Blastoise

Oh, and Blastoise: in ASB, never follow the example I set. I'm pretty terrible at thinking things through properly.

That's all! ... How did I get into giving you advice anyway?

I mean that our names are similar.

Hello!

This is confusing.

I challenged you!

okay. How about now?

*posting on the Challenge Board*

yeah, and quote their challenge post. You wanna ASB battle me?

Go to the challenge board and fill out the challenge form or accept someone else's challenge form./

a Plus? Oh that means we are friends.

Okay then.

Um... Hi? I happen to be Fantastic-raichu from PB...

okay, meet me on Reborn

If you want to shorten my name (I know, blazheirio889's a pain to type haha) then you can call me Blazhy.

Which ASB battle? I have a few going on right now.

further: even if something is guaranteed to work, write contingency clauses in case it doesn't.

More bits of useful advice include: Never assume that your finishing blow will deal enough damage. Always say "if your opponent is not dead yet, use (attack here) again" or some variation thereof.

if you have an idea, yeah, by all means go for it -- but I'm still inclined to say that a few battles before you try is a good idea.

other bits of useful advice include: never forget to read the battle and arena descriptions.

That depends on if you want a signature move! If you have an idea, I'm going to contradict res and say go for it--if you have personalities for your pokemon, dreams and ideas of who they are, then you might as well. You can change them on evolution if you don't like the idea; just make sure you look at other signatures and make sure yours is fairly balanced.

In any case, you need to battle! Just follow the form specified in the first post of the Challenge Board, or maybe find a stock arena you like, and post it. Someone will probably accept your challenge, and eventually a ref will probably pick up your battle.

Then, well. You'll need to figure out strategies on your own. One thing, though; never forget about illusion.

signature moves aren't necessary, and it's quite probably better to get through a few battles to get a feel of what you'd want to do with one.

Hi! I just saw you were the newest person to join ASB, so I decided to check out your team.

Nice to see a Squirtle fam. fan out there! Have you already talked to Blastoise Fortooate?

Hey Blastoise