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First of all thanks for doing this, would you mind telling us a bit about yourself?
Yep of course. My name is Attribute, I'm a 22 year old male living in California currently finishing up college, studying Civil Engineering. Outside of Pokemon, I'm a big fan of the animated stuff Star Wars has to offer, follow a little bit of basketball, and watching random things that happen to interest me on YouTube. Also love listening to music, specifically R&B, Rap, and Pop
How did you get the name attribute? I also hadn't thought about this until today, but is it attribute like a quality or attribute like the reason something happened? As in, how are we supposed to pronounce it lol.
I suppose you can say quality. The name comes from Bakugan, and is essentially what the elements are called for each Bakugan. It's similar to Pokemon types if you wanna think about it like that. As far as pronunciation goes, I guess you pronounce it like a noun
Ok good because that's how I've been pronouncing it in my head lol. How long have you been a part of the monotype community, and how did you first get involved?
I've been apart of the monotype community for about 10 years now. In 2014 when I first got into PS, I mostly just talked in the lobby and did a lot of OU laddering. One day someone who also talked in the lobby frequently linked some side server and my curious 12 year old self clicked in an instant. This side server was pretty much 90% monotype, so naturally I got into Monotype like that, started playing it a lot, met some people (some of whom I can still call my friends till this day) along the way, and the rest is history
That's pretty awesome, I don't know if you remember but I got into monotype because of the flutter mane suspect and stayed because I had so much fun using the team you gave me. Do you have a favorite monotype / ps moment that sticks out to you in particular?
Oh that's a hard one. As far as what I can remember, the most fun I've had on PS was playing mafia in some private room consisting of mostly Monotype users in 2019 or so. It was a combination of sweatiness and fun, especially since those games happened frequently. It was pretty much an endless supply of entertainment at the time
That sounds like fun, I've always wanted to try mafia but it has always been a bit too confusing to me and unfortunately I missed out on the April Fools Day event in the mono room. speaking of April Fools Day, if you were to be the tier leader for a day, what would you do? What about in an older generation?
If I was a tier leader for the day, I'm not entirely sure what I would do in regards to SV Monotype but as far as older generations go, I'd probably ban Moltres-Galar, Kyurem, Aegislash, Tapu-Lele, Spectrier, and Urshifu-Rapid-Strike (there's probably more I'm forgetting but that's all that came to mind) in SS just to see how it goes. In SM I'd for sure ban Kommo-o and never look back; it's broken for sure. I probably wouldn't touch ORAS at all, and I'd probably unban Latios in BW
I don't have too much experience with past generations of monotype, so it is pretty interesting to hear that Pokemon like Spectrier and Moltres Galar are banworthy. Do you have any advice for some newer players? What about anyone who is hoping to play in their first MPL?
As far as improving in Pokemon goes, it is essential to play as many games as you can. It is important to note though that you must play with a purpose, and you cannot simply just grind games while not putting any thought into them and assume you're just getting better as you keep going just cause you're getting the reps in. In my eyes, if you are trying to improve, every game you play should at least try to replicate a tournament game environment, such as always having the timer on and putting as much thought into those games as you would for any meaningful game. For starters, asking questions like "what would happen if I click this move" or "what happens if I switch to this mon" is a good way to condition yourself into thinking in a beneficial manner. Also, watching top players play their games and paying attention to what moves they click, as well as trying to figure out what move you think should be click and trying to make reason of everything going on is a fine exercise that can be used for learning. Lastly, taking accountability is a pretty important. Not blaming every loss on factors such as luck or match up can go a long way, as there is always room for improvement. There's probably a lot more that can go into the whole "how do I get better" discussion but these concepts are what first came to mind. In regards to people trying to trying to get into their first MPL, I highly suggest playing as many of the circuit tournaments as you can. Lots of managers search for current generation talent, so standing out there is always gonna give you a good shot. Being an active builder will strengthen your chances as well, as CG building is highly valued for all MPL teams. Showing that you know what you're doing whether its just from talking in public spaces or perhaps in tryouts may also help
That's great advice, something I learned when I started playing monotype is that you have to view the battle as a whole, so asking questions like you said is very important. Is there a team that you think encapsulates your style of play best that you wouldn't mind sharing with us?
https://pokepast.es/984cc28d06320f5c [SS Monotype]
I'm pretty much a sucker for Bulky Offense, and this team fits the bill. This team is probably one my favorite teams I've built and is for sure one of my favorite teams to use whenever I play this gen. It's a bit known by now, but I'm a big believer of trying not to have all of my mon's sets be guessed at team preview whenever I build a team I plan on using for a game, and the element of surprise mostly lied on offensive Celesteela, as well as, but to a lesser extent, AV TornT with Grass Knot and Specs Zapdos as they weren't used much or weren't used at all at the time this team was made. As far as the team goes, most match ups are doable, and I'm also a big believer of using things that are reliable enough to let me to outplay through any given match up, and something like Flying, which is a top 2 type at worst in SS, allows me to do just that. There's a lot of ways to make progress against opposing teams and the defensive core is solid enough to cover most things, allowing me to feel "in control" while also being able to be aggressive with the tools I have
It's pretty interesting to see a Flying-type team without any Heavy Duty Boots users, it seems incredibly difficult to pilot but the sets are all really cool. Alright, second to last bit of questions, just gonna rapid fire some simple ones at you before we wrap up.
1. favorite pokemon?
2. favorite smogon tournament to play in?
3. are you a fan of any sports? if so, who is your favorite player / team?
4. favorite food?
1. Lucario, Buizel is a close second though
2. Tough Question but I'll always appreciate any type of team tournament where activity is likely to be high, so things like MPL, UUPL, RUPL and so on will always be my favorite type of tours to participate in
3. I like Basketball, my favorite player is Russell Westbrook so whatever team he may be on, I'll root for them
4. Japanese or Chinese food, I can't really decide but those are 1 and 2 for sure
Those are all great answers, I never you were interested in basketball either. Well, those are all the questions I have, thanks so much for your time. Before we end, is there anybody you would like to give a shoutout to? any friends or teammates you've met along the way? anybody you think is up and coming?
Firstly, shoutouts to WoA; one of my first group of friends I've had on the site that I still talk to even if the discord server nowadays isn't as active anymore. Rhyps and Pandas, both of which started off as a team server ended up being a friend server, lots of fun memories happened there. Special shoutout to Isza, who's one of the first Monotype players I've looked up to when I first started out back in the day and the first person to truly believe in me as a player, and encouraged me to branch out, allowing me to grow as a player and builder. Another special shoutout to lax who is also someone who believed in me, has given me opportunities in the big stage and is a player I still look up to on occasion (washed). Lastly, shoutout to the lower tier community, specifically UU, which I've only been active in for less than a year and I've already met some cool people. As for Monotype players I think are up and coming, so probably players who haven't participated in an MPL yet, I'm gonna have to go with TTK, FadedCharm, and Elyoss. I was TTK's manager this past MWP and was pretty impressed with what was shown. He was open to playing whatever the team needed, and said "The Strap will win with whatever I pass him" when he had to play a different tier and man did I applaud that confidence lmao. FadedCharm, from what I see, is someone who really just wants to get better at the game, and does a lot of grinding to try and get better, something I can appreciate as that's not something you'll always see from people nowadays. Lastly, Elyoss isn't really someone I know, but they're someone I've heard good things about. I hear they're a really hard worker, and put in a good amount of effort for their games. I remember this past MWCOP, despite their team being out, they wanted to play despite the week being over cause they spent a lot of time on their team. Who doesn't love that? They're also currently doing well in NDMPL, so even more reason to think they're up and coming. Thank you for having me!
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This thread will remain open in case anyone would like to ask Attribute any further questions. If you have an idea for who you would like to be interviewed next, please don't hesitate to let me know!
inspired by this and this
First of all thanks for doing this, would you mind telling us a bit about yourself?
Yep of course. My name is Attribute, I'm a 22 year old male living in California currently finishing up college, studying Civil Engineering. Outside of Pokemon, I'm a big fan of the animated stuff Star Wars has to offer, follow a little bit of basketball, and watching random things that happen to interest me on YouTube. Also love listening to music, specifically R&B, Rap, and Pop
How did you get the name attribute? I also hadn't thought about this until today, but is it attribute like a quality or attribute like the reason something happened? As in, how are we supposed to pronounce it lol.
I suppose you can say quality. The name comes from Bakugan, and is essentially what the elements are called for each Bakugan. It's similar to Pokemon types if you wanna think about it like that. As far as pronunciation goes, I guess you pronounce it like a noun
Ok good because that's how I've been pronouncing it in my head lol. How long have you been a part of the monotype community, and how did you first get involved?
I've been apart of the monotype community for about 10 years now. In 2014 when I first got into PS, I mostly just talked in the lobby and did a lot of OU laddering. One day someone who also talked in the lobby frequently linked some side server and my curious 12 year old self clicked in an instant. This side server was pretty much 90% monotype, so naturally I got into Monotype like that, started playing it a lot, met some people (some of whom I can still call my friends till this day) along the way, and the rest is history
That's pretty awesome, I don't know if you remember but I got into monotype because of the flutter mane suspect and stayed because I had so much fun using the team you gave me. Do you have a favorite monotype / ps moment that sticks out to you in particular?
Oh that's a hard one. As far as what I can remember, the most fun I've had on PS was playing mafia in some private room consisting of mostly Monotype users in 2019 or so. It was a combination of sweatiness and fun, especially since those games happened frequently. It was pretty much an endless supply of entertainment at the time
That sounds like fun, I've always wanted to try mafia but it has always been a bit too confusing to me and unfortunately I missed out on the April Fools Day event in the mono room. speaking of April Fools Day, if you were to be the tier leader for a day, what would you do? What about in an older generation?
If I was a tier leader for the day, I'm not entirely sure what I would do in regards to SV Monotype but as far as older generations go, I'd probably ban Moltres-Galar, Kyurem, Aegislash, Tapu-Lele, Spectrier, and Urshifu-Rapid-Strike (there's probably more I'm forgetting but that's all that came to mind) in SS just to see how it goes. In SM I'd for sure ban Kommo-o and never look back; it's broken for sure. I probably wouldn't touch ORAS at all, and I'd probably unban Latios in BW
I don't have too much experience with past generations of monotype, so it is pretty interesting to hear that Pokemon like Spectrier and Moltres Galar are banworthy. Do you have any advice for some newer players? What about anyone who is hoping to play in their first MPL?
As far as improving in Pokemon goes, it is essential to play as many games as you can. It is important to note though that you must play with a purpose, and you cannot simply just grind games while not putting any thought into them and assume you're just getting better as you keep going just cause you're getting the reps in. In my eyes, if you are trying to improve, every game you play should at least try to replicate a tournament game environment, such as always having the timer on and putting as much thought into those games as you would for any meaningful game. For starters, asking questions like "what would happen if I click this move" or "what happens if I switch to this mon" is a good way to condition yourself into thinking in a beneficial manner. Also, watching top players play their games and paying attention to what moves they click, as well as trying to figure out what move you think should be click and trying to make reason of everything going on is a fine exercise that can be used for learning. Lastly, taking accountability is a pretty important. Not blaming every loss on factors such as luck or match up can go a long way, as there is always room for improvement. There's probably a lot more that can go into the whole "how do I get better" discussion but these concepts are what first came to mind. In regards to people trying to trying to get into their first MPL, I highly suggest playing as many of the circuit tournaments as you can. Lots of managers search for current generation talent, so standing out there is always gonna give you a good shot. Being an active builder will strengthen your chances as well, as CG building is highly valued for all MPL teams. Showing that you know what you're doing whether its just from talking in public spaces or perhaps in tryouts may also help
That's great advice, something I learned when I started playing monotype is that you have to view the battle as a whole, so asking questions like you said is very important. Is there a team that you think encapsulates your style of play best that you wouldn't mind sharing with us?
https://pokepast.es/984cc28d06320f5c [SS Monotype]
I'm pretty much a sucker for Bulky Offense, and this team fits the bill. This team is probably one my favorite teams I've built and is for sure one of my favorite teams to use whenever I play this gen. It's a bit known by now, but I'm a big believer of trying not to have all of my mon's sets be guessed at team preview whenever I build a team I plan on using for a game, and the element of surprise mostly lied on offensive Celesteela, as well as, but to a lesser extent, AV TornT with Grass Knot and Specs Zapdos as they weren't used much or weren't used at all at the time this team was made. As far as the team goes, most match ups are doable, and I'm also a big believer of using things that are reliable enough to let me to outplay through any given match up, and something like Flying, which is a top 2 type at worst in SS, allows me to do just that. There's a lot of ways to make progress against opposing teams and the defensive core is solid enough to cover most things, allowing me to feel "in control" while also being able to be aggressive with the tools I have
It's pretty interesting to see a Flying-type team without any Heavy Duty Boots users, it seems incredibly difficult to pilot but the sets are all really cool. Alright, second to last bit of questions, just gonna rapid fire some simple ones at you before we wrap up.
1. favorite pokemon?
2. favorite smogon tournament to play in?
3. are you a fan of any sports? if so, who is your favorite player / team?
4. favorite food?
1. Lucario, Buizel is a close second though
2. Tough Question but I'll always appreciate any type of team tournament where activity is likely to be high, so things like MPL, UUPL, RUPL and so on will always be my favorite type of tours to participate in
3. I like Basketball, my favorite player is Russell Westbrook so whatever team he may be on, I'll root for them
4. Japanese or Chinese food, I can't really decide but those are 1 and 2 for sure
Those are all great answers, I never you were interested in basketball either. Well, those are all the questions I have, thanks so much for your time. Before we end, is there anybody you would like to give a shoutout to? any friends or teammates you've met along the way? anybody you think is up and coming?
Firstly, shoutouts to WoA; one of my first group of friends I've had on the site that I still talk to even if the discord server nowadays isn't as active anymore. Rhyps and Pandas, both of which started off as a team server ended up being a friend server, lots of fun memories happened there. Special shoutout to Isza, who's one of the first Monotype players I've looked up to when I first started out back in the day and the first person to truly believe in me as a player, and encouraged me to branch out, allowing me to grow as a player and builder. Another special shoutout to lax who is also someone who believed in me, has given me opportunities in the big stage and is a player I still look up to on occasion (washed). Lastly, shoutout to the lower tier community, specifically UU, which I've only been active in for less than a year and I've already met some cool people. As for Monotype players I think are up and coming, so probably players who haven't participated in an MPL yet, I'm gonna have to go with TTK, FadedCharm, and Elyoss. I was TTK's manager this past MWP and was pretty impressed with what was shown. He was open to playing whatever the team needed, and said "The Strap will win with whatever I pass him" when he had to play a different tier and man did I applaud that confidence lmao. FadedCharm, from what I see, is someone who really just wants to get better at the game, and does a lot of grinding to try and get better, something I can appreciate as that's not something you'll always see from people nowadays. Lastly, Elyoss isn't really someone I know, but they're someone I've heard good things about. I hear they're a really hard worker, and put in a good amount of effort for their games. I remember this past MWCOP, despite their team being out, they wanted to play despite the week being over cause they spent a lot of time on their team. Who doesn't love that? They're also currently doing well in NDMPL, so even more reason to think they're up and coming. Thank you for having me!
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This thread will remain open in case anyone would like to ask Attribute any further questions. If you have an idea for who you would like to be interviewed next, please don't hesitate to let me know!
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