’ Paul Tassi says, “You sort of have to be a Destiny 2 player to understand what an outrageously bad deal this is.” The Forsaken Pack, another Bungie release, includes two dozen Exotics, a dungeon, and a raid. It cost $20 and is now $5. It looks bad, from what we can tell.
Guardians retaliated with negative Steam reviews. They orchestrated the DLC page to include “Capitalism,” “Crime,” and “Psychological Horror” user tags, which is funny.
After Bungie pulled the pack, Redditor Grizz3d summarized the community response: “I don’t get how that starter pack was approved. What part of stealing from new players wasn’t going to result in community outrage? Bungie’s disconnect with players is shocking. I’m glad you got rid of the pack, but it’s disappointing that Bungie thought it was a good idea.”
This follows the Witcher 3 crossover armour sets, which look great but are expensive. Sony’s independent live service outpost is in danger due to a delayed expansion and studio layoffs.
Sony announced last year that it would plant trees for Horizon Forbidden West PlayStation fans who unlocked a simple trophy in the open-world game. This, in partnership with several charities, sought to protect the global environment and biodiversity.
Over a year later, it released a trailer showing its progress. The company has planted 600,000 trees worldwide, restoring 1,800 acres. More importantly, the gaming industry has planted 2.5 million trees worldwide.
Gaming is fun, but we must protect our world. Sony has taken steps to be more environmentally friendly, such as adding energy-saving features to the PS5 and shipping all its products in fully recyclable packaging.
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