So, I attended another Pokemon tournament, and once again I lost in the first round. What I used was a Trick Room team a tutor helped me build, which means the strategy was not my own despite being Trick Room.

I've noticed that every time I lost in the first round, it was using a strategy that wasn't mine. The same thing happened in April and July. Thus, next time (and I know there will be a next time), I will use my own strategy, with help from no-one else.

I have a troll team that I use in singles on Pokemon Online, that got me to the top 20 on one server! I'm considering making a variation on that team to use at the next tournament.