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3/10/2025-7/16/2025:
-The dev team deeply desired a way to make two of the same role on a Pokemon for the purpose of specifically allowing two different Tera Blast Cryogonal sets: one with freeze-dry, and one without. This was the sole motivator for this discussion at the start.
-Midway...
7/1/2025:
Levels have been updated.
Gen 9 Random Battle:
-Kilowattrel: Role changed to Bulky Attacker, -Thunder Wave, +Discharge, -Tera Electric, -Tera Flying (It's now always Roost + U-turn + Hurricane + Electric move)
-Removed Choice Band Brute Bonnet
-Wallbreaker Torkoal: +Fire Blast...
6/2/2025:
Levels have been updated.
Gen 9 Random Battle:
-Substitute and Salac Berry have been removed from all Eiscue sets entirely.
-Tera Blast Alcremie has been removed. It is now entirely Acid Armor. I'm sorry.
-Flygon's set has been split between Dragon Dance and Choice items. Dragon Dance...
We do plan to add Choice Band Dodrio.
Shed tail cannot ever take 49% HP; it rounds up, not down, unlike most other things in Pokemon. As such, even HP is optimal. Shed Tail can't ever be used twice on Sceptile unless a Sitrus Berry is used, which we won't be adding as that suggestion has been...
The plan for the Minior Circuit has always been to highlight a variety of our more unique but niche minor formats we have available; this year, we tried to keep it to a limit of two "modded gen 9 rands" formats (CAP and Shared Power B12P6, in our case). If there's significant community demand to...
Looks like you tried to use Trick Room again (perhaps by accident?), which has negative priority and thus will still move last even in Trick Room. We'd need you or an admin to confirm, however.