What Character Should I Pick? | Pokken Tournament DX | Evil Thoughts

[@moonwalker-t3u]

Honestly, Pokken is probably the most balanced fighting game. Literally, any character can be used and they would place high based on skill alone! All characters are viable.

[@BadIntent]

Absolutely

[@peetah9717]

I dont think so. I always play with spammers and i cant defeat them with any character

[@Libramelon]

@@peetah9717 then you're just bad at adapting

[@projectgarchomp2380]

There are a few characters that can null most spammers; for example; Garchomp can use dig to go projectiles, Decidueye can glide over some, and, if I’m correct, Mewtwo, has a way to nullify certain projectile spammers! Now; if your dealing with some guy that’s constantly using the same BnB combo Machamp, I’d reccomend keeping your distance and trying to find an opening; like if one part of the combo has more startup or end lag that you can take advantage of?

[@EmeraldCaveKing]

@@peetah9717out spam them or out zone them?

[@wildin1170]

I started the game as Gengar. I haven’t played anyone other than Gengar. I regret nothing...

[@iceoverload4723]

Thank you so much it was very helpful now I know how I will find my main I just subscribed. And also that talk about others opinions affecting mine really gave me a new look on the gaining community because I was playing valorant and I chose Kay-oh and a guy bullied me for it.

[@girlweird833]

The part about tiers and how you placed so well with SM2 and Blaziken was awesome

[@BadIntent]

ay thank you!

[@dualdeathlucario4535]

To me this question that is a no brainer. I mean pick your favourite Pokemon. If your favourite is not in the game then there is bound to be one you like when you pick up the game

[@BadIntent]

yep there's tons of archetypes for almost anyone

[@yungmuney5903]

DualDEATHLucario Too bad i don't really like any of these pokemon all that much

[@ilovepersona3]

I know this comment is old, but i still play pokken and i main sceptile. I love his playstyle and he is up there in my fav pokemon

[@tec212]

Excellent advice, I second this stance, because when you learn, battle, and win with a character that you like, it just makes victories all the sweeter. I knew as soon I saw scizor's reveal, that I'd main him in an instant.

[@BadIntent]

Nothing beats connecting with a character!

[@RagdollArtwork]

This is exactly the method I used. I didn't even bother to try out the rest of the cast, because as soon as Sceptile was revealed as a playable character I chose him to be my main. I didn't even know how he played, he's just my favorite pokemon.

[@BadIntent]

That's the way to go! Even if the play style didn't work out, there are lots of great options in this game

[@liampleurodon8831]

Yeah, same goes when i saw garchomp in pokken

[@aggis3237]

I tested literally every single character through and Shadow Mewtwo was just insanely fun to play. Sure, you might die to one mixup but I like playing with big guns. Gengar is something I'd like to learn too but I guess he's way too difficult for me to pick up. Also as you mentioned Garchomp, holding X was just pain in the ass and keybinding it to like L button seemed just unnatural. I love SM2 and I'm going to stick with him. Anyway, great video! Picking your favourite Pokémon is perfectly good reason to choose a character in Pokkén. I love videos like this one!

[@BadIntent]

yes even for me remapping X was quite unnatural feeling. glad you enjoyed and keep leveling up that SM2!

[@PhJa216]

I very commonly find people dogging on croagunk in tier lists yet i constantly do well with it. Tier lists don't mean bupkus.

[@galaxybrain3259]

You know what’s funny? I started a hot blooded garchomp main and I came out pulling off 270 damage release x combos by the end of my second month playing. Zero regrets starting with such a difficult character, being a blender with jet engines and teeth is the most fun I’ve ever had in a fighting game.

[@ShonenAgus]

There's a huge "pick your fave Pokemon" trend in Pokken and forums are filled with comments like "I play X cause he's been my favourite since first gen" but I think it's healthier for new competitive (AKA wishing to rank high or win tournaments) players to approach the game as a blank slate. Easier said than done because the roster is full of beloved characters that carry emotional significance for Pokemon fans. I think your technique of picking a favourite and then seeing if the playstyle matches is great, but it's important to know when to let a character go. I love Gengar but I win with Mewtwo, for example.

[@BadIntent]

yes I think it's great even if you love a character to at least try out others. And it helps you to stay sane while you master characters that are very complex such as Gengar.

[@fourteeneyes6514]

Omg u have to be kidding me xD i was literally searching for a video on picking a character yesterday xD nice timing dude xD

[@BadIntent]

glad i put it out!

[@minionmunch5610]

I started playing Pokken on the Wii U, and I was a Charizard main because he was fun. Now I play a silly frog in DX because he is fun

[@PhJa216]

Let's go silly frog

[@antonioschiavone3811]

My favorite charatcter is weavile, yes he doesn't make a lot of damages but that smile.....aaahh

[@jamesclews233]

Tier list is partly opinion but they are also a good indicator of the characters strength void of player skill, that said it shouldn't influence your pick but it also shouldnt be an excuse if you loose, since you had the same choice. Final note "good" characters can only carry you so far after a certain "thresh-hold" its timing, decision making, skill and overall experience that will carry you the furthest.

[@MisterVictini]

Although Victini, my favorite Pokemon, is only available as a support, I believe that set is very useful for when I use my main Aegislash

[@BadIntent]

Yeah Victini Aegislash is incredibly strong. A great pick for it offensively and defensively

[@Snowpointvgc]

This was an awesome vid, I really loved it keep up the good work 😊 I'm not really good at Pokken, I've put about 70 hours into DX mostly playing Scizor and I love his Bullet Punch > Bug Bite command grab and I've been mucking around with Gardevoir and Aegislash, I play semi competitively but mostly casually. 😊

[@BadIntent]

Thanks, mostly casual is all good. The game is super fun at different levels of play. Gardevoir sounds like a dope choice!

[@bazzam429]

I think empoleon is actually pretty good, I've went undefeated the entire game with it

[@AMVhuntingSyndrom]

I agree play who you want to play. Doesnt change the fact that some characters are easier to win with and give more reward for the same or even less amount of time invested into them or simply have a ton of nice MUs / lack of painful to play MUs.

[@BadIntent]

I think the bad MUs is the biggest concern, Pokkén has many lopsided matchups

[@queelsh2410]

I respect this so much. I decided to pick up the trail of the game that is currently available just to test it out. I played a bunch of characters but stuck with Croakunk (don't ask why). I was curious to see what people thought of him regarding power. Decided to look up a tier list. I saw so many ppl say it was a trash character, and bottom tier. Asked a friend and they recommended me this video. Gotta say. I respect this video, and this man.

[@ellyjockey6164]

You know, what you said was the easy part is where I struggle. I can't bear choosing Lucario over Braixen and vice versa, so deciding what looks good to me becomes a dilemma where I can't figure out who I want to represent my style. I'll be envious either way, but choosing two characters to start with just seems unhealthy for helping myself get used to playing competitively. Unfortunately, this video didn't answer my problem.

[@BadIntent]

Believe it or not, I started with two characters also. I played Shadow Mewtwo at the beginning but then I discovered Blaziken after a bit. Learning two characters to start is ok. If you want the simpler of Lucario and Braixen, Lucario is simpler. But Braxien teaches better field phase in my opinion.

[@ellyjockey6164]

@@BadIntent Another observation: When I was testing combos with Braixen, I noticed that her style provided me with more character-specific technique to work on, which is what I usually practice when I'm testing characters. I guess I love having character-specific skills to work on, which Braixen provides. Her combo potential in Duel Phase is nutty, and like in Field Phase, she has ways to confirm into her Burst Attack. But all in all, I've decided on Braixen at the moment, because I love how in-depth her kit is. Tip: An enhanced Fire Spin (By Sunny Day or Synergy Burst) will send opponents into the sky, allowing Braixen to convert into a 6Y (8Y in Field Phase) or her Burst Attack. I've also discovered another Field Phase combo: 5Y > Fire Blast > Burst Attack. It's inconsistent due to the tight timing and requiring you to be at a specific distance, but it definitely hits hard (as far as Field Phase combos go).

[@kenmas_nintendo_switch5699]

thanks this has helped me play Weavile

[@ssbuterbal]

i have a connection with machamp because he has a lot of interesting combos that deal tons of damage and are easy to pull off.

[@BadIntent]

yea champ is a crazy powerhouse

[@Salamastradon6885]

Just started playing this game and I found your videos, love the content and you got yourself a sub ❤️

[@omeganame401]

im brand new to pokken and this helped me a lot, thanks dude!!

[@slickl9608]

Really like this video. This is why I chose Weavile originally, but I just completely suck at the button combos for the ice move. So I switched to Machamp who I am far better at.

[@Winteraesthetik]

I started out with Gengar since it is my favourite pokemon in the roster yet quickly noticed it was unsuitable for my low skill level/knowledge of the game. Switching to Weavile made me enjoy the game much more. Are there other characters aside from Gengar and Garchomp that are on the higher end on the complexity scale?

[@BadIntent]

yeah i had the exact same experience with Gengar. Charizard is like that at the mid-high level but not so much when you start. Darkrai too. So mostly just Gengar and Chomp

[@owenmurphy924]

Tbh, before viewing this video, I had seen tier lists and was considering switching my main to lucario. You have convinced me that I should keep going with blaziken, especially since I have put the most time into playing that character.

[@nachti6251]

My first character was Lucario. He's one of my favourite Pokemons in the game. Later on, I began a restart of the whole game. There I started with Blaziken. I always thought, that being a very strong player is to be good with EVERY character in the game. How wrong I was. In the end, my 2 mains enden up being Lucario and Blaziken together. They may have pretty simple movements and combos but I regret literally nothing. From there, it was constant training and sometimes heartbreaking moments but it paid of. Good luck to you man in the future and now. :)

[@marcostaffiere6110]

I want to get into pokken and be a Croagunk main as he is my favourite Pokémon! Is he tough for beginners like I heard some people say?

[@BadIntent]

Croagunk is hard because of his combos and overall it has to work hard to execute its gameplan against strong players. But as a beginner, if you stick to easier combos and are playing people mostly at your skill level, you will be okay.

[@scrinky]

Thanks I’ve been thinking about shadow mewto because every one said it was good but I have a strong bond with Charizard and he’s amazing at grabbing

[@kevin_1684]

Im still trying to find my main, i got this game today for my 15th birthday and i love it. I already had pokken tournament but not the DX version. I played with all characters already and croagunk, darkrai and decidueye are my favorites

[@marcostaffiere6110]

For 3 on 3 who do you all play I do Croagunk Sceptile Pikachu Libre

[@kqijiz.3578]

I really enjoy the characters braixen and pikachu libre so I went ahead and played a lot of them. I chose to play braixen because I really enjoyed her style of playing with her Projectiles. Pikachu libre I really don't know why I chose to play her she just seemed so cool looking.

[@someguynamedtom2111]

I play Decidueye, Scizor and Charizard Charizard is my most comfortable character because putting pressure on shields and them just grabbing them is great, but Scizor is fun with his pressure and swords dance buffs and decidueye has nice corner pressure so if I’m fighting someone who easily gets put in the corner is great for decidueye and he has some nice combos in duel phase

[@Giranite]

I'm a Charizard main and the slow speed in combos is a pain but my sister played the game for a day and got the flow of Garchomp in an hour

[@instinctfan23]

Came here bc there's a free trial for NSO users rn until 8/4 (4.8. for all the EU peeps here) and let's be real, this is the *only* viable way too choose in Pokken Tournament DX. Maining Decidueye and holy crap he's fun as hell, shadow arrow/spirit shackle blocks support for a bit and his moves are just gorgeous! 😍

[@ashy_asakura]

I don't care how bad or how good a Pikachu libre is I still main her she was my first Pokemon card so I feel like I have a bond with her also going to main in ultimate like if you feel like you have the same bond

[@tswaggy8524]

Just started playing and chose to play as Weavile and have found it to be the best for me but all the characters are pretty fun to play

[@thecrescentkai8852]

I've been playing Blaziken since I got the game, and tiers seem to not matter since I can beat a Mewtwo player.

[@danielrivaldo6584]

You are so fucking right I main a low tier in Smash Bros, wich is Bowser Jr. and i just play him because i like everything about him and do great with him

[@ch1ckenfryguy]

Idk if you did this already or plan on making it a series of vids but maybe do a quick breakdown of each character and give complexity and playstyle and all that jazz

[@BadIntent]

Dat sounds like a lot of work homie. I will consider it!

[@ch1ckenfryguy]

No pressure just a suggestion u been doing great so far

[@superlenpants]

Very good video my friend keep it up 😁👍 I love machamp

[@toysbreaker]

Cant agree more abt the tire list!

[@wasabishrimp9364]

I just pokken yesterday night in my switch so far i like blaziken the most

[@dingding12321]

Smash Bros. Melee has some characters that are awful, and it's completely obvious that they're awful. Whenever you're wondering if the character you play isn't viable, ask yourself: "is this character as bad as Kirby or Bowser in SSBM?" A fair alternative: "is this character as bad as Zelda, Link and Ganon (aka the Triforce Tier) in Brawl?". If they aren't, chances are you can win tournaments with them. Heck DJNintendo won an SSBM local with Bowser anyway lol.

[@jakk2631]

From what I seen I think chandelur or garchomp (but owl boy and gecko I like more in My heart since there my starters of choice)

[@jaylenhare6977]

I know its about which pokemon you like but before I get the game what character is supposed to be played aggressive?

[@He.wrote.danger]

I dont even have this game YET...but ima main scizor

[@nathanspector8442]

I use Chandelurer and I think it may be my favorite Pokemon because of this game. Its really fun to play, even if it might not be high tier

[@josepho3364]

I had to search hard through the comments for another Chandelure main. It may not seem top tier, but it has nasty combos and one of the best ranged attacks in the whole game imo.

[@Marcopolo9]

I love playing blaziken, but I still find tiers interesting to see what is “considered” to be the best

[@Joe-km5ou]

I use machamp because he is one of my favorite Pokemon, but I don’t know how to evolve machoke

[@kroffen7]

Great video!

[@BadIntent]

thank you

[@leeeroyjenkins555]

I main Blastoise, beem doing great with him.

[@Killa45]

until i get blastoise im nit gonna main anyone and i completely agree with this video there is no good character or bad character its mostly based of skill and play style and my friends are literally addicted to charizard and they discourage me to use charizard but i will always be loyal to blastoise .

[@matthewlee4659]

I main the two Hoenn starters

[@BadIntent]

dopeness

[@wajewatermeloned9911]

I’m surprised shadow mewtwo was thought to be a low tier, I’m not very good at the game but his moves feel solid and his matchups seem fine. Why is he placed so low?

[@c.cookie2287]

Finally someone That pays attention to Dx Now and maining Weavile And PLibre just feel great I was suprised to see PLibre On a Low tier on a Tier List

[@renatoramos8834]

"Tiers are opinions. That's what they are". Try saying that after playing MvC 2.

[@ChroniclZ]

I dont know whoever to choose darkrai , blaziken or lucario

[@ryu-ken]

Is there a grappler character in this? Like zangief for example

[@kingmaxiejacobforever7816]

Unpopular opinion: They should've used Delphox instead of Braixen for Pokken Tournament

[@deadlyshoc]

0:58 PREACH!

[@MADB0SS]

i played charizard once and I found out about downX upA and then I fell in love lmao

[@darkwolf9637]

I feel like teir list are way less important in poken just because this game has probably the best character balance that I've seen

[@DewDropInn]

EMPOLEON GANG

[@brazguard3akabg357]

I saw that image and Croagunk was at the bottom of the tier list. Really? I know RNG is an ass, but Croagunk is HILARIOUS and so much fun to mess around with. And he can get the damage off effectively, and he is pretty quick on his feet.

[@DominicanStud101]

Love your videos man, I'm your biggest fan. "Tiers are opinions," say it louder for the elitists in the back!

[@BadIntent]

i gotta talk to em sometimes ya know

[@YESICANSINGA]

I like playing Emploeon,Pikachu and Mewtwo

[@coughcough22]

I went with Machamp because them oras.

[@VichipArt]

Tier List/Charts have personally never stopped me from playing my favorite characters : EVEN if said character has been nerf'ed to the ground through patches. But I have a very big question for you, Intent. And I hope it can be a positive discussion. I'm being as objective as possible when you mentioned Tier's, are opinions. HOWEVER! 1) Are Tier List still opinions if "X" Character's frame-data and the character mechanics are considered in the community as, "top-tier material" through labbing and research. Then now, wouldn't "X" Character be considered a Top-Tier, as a fact, and not just an opinion because it has advantageous frame-data/mechanics compared to the rest of the cast of characters? 2) Continuing off from Question 1, if said Character already has the necessary tools equip, for players to have a much "easier" time making it into Top 8 in Tournaments : THUS, having "X" Character being represented and appearing more frequently because it produces results at a much easier rate. Now, wouldn't "X" Character be considered an actual Top-Tier because of results and Tournament representation? 3) What about Counter-Picking Characters then? If you were in a situation where you were in Winner's Bracket in Winner's Finals. But then got reset, going 0 - 3 in your opponent's favor, as Chandelure. So you switch off of Blaziken, and you counter-pick with Shadow Mewtwo. In that situation, isn't it in the papers that Blaziken now, would be considered a Tier level, lower than Chandelure because of how much more difficult the match up was? Or, in general, what about "any" Blaziken/Shadow Mewtwo match-ups you've thought were bad? Wouldn't those difficult match-ups mean your character lack the tools to make the matches easier to deal with even though you know the match-up fairly well? Isn't that the point of Counter-Picking? To pick a different character that gives you a better "chance" of winning because now, character "y" has better "tools/frama-data/options" the earlier character you were using didn't? 4) Follow up on Question 3. I agree with you that player skills/experience can and are a determining factor to a character's overall performance and representation on how it's tools/options are utilized. HOWEVER, if you're fighting an opponent who has the same skill level/experience as you do, and you're losing cause, I dunno, Decidueye or Pika Libre is dumb. Can we not agree those characters are just better? I guess it all comes back to Question 1. But high player skill+experience+BAD/Slow/Clunky Character = Character that hinders and binds the player. Making it harder to get positive results? But high player skill+experience+GOOD/fast/agile Character = Character that compliments the player's strengths? Thus, easily producing positive results? I guess all I'm REALLY trying to ask is: Although most of what I asked, can be answered with, "Yes, those are opinions!" But to a certain point, if there have been countless labbing and research from multiple players. Can't those studies alone + external results from player's in tournament placings with "X" character. At that point, isn't there enough material to conclude, YES, by the papers, "X" Character, is a definitive Top Tier Character? I reeeally wanted to use Super Smash Bros as my point of reference. Since it's the game where I have the most experience in. But I tried to level only to Pokken Tournament : Since both these games have completely different designs overall...But I hope my questions were understandable. Thanks Intent, for all the Pokken Tournament content! Sorry for always asking extremely long lengthy questions.

[@BadIntent]

No problem, I like to generate discussion with my videos, especially if it leads to improvement. Let's see if I can go one by one. 1) For most fighting games, I don't think a character with bad frame data is necessarily bad even if there's a community consensus around them having poor tools. I do see your point though- I don't agree with the idea of tiers but it can be the case that a character is flat out better than another. I'll usually only concede that when there's another character that does pretty much exactly what they do but better. I don't play Smash so I can't use any of those examples, but in Street Fighter and Tekken there is a "shoto" and "Mishima" archetype. In SF4, there's no actual advantage to playing Dan over Ken or Ryu when they can do everything he does but better. In Tekken 7, Heihachi is excellent, but if you have the execution for it, Devil Jin is probably the bettter choice because he does much of what Heihachi does but easier and a little better. In instances like that I'd admit that a character can be objectively worse than another. But fighting games are largely asymmetric, witch characters having very different approaches and goals so having an objectively low tier character isn't something I really buy into. 2) Character representation in tournaments I think is more of a matter of- this is who the stronger players have gravitated towards. Doesn't necessarily make them better characters. I always like to say a character is either strong or weak the night before a tournament and the result of the event won't change that- it will just change opinions. Them doing well at any given event doesn't change their attributes. I do agree that some characters can be easier to do well with, but there are a lot of factors that go into that. Execution, reliance on reads, low health for instance might be severe obstacles to some players but not to others. But I don't think that difficulty at the higher stage automatically makes them better or worse. 3) Counter picking is a result of assymetric game design, not just one character being better than the other. I think you'll like the video I have going up tomorrow about solo maining vs playing multiple characters from your previous question. In an attempt to make every character feel unique, some characters flat out counter others. But even though they win that matchup, they likely have bad matchups of their own. The example I use in my video is switching off of Blaziken to play Shadow Mewtwo if I was against a Chandelure or Sceptile. But at the same time, I'd switch right back to Blaziken if I had to fight an opponent's Braixen or Pikachu Libre. This doesn't make either Shadow Mewtwo or Blaziken better than one another, they're just better equipped for different matchups. 4) To conclude, I think this is the best way to sum up my stance on it. Yes some characters can be objectively better than others, but I feel this is not only rare, but mainly only in the instances of one character doing what another does and better or easier. Overall, because characters in fighting games vary so much I don't think it's usually as simple as some characters being low tier and others being high. Just characters being different. Thanks for the question, hopefully those were enlightening. The best part is, that's just my perspective and everyone has a different view. Hopefully you find tomorrow's video helpful as well!

[@VichipArt]

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply Intent! You've definitely educated me very much on the topic of Character Tiers. So much so, I might actually have something tangible to respond with the next time I find myself in a Tier List debate. Being real for a bit, your observation in fighting games has deeeefinitely surprised me. It's much broader than many other players I've ever spoken with : Where they have a pretty linear or narrow perspective on characters, and how they fit into Tier Lists. Again, thank you for taking the time to respond! Every answer to my questions, couldn't have been more perfectly delivered!

[@mw2401]

wait i thought SM2 was top tier anyways is there a "difficulty level" kind of list of what chars are easier/harder im currently using vanilla M2 and dicidueye and they feel kind of simple but lack something....

[@huglerug7937]

Thank u

[@Serena_Maeve]

Cheers for that!

[@shadowphantom2]

What would be the maximum amount of characters you would say to focus on seriously? The game has a lot of pokemon I really do like, and my fear is that if i pick too many to focus on I might be spreading my focus pretty thinly at the end, and it might slow me from learning advanced options later for those pokemon. Do you feel it is better just stick to one or two Pokemon to focus on, or I won't know until I try more to see how it goes for me, or that is just a bad idea from the start ? Thank you though, your videos really have helped me to not only understand the game better, but to enjoy Pokken even more. : )

[@BadIntent]

Great to be of help! When just starting I say just one or two but really learn the game as much as possible with one. Once you start to see weaknesses or gaps in thar character that you don't feel properly equipped to deal with then you can branch out to 3+. That's what I did and it helped me

[@greedoshotfirst9423]

Im just getting into this game and don't know much about it but is there grapplers because in every other fighting game that's what i play.

[@BadIntent]

Yeah, most of the power characters. Machamp, Charizard, Garchomp are really strong grapplers.

[@screamingcat8533]

My partner pokemon in this get us strong is OP

[@rakobjoss7070]

I picked garchomp first when i first played

[@lazybear3210]

Who is someone is fast hits like a truck please help😁

[@BadIntent]

Sorry for late reply. Blaziken is pretty quick and does massive damage from a single stray hit. Aegislash as well.

[@lazybear3210]

@@BadIntent thank you do much it is an honor to hear that thank you so much and dont worry about the late reply i understand😁

[@gigadrill1835]

But you do agree that aegislash is busted right? Btw, not to be rude or anything, but if i'm not mistaken you havent achieved any top placings in recent tournaments you participated in. The one that you showed where you got top placings were back in early days of pokken in 2016 and early 2017 where during that time people still havent quite grasp how bad or how good some pokemon are, thats how you managed to play so well with blaziken. I know youre still an excellent player but i'm pretty sure there will be some point where you cant achieve greater using characters like blaziken and sm2. I'm not that excellent of a player myself but i do feel that at my current level of skill, it is just difficult to win using blaziken(i main blaziken) against other players who are about my level and even a bit below me who use characters that are simply good. I play ranked a lot, and atm i have been stuck in B1 for a really long time just because i keep finding braixens, decidueyes sceptiles, chandelures,scizors(these five are the ones that really gives me a hard af time) mainly by zoning me

[@danugore8493]

Giga Drill That last one was earlier this year, 2018. That’s the only tournament I know he entered this year but he might’ve entered more. Regardless he wasn’t held back by his character. Lack of experience being a big factor because he wasn’t training as much as he was producing content. That’s why you see so many more FT3 videos now, two birds one stone. Being difficult to win with and being a poor character aren’t directly related. There’s a lot of things Blaziken can do that I simply can’t atm. I’m around the same level as you and I started when DX was released. I lack experience, knowledge, and game plans vs a majority of the cast. That’s not Blaziken’s fault.

[@BadIntent]

I got 5th at both NCR and Genesis this year and I've still been playing Blaziken and Shadow Mewtwo. Every character has lopsided matchups, even Mewtwo has a tough time against certain characters like Chandelure though it has a good matchup spread overall. No matter what character you play it's always good to learn a secondary for bad matchups.

[@nottristan6300]

Weavile is my favorite Pokémon so I play weavile it’s easy

[@user-jb3pd1lm5k]

I main croagunk I kick ass

[@superemekiller466]

I main darkrai

[@EllaTrigger]

I started as blazikan

[@noelthomas6956]

Is this game on Android...???

[@BadIntent]

Nah

[@laranjo895]

Just don't pick machamp ok Pretend that character doesn't exist At least until you're a absolute god at the game, then he becomes the best character Now for real, until you get the hang of the game itself you should play lucario imo.

[@BadIntent]

Lucario is a commonly suggested beginner pick. I think it coves a lot of bases well, but there are a lot of other great balanced and easy Pokemon too.

[@MisterHandsomeChris]

Ok, whoever said Shadow Mewtwo is weak is obviously a big, fat liar, I mean, anyone who has played the story mode of the game has seen for themselves that Shadow Mewtwo is by far one of the stronger versions of Mewtwo, so what gives?!

[@dracomundo1498]

Pick your favorite or your waifu lol

[@Rubyssbu]

That was so informative and so uninformeitive at the same time

[@justagigolo43]

Gengar for the win

[@zeyakyaw3185]

Your wery god

[@conan38]

How come you don’t have many likes or comments?

[@BadIntent]

strange question

[@nothingxd8617]

Darkrai is best

[@danielwan2410]

I dont like sm2 players I feel it’s a bit cheap....

[@yungmuney5903]

Don't play chandelure for the love of god.

[@BadIntent]

chandy is a-ok.. offline!

[@josepho3364]

I win with Chandelure playing online :(

[@novelgiani]

Picking a Character: Don't choose Aegislash and we're fine.

[@BadIntent]

lol pls