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Worth a last try! Rather than rehash the talking points for the millionth time--I don't think anyone's budging on that (unless?)--I think we should instead figure out: 1) should playerbases of their tiers be allowed to vote on the format? This was the debate last year before it turned into...

:Machamp: Preface: 1. I think the DPP metagame is excellent as is. There is nothing wrong with zero action being taken. 2. Having said that, there are certainly elements whose removal would improve the game without completely changing it. I believe we should remove these where possible. 3. If...

First of all, this seems like the right place to me, but apologies if this is not the appropriate subforum. Anyway, my hardcore Pokemon playing days are behind me--though I still dabble on occasion, especially for YouTube, which I still enjoy--and these days, I am fully immersed in the art of...

I want to preface this by stating that this is not a proposal universally agreed upon by the TD team at this time; we have discussed it, but have not yet come to a conclusion. I am posting this because I 1) believe it is a good idea, 2) would like to get community input, and 3) want to do this...

"A stranger is being shown around a village that he has just become part of. He is shown a well and his guide says "On any day except Tuesday, you can shout any question down that well and you'll be told the answer." The man seems pretty impressed, and so he shouts down, "Why not on Tuesday?" A...

It used to be the norm for top players to contribute, through RMTs (both posting their own and rating others') as well as through writing/quality checking analyses, writing articles for the Smog and even tutoring in Battling 101. As a result, at the very beginning of my time on Smogon, I was...

Of the 48 teams submitted, 24 were chosen. Here they are: 1. Altina: https://pokepast.es/86cfdbb5c4c5d912 2. Heika: https://pokepast.es/f4dc9a6edcff9ffd 3. Astamatitos: https://pokepast.es/f9f7653e6611012e 4. mikmer: https://pokepast.es/071747d15c212531 5. Gacu...

approved by cookie I've been foiled by the European timezone once again; by the time I got around to reading the latest batch of posts in this goldmine of a thread, Dece1t had been re-congbanned, and thus I wouldn't be able to get answers to my burning questions if I posted them in that thread...

Hi guys, this is a tournament from a long time ago I wanted to bring back with the many excellent, creative teambuilders we have in the large, enthusiastic ADV community. The way it works is that before round 1 goes up, the players who have signed up and have made it in are required to submit a...

Hi guys, this is a tournament from a long time ago I wanted to bring back with the many excellent, creative teambuilders we have in the large, enthusiastic ADV community. The way it works is that before round 1 goes up, the players who have signed up and have made it in are required to submit a...

:salamence: (jacob vs. The Kyle (activity)) vs. kael Lord Ninjax vs. Ophion Sweepage vs. (Nalorium vs. Haru) Shizuki vs. apologies (activity) Pkel SweeTforU vs. Kaif WhiteQueen vs. mael Sakito vs. M Dragon Ainzcrad vs. Fakes (activity) Bowlii- vs. Emeral stableprince569 vs. hellpowna CyberOdin✝...

Best of 3. Mence allowed - you don't have to use it, but it is encouraged. REPLAYS REQUIRED. THE SERIES WILL NOT COUNT IF ALL REPLAYS ARE NOT PUBLIC. Play in gen4ubers. Deadline: Sunday, June 7th. If you have not played by Friday the 5th and have not PMed me on Discord/posted in the thread/have...

Best of 3. Mence allowed. Replays required. Play in gen4ubers.

RoA instead of PR so there are no posting restrictions. The DPP council is aware that Dugtrio is a point of contention in the current metagame and that several SPL players would like to see it banned or at least discussed for a suspect. Our current position is that Dugtrio is not deserving of a...

(set it to loop) Hi guys, I put a lot of hours into Advance this season and wanted to make a resource in case anyone liked what they saw. I will not post teams to be copy and pasted - I want this to be a learning tool more than anything, which is why in addition to the teams I...

One of my favorite intricacies of Pokemon is seeing combinations that deal with the metagame in unconventional yet effective ways. They don't have the renown of SkarmBliss, but they are the real deal. One of the more well-known examples is the pairing of Heracross or Celebi with Dugtrio in ADV...

We've had this tournament in ADV and GSC...so next up, we're going to do it in DPP. Teams of five. The tiers are: DPP Ubers DPP OU DPP UU DPP NU DPP LC Let's DPP it up!!!

There's been some chatter about the Hoopa-U ban being a mistake and potentially giving it another shot in current OU. This tournament aims to explore that possibility. Best of one, with best of three being optional but encouraged. Finals will be best of three. Replays required. You are not...

The GSC council is promoting Jynx and Golem to OU, as they have become unquestionable metagame staples over the past few years, as seen in their tournament performances and subsequent usage spikes + viability ranking leaps. Conversely, Porygon2 and Jolteon do not have the usage nor the...

The DPP council has agreed to knock the Pokemon currently in OU that haven't been used or considered usable in the tier for a decade down to BL. These Pokemon are: Dusknoir, Electivire, Umbreon, Smeargle, Ninjask Similarly, some BL Pokemon that are considered good and are seen in standard play...