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BW OU Global Championship 2018 [$50 Prize] —︎ Round 1

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Battle Spot Premier League III - Player Signups
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Lower Tier Shifts

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Smogon's Official Ladder Tournament V - Cycle 1 Signups

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Scavengers Ladder - July

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Apprentice Program Signups: SUMO Ubers

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Modest Specs Tapu Lele Centered Balance Team

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Eisen's VGC Factory: 2018 Edition

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Orange Islands SQSA Thread

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Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Monotype Analyses: Reservation Index
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Monotype Analysis: Normal
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Smogon Noir--A complete dark theme for Smogon

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Sprites n' such! (open for requests)

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Create-A-Pokémon Project

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CAP 25 - Part 4 - Secondary Typings Discussion

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Pajantom [QC: 0/3]

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Political and economic discussion thread

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The home of Mafia, Diplomacy, Tabletop RPGs, and other text-based strategy games.
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Smogon Puzzle Hunt [Signups]

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One Piece (spoilers!)

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The NFL Fantasy Football Thread, 2018-19 Season

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