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The qualifying round has begun!

World Cup of Randbats 2025 - Qualifying Round logo by eva hosted by bobomania, Javi, and sharpclaw ~Spreadsheet~ courtesy of Amaranth Pokémon players of the world, it’s time: the WCOR '25 Qualifying Round! Which teams will win their place among those who’ve already qualified and earn a...

World Cup of Randbats 2025 - Regions & Rosters Hosted by bobomania, Javi, and sharpclaw s/o Amaranth Logo by eva The 2025 World Cup of Randbats is upon us! And with it, the teams that will be competing for the title of Global Randbats Champ! WCOR '25 Teams and Captains Qualified Teams...

art by sharpclaw Welcome, one and all, to your WCOR '25 Commencement Thread! A fun, chill, and respectful(!) place for chit-chat, smack talk, and patriotism posting all about this year's CORN. All Smogon rules still apply. Have fun! <3

In demonstrating that their team will be able to field a sizeable supermajority of players from the now-defunct Team Benelux, Team Netherlands is promoted to the main stage, as they are (basically) a returning, pre-qualified team. Hosts welcome Team Belgium to the tour! Which, unless there's...

Hosted by bobomania, Javi, and sharpclaw s/o Amaranth Logo by eva Pokémon players of the world, unite! Then split up based on where you live and start fighting again! That's right: it’s time to band together with your compatriots and cheer each other on in your native tongues as you throw...

Benelux will no longer be allowed as a team in WCOR. Team Benelux was an inaugural-WCOR carve-out, but the Randbats player base has expanded dramatically since 2022 and artificially maintaining a Benelux regional team is no longer appropriate. Yes, Benelux "is a thing" inasmuch as there exists...

Hosts have decided to extend the deadline for Captain Signups until July 11th, in order to give potential captains—those who may be trying to see if there's a viable team in their region, etc—more time to plan and coordinate.

Multiple teams have asked, so we're announcing here: for WCOR '25, at least, three captains will be allowed. This change creates an official channel for a third person to help with team logistics, coordination, etc. If a team chooses to bring on a third captain, however, the original provision...

World Cup of Randbats 2025 - Captain Signups Hosted by bobomania, Javi, and sharpclaw Logo by Syrinix It is time to find our illustrious team captains! If you wish to captain a team for WCOR 2025, you must post in this thread. Each team is led by two captains, who themselves can (but are...

World Cup of Randbats 2025 Hosted by bobomania, Javi, sharpclaw s/o Amaranth Logo by Syrinix Pokémon players of the world, unite! Then split up based on where you live and start fighting again! That's right: it’s time to band together with your compatriots and cheer each other on in your...

Signups for the Randdubs Open are underway!

Since I was busier recently, I couldn't contribute as much to the WCOP avis effort this year—which meant I mostly just had a front-row seat to our incredible artist team as they worked their magic. As always, kudos to Clem, Irpachuza, Turtleye_, deetah, RADU, and...

Signups for the Gen 8 Open have begun!