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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.
Love Is a Long Road, the Tom Petty song in the GTA 6 trailer, saw a 36,979% stream increase after Rockstar’s reveal this week. Week-on-week Spotify data suggests that, but we’re sure it’s trending similarly on Apple Music and others.
Rockstar and the streaming service released an official Grand Theft Auto Radio playlist with six hours of hits from ZZ Top, Dr. Dre, Megadeth, and others. You can hear it here. Ever wanted to listen to Tom Petty this week?
This week’s Game Awards—what to expect? Geoff Keighley is keeping most announcements under wraps, but he has teased an update on Atlus’ long-awaited Metaphor: ReFantazio. The Persona team’s latest project may be released in 2024, according to rumors.
The title returned this summer after being revealed eons ago, but details are scarce. A new trailer should show more story, gameplay, and systems, as well as a possible launch date. Want to see more of this? The link will tell you when the Game Awards are.
If you play video games, you’ve probably played Skyrim, Bethesda’s decade-old open-world RPG. It’s become a meme after endless rereleases. The company wants to sell paid, player-created mods again after not getting the message from players.
Bethesda tested selling Skyrim mods on Steam in 2015, generously giving modders 25% of the proceeds. After Steam’s 30% platform fee, Bethesda would receive 45%, the “current industry standard.”. After fan backlash, Bethesda removed paid mods, and Steam refunded all purchases.
In subsequent years, Bethesda’s Creation Club added user-created content to Fallout 4 and Skyrim Special Edition, requiring that it not violate lore. Bethesda could also release official Creation Club content on PlayStation.
The developer revealed Bethesda Game Studios Creations and a major update for the oldest RPG today. Players can still upload free mods, but creators can now apply for the Verified Creator Program. Certified modders can charge for their work. Since paid moderators no longer have lore-friendly restrictions, expect chaos.
This is already upsetting the community, and the line between official Creation Club content and moderators is blurring. The fact that paid mods disable PlayStation Trophies but not free Creation content is a disaster.
What do you think of Skyrim’s sorry state? Still playing? How’s the PlayStation Creation Club content?
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