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The return of the Smogon Quote Database!

Posted on Jun 22, 2009 09:44AM

An icon of Smogon lore, the Smogon Quote Database, more commonly called "Smogon Bash" is back! The idea is pretty simple. Everyone has encountered a funny exchange or quote in chats on Netbattle, Shoddy, or IRC; and the Quote Database exists to preserve them for everyones amusement. Go check out the Quote Database today and have fun submitting and reading a collection of priceless moments. ~Caelum

Friday Smogon Tours

Posted on Jun 07, 2009 10:58AM

Due to the incredible participation rates in the Smogon Tour events, we will be adding a Friday tournament to the Smogon Tour series. The Friday tour will be slightly different in that, rather than being capped at 64 players, it will be open to up to 128 players!

In addition to providing another chance for players to participate, the introduction of a Friday tour alleviates the need to restrict users to either Saturday or Sunday participation. Users will now be able to play in ANY TWO tournaments of their choosing during a given weekend. Hopefully everyone will find this new addition to our exciting tournament series to their liking!

Please see the updated schedule for dates and times. ~Aeolus

Cyclohm Storms The Battlefield

Posted on Jun 01, 2009 08:48PM

Battle testing is now underway for Cyclohm, a new Electric/Dragon Pokémon from the Create-A-Pokémon project! Cyclohm was made over the past several weeks in a coordinated effort involving thousands of contributions, posts, and votes by some of the most talented and knowledgeable members of the Smogon community.

Now we put Cyclohm to the test by using it in real battles on the Create-A-Pokémon battle server. For the next two weeks, Cyclohm will be playtested in the Standard OU tier to determine how it performs and impacts the metagame. At the end of the playtesting period, the highest ranked player will be named CAP Playtesting Champion. Ladder ratings were just reset, and no other CAP creations are allowed for rated play -- so now is the perfect opportunity to join the CAP server and experience the CAP project first-hand.

Come by the Create-A-Pokémon subforum to learn more about this exciting project! ~DougJustDoug