So day 1 for me left me thinking I should really call it quits with battling.
I made 2 teams and had mixed results.
Both teams seemed to share a common theme, miss, miss, miss, paralyzed, fully paralyzed.
I had Thunderbolt miss 3 times in a row, the 100% accuracy Thunderbolt. I had a lot of moves miss that cost me battles. I managed to bring in my Azumarill on an Outrage Dragonite and the next turn, Play Rough missed, turn after that he switched out and Azumarill finished his team off, but when Dragonite came back in I was weak enough for him to faint Azumarill with EQ.
Every time I was paralyzed I was fully paralyzed the same turn.
I am not sure what I need to do to turn that corner between average player to above average.
I am assuming that the missed Thunderbolt was due to Espeon holding a Bright Powder.
So my 2 teams
SA+ Team
Dragonite, Azumarill, Piloswine, Venusaur, Raikou, and Suicune.
Record Day 1: 6-4
1. L 0-2
2. L 0-3
3. L 0-1
4. W 2-0
5. W 2-0
6. W 2-0
7. W 1-0
8. W 2-0
9. W 2-1
10. L 0-1
Sand Team
Tyranitar, Quagsire, Magcargo, Sandslash, Scizor, and Magneton
Record Day 1: 5-6
1. L 0-2
2. W 3-0
3. L 0-2
4. L 0-1
5. W 2-0
6. W 3-0
7. L 0-2
8. L 3-0
9. W 3-0
10. L 0-1
11. W 3-0
Just a frustrating day on my side. The misses and fully paralyzed seem to really stick out.
My lone highlight was with the Sand team. My Tyranitar had 4 Rock Slides in a row flinch the opponent.