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The Other Metagame of the Month of November is Alphabet Cup!
Leader's Choice is Cross Evolution!
Tagging dhelmise for implementation.
Reminder to anaconja and Eli to ensure council members are active or bring on new members for the month.
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November 2026 - Nomination Stage
Rules:
- Nominate a metagame by including its full name in your post. In other words, no acronyms, they will be ignored.
- You may nominate up to five metagames.
- You may nominate the same metagame as someone else.
- The ten metagames with the...
Bad n' Boosted is the Other Metagame of the Month of October!
Force of the Fallen is Leader's Choice!
Pinging dhelmise for implementation and Snaquaza and prunyy as leaders of their respective OMs. Reminder make sure your councils are active for the month, even if you only have to recruit...
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October 2026 - Nomination Stage
Rules:
- Nominate a metagame by including its full name in your post. In other words, no acronyms, they will be ignored.
- You may nominate up to five metagames.
- You may nominate the same metagame as someone else.
- The ten metagames with the...
Other Metagame of the Month of September is No Holds Barred!
Leader's Choice is Fortemons!
Pinging dhelmise for implementation.
Pinging Delibird Heart and KaenSoul to let them know, also try to ensure you have a healthy council (ideally 3 active members even if it is only for the month of...
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October 2026 - Nomination Stage
Rules:
- Nominate a metagame by including its full name in your post. In other words, no acronyms, they will be ignored.
- You may nominate up to five metagames.
- You may nominate the same metagame as someone else.
- The ten metagames with the...
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August 2026 - Nomination Stage
Rules:
- Nominate a metagame by including its full name in your post. In other words, no acronyms, they will be ignored.
- You may nominate up to five metagames.
- You may nominate the same metagame as someone else.
- The ten metagames with the...
I am sorry that so many people are feeling frustrated by the mod team as of late in regards to tours and other aspects (I will address those in another post / relevant areas when I have time today or in the coming week once I compose my thoughts a bit more (this is regarding stuff like Clem's...
First official match predict from the OMTL himself, going on purely vibes / whether I know the person or think they are more likely to bring heat.
AAA: shiloh vs. ghostlike - ghostlike cause like a phantom they will bring some sneaky shit that suddenly wallops shiloh
BH: Mareep vs...
Other Metagame of the Month is Convergence!
Leader's Choice of the Month is Revelationmons!
Pinging dhelmise for implementation and leaders G-Luke and Clas to let them know.
Dragalgite in my testing has been perfectly balanced, and doesn't out compete other options such as immunities and things like Sablenite. It is nice for some mons like Magearna but by no means a shoe in on all teams.