By Gaius
Ngaun at nakapaginstall na kayo ng Pokemon Online for Android, ano na? Well, I guess it's time to discuss this abit further :)
Common Clauses
Ang mga clauses ay mga rules na sineset ng mga nagchallenge ng pokemon battle. Ang Pokemon Online Server ang nageenforce ng rules na to. Hindi pwedeng labagin ang mga clause pag nagsimula na ang battle- either you cannot use a certain move or you'd automatically lose. Eto ang mga common na mga clauses na ginagamit sa Pokemon Online.
1.) Species Clause. Halos lahat ng tournaments or kahit random battle lang, nka-enforce ang Species Clause. Basically, hindi pwedeng magkaroon ng parehong specie ng pokemon ang iyong team. So bawal ang team na may dalawang Eviolite Chansey at apat na Victini.
2.) Sleep Clause. Pag nka enforce ang sleep clause, pag may nka sleep na napokemon sa team mo (or sa team ng kalaban mo), lahat ng offensive sleep-inducing moves tulad ng Yawn or Sleep Powder ay hindi na pwedeng gamitin. Take note: pwede parin ang defensive sleep moves like Rest.
3.) Self-KO Clause. Isa din ang Self-KO Clause sa mga commonly enforced rules, lalo na sa mga tournaments. Basically, Any move that may cause a tie cannot be used. Explosion na cguro ang pinaka kilalang move dito, pero pwede din ang Destiny Bond or Final Gambit.
4.) Item Clause. This just means that no held items can be duplicate. Eto ang isa sa mga pinaka ayaw kong common clause- don't even bother to challenge me kung nka Item Clause kayo. Most of my teams have multiple Leftovers and Life Orbs :P
5.) Evasion Clause. Moves that solely increase your evasion and does nothing else cannot be used. So bawal ang Double Team and Minimize- I'm not sure why though, kasi andami namang paraan para tangalin or lusutan ang evasion boosts eh. Maraming mga sure hit moves like Swift or Rain Dance+Thunder, at uso din ang mga Hazers. Pero ilang beses ko na rin na encounter ang rule na to.
6.) OHKO Clause. Moves that does One-Hit Knock Out on an opposing Pokemon cannot be used. Medyo self-explanatory naman, OHKO moves rely on luck only, ang Pokemon Online is a game of skill, so almost every challenge have this rule.
Tiers
So malamang nagtataka kayo kung bakit hindi puro Mewtwo, Arceus, Groudon, Kyogre, Zekrom at Reshiram ang nakakalaban nyo sa Pokemon Online.
OR baliktad- bakit PURO ganito ang teams na nakakalaban nyo? Basically, nahahati ang mga players sa ibat ibang tier.
Eto ang listahan ng mga tiers at kung ano anong pokemon ang pwede sa bawat tier. Kung nasa Tier OU ang pokemon mo, ibig sabihin ay legal pa sha sa OU, pero illegal na sa lahat ng nasa baba nyang Tier, like UU.
TANDAAN: Kung ano ang pinaka mataas na Tier ng Pokemon sa iyong team, yun na ang Tier ng buo mong team. So kahit na puro Jigglypuff at iba pang baby pokemon ang nsa team mo, kung meron kang isang Rayquoza sa team: classified ka na as Uber Tier. At malamang ay puro Uber Teams din ang makakaharap mo.
ISA PA, TANDAAN DIN: Ang ranking ng iyong Player ay nagsisimula sa 1000. Iba ang ranking mo sa bawat tier. Uulitin ko: Iba ang ranking mo sa bawat tier. So maaring 2k+ na ang ranking mo sa WiFi OU, pero 700 lang sa WiFi Ubers.
There are three Major Tiers: Dream World (DW), which includes pokemon, abilities and moves that has not yet been released by Nintendo. WiFi, the most common major tier, is composed of every legal Pokemon that can be used in a real WiFi battle. And the "Others" tier, which has special battles like 1v1, Monotype or the Unova Cup.
Dream World and WiFi is further divided into the following minor tiers:
1.) Uber Tier. The most powerful pokemon up to the weakest can be used here- Only Clause-banned moves (and pokemons with the Moody ability) cannot be used here. Ang lineup sa taas ay isa sa mga pinaka common na Uber line ups.
2.) OU, or Overused Tier. Dito ang preferred tier ko- hindi dahil magaling ako sa OU (less than 900 ang rank ko dito), kung hindi dahil lahat ng gusto kong pokemon ay nandito. Ang lineup sa taas ay ang aking current team.
2.5) BL, or Borderline. Nandito ang mga pokemon na banned sa Underused, which is a common tier, pero pwede sa Overused, which is another common tier. I don't think there are players that actually play BL.
3.) UU, or Underused Tier. Isa to sa mga mas challeging na tiers. Most ng mga common non-uber but powerful pokemon are banned here. Just take a look at the above lineup- kaya kong palitan ang bawat isa dyan ng better alternative kung nasa OU Tier tayo.
3.5) BL2, or Borderline 2. Same as BL, except banned in Lesserused but usable in Underused.
4.) LU, or Lesserused Tier (Also called RU, or Rarelyused). With almost every top tier pokemon, it is quite challenging to create a team on this tier- but very fun too. Kasi, dito sa tier na to, talagang skill, rather than luck, na ang labanan. Pwedeng sa OU or UU makasurvive ka ng isa o dalawang beses at manalo parin, dito mahirap na yun.
4.5) BL3, or Borderline 3. Same as BL & BL2: banned in Neverused but usable in Lesserused.
5.) NU, or Neverused Tier. This tier is very volatile, in fact, the metagame changes almost every month. But on this tier, you'll begin seeing unevolved versions of pokemon being used. To be honest, I have not tried battling in this tier.
Stay tuned for part 3: Pokemon Team Analysis! :P
