Whats the best way to earn points on showdown?

im so close to getting top 500 in ubers but I lose more points when I lose then when I win.

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Showdown uses the ELO rating system, which estimates the strength of a player based on his performance against other players. Players' ratings depend on their opponents ratings. The difference in rating between two players determine an expected outcome of their battle. A higher rated player is likely to win against a lower rated player. The amount of points you get after winning is then determined by the difference in rating between the two players.

Basically. You gain much from beating higher rated players than yourself and you don’t lose much if they beat you. (Because the most likely outcome is that they beat you). But if you have a higher rating than your opponent the system determines you to be the most likely winner, which means that you gain little from winning and lose much by losing.

It is more complicated than this. If you would like to read more here are links to articles from theSmogon ForumandWikipedia.

It is supposed to work like this and there is little you can do about it, although I have some advice on how you can avoid playing lower rated players. Showdown tries to match you with someone of equal rating, but when there are few players online you can get matched with someone better or worse. I would try to play during the time when Showdown is the most active, because you would get to play equally good players more often.

Other than that I would just try to not go on tilt after frustrating losses. Sometimes you get a bad beat when RNG does not go your way, but there is nothing you can do to prevent that from happening. After losing many games in a row I usually take a break from the game, because you play worse when you’re angry.

After all the best way to get points is by consistently winning.

Anyway, good luck with reaching top 500.