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Voodoom Strikes

Posted on Aug 25, 2010 11:05PM

This is Voodoom, the latest experimental Pokémon from the Create-A-Pokémon project! It is a Fighting/Dark Pokémon that was designed to be a special attacking teammate in an offensive team core. It was built over the past two months in the CAP subforum, by hundreds of members of the Smogon community making thousands of posts, votes, and submissions.

We just began playtesting Voodoom in real battles on the CAP Shoddy Battle server. During playtesting, all other CAP Pokémon have been removed from the ladder so we can test Voodoom in isolation with standard OU Pokémon. If you like trying new things, and are intrigued by the prospect of using a new competitive Pokémon in OU battles, connect to the CAP Server and give Voodoom a try!

Check out the Create-A-Pokémon subsite or visit the CAP subforum to learn more about Voodoom and other exciting aspects of the CAP project! ~DougJustDoug

Ray Rizzo (bluecookies) Wins the World Championship

Posted on Aug 15, 2010 09:12PM

Congratulations to Ray Rizzo (bluecookies) for winning the Pokémon World Championship! User bluecookies lost the first round, but came back for the last two rounds to defeat Japanese player Yasuki Tochigi--securing his place as the first American to win Worlds.

A hearty congratulations is also in order to Huy, Metabou, and DeagleBeagle for making the top 8, as well as Dr Fidget and Alaka for streaming the matches.

Smogon Tour X

Posted on Aug 10, 2010 09:48PM

Everyone should get excited for the tenth installment of the largest competitive Pokemon competition on the internet. The kick off is on Friday, August 27th. Explore the tournaments section of the site for further details. ~Aeolus