Are you a Special or Physical Attacker Kind of Player?

[Scattered mind]

Both special and physical moves are important when it comes to competitive Pokemon battles. However, I want to talk about physical and special moves from a more casual point of view. So, with such variety of special and physical moves, what is your favorite?

For example, I think that I like the physical attacks more. The animation usually involves the Pokemon move to the opponent side and hit them. Moves like Brave Bird, Elemental punches and Volt Tackle just give me more sense of action during the battles, wheres special moves like Flamethrower and Ice Beam makes it feel more passive.

Discuss :]


-For a more competitive discussion about what you think is missing in the physical/special moves, be sure to check out this thread in the Competitive VG forum

 

[Bolt the Cat]

I don't really have much of a preference, I just use whichever better suits the Pokemon (whether or not it has a better Attack or Special Attack, what its movepool is like, etc.). I usually have a healthy mix of both on my team.

 

[Athena]

Thinking about it, I generally find that I like Special Attacks better, more because I'm most intrigued by Pokémon that use those types of moves. As such, I usually end up with more special attackers on my team (I almost always have Psychic, Water, Grass, and Lightning types on my team, and those primarily use special attacks).

 

[StarlightSearcher]

I prefer Special Attackers, only because I have a fear of touch damage (from ability or items) or getting a Status Affliction from Effect Spore. I try to get a bit of a mix with Special and Physical Attackers though.

 

[Skyleaf2000]

I usually end up using Special Moves, but I feel a lot better when I get to use Physical Moves. It feels more real, more risky.