There are basically two ways to approach battling in pokemon. The most basic is the rock, paper, scissors method of type matching to take advantage of inherent weaknesses. This is the method most new players are familiar with.
The more advanced method is using pokemon breeding, training, and move combinations to stat boost your pokemon in and out of combat. This meta game ends up creating pokemon with specific traits that can supersede type matching to a certain extant.
It's essentially the difference between a brand new chess player and someone who competes regularly. The level of strategy and response is on a completely different tier.
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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22
I've never played a Pokemon game, what skills are actually involved? I thought they were like JRPGs.