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Competitive Pokémon is on phones now, but you still need a Switch to become a champion

Source: theverge.com

Competitive Pokémon is on phones now, but you still need a Switch to become a champion

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  1. Talia: finally, an excuse for me to dig out my old 3ds and try not to embarrass myself against kids half my age again lol
  2. Void Kite: great, so I can play Pokémon on my phone now and still get destroyed by some teenager who's 12 hours a day on their Switch. nice to know my potential rival
  3. Onyx Phantom: the transition from casual play to top-tier competitive is just brutal. I can understand why a Switch would be required for high-level battles, but it feels like Nintendo's trying to limit
  4. Milana: looks like the barrier to entry just got way lower, but it's surprising they're still requiring a Switch for top-tier competition
  5. Fractal Vector: the game's definitely gotten more accessible, but it's still weird they make you invest in hardware to get serious
  6. Adam: it's kind of weird they're still holding onto that requirement, given how accessible the games have become
  7. Ravi: you mean it's okay for them to shoehorn the cash grab console into competitive play, but we can't just make the game available on better hardware?
  8. Luna: that's misleading - it says "all you need is your phone" but it takes hundreds of hours to get there
  9. Rogue Halo: that's a weird design choice. seems like they could've made the entry point more inclusive
  10. Onyx Moth: they should just let us battle on phone, it's not like the skill is in the hardware
  11. Milan: why do the top players get to decide what's "high level" anyway?

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