Aspies For Freedom

Pokemon has been one of my interests for years. I am currently training for the JAA tournament in May. One of the reasons why it interests me is the mathematics of the rules. I am working on ways of describing pokemon mathematically; using set theory and game theory. I've still made little progress, but so far I've found that pokemon can be best described as a combinatorial game with some classic elements.

A combinatorial game is a game with no chance elements, no hidden information, and players take turns. A classical game has chance elements, hidden information, and players move at the same time. Given that pokemon relays more on stragity, I think it's more of a combinatorial game (even if there are minor chance elements (there not a big deal without DT), and players might not know there opponants moves).

Also, pokemon can be described as two sets (stats, and moves), but I am still studying set theory.

I don't know precisely what my team will look like, but I have ideas.

Its Great to find a fellow aspie whos a pokemon fan as well I myself have retired from the world of the pokemon CCG but I like your diea about how math coems into play and also i have talked to other aspie trainers and they ahve talked about how they also use combos like rain dance and zap cannon with thier teams...and i think i recall reading on wiki that the creator himself has AS in case you didnt know

Well, I've working out many strategies (which has become easier now that I netbattle). I just recently thought of great counter to an overused double battle team:

Foe sent out Groudon and Exeggutor!
Go, (insert name1) and (insert name2)!
Return, (1). Go Charzard!
Return, (2). Go, Rayquaza!

It totally messes up the planned sun\Solarbeam combo; wasting a turn for a 1\4 powered Solarbeam, and best of all, Charzard can use Bellydrum safely and Earthquake freely. To every team there is a near perfect counter.

I also like Pokemon, although I'm not really into the RPGs and card games. I like the Anime alot, and the cute Pokemon..like mostly the pink ones, which I suppose are obviously targeted towards females.

I also have come up with a theory, that psychic Pokemon may be Aspie in some respect. Like how Psyduck and Wobbuffet will pop out of their Pokeballs whenever they want to, when it's expected that Pokemon wait in their Pokeballs till their master needs them. Also, Psyduck acts confused all the time, and how when something startles him he runs around yelling "PSY-I-I-I-DUCK-DUCK-DUCK!" lol. That might be more Autie behaviour than Aspie.

So here's my theory on why this is, well you know how it's been said that people who are Aspie have alot of white matter in their brain making some of the connections weird. I think it's exactly the same thing for psychic Pokemon, except instead of their brain being taken up by too much white matter, it's taken up by psychic energy.

Hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE Pokemon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :happyjump:  :happyjump:  :happyjump:  :happyjump: