ahahahaha
i doubt anyone would remember those days like that, at least not when we're talking about actual players.
when i want to experience actual horror, i just have to focus on the idea of ever coming back and starting again from scratch.
tepig, especially if you're nuzlocking.
you'll still have to pick a sack against the second gym leader though, unless you're lucky enough to find a roggenrola
i keep getting these extremely pleasant matchups like 2 games out of 3
you know you really had it bad when doublade is your scrafty ddance scrafty counter http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7randombattle-658447239
edit: this on the other hand was glorious http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7randombattle-658456688
is it just me or matchups in randbats got absurd since sumo came out? the difference for me was blatant since the very beginning
this is just a moderate example (tornadus could easily swept me if i didn't have koko), but i had countless battles where the game was pretty much won at turn 1 http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7randombattle-657432213
aegislash saving the day
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7randombattle-657451021
i remember some extremely artistic evenings spent with my laptop on my desk managing two accounts at the same time while dealing with an overwhelming sense of mental poopation
the rest i successfully removed from my brain
also the golden age of shitposting, that was pretty intense too