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The Support – Competitive Pokémon Guide
Like I said in my last article, your wall can usually be a very good support Pokémon. The purpose of the support Pokémon is to serve a job similar to the annoyer, using non-damaging moves but to do it with the purpose of aiding your team and your overall strategy.
Support can come in a lot of different forms. The two biggest support strategies that come to my mind are that of the hazard setter and the cleric.
In my last entry I mentioned the SkarmBliss and how it made for a great defensive core (and indeed still does). Part of what made the SkarmBliss combo so effective was that both walls were able to provide different types of support, with Skarmory being used as the hazard setter, and Blissey being the cleric.
Skarmory can come in, set up stealth rocks and spikes and then absorb hits while using whirlwind to force your opponents Pokémon out, forcing them to take damage from the entry hazards. This would break focus sashes and abilities like sturdy along other things that can prevent a Pokémon from getting one hit KO’d and it also would gradually wear the team down over time, making it easier for your offensive Pokémon to KO your opponent.
Blissey on the other hand would use moves like wish to heal your team, and heal bell to remove status problems (poison, burn etc.) from them, all the while soaking up damage and healing itself.
In the current Meta-Game SkarmChan would probably be the more effective combination. There are more Pokémon that can be used in these sorts of roles; Umbreon, Vaporeon and Audino make for good clerics and Pokémon such as Heatran are able to fill out roles similar to Skarmory with access to stealth rocks and roar.
What you should keep in mind however is that your opponent will likely have a wall too and that is why you need to read my next entry where I cover the Wall Breaker.
Sonic Frontier’s third and final free DLC update, The Final Horizon, is frustrating some players with its difficulty. Some say it’s Sonic’s hardest gameplay ever.
Many players complained about this unexpected difficulty spike in a 12-page GameFaqs forum post called “This DLC is way too hard” (thanks VGC). One of the main complaints about Sonic Frontiers was that it was too easy, and Team Sonic overcorrected, which makes it surprising.
Final Horizon, the last free update, let players play as Tails, Knuckles, and Amy and complete a variety of optional challenges, which is the challenge. Many are breaking down after a vertigo-inducing tower that requires pixel-perfect platforming without checkpoints, apparently inspired by viral Twitch hit Only Up!
Have you tried Sonic Frontiers Final Horizon DLC? Is it really that hard, or has Sonic always been the Dark Souls of mascot platformers?
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s cinematic trailer appeared suddenly as the wait seemed endless. It shows us that together, we can overcome anything.
The scene is surprisingly sad, with flashbacks to each Spider-Man’s tragic past. As property damages mount, Peter and Miles have emotional internal monologues while fighting Venom.
Venom appears to be about to lose when he realizes they can be stronger together before the scene fades to black. We won’t know how this story ends until Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 launches exclusively on PS5 on October 20.
Do you think teamwork makes the dream work? Should you see more of Insomniac’s latest or are you sold?
A new trailer featuring Aleks Le’s fearless protagonist S.E.E.S makes Persona 3 Reload more real. Atlus promises weekly character tributes, so get excited. Our stoic protagonist, who will be playable on PS5 and PS4 when this remade RPG releases on February 2, is introduced well.
We’ve accepted playing without our favorite character and are starting to like Reload. The setting, story, and cast have always been great, and the more we learn about the proposed changes, the more we want to return to Tartarus.
With Persona 3 Reload, where are you? Did you play the game before or is this your first time?
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