"The Art of Team Building" - A VGC 2020 Teambuilding Guide [Baek to Basics]

Welcome to Baek to Basics - A VGC Player Improvement Series where I talk about different topics in VGC and aim to help players of all skill levels improve their ability in VGC.

Teams are one of the most important resources for anyone as a player as they way you build a team determines the tools and resources that you have to work with in battle and tournament. In this episode, we will discuss teambuilding and the ways to approach it.

Showdown Teambuilder - https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/team...
Damage Calc - https://damagecalc.trainertower.com/
Pokemon Showdown - https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/
Trainer Tower - https://www.trainertower.com/
VGC Victory Road - https://victoryroadvgc.com/
Pikalytics - https://pikalytics.com/
Official Pokemon Strategy Section - https://www.pokemon.com/us/strategy/
Rental Teams - https://www.trainertower.com/pokemon-...
Sample Teams - https://victoryroadvgc.com/pokemon-sw...
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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro
2:14 - VGC 2020 Rules
3:41 - Resources
9:16 - The 5 Main Types of Teams
15:25 - Common Cores
23:57 - Gameplans
27:47 - 5 Ways of Approaching Teambuilding
30:55 - Building Around One Pokemon
33:12 - Building Around One Pokemon (Example)
37:20 - Building Around a Core
39:00 - Building Around a Core (Example)
41:37 - Building Around a Strategy
42:44 - Building Around a Strategy (Example)
46:32 - Building a Counterteam
48:11 - Building a Counterteam (Example)
50:31 - Reconstructing a Team
52:39 - Reconstructing a Team (Example)
56:29 - General Rules of Teambuilding
57:14 - Frequently Asked Questions
1:02:01 - Things You May Want On a Team
1:03:49 - Questions to Ask Yourself During The Process
1:05:08 - Advice For Teambuilding
1:10:53 - Testing the Team
1:11:59 - Some Advice From Experts
1:20:15 - Conclusion



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