Welcome to the Smogon TCG Forum! This forum is to discuss the competitive aspects of the 2026 Standard format. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with the forum rules and guidelines discussed below.
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Forum Rules
- Before posting a new thread, please ask for moderator approval first. Mods reserve the right to close any thread that is not approved. Additionally, use the search feature to help you find existing topics. Do not make duplicate threads.
- All posts should be based on actual revealed information. Please do not post speculation or your suggestions for fantasy cards.
- Non-competitive topics should be posted in Orange Islands. Orange Islands is a subforum housing threads for talking about collecting in the TCG. The Smogon TCG subforum houses discussion related to competitive play only.
- Don't double post. There's an edit button for a reason. If you need to delete one of your posts, the delete button is an option after selecting edit.
- Make the effort for your posts to be grammatically correct and coherent. We understand that not everyone speaks English as their first language, and we're willing to give some leeway here, but if English is your first language you really have no excuse to be making incoherent posts. Bad formatting not only makes your posts unpleasant to read, but they also lessen the positive impact of the points you're trying to make.
- Avoid excessive quoting. It's obnoxious, especially when you quote three paragraphs to answer with a one-liner. Please don't do that.
- Don't reply to a quote by putting bold text inside the quote box. This is exceedingly difficult to properly respond to. If you feel the need to break up a quote, you can do so by editing the quote tags.
- Do not insult or flame other users in your posts. Correcting users when they say something that's clearly wrong is fine. Calling them a (BAN ME PLEASE) or saying they are stupid/retarded is an automatic 2 point infraction, no exceptions for anyone, badged users included.
As a rule of thumb, remember that the application of each and every rule is subject to moderator discretion. If you have questions about the rules, their interpretation, or anything else related to the Smogon TCG forum, then feel free to contact one of the forum staff members above via private message.
A Guide to the Smogon TCG Subforum Topics
Metagame Discussion
Viability Rankings
- A topic where the community attempts to rank every "viable" Deck/Archetype in the TCG.
- Please note that this is very much a work in progress and we look forward to developing it further as a community.
- A thread dedicated to discussing all aspects of the current metagame.
- A thread for asking simple questions that do not need a thread of their own to answer. This is the only place where so-called "one liners" are tolerated.
Intro to TCG
- Do you want to start learning the TCG, but you're not sure where to start? This is the place for you!
- A thread where sample teams are collected and posted to help newer users get acclimated to the metagame.
- Please note that this is very much a work in progress and we look forward to developing it further as a community.
- A thread to share your decks with the community in a more casual environment than the above resource.
- LimitlessTCG - Large tournament database including usage of archetypes.
- PokeBeach - Latest news on anything TCG.
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