![]() ![]() To reiterate the point made in the first paragraph, speed control allows your Pokémon to move first and deliver big damage and knockouts without taking damage first. Speed control, while not mandatory, is seen as an important part of the game plan for most teams because of its ability to control good matchups while creating the opportunity to turn around potentially bad ones. ![]() With more Mega Evolutions, low-Speed Pokémon found it difficult to keep up with the elevated Speed tiers. VGC 2015, however, saw the biggest rise in speed control. Due to the lack of Thundurus in VGC 2014, speed control mostly involved weather wars and Trick Room. With new Pokémon like Aromatisse and Trevenant, Trick Room also began to see a rise in usage in order to exploit the power of Mega Mawile and Mega Abomasnow. VGC 2014 saw the rise of speed control due to the introduction of Mega Charizard Y and its ability Drought along with Chlorophyll Venusaur. VGC 2013 was based on heavy bulk, and speed control was employed mostly in the form of Thundurus. Thundurus was widely used for its Prankster Thunder Wave as a primary mode for speed control on many teams. Trick Room was the most prominent form of speed control back in VGC 2012, along with Drizzle Politoed and Thundurus. With the additional availability of Cresselia in VGC 2012, a lot of teams had Trick Room in their arsenal. Trick Room started to get popular with the introduction of Jellicent, Musharna, and Chandelure in VGC 2011. While speed control has been available and used in competitive battles from the very start (see Thunder Wave), features introduced in Generation III (abilities), IV (Trick Room, Tailwind), and V (Quash, Pledge Swamp, hidden abilities) in particular have led to a proliferation of speed control methods to the point where modern teams tend to have at least one method of speed control available to them due to their wide availability and utility. This article will explore all of these methods, how they work, and their strengths and weaknesses. Being able to manipulate which Pokémon moves first comes down to more than just base stats and EVs-it comes down to speed control, a term used to describe the many methods of manipulating the order in which Pokémon attack, generally to make your own move first and pick up those vital knockouts that win battles. Without further ado, let's get on with it.īeing able to move first and KO your opponent's Pokémon before they can even touch you is something valued by Pokémon players of all levels. Hello there, Smogon! This here is MrGX, bringing to you a beginner's guide to speed control! IntroductionĪre you tired of being outsped by your foes and seeing your Pokémon get knocked out? Are you always forced to use fast, frail glass cannons in battle? Well, worry no more! This guide will teach you all there is to know about speed control: what it is, how to use different methods of speed control, their strengths and weakness, and how to counter it. ![]()
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