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==Tips and Tricks==
*Special moves are not always goodUse Dodge: It’s tempting to use In your first battles, you’ll probably just tap furiously away at the special move as soon as it attack buttons, and this is charged, but probably a decent strategy if it’s your Pokémon has a big one, it might be best to wait until it can be used as a finishing blowmuch higher CP than its opponent. Because the special move will leave you static and unable But in order to dodgewin close battles, and may have a cool-down timeor battles where you are the underdog, firing it you will open you up need to a frenzy of attacksget good at dodging, particularly at dodging enemy Special Moves. See [[http://pkmngotrading. Also be sure to take advantage by relentlessly attacking your enemies when they are charging up a specialcom/wiki/How_to_Defeat_Any_Gym]] for dodge techniques.
*Practice dodging: In your first battles, you’ll probably just tap furiously away at Use Special Move as soon as it is available it not always good - while you might be tempted to use the attack buttonsSpecial Move ASAP, and this is probably a decent strategy if your Pokémon has it might be best to wait until it can be used as a much higher CP than its opponentfinishing blow. But in order to win close battles, or battles where you are Because the underdog, you special move will need leave your Pokemon unable to get good at dodgingdodge for a short period of time, particularly at dodging big special leaving it open to enemy attacks. Also be sure to take advantage this by relentlessly attacking your enemies when they are using a Special Move.
*Know your enemy's type: As we explained in the types section, an important concept in Pokémon is knowing the strengths and weaknesses of your opponent. Before going into battle, be make sure to check your enemy’s type and use or train Pokémon select your Pokemon with advantageous [[Moves]] against that have type advantages over the opposing team.
*Swap for types: Swapping out a Pokémon leaves it vulnerable to attack for a few seconds, so you may be hesitant to do it. But if you can swap for a type mismatch, like bringing out a Water Pokémon against a Fire enemy, it will be worth it so long as their CPs are close.
