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Hey everyone! This is the discussion thread for Smogon's 13th Official Ladder Tournament (OLT). This tour is one of my personal favorites on the site and I'm very excited to manage its discussion thread! OLT begins with the ladder phase, split into 4 cycles. The top 8 participants at the end of each cycle (determined by ELO) qualify for the Swiss phase, where the 32 qualifying players compete to enter the Playoffs phase, a single elimination bracket. The significantly increased amount of ladder activity in the upcoming weeks will bring fast-paced metagame development and new trends in the SV OU tier. This thread will be used to discuss and document these trends and will include replay analyses of interesting games, looks into cycle winners and their brings, and successful teams shared by qualifying players. I'll also be using this space to document the winners of each cycle and for updates on how the tour is going :)
For live updates on how the ladder phase is proceeding, check out the OLT room on Pokemon Showdown!
Visit the OLT subforum for more information on the tournament.
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