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Oh God!

Starting November 7th and lasting through November 15th, you can get your copy of Arceus at participating Toys'R'Us stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Like other event Pokémon distributions this generation, Arceus will be distributed via Mystery Gift. You can get one copy of Arceus for each copy of Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum you own. According to Bulbanews, bringing the Arceus to the the Ruins of Alph in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver later on will allow players to unlock an event that will allow them to obtain a level 1 Dialga, Palkia or Giratina.

The Arceus itself will be level 100 in a Cherish Ball, holding a Rowap Berry, and know the moves Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, Shadow Force, and Judgement.

Learn more about the event on Pokémon.com or about Arceus' use in battle, and discuss on the forum. ~darkie

The Latest Scoop

The Smog #4

The latest issue of Smogon's web-zine, The Smog #4, has been released! With Heart Gold and Soul Silver being released in Japan, there's plenty of new stuff to check out, and The Smog is your source for the latest in competitive battling. Check out the latest issue for features such as the best in RMTs, the latest HG/SS-related UU innovations, and a new section called Ask the Admins, where Smogon admins answer questions from you, the public!

If you missed any back-issues, see The Smog section of the website to catch up. If you are interested in joining The Smog production staff, see the The Smog forum for more information.

In-Game Launch

The In-Game section has been launched, expanding Smogon's coverage to include comprehensive competitive articles and information for cartridge players!

The articles there will give you the knowledge required to breed and capture Pokémon with natures and IVs fit for any given set. They will walk you through the process of giving your Pokémon the EVs it will need to reach its full competitive potential. They can provide you with the knowledge needed to create a team that will rip through the Battle Tower, or provide you with a comprehensive database of the Pokémon that you will find there.

If you would like to participate in the ongoing expansion of the In-Game project, or just want to see what is coming next, please visit our dedicated forum.

Last but not least are the users who worked tirelessly to bring this project home on schedule, and under budget! Thanks to Arseus, Blue Kirby, bojangles, Chaos669, ClikC, Diesel, Erodent, Expert Evan, Groved, Jimbo, jumpluff, Jumpman16, Malfunction, mingot, negator, Peterko, Serv, StrangerDanger, Tangerine, Xia, and X-Act!

The Latest Scoop

Upgraded Forums

We've just upgraded the Smogon Community forums to vBulletin v3.8.4, the latest version of vBulletin.

Aside from various internal improvements, the main change you will probably notice is the new user profiles.

It is now possible to leave visitor messages on other users' profiles. These can be used to carry out conversations, to thank users for quality work, and so on. However, the forum rules apply to visitor messages: in particular, do not troll people through visitor messages. Everybody can moderate his or her own visitor messages in order to remove objectionable messages.

Another new feature is the ability to create and join social groups, which can also be done through user profiles.

Please enjoy using the latest version of the forum software!

Smogon on YouTube

Smogon University is now on YouTube! This account will be used to display important recorded matches, commentaries, and possibly even video tutorials. This is project started off from a suggestion for battlers to view old Tournament battles that may have been missed and showcased fun, interesting battles. Support for the idea was fairly strong and so here we are now. For the time being, however, we are going to upload mostly well-known, showcase battles. For more information, see thread.

C&C Update

As you may have heard, Contributions and Corrections will be undergoing a major reconstruction. The forum will be reorganized, made more efficient, and improved. This will make updates and other such projects less of a hassle and easier for all of us!

Since my last update, ages ago, the following analyses have been majorly edited on site:

• Smeargle (Trap Passer), thanks to Fuzznip, as well as Magnezone (Dual Screen).
• Sceptile (Full UU Revamp), thanks to Draco Zephyr.
• Primeape (Ubers Update), by Gennifer.
• Magnezone (Boosting Sweeper), by Dark Talon.
• Latias (Support), by MetaNite, and Rotom-F (Update).
• Roserade (Full Revamp), by Colloquy.
• Donphan (Full Revamp), thanks to Flashstorm1, as well as Heatran (Update) and Gliscor (Update).
• Heatran (Torment), by Philip7086.
• Ninjask (Update), by bugmaniacbob.
• Charizard (Full Update), thanks to Heysup. Heysup also updated: Nidoking, Regirock, Hitmontop, and Espeon.
• Arcanine (Rest Talk), by franky.
• Scizor (Update), thanks to Tab.
• Froslass (Update), by supermarth64.
• Shaymin (Update), by mtr12.
• Electivire (Full Revamp), thanks to Erodent.

Thanks for the help, guys! ~darkie