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In order to participate you must do the following:
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sic art by Dibs The Dreamer
Hello and welcome to Research Week: SM PU Edition! During this project, participants will research a suggested Pokemon every week and share their experience whoever has the highest ladder score at the end of the week will be declared the winner. For details, see below.
Keep the following things in mind during every Research Week: - Be open-minded. Don't just say something is terrible and walk away; look at it's stats, typing and movepool and think of something up!
- Feel free to theorymon early in the research period, but make it clear you're doing so. Later in the period, however, you will be expected to back up your posts with hard evidence like logs, actual sets, perhaps even teams.
- Just because an analysis has been done for a Pokemon doesn't mean there isn't more to explore; it's very likely that something has gone unnoticed.
- Do not post in this thread complaining about the Pokemon or movesets I choose and / or suggesting ones we should do for future weeks. Feel free to VM / PM me these suggestions, but don't expect me to always listen to you.
- In general, try to ladder frequently, as it not only grants you more experience with the Pokemon being researched, it improves your chances of having the highest ladder rating at the end of the week.
- Sometimes, I will label a week as a challenge week. This can mean one of three things: 1. The week's Pokemon will have a unique set/moveset stipulation. 2. The Pokemon for the week are relatively untested or do not have a concrete main set established. 3. The week will have a special condition, such as having to use another Pokemon in conjunction with the Pokemon being researched, or having to use Volt-Turn in conjunction with the Pokemon.
- Sign-ups can be as late as you want, but the week will always end one week after the announcement of the previous week's mons.
- Early period means the first three days of the Research Week, so let's keep the theorymoning to a minimum after this period. The late period refers to the last four days of the research week, where raw evidence and discussion should become the basis of the thread.
- Discussion is mandatory in order to be considered as a winner of Research Week. If you do not post one somewhat-coherent post that describes the Pokemon that you're using, their roles, and their niche in the metagame, you will be disqualified from winning this week. Please post about your experiences regardless of whether you think you've got a chance to win or not.
- Finally, I'd like to implore you to all please remember to post and save your replays. Often, these replays are the most informative sources of information about RW Pokemon - you can write a full two paragraphs about the role of a Pokemon, but often that can all be summed up with a video and an explanation of it. How useful are these Pokemon in SMPU? What gives them trouble? What advantages do they have over other Pokemon? How well do they work in the metagame? If you have anything to say about any of these Pokemon, please post about them! Remember, discussion is not limited to this topic, you are encouraged to talk about these Pokemon in the PU chat on Pokemon Showdown, in the official PU Discord, and in the Viability Ranking Thread.
Pallosand
Alolan Dugtrio
In order to participate you must do the following:
- Post here with a fresh RW alt (such as RW Twix or RW Dibs) and the name(s) of the Pokemon you will be using.
- Use at least one of the Pokemon being researched.
- Post your experiences with the Pokemon you're using, participate in the discussion!
- Post logs of this Pokemon in action against other teams - don't just tell us, show us
- The winner of the challenge will be the person who has the highest ladder ranking on the Pokemon Showdown PU ladder with their RW alt at the time the challenge ends
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