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Project 1v1 Core Laddering Challenge

Hello and thank you to all participants in the last CLC. Congratulations to Clarex for winning that cycle!

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No new cycle just now, priority to the 1v1 Festival, go play it!
 
CORE LADDERING CHALLENGE – CYCLE 22

MzEuanBn

Hello everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, and I wish you a happy new year, good health, love and prosperity!

We're back on the Core Laddering Challenge. The first challenge of the year will, fittingly, be about Self-Improvement.

For this cycle, the rules are very simple: you can use any Pokémon you want, however you must get a visible stat boost at least once before the end of the battle!
  • This can be from a status move (Calm Mind, Bulk Up, Agility...), an attacking move (Flame Charge, Ancient Power...), an ability (Download, Stamina, Speed Boost...) or an item (Liechi, Maranga, Throat Spray...).
  • Only stage-based boosts are accepted. Stat modifiers from Eviolite, Choice items, Unburden, Booster Energy etc. are not enough!
  • Critical boosts (Focus Energy/Lansat Berry) are accepted.
  • If you lose the battle or if your opponent forfeits before you can get a stat boost, keep playing. However if you defeat your opponent without fulfilling the condition, this cannot validate the replay (before 1300 I don't care, you can use normal teams).
  • In doubt about a rule just ask me.


Prefix: 1vCLC22

ELO requirements:
Code: 
Bronze: 1300
Silver: 1400
Gold: 1500
Platinum: 1600


The full challenge rules can be found on the first post of the thread, but as a reminder:
  1. Post the replay that shows you reach the ELO cap you're claiming.​
  2. You don't need to register in the thread anymore. Just pick a name with prefix 1vCLC22 and play!​
  3. If you are found using unauthorised mons, forfeit the battle and fix your team.​
  4. ELO requirements above.​


The cycle ends on Thursday 15th January 2026, 23:59 GMT.​
 
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Easy strats:
Speed Boost
Terrain + Seed
Porygon2 with Download

Harder strats:
Speed control + Weakness Policy
Throat Spray
Meteor Beam
Stamina
Boosting berry (pray no Haxorus)
Blunder Policy

GOAT strats:
Luminous Moss
Absorb Bulb
Defiant/Competitive
Steadfast
Rattled
Adrenalin Orb
 
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CORE LADDERING CHALLENGE – CYCLE 23

A BERRY COOL CHALLENGE
(...I'm doing my best, ok?)

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Hello everyone! So Custap just got banned and this made me realise we haven't done a Berry-themed CLC yet.

So here we go. For this cycle, you can only use the following Berry-related abilities: Unnerve, Gluttony, Harvest, Cheek Pouch, Cud Chew and Ripen.
  • Variety is a key point of the CLC, so no more than 2 Unnerve mons per team.
  • Your Unnerve mons can hold any item, however your mons with the other abilities must hold a berry.
Who knows, this could be a good opportunity to test Salac as a replacement for Custap!

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Prefix: 1vCLC23

ELO requirements:
Code: 
Bronze: 1300
Silver: 1400
Gold: 1500
Platinum: 1600


The full challenge rules can be found on the first post of the thread, but as a reminder:
  1. Post the replay that shows you reach the ELO cap you're claiming.​
  2. You don't need to register in the thread anymore. Just pick a name with prefix 1vCLC23 and play!​
  3. If you are found using unauthorised mons, forfeit the battle and fix your team.​
  4. ELO requirements above.​


The cycle ends on Monday 10th February 2026, 23:59 GMT.​
 
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