Resource Draft League Advertisement Thread

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Welcome to the Smogon Draft Leagues advertisement thread! As you may know, there won't be a Discord plug channel made on the Smogon Draft Leagues server, as this thread is the alternative. This will provide a hub for individual league advertising, where draft users and Smogon users can access and integrate with the community in the same way, hopefully leading to more growth from both sides!

To submit an advertisement, please click on this form and answer all the questions.

https://www.smogon.com/forums/draft-advertisement-submission-form/

Once you have submitted, your post will be awaiting moderator approval. Once the mod team approves your league, it will be visible in this thread.

We are only acceptive advertisements of leagues currently in the signup stage. If your league's season hasn't started yet, please wait to apply until signups are available. When applying, ensure that all necessary dates and league pre-requisites are clearly described. The league description should also contain some basic information such as what the league and format is. As this is a Smogon forum, please try to enforce that Smogon banned users are not present in servers.

 

[TheFineMantine]

Owner's Discord Tag
TheFineMantine

League Name
Dream Ball Draft League (DBDL)

League Format
National Dex Ultra Low Tier

Discord Link (if applicable)
https://discord.gg/p2dFqAKupA

Application Link
https://forms.gle/edaFyfQw6wfhsSEf8

League Description
DBDL is back for season 2! This season's gimmick is Ultra Low tier, where only the worst Pokemon are allowed to be drafted! This means that mons like Toxicroak, Basculin, Perrserker, and Archeops are some of the top threats! Come join us, we'd love to have you!

Plug End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2025/03/01

Season End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2025/05/01

 

[shawtle]

Owner's Discord Tag
Shawtle

League Name
Island Battle League

League Format
OU & NatDex Super Low Tier

Discord Link (if applicable)
https://discord.gg/xEZytdQaG2

Application Link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScM7aKSjP9SvMjk3YDS0u1V076KQS-ge0dVsJn3EYb8V7vfdA/viewform?usp=publish-editor

League Description
Introducing the new Island Battle League:

- A brand new server that host draft leagues with the following formats
- Current Generation OU
- National Dex Low Tier

- Up to 4 divisions in each format (16 coaches per division max) depending on interest/amount of applications
- 8 week reg season
- 4 week playoffs
- 1 big tournament at the end of the season in each league that is optional to opt in for. This is one last chance for everyone to try out some fun sets with their teams, and give bragging rights to the winner. We'll take everyone that opts in for it and randomize a bracket, then do single elimination. (This tourney is separate from the official playoff bracket)

- Various tournaments hosted on the server such as Random Battles, old gen OU, and featured formats.
- All participants in our first ever season will get a special lifetime role on the server!

Grab a drink & join us on the beach!

Plug End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/03/14

Season End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/06/14

 

[youngkgvgc]

Owner's Discord Tag
young_kg1040

League Name
YoungKG's VGC Draft League

League Format
VGC, Pokémon Champions, Regulation F

Discord Link (if applicable)
https://discord.gg/X7hurh7NCh

Application Link
https://discord.gg/X7hurh7NCh

League Description
I will be hosting my first ever draft league with my friends and hopefully soon to be friends (YOU)! Any skill level accepted, just join the discord and say hi! The format will be in Pokémon Champions, and will be similar to Regulation F of Scarlet and Violet, only banning mythical and restricted Pokémon, but allowing Legendary Pokémon. Mega Evolution will be allowed. There will be some unique twists that I'm planning, giving a flair to the usual draft league. We will start this summer (when I don't have any classes) and end the season by the end of summer. I hope to see you there!

Plug End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/05/31

Season End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/08/31

 

[fayetssf]

Owner's Discord Tag
fayetssf

League Name
TNT VGC Season 10 Draft League

League Format
VGC 2026 (will not be Reg F, but the first format of Pokemon Champions)

Discord Link (if applicable)
https://discord.gg/7qHUgy2

Application Link
https://forms.gle/29scpdoDzQf6VFKo6

League Description
Hi Smogon! We’re back for another riveting season of competition- and we’re going to be using the first official format of Pokemon Champions! All the new megas are coming to VGC! As always, we have a lot to look forward to. We have a personal analyst who dives into every weeks match for review, amazing graphics work, a nicely organized sheet, and we even plan on Youtube content for this upcoming season. It’s going to be big, so sign up now!

Plug End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/05/01

Season End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/08/16

 

[ScicleX]

Owner's Discord Tag
ScicleX

League Name
MSC IS BACK with the best Draft Format ever! (As decided by everyone in the server that keeps asking for its return!)

League Format
NatDex Draft - And Then We Fight! S4

Discord Link (if applicable)
https://discord.gg/gcTDUkmztN

Application Link
https://forms.gle/CM4ZNTXX5z7LNJ7J8

League Description
Returning for its Fourth Season, this Format is based on the popular YouTube Format of the same name. Players will be given randomized selections of 3 mons each round to build a Standard NatDex Draft from. This season you get to steal the Abilities of the Pokemon in your box! As an extra bonus, if a player guesses one of their random mons, they'll get an Any Ability Token that they can use on ANY mon they want!

MSC is a passion project to invent and test out unique Draft Formats.

Plug End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/03/31

Season End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/05/31

 

[LogIce]

Owner's Discord Tag
ryanandditto

League Name
Ditto's Draft Dungeon

League Format
National Dex Draft Team Tour

Discord Link (if applicable)
https://discord.gg/4bqdn7cDzc

Application Link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGcYyC_kP9Hm31h9EKHoOQNL4UAVbzEDz9UutHazK4WHX7_A/viewform

League Description

Ditto's Illustrious Team Tournament IS BACK!

Ditto's Illustrious Team Tournament, or D.I.T.T.O for short (we ignore the more nefarious nickname), is back with its third installment after a smashing success last year! D.I.T.T.O III is a mono-National Dex Draft team tournament starting in mid March in which 8 teams compete for the illustrious title of Team Tour Champions! The formats for the tournament are:

• 2x SV National Dex (with Tera)
• 2x SV National Dex (without Tera)
• 2x SS National Dex
• 1x SV National Dex VGC (without Tera)
• 1x SV National Dex Little Cup (without Tera)

Captain Pairings:
Ryan&Ditto & LogIce -

Imposter Syndrome
jscurf & Gregulator -

Straight Xurkin' It
Freetle for Wii U & Cygnus -

Daddy Yanklefkee
Bajram1892 & DJS -

Cool Gibles
Techno & Bagel John -

Bake & Boo
ZebstrikemDown & Urban -

Atlas Torterras
TheHelixFossil1 & Dr. Geo -

Retirement Home
Slick + faygoes -

Snake Fuck Sandacondas

Tour Rulebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UT5Zqac3WBoTzi4zPst9GtXUTNPGH1Pq7KDWQfJmZwc/edit?tab=t.0

Plug End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/03/22

Season End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/05/17

 

[theiverycoast]

Owner's Discord Tag
topmaki

League Name
CDC (cosmopolitan draft league)

League Format
Mid Tier Natdex

Discord Link (if applicable)
https://discord.gg/E4CWUvTSP2

Application Link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1...ewform?usp=sharing&ouid=114021293700108692484

League Description
It is time! apps for season 7 are out for CDC!! We will have Mid tier Nat Dex, Wifi Ubers and Parters in Crime in Gensect. Like always we are running 4 non skill based Divs for main season (Mid tier) with a combined playoff. Depending on how quickly we fill up apps we are looking to start the season around the end of march or early April. Hope to see you all this season!

Plug End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/03/23

Season End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/06/17

 

[.Jowdy]

Owner's Discord Tag
.jowdy

League Name
Pacifica

League Format
Low Tier Nat Dex

Discord Link (if applicable)
https://discord.gg/ERPdqp2y

Application Link
https://forms.gle/Gw8iPzkV2pfMghgM7

League Description
Our server is starting up a new season of draft and the format we are doing is Low Tier Nat Dex!! If you are interested, please join our server and sign-up in #server-announcements! We are planning to have 3 different divisions with each being its own skill difficulty. We are a very fun and friendly bunch so if this sounds like your jam, come and join us as Pacifica!!

*Note*
This is our first season doing this format so the tiering/costs will probably be off. We are planning on having a session where the community can discuss what changes are needed. (We like to give the server members as much authority as possible when it comes to mon tiering/costs)

We will be using This Doc

Plug End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/03/22

Season End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/08/15

 

[aeth]

Owner's Discord Tag
badelineceleste

League Name
aeth's Almost Any Ability

League Format
AAA (Custom Rules)

Discord Link (if applicable)
https://discord.gg/JSh5vXdRGt

Application Link
https://forms.gle/8uKiPGmedwxaNurf6

League Description
Welcome to aeth's (keep my name lowercase) Almost Any Ability, the draft format for almost any ability, but a little bit more chaotic.

The format for this season will be Gen 5 Dex with Gen 9 abilities.

Signups will be live for 3 weeks, up until April 3rd, with divisions being announced on the following weekend being the 4th and 5th, and drafting starting on monday, and the season starting the week after.

The season will have 8 weeks with 16 teams per division, alongside 3 weeks for playoffs with one potential additional week for tiebreakers. This is estimated to last around 2 months.

Plug End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/04/03

Season End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/05/29

 

[platanopower420]

Owner's Discord Tag
klipsse

League Name
Synergetic Duo Draft League (SSDL)

League Format
National Dex Singles and National Dex Doubles

Discord Link (if applicable)
https://discord.gg/9jNd7Dwm

Application Link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0HsgT6cj_Z41b7Zy3dezZoLvgj8oQOK_RJVTnCnX5pfcOOg/viewform

League Description
Synergetic Duo Draft League (SSDL), which as the name suggests is a draft league where you have to work with your partner. In SSDL your team will play 2 formats with the same draft (one for each partner); National Dex Singles and National Dex Doubles. 10 teams, 2 formats, 1 draft. Can your team be the Champion? If you’re interested or want more information, you can find the draft document in the server. If you don't have a partner, don't worry; you can find people in the server!

Plug End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/03/31

Season End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/05/31

 

[eliminathan]

Owner's Discord Tag
eliminathan_

League Name
Legends Draft Circuit (Season 2)

League Format
Natdex Ubers (With ZA Megas)

Discord Link (if applicable)
https://discord.gg/xSMa259EHg

Application Link
https://forms.gle/DuAdqf94sqLuKSHV6

League Description
This season is going bigger than ever: Land, Sea, and Sky divisions will be battling in NatDex Ubers with ZA Megas, and the Eon Division is getting a full power-up with AAA rules. If you thought Season 1 was wild, Season 2 is about to blow it out of the water.
NatDex Ubers Doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DwtiY4BthSO31Ywt71mdstWYvVrWSlxxQA4loKDNB98/edit?usp=sharing
AAA Doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_Ih9crNdlBQoaYPEY2ssmg3HOvDhy6FChgcP-KSi0vk/edit?usp=sharing

Plug End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/04/01

Season End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/05/15

 

[donnyfrfr]

Owner's Discord Tag
donnypart4

League Name
DML (Donny's Metronome League)

League Format
Gen 9 Singles

Discord Link (if applicable)
https://discord.gg/HQB3MTDG

Application Link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHePBRoG9ixUy0Lnc_wn_pBjH0oyddB4h-VfTX2rng6gRZvw/viewform?usp=header

League Description
Hello there welcome to my first ever draft league

This is a much more laidback and fun draft league as its mostly luck!

Your pokemon will use metronome to attack and your only strat is simple things like abilities, tera types, and ev spreads etc

So if you wanna join in on the fun come on in and draft we will accept no matter how much experience you got

Plug End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/03/30

Season End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/06/11

 

[Big Pharma]

Owner's Discord Tag
deyakeni

League Name
Poké Ball Pyramid

League Format
NatDex Low Tier Auction

Discord Link (if applicable)
https://discord.gg/rZYEwWmFYa

Application Link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fwj1TMMS8cvbJH0fbkvKgp_GXAnCrwwlhgi24tiz2R4/edit

League Description
Do you love Low Tier? Want a fresh draft format? Build your club from rags to riches and climb the pyramid!

Heavily inspired by sports leagues – build your club’s legacy over time and recruit 'players' for your team by using your budget well!

What to expect:
• Auction draft – no waiting, no draft order luck
• 40 teams, all drafting from the same pool • NatDex format (Megas, Tera & Z-Moves all legal) (Post Champions release)
• 4 divisions of 10 clubs
• Bespoke Auction Bot – manage your team and your bids

All skill levels welcome - join this chaotic new approach to Low Tier Draft! Join the PBP to find out more and join our active community! https://discord.gg/rZYEwWmFYa
Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fwj1TMMS8cvbJH0fbkvKgp_GXAnCrwwlhgi24tiz2R4/edit

Plug End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/05/10

Season End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/07/27

 

[SparksTheGod]

Owner's Discord Tag
SparksTheNeko

League Name
Heroic Emolga's Legendary League Season 3

League Format
Natdex Draft with Custom Megas, Evolutions, Regionals, Paradox, etc

Discord Link (if applicable)
https://discord.gg/NNc2zmFG37

Application Link
https://forms.gle/EXaNqJGmdXiTgmty6

League Description
HELL is a custom pokemon draft league with custom megas, paradox forms, evolutions, regionals, and abilities! This season will be even more chaotic with the introduction of the 10 turn weather megas. We are looking for two natdex draft divisions and a side league division. The side league being a Buffmons/Nerfmons format that doesn't have custom pokemon but buffs mons like Chimecho, Absol, Marowak while nerfing mons like Koraidon, Arceus, etc to be balanced. In addition, there are multiple opportunities in the main league to be able to submit your own custom pokemon so if you want to see a concept put into life then here's a chance for you!

Plug End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/04/02

Season End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/06/07

 

[dirtbowl]

Owner's Discord Tag
dirtbowl

League Name
DBLC

League Format
Natdex Little Cup

Discord Link (if applicable)
https://discord.gg/hGC5ja3Z

Application Link
https://discord.gg/hGC5ja3Z

League Description
Come join the new Little Cup draft league server! Were just starting out and want to get started doing some more of the best format to start out in draft league. First come first serve!https://discord.gg/hGC5ja3Z

Plug End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/05/20

Season End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/05/20

 

[LogIce]

Owner's Discord Tag
logice

League Name
Unown Draft League

League Format
Champions VGC

Discord Link (if applicable)
https://discord.gg/SKA9mgQtkR

Application Link
https://forms.gle/vcFsZumr9ENijpuX7

League Description
Happy to announce singups for the first ever Champions VGC league! The tournament will be SWISS, with X-2 making a DOUBLE elimination top cut. Total number of rounds will be determined by number of signups.

The first 2/3 of signups are guarenteed in, with the remaining slots being determined randomly.

This will be done on Pokemon Showdown, due to some of the specifics of champions software being unknown.


Signups close: <t:1775854800:F> with drafting beginning immediately afterwards

Plug End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/04/10

Season End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/06/01

 

[Rena475]

Owner's Discord Tag
Rena475 &

League Name
Rainbow Wing Association

League Format
Champions Natdex

Discord Link (if applicable)
https://discord.gg/Z5CR3utzF

Application Link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3j7mbvgTRmmGL9IEGcbj4NvCDk-lS_7Z-PtMA_ZYImd5qFw/viewform

League Description
Rainbow Wing Association Season 1
Hello, and welcome to the first season of our server for Rainbow Wing Association! **WE WILL BE STARTING APRIL 11th SO JOIN US IN BEING THE FIRST SERVER TO EXPERIENCE POKEMON CHAMPIONS DRAFT!!! Nothing better than diving into some chaos
What To Expect

- Are you tired of your draft games not mattering after you are out of playoffs? **Join a Faction! Raging Raikou's, Serene Suicune's, and Ethereal Entei's! ** Get randomly assigned to a faction and at the end of every 2 seasons the** factions who earn the most points will have the logo change based on the winning team's element for the next 2 seasons,** **making every game you play even if you are out of playoffs matter!!**

- 8 Week Long Main Season

- Climb through the Johto region via our **Divisions of New Bark Town, Burned Tower and Mt. Silver**

- **Winner of each division gets to add an emote of their choice to not only this server but whatever server they may want to add it to if they so choose!! (w/ owners approval of course)**

- Fun community of gamers that don't take themselves to serious

Application & Master Doc

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3j7mbvgTRmmGL9IEGcbj4NvCDk-lS_7Z-PtMA_ZYImd5qFw/viewform

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Uw7PylWFbNl_aaOYYSDAW3ntBxlU6cp2W9lYGQ11DKY/edit?usp=sharing

https://discord.gg/c93Vz3Tyu

**SIGN UP FOR OUR FIRST SEASON DOWN BELOW!!!**

Plug End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/04/11

Season End Date (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/07/03