Pokken Basics Chapter 1 Part 1: How to Play - Controls & Mechanics | Pokkén Tutorial and Guide

Pokkén Basics is a guide designed to help you level up in Pokkén Tournament and Pokkén Tournament DX! We'll start with building a foundation of fundamentals, then focus on strategy development.
Timestamps:
1:05 Objective
1:19 Controls
4:03 Command Counters and Command Grabs
5:23 Phases
6:36 Attack Triangle
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Pokkén Basics playlist: • Pokken Basics
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Music:
Earl's Academy- Pokemon Stadium 2
Follow Me- Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver
Follow Me- Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow
Viridian Forest- Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver
Poke Palego Night- Pokemon Sun/Moon
Resources:
The Apple BOOM frame data: docs.google.co...
Mitchel's Understanding Pokken Notations: • Video
Madluk Stance Thread: www.pokkenarena...
McDareth Blaziken Stance Video: • Pokken - Blaziken High...
Phase Shift Points Explanation shoryuken.com/2...
Throw Crushes: www.pokkenarena...
McDareth Dealing with Counter Attacks: • Strategies for Dealing...
External Video Sources:
Final Round XX: Ouroboro vs Toasty T16: • FRXX Pokken Top 16 - T...
Winter Brawl XI: BadIntent vs Cat Fight T8: • Pokken: Top 8: CatFigh...
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I am BadIntent, a competitive Pokken Tournament and former Pokemon VGC player. I've qualified for the Pokemon World Championships in 2010, 2014, and 2016 and my channel has a large archive of my tournament matches. I won two Regional Championships for VGC and I have consistently placed top 8 in Pokken events since the game's launch.
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[@rainermist2357]

Thanks for these videos. I just got Pokken a few days ago, and I'm excited to dive into it.

[@BadIntent]

If you have any questions, ask away down here!

[@obluestreakz8768]

can you low stance scizor's counter?

[@BadIntent]

OBluestreak Z yes! every character can except Blaziken, Garchomp, Machamp, Mewtwo, and Shadow Mewtwo

[@obluestreakz8768]

cool thx

[@BadIntent]

@June Lucario most likely. Drew lots of inspiration from Ryu. Pikachu a bit but more Lucario.

[@etin97]

Hey @@BadIntent, so I'm wondering why you're so insistent in saying that Pokken isn't like RPS? As a fighting game enthusiast I think RPS helps get people (new players) to understand the type of game a fighting game is: which is based on mix-up elements. I think it's much better to say "it's like a much more complicated version of RPS" or "it's like RPS with more options and needing to position yourself". I know you made this vid awhile ago, but just trying to help!

[@kickinitwithpoc]

As a fellow gamer. I support this channel out of love. Thank you for the much needed pointers.

[@trashketchum9782]

the Pokemon Battle Stadium 2 academy music gave me whiplash. i love it

[@youngthomasyorke4074]

Thanks for all your great and hard work! A must watch for us Switch newbies to the game.

[@BadIntent]

Thom Yorke thanks for the kind words!

[@joe_brown_production]

Awesome vid and start to what will be a great series! Can't wait for more tips so I can get better at Pokken. Thanks!

[@joe_brown_production]

I like Lucario, and I have a difficult time getting in on characters like chandelure, suicune, Gengar etc. I'd love to see something like "how to beat X character" or something like that.

[@BadIntent]

Thanks for the support! And yesss I've got a specific video planned for how to get in against all the different zoners. Excellent idea!

[@joligra]

You should totally have guests come on to talk about pokemon specific info!

[@BadIntent]

Hey good idea! Maybe I can have slippingbug on first lol

[@DaKlink47]

Really cool that you're doing this!

[@BadIntent]

Casual4Life thanks for checking it out!

[@JKSSN123]

Thanks for doing this! Cant wait for the next one. Never had a wiiu so this will help me a lot in preparing for the switch version when it comes out.

[@BadIntent]

JKS noneofyourbizness You're welcome! Next video likely on Tuesday, thanks for checking this out.

[@geers1518]

Omg the Pokemon Stadium 2 School track. 🅝🅘🅒🅔

[@prostars6909]

Very helpful and I love this video a lot. HELPED ME BEAT MY FRIENDS!

[@PAINZ歳話真]

dude can we move change moving setting to sticks

[@MM-rd4ch]

It's very useful thank you very much

[@Chirag6068]

how can i open menu

[@818marface]

Thanks

[@artfurret]

I use game cube controller for this game is that strange?

[@TheFloodFourm]

How am I supposed to know which attacks I can and cant counter?

[@BadIntent]

You can technically counter any attack that doesn't say counter pierce in the move list description. But some of them will recover too fast to hit. So that's just trial and error.

[@chaoskong2987]

does this apply to pokken tournament u

[@BadIntent]

yea

[@ShotMaker-vs1vq]

The atk triangle is gonna be a hard time for me

[@shado900X]

Hey guys, I'm an experienced fighting gamer that picked this up to play casually. I'm having a problem. I love and am really good at lucario and blaziken but i feel like i want to master one or two more pokemon. I've tried mewtwo and scizor and weavile to no avail. Is there any other pokemon that play similar to lucario or blaziken that I could get good at? Any advice would be appreciated! :)

[@BadIntent]

Thanks for stopping by! I play Blaziken also, and I think Empoleon has a similar overall gameplan and its pressure is even more dangerous. As for Lucario, Pikachu comes to mind. Both are good at controlling space mid-range in duel, but have to work harder in field. And both have very powerful pokes in Burst Mode and Burst attacks that go basically full screen.

[@Misanthropy83]

I wanted to watch this video because I can't do wall combo's even though I press the buttons in the order they say before I get a chance to press them all the picture stops and goes back like I didn't do it right, I've tried many times

[@BadIntent]

Give me an example of the combo you're doing and I can see what the issue is!

[@Misanthropy83]

it's the 4th tutorial and the bit about wall combo's land a wall combo I can do the first bit Right + Y, Y because it moves down to the next section which is Down + Y cancel Left + A I can't seem to do that or if I do it doesn't give me enough time and cuts out and resets

[@BadIntent]

Alright, sorry it's been taking so long to get this sorted out! Combo dojo, correct? Which character did you use? When I get back I'm going to try to record a small video to demonstrate and help out.

[@Misanthropy83]

thanks it would really help if you did a video of the 4th tutorial because the section on cancelling and wall combos I just don't get I don't know if I'm missing something or not pressing the buttons fast enough or correctly but it's so frustrating

[@BadIntent]

Misanthropy83 alright I'm back at my system and I can record. Which character's combo is this? if you have like a screen shot or anything I can see so I can replicate it I can do it today.

[@de7mon7eup85]

Whos here because getting the game free for a week and doesnt know how to play

[@xxspaghetxx9090]

I got Pokkén on the switch about a month ago, and I chose to main with Suicune... Kind of regret that, heh. Anyways, I am horrible at online. I didn't lose a single battle in game, including against Shadow Mewtwo, but when playing online I loose almost every battle, sometimes to getting stuck in my opponents wall combo, and others just due to lag. Do you have any suggestions for maining Suicune? Or should I just use a different 'mon?

[@BadIntent]

Since you're new to the game, it's expected to lose most of your matches online. I had about a 25-30% win rate for the first few months. I don't play suicune so I don't have too many specific tips, but focus on learning to zone in duel phase with mostly jY and 6X/5X. 2X is also a decent poke, and Suicune's CADC is one of the best in the game. General tips: -Get a LAN adapter if you don't have one to reduce lag -Play people in the pokken arena discord in long sets to improve instead of ranked matches. -Ask Allister in the Suicune discord for assistance.

[@chomperchronicles4016]

Really good guide series learned a lot from it I'm a darkrai main and watching you in pokken has really helped me allong the way so thank you

[@MrDreamcatcher2219]

Lucario does pu bu btw it was really helpful

[@118bone]

fellow wu shu enthusiast

[@camrenmadere5407]

10/10 very helpful. Thank you.

[@1braker]

Great vid BadIntent, but I noticed you forgot to link McDareths anti CA video in the description.

[@BadIntent]

Acegamer Good catch! I'll link it now! Thanks for checking this out dude

[@1braker]

BadIntent no problem, it was very well done! :D

[@Bellisald]

Thanks! I just got the game too and there aren't too many tutorials and guides on Pokken. Would you say Blastoise is easy enough to start with for a complete noob like me? I really like this Pokemon but I don't wanna buy his DLC now if I'll just end up dropping him for a more beginner-friendly character.

[@BadIntent]

yeah Blastoise is easy as far as execution and learning goes. It's harder to play at a higher level since you have to be knowledge about the other characters zoning tools, but it has a simple gameplan.

[@rofl_waffl]

Who else is here after the Switch Demo week for Pokken?

[@Taeboss1126]

How do you megà we volvea

[@moosh1512]

Thank you so much for these videos. Can't wait to get everything down and become a worth while player

[@BadIntent]

You're very welcome! Train hard!

[@A_Wispy_Cloud]

these vids are great

[@pokemoninstinct8506]

what are the controls if you use only one joy-con?

[@BadIntent]

the controls are in the same positions but the labeling is different. He's a picture example: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/433845426685214721/450460746199990274/Joycon_baby.png

[@MD-vs9ff]

Ah!!! The Stadium nostalgia is killing me!

[@BadIntent]

Ya I knew I absolutely needed to add Earl's Academy.

[@GoodSanic]

My main problem with controlling in this game is how sluggish and slow it feels at times it feels like the game is playing catch up with me every time I press a button it’s so annoying to play

[@hapahapahappy]

That's weird it doesn't feel like that at all to me

[@abhinavsrivastava71]

How to download

[@AMVhuntingSyndrom]

Hello, sometimes when I fight characters and attack them during their attack they glow red. My attack is coming out first so why is it not winning? For example i attack Mewtwo after i knock it down and its attack glows red and somehow he doesnt flinches from mine at that moment. Is that some different form of counter attack? i thought counter attacks only glow blue...

[@BadIntent]

AMVhuntingSyndrom Great question. That's Mewtwo's Psytrike attack. It has a different type of armor than counter attacks. Some people call it hit resist but most refer to it as "red armor". Certain attacks like Chandelure's Overheat, Mewtwo Psytrike, and Garchomp Burst attack have this property. Unlike counter armor, it can't be grabbed but it can only absorb a certain number of hits. You can use a counter piercing move to beat it clean or avoid it somehow by blocking or backdashing. I will go into more detail about armor in chapter 2!