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What is Sketchmons?
Sketchmons is a metagame that answers the common question: "What if [Pokemon] got access to [move]?". In this format, each Pokemon is allowed to "sketch" a move, based on how the move Sketch worked in previous generations. Pokemon may learn one move normally not available to...
Approved by KaenSoul and Isaiah / Original idea from Snaquaza / OP adapted from and taken over from astralydia, with approval from UT
Banner by Gravity Monkey
In Trademarked, Pokemon can put one of their status moves in the ability slot and have it activate upon every* switch in, giving up...
[SET]
name: Utility Pivot
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Volt Switch
move 3: Stealth Rock
move 4: Toxic / Taunt
item: Rocky Helmet / Chople Berry
ability: Regenerator
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 144 Def / 112 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Cobalion is one of the premier pivots in the metagame, and its...
art by Bummer
approved by in the hills and Kris
Welcome back to the OM Mashup Trios Tournament! Summer is a great time to get together with friends, and what better way than by teaming up with them! This is a 3v3 tournament where teams of 3 each battle each other in a best of one, single...
TLDR: Let tournament code interact with "no item". As of now tournaments cannot force Pokemon to have an empty item slot
I was trying to run a tournament without items, and my first thought was to use the following:
/tour rules -allitems
This does not work, as leaving the item slot blank on a...
art by blce
approved by drampa's grandpa and Ransei
What is STAAABmons?
STAAABmons is a mashup of STABmons and Almost Any Ability (AAA), which means that Pokemon have access to (almost) any ability as well as every non-restricted move they share a type with. As a metagame, this mashup...
[SET]
name: Special Tank
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Stone Edge / Rock Blast
move 4: Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Gigalith is an incredibly bulky special wall capable of setting Stealth Rock and...