User blog comment:DemonicBeast/Magnezone vs Probopass. Pokémon Rap Battles 5/@comment-4721185-20160703180315/@comment-4490782-20160704001529

There are tons of difficulties with writing my series. I consider 90% of the lines I wrote prior to Hypno vs Mr Mime to be trash. I'll give you some tips I've found useful in researching and writing.

1. Pokédex entries are incredibly helpful for lines with regards to older Pokémon, as there are six generations worth of descriptions.

2. If there's popular reference or well-known meta for a Pokémon (i.e. Lapras being an HM mule for Surf), then use that.

3. Don't restrict yourself to the Pokémon itself; think about what within the Pokémon universe you can compare it to and cross-reference.

4. Refer to the Pokémon's appearance and what it's based off and reference this thing's properties as well.

5. As with general rap battle technique, use any glaring advantage one character has over the other. The obvious one would be type advantage but if you can find anything else then go for it. Use things like 4x weaknesses and 4x resistance/full immunity for disses and brags respectively. Try to flip positive aspects of an opponent against them by belittling them as well, however.

6. To a limited extent, and ideally with only Gen 1s and maaaaybe Gen 2s if the opponent is really new, use the "OG argument" against them.

7. Move references are good and necessary, but get bland really, really quickly without clever usage. Turn them into puns and use flow to make them seem less out-of-place. Don't ignore Pokémon abilities either. They can be used exactly like moves can. Note that there are only a limited number of moves in the game and there are countless overlaps. Don't make reference to every single move as you'll be repeating jokes by the sixth or seventh battle.

8. Use evolutionary lines, locations, story, gym leader owners, and whatever else you can find as long as there's a pun/good reference to be made out of it.

9. This is a general tip for rapping rather than to do with this, but practise doing (what I think is called) relevant rhyming. As in making the rhymes at the end of lines not just be for the rhyme, but also contain a reference in the rhyming word(s). It's really fucking difficult but it really improves a battle and gives it a sense of immersion by removing filler.

Okay! That's all I got!

Oh, and does the pineapple refer to Ludicolo?