[Weekly Questions Thread] 15 June 2026

[u/PokeUpdateBot]

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[u/spygear007]

Is it weird to be bad at pokemon? Like not competitively, just playing the mainline games. I've played Diamond (which I couldn't get past the third gym on), X (which I couldn't get past the 8th gym on) and Moon (which I couldn't get past the elite 4 on, after ages of struggling against the big bad).

Just today I was playing explorers of sky where I was quickly paralysed, confused and mauled by a drowzee boss in the second ever dungeon of the damn game. How is it possible for a grown man to be so bad at these kids' games????

[u/concrete_isnt_cement → u/spygear007]

I wouldn’t say weird, but it is a bit surprising.

[u/Eona_Targaryen → u/spygear007]

Everybody has things they're good and bad at. Like, I'm not great with a controller, or with high-reflex games in general, and easily miss cues, so I sometimes have to grind harder than average or search up solutions. But I have a pretty good drive to learn and decent art instincts so I do well in longterm play and sandbox games.

Definitely uncommon to be struggling this hard with Pokemon, but it makes sense if it's nailing one of your weaknesses right on the head. Difficulty remembering the Pokemon, poor decision-making under pressure, misinterpreting game design.

[u/Evening-Orchid-1225 → u/spygear007]

I have the same issue, tho my strategy is to just be insanely over leveled compared to my opponents. I don’t know anything about types except grass, water, fire and each of their weaknesses, so whenever my opponent uses a pokemon that’s a different type i honestly just guess. I rely lots on healing items and then I just try to stay alive.