Esport Talk

Last summer, people went crazy when the mobile game Pokémon GO was released. Since its heyday in the early 2000s, the little pocket monsters havn't been so successful. Many people who were on the hunt for Pokémon considered themselves 'Pokémon Masters' but little did they know. In fact, there is a competitive Pokémon scene. As an esports discipline, Pokémon is a strategic turn-based battle game. Each player has a team of six monsters of which they choose four for the battle. Before they make their choices, they have a look at the six creatures of their opponents. Thus, they can make predictions on which of their opponent's Pokémon are actually going to fight. In order to avoid too defensive strategies, and excessive exchanges, each player fights with two Pokémon at once. With its more than 700 different Pokémon, the game offers many strategic options to its players. Mind games are as important as the right training of your fighting pets. Although, there are line-ups that have displayed their viability, there