How I learn matchups in Pokemon

[@swelig7247]

I watch Vizually and he kinda got me into competitive but im still not good with types rip

[@NathanLikesChicken]

I screw up my type matchups every single day! Whenever in doubt use "/weak [pokemon name]"!

[@megaweavile2867]

I agree

[@skellingtron817]

i have most trouble with resistances, most commonly with what resists poison and ghost and what rock resists

[@adamslow934]

As a Gen 1 OU player, I think matchups are super duper interesting. There's so many little decisions you make in Gen 1 that really change the way the match goes. For example, Alakazam and Starmie actually do really well against the king of the tier, Tauros, as they outspeed it and can threaten paralysis, and if their Tauros is paralyzed but yours isn't, you gain a massive advantage. Really excited to watch this and hear what you have to say about matchups!

[@richnasty806]

Criminally underrated channel here

[@treyharshaw7276]

This is the actual truth. I just got into competitive Pokémon and just from watching this channel for a week I made a team that beats my friend’s teams and they’ve been playing for years.

[@nousername191]

Agreed. I wish I could show this channel to every new competitive player.

[@brayloncroom7807]

facts

[@Flinchwave]

One of the best Pokémon KZbin channels in the game, keep up the great work dude, these videos are super helpful no matter what you’re at on the ladder 🐐

[@lilrnx4843]

I honestly just watched a lot of false swipe gaming to learn matchups

[@coldore6734]

Same here

[@aaronzephyr4516]

I’m glad you made this video. My experience on the ladder is somewhat limited, so this is super helpful. I have the type chart down, but still struggle with individual Pokémon matchups.

[@JamvadAcademy]

Solid video 👍

[@NathanLikesChicken]

Thanks dude, means a lot coming from the academy prof himself 😁

[@gerardogutierrez4911]

I love how he explains stuff. I watch other pokemon channels and they don't explain much. I used to play competitive 4th and 5th gen but with school, didn't have time to catch up on current gens. I love how Nathan explains things with dedication videos and offers commentary. And he is always interesting to watch too

[@brayloncroom7807]

great tips bro, I think a lot of these tips are good enough to implement into my games on showdown, thanks so much dude!

[@austincosta4798]

Same dude new video man you are so thorough with these things man it is just ear candy. Some people have a pen and paper when they commute, I put on Nathan

[@regyoyobad4860]

Nice vid

[@Count_Istvan_Teleky]

Your audio sounds better Nathan! I don’t know if you changed anything and maybe it’s just me, but it sounded great this vid.

[@NathanLikesChicken]

Love to hear it! If you're referring to my last two videos, it's cause my expander was way too high and cutting me off every few words 🤦‍♂️

[@Count_Istvan_Teleky]

@@NathanLikesChicken I’m not sure bud, like I said it may just be me and I’m crazy but it sounded real good. I WAS listening with headphones in, but I still think it’s improved over your early vids dramatically.

[@TheShahed97]

DAAAMN 22 minute video. SPICY

[@jurdl222]

Excellent video!

[@ccn8863]

This was a lot of help for me thks Nathan

[@trobadour4991]

Nice video, subscribed

[@Aaron-th7xx]

Been skiing? Haha Also, just wondering, what do you do outside of pokemon? Are you a student or working? You seem to use some mathy concepts to explain things sometimes.

[@SilverScarletSpider]

I think Randoms really helps to teach the importance of match ups and wincons/losecons

[@chopinfanclub6672]

+2 252+ SpA Aurumoth Expanding Force (120 BP) vs. 72 HP / 252 SpD Astrolotl in Psychic Terrain: 540-636 (144 - 169.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

[@An_Entire_Lime]

what even are those things?

[@jis11]

5:14 you become faster so you can knock it t prediction free.

[@DerpySuX]

My favorite matchup is scarfed Spectrier VS Dragapult. Since Spectrier isn’t OHKO’d by Dragapult without choice specs/band, scarfed Spectrier is always advantaged in a matchup vs Dragapult

[@alextrandafir3476]

Really helpful thanks!

[@Mijzelffan]

I think pikalytics is better to look up what mons are running as it's updated on a monthly basis, smogon sets are all outdated and based on the Isle of Armor meta

[@user-oy7sh9uy2b]

I just memorized the type chart, and used a whole lot of experience.

[@MrPatrickbuit]

I’m surprised that Gallade is still in ZU. I thought it would get instabanned. It seems way too strong for that tier imo.

[@hunchho12]

syllvally bug sent me

[@TheGrapplingNinja]

What are your thoughts on not doing each mon against each mon for lead but just guessing who they’ll lead with and then choosing your lead like ur uber match I just kinda thought he was gunna lead with weavile and that was that

[@TheGrapplingNinja]

Actually I guess that is doing the same process but from ur opponents POV but some mons just look like leads haha

[@NathanLikesChicken]

there's actually a lot of merit to what you're saying. If your opponent is smart and looks at the matchups carefully, and they realize something weird like ferrothorn has a great lead matchup against all of your pokemon, they may go to it - but most of the time, your average showdown player is going to go to a bulky/fast pivot like tornadus, or start with their stealth rocker. If you simplify your matchups to look for a pokemon that does well vs their pivots and bulky rockers, thats also a great start

[@Lamentationsofapoory]

Finch sent me

[@NathanLikesChicken]

Oh dope! Which video?

[@linus6587]

@@NathanLikesChicken he linked this vid in a community post.

[@fulltimeslackerii8229]

@@NathanLikesChicken community post! Finch gang pull up!

[@ragpyldz1624]

Am I early? I am early. I AM EARLY!

[@pawouapproval984]

Just block the uppercut 4head

[@vitorfernandes651]

This is all pointless. Pokémon games are not far too easy for matchups to even matter.