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hello, what are the requirements for being able to use the sandbox feature? i have heard full account registration, which im pretty sure i have done, but it says i have insufficient permissions.
 
When Champions releases, will it replace SV as the default game gen 9 formats are based on, with all the legality changes (such as Megas returning) that come with it? Do we not have enough information yet?
 
No information has been provided as of right now to imply that Champions will be such a fundamental change to how the Pokemon franchise operates as to necessitate changing Smogon's philosophy.
 
No information has been provided as of right now to imply that Champions will be such a fundamental change to how the Pokemon franchise operates as to necessitate changing Smogon's philosophy.
Can you clarify what you mean by "changing Smogon's philosophy"? The way I saw it, it would just be like ORAS replacing XY upon its release.
 
Can you clarify what you mean by "changing Smogon's philosophy"? The way I saw it, it would just be like ORAS replacing XY upon its release.
Paraphrased/summarized, we focus on the mainline series of games that have inter-connectivity and, the ability to play with each other in battles over an internet connection. This is why something like Legends ZA (no pvp) or Pokemon BDSP (no inter-connectivity) were not considered "the main current generation". Nothing has been shown about Champions that would imply it is within the mainline series of games or that it is as equal (or superior in ORAS's case) next stage to SV in the way that HGSS or ORAS were to BW or XY. Champions isn't a remake of a previous game that is adding something (be it HGSS move tutors, ORAS new 'mons/megas, whatever) to the generation - everything shown so far appears to just be a "here's a novel new way to play online matches, now on your phone" as far as I can tell.
 
Hey there, I've recently gotten back into playing a bunch on PS and was wondering if there's hope of an old name retrieval. My old PS acc is of the same name as this forum one (Seech), and was last used like back in 2010-2011 - I tried using the in client help and it just led me to a 'You do not meet the criteria for the form', but doesn't tell me what that criteria is. Thanks!
 
Is https://smogonu.creator-spring.com/ still associated with Smogon? I can see people advertising https://teespring.com/stores/smogonu (which redirects to the other URL) a few years ago on the site, but either other posts with it have been deleted or there's just been nothing for four years. https://shop.smogon.com/ seems to be the new storefront. Is the older one still in use?
We're migrating over everything to the new one and have been deleting some newer links to the old one, just haven't shut it down yet.
 
Hi, is there a possibility to remove my original alias from my profile title? (the "formerly [name]" thing). It's been years since I changed it and I can assure no one knows me by that old name. I actually started being active here after changing it
 
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My WiFi is currently 403ing me from smogon, where would I go to help get around this?
If you have a proxy or VPN on it can sometimes do this. It could be to do with cache. It may also be to do with website traffic (though I doubt this is the case) or even a slight update to the site which has caused outage (again, doubt this!). The only other thing I can think of is if your country specifically blocks it and/or your wifi provider has?

I would recommend some of the following:

Clear cookies + browser cache.
Check to see if there is a proxy/vpn active and if it is, turn it off. Note that Opera has a built in one which sometimes causes issues.
If you have any plugins turned on, turn them off too (sometimes these can cause conflicts.

If all else fails! I do not have a proper answer but someone will!
 
I have two questions:

1. Is there a way to add a gif picture for your smogon profile? I tired adding in a Krookodile gif, but it doesn't move.
2. Regarding posting new threads, do you have to get permission and who do you get permission from?
 
I have two questions:

1. Is there a way to add a gif picture for your smogon profile? I tired adding in a Krookodile gif, but it doesn't move.
2. Regarding posting new threads, do you have to get permission and who do you get permission from?
1. You can use a gif. Though make sure the gif is the right format, fits the specifications and that the gif works. Sometimes when you download from a website etc they only save as a picture so best double check.
2. Please take a look at each forum sections rules. The answers will be there for posting and whether permission is needed or not.

Hope that helps!
 
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