Any game with battles and thereby results of wins and losses is prone to generate streaks of either one, the latter unpreferable and the former quite the opposite. Many Pokémon games of the present day obviously have this property, and every once in a while, losing streaks do come up - even to the best. Given how evident and ubiquitous this is, and especially to yours truly recently, I thought I'd write up about it and in particular how to regard or deal with it when it does happen.
In some games, it is possible to switch play modes and complete other objectives, even if the primary objective is not fulfilled. The Go Battle League in Pokémon Go, for example, often offers more than one format, and one of these might just be able to break losing streaks that may just be incurred by another. Meanwhile in Pokémon Unite, although Ranked matches only really come in one form, at least other matches can help to achieve other objectives without having to incur more Ranked matches if a losing streak does occur.
For those who play the main series and VGC, the format is likewise a straight-through matter, so a losing streak might also be quite tiresome. In that case, it may be time to try to raise other viable Pokémon and/or (in more recent installments) take on raids with friends. Something like Café Remix may not have losing streaks per se, but subpar results on certain stages may present themselves like losing streaks, and they might prompt a play shift to other kinds of stages for a possible rethinking. In short, it's the shifting that matters.
When all else fails, though, it may be that if losing streaks continue to occur (specifically in one game), it may be time to shift to other Pokémon games and/or entertainment - or possibly even others outside of that - to refresh perspectives. And if that's not enough, then it may be necessary to do other things and/or take (relaxing) breaks, just as in the case of when one is fed up with other things in life. After that, things might just make themselves clear and one can then shift back to whatever it is that generated a losing streak.
The ways of battling games, like many Pokémon games are, are likely to result in wins and losses depending on what happens - and sometimes runs of either. It's the latter that becomes the most excruciating part of the efforts for these games, and the sure chances of them occurring also needs sure ways of dealing with them. Fortunately, those same Pokémon games may also offer ways to do that in addition to normal life ways, and they merit consideration for when things do get hairy.
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