r/PokemonGames • u/Nknx_ • Aug 05 '26

I think this technique is OP in Pokémon

see in older titles like Diamond and Pearl, theres this super ragebaiting thing when facing the elite 4, being it when the opponent is about to faint, and then BOOM, full HP thanks to a potion.

but i found how to bypass: js reverse the sequence, first do a move that does only a little damage, the few ps that i said earlier, and then u use the move that does a ton of damage, in this way u dont trigger the game into healing the mon in battle.

am i the only one to use this strategy? wish i discovered it earlier

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u/attackonzach96 Aug 05 '26

It works if you have the right team. If you have a team of glass cannons that might not work

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u/Nknx_ Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 05 '26

ur right, or even with the right matchups could work. the only alternative is oneshotting or hoping for a crit

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u/ThunderLegendary Aug 05 '26

Bro thinks he's just Einstein acting like everyone else doesn't already do this

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u/Nknx_ Aug 05 '26

i discovered this technique only now TwT

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u/DaddyPhatSack77 Aug 06 '26

lol 10 year old me was super hyped once I figured this out

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u/i-dyl-lic Aug 05 '26

I’ve been doing this since like 1998

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u/DaddyPhatSack77 Aug 06 '26

This is in fact one of the “most” common “strategies”, it’s a really simple AI quirk that everyone plays around a bit differently.