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The Art of (Pokemon) War

The Art of (Pokemon) War: Variations in Tactics

Previous: Maneuvering Hi all. This post was ready quite a while ago, but as I was busy with...being distracted, I guess, it kind of fell by the wayside in terms of getting posted for quite a while. I feel this chapter is named pretty well,…

The Art of (Pokemon) War: Weak Points and Strong

Previous: Energy G'day all, welcome back after the break. VI. Weak Points and Strong 1. Sun Tzu said: Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to …

The Art of (Pokemon) War: Maneuvering

Previous: Weak Points and Strong G'day guys, sorry for the long break between Art of (Pokemon) War posts, but here we go with another one. We're over halfway through the chapters now, but there's still plenty left in the tank, so I hope yo…

The Art of (Pokemon) War: Energy

Previous: Tactical Dispositions G'day, welcome back to another edition of The Art of (Pokemon) War. Ironically, this chapter shares a name with an energy drink. I tend to find tea more relaxing to drink before battles, but if you need some…

The Art of (Pokemon) War: Tactical Dispositions

Previous: Attack by Stratagem G'day, and welcome back to another installment in my Pokemon related analysis of the Art of War. Today, in looking at the Tactical Dispositions chapter, we will cover a lot on defensive/offensive outlooks, tea…

The Art of (Pokemon) War: Attack by Stratagem

Previous: Laying Plans G'day, and welcome back to another edition of The Art of (Pokemon) War. While originally aiming to cover each chapter sequentially, I found Chapter II. Waging War largely irrelevant to Pokemon battles, so I decided t…

The Art of (Pokemon) War: Laying Plans

Previous: Introduction This is the first chapter in a planned multi-part series applying the lessons of The Art of War to Pokemon battles. I explain what The Art of War is about, and why I am doing this in an introduction post. Today we wi…

The Art of (Pokemon) War: Introduction

Many Pokemon VGC blogs are purely about teams, opinions and tournaments. Especially as I do not have a history of good Pokemon tournament performances behind me (due mostly to lack of attendence), I feel like I should make the scope of thi…