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ADV-tagged RMTs are now linked in this ADV subforum. New ADV players, this is where you can get help with your teams. Even if you're more experienced, you may still be able to get fresh feedback from people you don't usually interact with. Try it out! More experienced ADV players, we hope...

This is a pilot program on adding replays in smogon analyses. The goal is to provide each analysis set with several informative replays. Post relevant replays in the mentioned format in this thread. It is obvious to anyone in the Smogon analyses scene that there's a problem with the whole...

:rs/tyranitar: Welcome to the ADV forum! This is a thread for beginners to our forum, and ADV, in general. It will function simultaneously as a thread for rules/FAQ, resources, and simple question and answers. :skarmory: Subforum Rules & FAQ (READ!) :blissey: General forum rules are found...

:rs/kyogre: :rs/kangaskhan: :rs/chimecho: :rs/haunter: :rs/omastar: :rs/groudon: Welcome! This is a resource thread for everything ADV that isn't OU. At the moment, lower/other tiers threads are split between the current generation lower/other tier forums (Ubers, UU, NU, 1v1) and this forum...

There are lots of serious threads around here. Sometimes, however, a neat idea you have might be too goofy, untested, or not prevalent enough for the metagame discussion thread, but you think you've found something cool that you want to share. That's what this thread is for! Inspired by...

The ADV moderation team has decided to split the previous metagame discussion thread up into this thread and a creative sets/cores/concepts thread, which is more for exploratory ideas (of course, if you want to discuss thelinearcurve's teams, feel free to continue doing so in that thread)...

(Art by Dybala jr. Thanks for the contribution!) Welcome to the wonderful tier that is ADV! To get you started, we are providing a bunch of free teams! Sample Teams These are teams that have mostly made their way into the history books of ADV. They are teams that represent ADV's major...

name: Substitute move 1: Substitute move 2: Calm Mind move 3: Surf / Hydro Pump move 4: Ice Beam / Rain Dance / Toxic item: Leftovers ability: Pressure nature: Modest evs: 252 HP / 104 SpA / 152 Spe Substitute Suicune is a variant of offensive Suicune that generally has more utility in the...

Taking over from ninjax to implement the QC 2/2. Ninjax remains the author. [OVERVIEW] Suicune's viability in ADV OU comes from its status as a bulky Water-type with Calm Mind, allowing it to check some of the tier's most dangerous physical threats while providing an offensive presence that...

[OVERVIEW] Dugtrio is the most prominent trapper in ADV. Almost every team has trap targets, such as physically bulky Pokemon, Calm Mind users, special walls, Fighting-types, bulky setup tanks, and even other trappers. This lets it support a variety of offensive and defensive teamstyles...

Taking over from ninjax to implement the QC 2/2. Ninjax remains the author. [OVERVIEW] Suicune's viability in ADV OU comes from its status as a bulky Water-type with Calm Mind, allowing it to check some of the tier's most dangerous physical threats while providing an offensive presence that...

[SET] name: Pursuit move 1: Pursuit move 2: Crunch move 3: Fire Blast / Ice Beam move 4: Roar / Hidden Power Grass / Ice Beam / Brick Break item: Leftovers ability: Sand Stream nature: Modest / Quiet evs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 Spe [SET COMMENTS] Set Description ========= Pursuit Tyranitar's...

[OVERVIEW] Tyranitar is the defining Pokemon of ADV OU. First, its ability Sand Stream alone tremendously shapes the strategies and team choices in the metagame. By damaging and nullifying Leftovers on non-Steel, Ground-, and Rock-types, sand shifts similar roles towards Pokemon that are immune...

[SET] name: Offensive move 1: Calm Mind move 2: Giga Drain move 3: Hidden Power Fire move 4: Psychic Item: Leftovers ability: Natural Cure nature: Timid evs: 76 HP / 252 SpA / 180 Spe [SET COMMENTS] Set Description ========= Offensive Celebi plays a unique role in ADV OU as a special sweeper...

[OVERVIEW] Celebi is one of the most versatile Pokemon in ADV OU. With high stats across the board, it can easily run physically and specially defensive sets, momentum-maintaining Baton Pass sets with Calm Mind or Swords Dance, a special sweeper set, or a Substitute + Baton Pass set...

[SET] name: Choice Band move 1: Megahorn move 2: Brick Break / Focus Punch move 3: Rock Slide move 4: Hidden Power Ghost / Focus Punch item: Choice Band ability: Swarm / Guts nature: Adamant evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe [SET COMMENTS] Set Description ========= Choice Band Heracross primarily...

[OVERVIEW] With its high Attack stat and powerful STAB Megahorn, Heracross is one of the most fearsome wallbreakers in ADV OU that threatens slow-paced teams with Pokemon such as Claydol and defensive Celebi. Even its checks are not foolproof, as Gengar dares not burn it because of Guts, while...

[OVERVIEW] Blissey is the defining special wall of ADV OU. It has no special weaknesses and shrugs off special attacks with impunity, countering a wide range of special threats and minimally acting as a safe pivot into those that run utility moves to get past it. Because it takes so little...

[OVERVIEW] Celebi is one of the most versatile Pokemon in ADV OU. With high stats across the board, it can easily run physically and specially defensive sets, momentum-maintaining Baton Pass sets with Calm Mind or Swords Dance, a special sweeper set, or a Substitute + Baton Pass set...

[OVERVIEW] Gengar is a centralizing threat in ADV OU with amazing versatility. It boasts high Special Attack and Speed, which are both integral to its utility and offensive roles. In addition, one would be mistaken to assume that it is a glass cannon based on its poor defensive stats. It has...