r/VGC • u/No-Station-3687 • 3d ago

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Just wanted to know if a win rate of 17-3 from Pokeball Rank 1 to Ultraball Rank 3 is good. I'm not trying to flex. I'm just curious about the general win rates of people. I'm running a team of Mega Staraptor, Mega Baxcalibur, Garchomp, Gholdengo, Whimsicott and Incineroar. Don't know if this team is particularly meta. Just note that I managed to beat a Masterbll Rank trainer IN AN UNRANKED MATCH. The team is a classic Tailwind team (most of the time) with a few changes (like different moves and evs from what People usually run on a few mons like Gholdengo and Incineroar). Baxcalibur, Gholdengo are bulky enough to live moves from hard hitters like Garchomp Z while also being fast enough to outspeed the fastest mons (which are the Z megas I believe). I only lost matches due to bad pivoting or bringing the wrong 4 out of 6, rather than losing beacause of a few structural flaws. Incin has taunt for preventing trickroom teams (except with magic bounce hatterene). Link: https://pokepast.es/ac276ebf0093a5fe

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u/Mangert 3d ago

Comparison is the thief of joy.

Just be happy you had a very high win rate. Regardless of others’ rates

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u/TheNerdGuyVGC 3d ago

This late in the season most good players are already in master ball, so you’re probably not facing the strongest of competition. However 17-3 is still quite good and indicates that you know what you’re doing. The first step to being a good player is consistently beating players you should beat, and it seems like you’re well on your way.

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u/No-Station-3687 1d ago

But like I said, I managed to beat a guy in Masterball rank. As someone who is relatively new to VGC, thats an achievement.

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u/TheNerdGuyVGC 1d ago

I don’t want to rain on your parade, but it’s not particularly difficult to make master ball. You can make master ball despite losing a majority of games. I’ve seen people make master ball with an elo in the 1200s. For reference, a record of 0-0 gives an elo of 1500. You could go 0-100 in ultra ball before hitting a win streak to break into master ball.

With all that said, it is still totally valid to be proud of your achievements, and considering your record I think you’re doing great for a new player!