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    OU BW OU Hub

    (retired) but wanted to drop some thoughts on Heatran as I built a lot with it for BW World Cup and have strong thoughts on it. Obviously a lot of us have recognised he is pretty anti-metagame. Standard LO Volc can't hit him. Standard LO Alakazam (the Fire+Grass one) can't hit him. The super...
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    Tournaments BW World Cup I - Finals [Won by Team United Kingdom]

    GGs to Europe. You never want to see tournaments decided on games like that in the end, so thanks for taking it in good grace. I've already mentioned to a few people but worth saying publicly - its time to hang up my boots and move on from Smogon. I've been around a long ass time, originally...
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    Discussion What is the purpose of This Entire Website?

    Not gonna long post because I feel a second haha react bomb coming but I agree with the premise here obviously. We’re not teaching people how to fish, we’re just giving them fish. Some of the ideas above to make our resources more interactive are good, and this was really the root of what I was...
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    Discussion What is the purpose of Sample Teams?

    Fully anticipating being clowned for my take here but here goes: I think there is a risk Sample Teams have lost sight of what they were originally intended to be - an intro to the tier for new players - and have shifted into a different purpose, almost eclipsing the need for players to learn...
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    OU BW OU Hub

    This set is cheese but this was super winnable for you, despite what looks like a bad matchup. The set relies on not getting crit for upwards of 40 turns but you need to actually be going for that option. Spending all your turns switching and vswitching, which doesn't actually capitalise on your...
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    OU BW OU Tiering Discussion [ SURVEY POST 97 ]

    Volcarona exists as a punish to long-established trends around Latios Spikes LandoT TTar Politoed Jirachi Excadrill and so on. The people who want to ban Volcarona enjoy that bit of the game and think Volcarona is needlessly strong at abusing the best mons in the game + having coverage to beat...
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    OU BW OU Tiering Discussion [ SURVEY POST 97 ]

    I support a player survey. A permanent source of frustration to me on Smogon, either in tiering or in Policy Review threads, is the lack of effective way to gauge support on a post. If you just "like" a post then people say reacts don't count for anything. If you just post and echo the same...
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    Tournaments BW World Cup I - Semifinals [Tiebreak @ Post #34]

    won vs eva, gg https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen5ou-852504 go UK
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    I have a girlfriend but she goes to a different school

    I have a girlfriend but she goes to a different school
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    Tournaments BW World Cup I - Quarterfinals [Tiebreak @ Post #32]

    won vs mad dawg, gg and ty for being very accomodating with scheduling last minute. possibly our first ever tour set? https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen5ou-848884
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    Tough one, in all likelihood a sub situation, discussing with managers rn

    Tough one, in all likelihood a sub situation, discussing with managers rn
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    I’m +1, Tuesday I’d be free like 6pm-11pm my time once I’m back from work. 7hr timezone midweek...

    I’m +1, Tuesday I’d be free like 6pm-11pm my time once I’m back from work. 7hr timezone midweek looks like it’ll be v tough…
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    I might be able to play later but literally travelling so just unsure how reliable internet...

    I might be able to play later but literally travelling so just unsure how reliable internet access will be, finding a specific slot past wednesday will be a hassle
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    Hey, we’re matched up for bwcop. Ideally hoping to play between now and Tuesday if possible as...

    Hey, we’re matched up for bwcop. Ideally hoping to play between now and Tuesday if possible as going on vacation on wednesday but will have some (limited) internet access, let me know if this works!
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