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    Pokemon's Grand Accessibility Failure: A History of External Device Usage in Competitive Pokemon

    hi :D this was a nice trip down memory lane and a reminder of how frustrating the real life competitive scene can be! if i looked at it, my vgc12 teams definitely wouldn't have been legal under stricter checks due to some aesthetic choices (i'm pretty sure i still have a dive ball rotom-w which...
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    the well #82 - vote now [won by ken]

    oh hey
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    SPOILERS! Pokemon Sword and Shield Datamine Thread

    I don't really care if the horses are real or fake but the idea with leaks I'd imagine is having enough "true" info that people can never rule you out. It looks like the birds, for example, are legit - but that doesn't automatically make everything else true. And if they end up being fake, the...
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    Sword & Shield **Official news only** DLC Crown Tundra 22nd October

    We'll find out soon enough but I'm getting more inclined to think that the choice is whether to take home the rental Pokemon, one of the other swapped Pokemon, or the legendary. Since you can't take two Pokemon out of the raid, maybe that's where the choice factor is coming into play?
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    SPOILERS! Pokemon Sword and Shield Datamine Thread

    Honestly considering the amount of work needed for that one, I'm fine with not going back to that level of effort for puzzles. There's a happy medium between "I'm handing you everything, go into this room and have fun" and "Read braille, put hard to find Pokemon in your party in a specific...
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    Social The Smogon Photo Album

    hello fellow olds, glad you're doing well ShinyAzelf :)
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    Sleep Clause in Generation 8

    I honestly don't get why we aren't making decisions like this the default in any gen - aside from the very obvious bans, let things be broken early on. Then we run a suspect test and people vote and we come to a consensus. The goal should be to eventually reach a stable, enjoyable metagame, but...
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    Metagame np: SS DOU stage 0: Begin Again | Beat Up banned

    Have I mentioned it's been a while since I've played competitively haha?
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    Metagame np: SS DOU stage 0: Begin Again | Beat Up banned

    With the confirmation that speed adjusts mid-turn, I think TR is going to be absolutely huge this gen. You could have a fast TR setter with Room Service and be able to have your very slow partner Pokemon benefit immediately and be able to attack second before your opponent starts, saving a...
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    All Gens The Top 10 Players of All Time

    tbh I just don't remember watching everyone play at this point, but my GOATs in no order are Ciele, Earthworm, M Dragon, McMeghan, Heist, Husk, Soulwind, panamaxis, imperfectluck, VIL Also honorable mention to Bloo the true greatest
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    The topic of OG names on Smogon (and a list of what's free)

    I got $250 for a tumblr URL this year so I def think there's a value to certain usernames, though that value is sort of like "if there's a buyer" type value. I'm kinda surprised at some of the non-Pokemon ones that aren't taken more than the Pokemon ones that are available. It's what pluff said...
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    LGPE OU Grand Opening Tournament - Signups

    hi tennis i'm in
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    Serious [Access to this thread is restricted to SMOGON GOLD subscribers only] (aka Net neutrality thread)

    truthfully, the way companies try and get around net neutrality right now is what they'd unveil first. for example, verizon has go90, their (mediocre) streaming service that you can use anywhere without using your data if you're a verizon customer. this technically skirts around net neutrality...
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    the dlc/microtransaction/lootbox fuckfest is the greatest thing to happen to gaming

    i'm not a console gamer, i just have my 3ds and play games on my iphone. so my rule for mobile games i genuinely enjoy are that i'd only pay the value of what i think the game is worth (so generally $10-$20). i don't mind paying for extras especially in mobile games where it's free to start, but...
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    Elaborate Hypotheticals

    body: pearl mind: chrysocolla social: painite companion: pyrite curse: aquamarine first of all i think one of these needs to be "gives better eye sight so you can actually read the jpg" but i chose pearl for body because you can just kinda chill and be alive and that's p nice. chrysocolla for...
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    Finals Smogon Premier League VIII - Finals [NO WINNER]

    my former tigre heart is v happy at this... grats to tennisace and everyone on the team! <3
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    Lifestyle physical health/fitness thread

    i'm looking for a little advice on how to get started on Living The Healthy Life™. i'm trying to lose like ~20 lbs but also get a little muscle definition (which may come from just working out and losing weight probs). i've done stuff in the past where i worked with a trainer and had visible...
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    Social Where is your nick from?

    the Sole Ace (actually i picked it because it was a nice sounding word and i just liked it a lot)
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    Free Speech: Let's do this properly

    because, in my opinion, capitalism serves as another enforcer for free speech. if a private company --that ultimately seeks to make a profit -- says that they don't want the speech of x group of people, they can choose to do so. and then people who support that group can boycott that company...
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