A History of "Offense" in Competitive Pokemon.

Competitive Singles has a community that likes to categorize Pokemon teams under certain Team archetypes.

These archetypes are a bit like a Spectrum from Defensive to Offensive.

Towards the end of the spectrum land simple "Offense" Teams. These teams aim to apply pressure to the enemy at pretty much every point of the game, not usually employing strategies such as healing or supportive utility.

However, they aren't completely all in on offensive threats with no backbone whatsoever. They often consistent of Sturdy Pokemon that can come in a couple of times against enemy threats, but rather than be Passive and exploitable from there, they keep pressure up by Attacking, Exploding or even Pivoting out safely back to your Offensive pieces.

Let's explore 1 example of an Offensive team from every Generation and how this style has evolved throughout the years.

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Teams mentioned:

Gen 1 - https://pokepast.es/d0ef0c8de0996914
Gen 2 - https://pokepast.es/d1d6a8b2d8afafd4
Gen 3 - https://pokepast.es/a1cb927e97716d78
Gen 4 - https://pokepast.es/60d8bf3dbc75b5cd
Gen 5 - https://pokepast.es/a9bf607dcaad2cda
Gen 6 - https://pokepast.es/25764e894d8bebb1
Gen 7 - https://pokepast.es/ca374d206bcb3f5d
Gen 8 - https://pokepast.es/d46a7aa62e5d40a4
Gen 9 - https://pokepast.es/f127834a427b2277

0:00 Intro
2:26 Gen 1
4:36 Gen 2
7:07 Gen 3
11:00 Gen 4
13:15 Gen 5
16:03 Gen 6
18:12 Gen 7
20:53 Gen 8
23:05 Gen 9

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