8:00 AM – Wake Up

I open my eyes and immediately remember: I fell to 39% win rate last night.

This is fine.

I make a strong mental note to stop making bad plays and play more objectively.

I promptly forget this note within 5 minutes.

10:00 AM – First Game of the Day

I lock in Greninja with Exp. Share, Attack Weight, and Float Stone. Bottom lane.

• My team:
• Cramorant with pro build
• Snorlax stacking bot lane
• Gold badge Venusaur
• Zoroark with 80% winrate and 4000 games played with it

I mute chat immediately. I have already won because I am playing for the long game.

10:02 AM – Early Game (a.k.a. My Time to Shine)

I only take two buffs from the jungle (because I am generous).
I then go to lane (because I am adaptable).
My team pings "Check it out" and "Retreat" at me three times.

They just don’t understand my vision.

I steal a last-hit from my bot laner and die while trying to score 8 points for my first Attack Weight stack.
They ping “Retreat!" five times.

I am helping.

10:05 AM – First Registeel Fight (a.k.a. Tactical Repositioning)

I arrive EXACTLY on time, meaning 5 seconds after my entire team has died.

I survey the battlefield and conclude that a 1v4 Greninja dive is the optimal choice.
I die instantly.

My team is clearly playing suboptimally.
I vote NO on the first surrender attempt.

10:07 AM – Mid-Game Master Plan

I have unlocked my full Greninja potential (which means I finally evolved).

I leave my lane to go "farm up" for late-game…
...but I spend the next two minutes trying to dunk 7 points.

Team: Fighting top lane.
Me: Dying to wild Pokémon.

We lose second objective.

I think, "Wow, my team isn’t rotating."
I realize I also didn’t rotate.

I push that thought deep down where it can’t hurt me.

10:10 AM – Rayquaza Spawns

We are only down by 500 points.
I make a high-IQ decision and go bot lane to score a sneaky 14 points.

The enemy secures Zapdos.

My team is flaming me.
I remind myself: "They just don’t see the bigger picture."

10:12 AM – Final Push (or, "This Is When I Shine")

We still have a chance.
I stealth into enemy base.
I am one with the shadows.

They see me immediately.

I die in 0.2 seconds.

Team: "Bro what are you doing?"
Me: "Applying strategic pressure."

We lose by 900 points.

10:15 AM – Post-Game Reflection (a.k.a. It Wasn't My Fault)

Chat is being toxic.
I mute again, just in case.

I analyze the match with 100% objective logic:

• My bad rotations are not my fault. It's TiMi's fault for making wild pokemon damage so high.
• Low damage? Doesn't matter, I almost stole Zapdos anyways. Yes, I did. I did. Trust.
• I have map awareness actually. That was just bad luck.

I am not the problem.

10:16 AM – Queue Up Again

Because after all the pain, suffering, and questionable build choices…

I still love this game.

10:30 PM – Repeat for 6 More Hours

I tell myself "Just one more game."
Seven games later, it’s past midnight.

My win rate has dropped another 2%.
I tell myself, "Tomorrow will be different."

I set my alarm. Tomorrow, I will improve.

(Tomorrow will be EXACTLY the same.)

Goodbye, and good night.

*Disclaimer: You CAN Improve!

We all make questionable plays (yes, even you), but that just means there’s room to grow. Improvement starts with you. Learning from mistakes, adapting, and maybe (just maybe) realizing Jungle Exp. Share Greninja wasn’t the move.

One day, you’ll look back and think, "Wow, I was terrible." And that’s a good thing—because it means you’ve improved.

So keep playing, keep learning, and remember: we suffer because we love this game.

The best time to start improving is right now.

So good luck, and I wish you a positive winrate while I lose the next 50 games.