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IanHvgc
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2024
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Taking Notes is OP (in VGC)
Today we're talking about how to take notes in Pokemon, and how you can get the most out of it while not detracting from your level of play!
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What is Balance in VGC?
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Today we're talking about what makes a balance team a balance team and analyze a set from the 2025 Sacramento regionals. Enjoy!
How Top Players Make Reads in VGC
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Don't 2nd guess yourself!!! In this video we're talking about how to make better reads, and how to get more "50/50" scenarios right when you're playing pokemon. Enjoy!
A Guide to Positioning in Pokemon
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Today we're talking about positioning, and giving you some tools to help get yourself into better positions in VGC!
How to Win on Turn 0 in VGC
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Today we're talking about how to lead better in VGC. Enjoy! DISCLAIMER: This is just my opinion. Pokemon is an EXTREMELY complex and nuanced game, and there are multiple ways to approach every aspect of it. This video is simply meant to help get your thought process started.
Great video, keep it up!
Don't you think there's also a good chance players like Wolfey consistently do well because of the fact that they are the best ones at avoiding situations where predicts are necessary? Of course predicting is always a thing in Pokémon, but I think what really makes a player great is the ability to avoid it as much as possible, because there are some situations when it actually does come down to luck. This is more of a singles example, but a 1v1 against a pokemon that has sucker punch (and can kill your pokemon with it) is basically a 50/50. You might even know what they other player plays like generally, but in situations like this one it's not uncommon for good players to just switch up what they usually do, so it ends up being as random as it can humanly be
@@nebulousnight Of course! The more you can avoid having to make reads, the better. But when both players are playing optimally, having to make reads is unavoidable. It's impossible to win a tournament without getting multiple reads correctly AND getting very lucky. The point of the video is that reads aren't always 100% luck, and your intuition is the *most* correct (not always correct) on read-based turns.
this video really helps me, thanks a bunch
Thanks for covering this topic! New to vgc and I was wondering how people approach it. With only a few videos, your channel has already been super helpful getting into it. Keep it up!
making a web chart or chart that connects pokemon together would be fun. one color of line would be strong against, and the other weak against. in terms of the meta pokemon for each regulation!!
I definitely need to start doing this
Sorry about the volume in this one, I will make future videos louder!
This is super helpful!
The goat speaks, I listen 👏🏼🤝🏼
Bro, can you have more sound there is lot of disturbances around my house
How do you determine whether a mon is +1, neutral, or -1 into an opponent’s mon?
It's a combination of the type matchup and also who would win in a 1v1 scenario. For example, Palafin is -1 into Amoonguss because grass resists water and Palafin can't get around spore + rage powder. Palafin is +1 into Incineroar because fire is weak to water and Palafin can KO Incineroar before it moves. Palafin is neutral into garchomp because their attacks hit each other for neutral damage and they trade evenly in a 1v1. Hope that helps!
you can also use intuition to assimilate and synthesize complexity, sometimes the game is just too complex and your sub-conscious mind has a better understanding of it than your conscious mind does (and maybe you don't have enough time too).
Great content man
Wanted to mention why Incineroar was such a great adjustment for Akhil in game 3. The only answers David had for Incin were Palafin and Pelipper, which Akhil saw he wasn't bringing due to them being weak to Archaludon. Akhil took a great opportunity to adjust to what his opponent was bringing and realized he didn't need to bring amoonguss for palafin, which is why he was able to win game 3 in such a dominant fashion.
Loved this! Learned a lot love the breakdown
Can confirm you were in fact screaming double Corv
This is a great explanation
VGC GOAT
This breakdown is super helpful!
Question! How do you take notes during your sets? That might be a cool video!
The intro killed me 😂
Absolutely LOVE you breaking all this down! I think it would be epic to see you play through a few games live and talk through what you are thinking, or would love to see more breakdowns like this
This is some epic advice! Love you getting into exactly how you look at leading! Does this change with if you are playing balance vs hyper offense?
I just can't get past the fact that 35% rock, 29% paper, and 26% scissor only adds up to 90%, what are the other 10% of players playing????
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It might just be me, but the audio in this video is so quiet that it's hard to hear even at 100% audio on my computer, I only need 20-30% for most videos. It's still audible and on different machines it might even be easier, but I do think the video is quiet
Very good vid
So important!
Investing at 56 subs 🔥🔥🔥
how do you handle “tera 50/50s” based on this mentality
will he tera into this earth power or stay the type that resists it
Tera situations like that are some of the closest things we have to actual coinflips right now. A lot of the time you just have to go with your gut and send it. Some tips: - They are less likely to tera if you have something that can pin the tera, even if it's not currently on the field. - They are less likely to tera the earlier the game is and more likely the more time has passed. Good players will generally try to hold on to their tera as long as possible unless they can decide the game immediately.
i love the illustrations Ian good video keep it up
off topic but ian is handsome
hey, just a recommendation, put something in the title or thumbnail that tells people this is a Pokémon video, I almost skipped it. great vid
Literally my dumbass was like " reads? Players making reads? Does he mean reeds like to play an instrument? " Then he said vgc and it all made sense
thanks for the suggestion, it's updated now
@@IanHvgc no problem man, these are some quality videos
It's not about playing the game but playing the other player
Damn,the recommended section bringing me sum good shit now
Im shook to hear rock is most common. I always felt like scissors was most common because its the last thing you say.
It comes out on frame 1 so rock is the best
Funnily enough this is why rock is best
I learned it depended on someones mood. I tested it by loosening up and making my little sister happy/comfortable for paper, then getting serious with my cousin for rock. It worked but I assumed it did heighten the chance. Regardless everything is still randomized and there's a chance that nothing will go your way. I've had video games where someone would never fall for something then the one time I switched it up, they also switched up. Humans aren't robots but we still have methods
@@delanireidlove this analysis
I think when u just say “ rock paper scissors “ without shoot people tend to use scissor because it’s the last thing your mind thinks but if shoot is added it changes
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Loved this, the rock paper scissors analogy goes hard
Heck yeah dude
Dropping more heat 🔥🔥🔥
Hello Ian i really LOVE your content, ur explanations are so easy to underdtand and u teach so valuable lessons ❤️❤️❤️
Cool video broski
Really well made video! Gonna take a look at your other videos 👍
Love the vid!
Great video, “win condition” and “preserving the win condition correctly” added to my toolbox
What a convenient, efficient and straight to the point video, keep up dude
So cool video!!
Boosting engagement and also assuring viewers that matchup counting two teams and identifying highest pressure leads all in 90 seconds is in fact difficult and will take time/practice
100% - 90 seconds is not a lot of time. This takes thousands of reps to master, and will become more natural the more you play. My advice is to start by just counting for the main offensive threats on your and your opponent's teams.
I LOVE IT
This is peak VGC content
So hyped! Hope to see more Vids!