Hallo!
I just read through the thread and am finding it very helpful. I havn't played any pokemon since gold/silver really (a bit of the gen after those, though not much) and have never played competitively. I have to say that I find most of the specialized terms (clause, stab, etc.) to be greek. Is there a thread which explains these 'basic' concepts?
I mean, having played through gen1 and gen2 games, I have an understanding of type counters and a little bit about optimization, but I never really got into building a team to fight other people, haha. Anyway, thank you for the thread!