Matchmaking

Someone explain how I've played 80+ battles in the last two days with probably about 15-20 wins. I'm not saying I'm the best player out there, but how are people at level 25 making it to master rank? Why are players still abandoning matches halfway through and their Pokemon staying at either home or constantly getting self-ko? Why is matchmaking so bad and when will it improve?

Can the ranking points not be adjusted to only level up when you win instead of taking points away when you lose? Like, keep people at 0 score if you lose or surrender. You offer because there is no way you win in the world. I've wasted time and energy trying to win these battles with lousy matchmaking, and even with several losses in a row, there is no sign of the CPU bots that used to appear in ranked. So, even the tiniest hope of winning is lost at this point. The amount of stress that players deal with when getting bad teams is unreal - it's not only emotional at this point because you're constantly stressed as to whether you will win or not, but it's physical because now you're going button crazy while trying to hit every single move you know at the opposing Pokemon who's trying to do what they're there for. And to add to the list, there is a network error that keeps popping up regularly, which takes away about 30 seconds of selection time, so now you're stuck with quick selection or going with favorite Pokemon, and luckily, one of the other players doesn't have the same favorite because if they do, may the PokeGods have mercy on you! Because the game will randomly pick a Pokemon for you if one is not selected by the end of the selection. I finally got tired of the matchmaking and abandoned my first Ranked match - now I can finally understand why players abandon the matches halfway or even before they start - because we know the team won't behave, and "you lose" is imminent at this point. I felt terrible for the team but offered to surrender, knowing that only one goal besides home remained intact. Nobody surrendered, and they played it all the way through until the loss was declared. I'm not saying this to normalize quitting - but when the players are dealing with all of this while simply trying to play - I think someone needs to look into making it better for players - I understand the need for building a competitive gameplay platform, however, once consider players that aren't playing ranked for winning championships - but at the end of the day it is for reward and to feel good about being able to win regardless of the amount of time they lose. Even the wins are unsatisfactory most of the time.

I'm losing faith in this game, but I continue to play because I love Pokemon, and I've spent way too much money on this game. If CPU ranked were an option to collect the rewards, I'd gladly take that over the real-time players because CPU team play has improved. Is it even worth it to try and keep playing? I know there is the alternative of a standard CPU, but classic matches do not offer these rewards or quick battles. Considering players when making changes, pushing updates, and nerfing things would be nice.