ADV Policy & Announcements Archive An archive documenting announcements, proposals, discussions, tiering action, and simulator changes concerning ADV. Tagged announcements from the ADV forum have their dates marked red. Green denotes threads posted in Policy Review.
Forum & Community 2025/06 Leadership Change: vapicuno steps down as forum leader; mielke and goldmason step up.
2025/01 Changes to ADV OU Forum Structure: Thread announcing Lower Tiers and RMT subforums.
2023/01 ADV-tagged RMTs Are Now Linked Above!: Thread announcing easier access to ADV-tagged Rate My Team posts.
2022/06 Replays in Smogon Analyses - Pilot Program: vapicuno announces a pilot program to add replays to Smogon analyses.
2022/01 ADV Discord Server: Thread publicising the ADV community Discord server.
2021/06 Voting Threshold for Past Gen Votes: Establishment of a 60% supermajority requirement for tiering changes in old-gen lower tiers.
Tiering Action 
2026/06 Quick Claw in ADV OU: An injustice against camels everywhere is perpetrated.
2025/06 ADV OU Tiering Changes: Medicham promoted from UUBL to OU.
2023/12 Swagger in ADV OU: Swagger banned from ADV OU.
2022/07 Apply Evasion Clause to All Forms of Evasion: Extended Evasion Clause to prohibit Bright Powder and Lax Incense.
2022/02 ADV OU Tiering Changes: Charizard promoted to OU; Porygon2 demoted to BL.
2021/02 ADV OU Tiering Changes: Breloom promoted to OU; Regice demoted to BL.
2019/07 ADV OU Tiering Changes: Moltres promoted to OU; Raikou demoted to BL.
2012/10 Porygon2 Tier Change: Thread proposing moving Porygon2 from BL to OU.
2011/12 BL Shrink Proposal: Thread proposing revisiting and reducing the BL list.
Simulator Changes 2026/03 Display Gen 3 Pressure Accurately for Spectators and in Replays: Corrected the display of Pressure for spectators and replays.
2026/03 Refactor the Pomeg Glitch to a Clause: Formalised Pomeg Glitch Clause, preserving early-level move legality while disallowing ACE.
2026/01 What Does "1000 Turn Limit" Mean to You?: Changed the simulator's turn limit to end after turn 1000 rather than before it.
2022/06 Freeze Clause: Extended Freeze Clause to ADV.
2009/11 Pomeg Glitch: Recognised early-level move combinations obtainable through the Pomeg Glitch as legal.
Baton Pass & SpeedPass 2024/10 An Inconsistency in the Baton Pass Clause: Thread proposing stricter application of the single-boost restriction.
2024/08 The Ninjask Thread: Thread examining and calling for tiering action on Ninjask, Sand Attack, and Speed Pass.
2024/01 ADV Ubers Baton Pass Discussion II: Baton Pass banned outright from ADV Ubers.
2023/12 SpeedPass Suspect Voter Identification: Thread setting out ladder requirements and registration for the '23 SpeedPass vote.
2023/12 Baton Pass v184: Community companion thread for the '23 Baton Pass policy discussion.
2023/04 An Amendment to the Baton Pass Clause: Thread proposing relaxing of the one-boost restriction.
2022/07 Let's Ban BP in ADV UU: Formalised ADV UU's existing Baton Pass ban.
2022/05 Ninjask Pass: Thread exploring Ninjask-based Baton Pass teams under the contemporaneous restrictions.
2022/04 ADV Baton Pass (Again): Soundproof banned from ADV OU to prevent unphazable Baton Pass chains.
2022/03 Baton Pass Suspect Finale?: Thread revisiting whether additional restrictions were needed on Baton Pass chains.
2022/01 ADV Baton Pass (Again): Banned Trap Pass in ADV OU.
2021/12 ADV Baton Pass (Again): Assist banned from ADV OU.
2021/12 ADV Baton Pass (Again): Introduced One Boost Passer Clause.
2021/11 Baton Pass Suspect (Again): A discussion and qualification thread for the '21 Baton Pass suspect.
2021/09 On the Baton Pass Issue: Thread opening community discussion on Baton Pass chains and further restrictions.
2019/08 ADV OU: Baton Pass Test: Restricted teams to three Baton Pass users and banned Baton Pass on Smeargle.
2019/08 Suspect Test - Voter Identification: Thread collecting voter qualifications for the '19 Baton Pass suspect.
2019/07 Discussion Thread: ADV Baton Pass Vote: Thread inviting discussion ahead of the '19 Baton Pass vote.
2018/04 Baton Pass: ADV Ubers Edition: Extended the prohibition on Ingrain Smeargle to ADV Ubers.
2011/03 RSE Baton Pass: Banned Ingrain + Baton Pass on Smeargle in ADV OU.
2011/03 Suspect Testing Voter Identification: Thread identifying voters for the '11 ADV Baton Pass-related suspect vote.
2011/03 Suspect Testing - Lean on Me: Thread opening suspect-testing discussion, focused on Baton Pass.
Sand Veil 2020/10 Sand Veil: Thread gathering community feedback on possible action against Sand Veil.
2016/10 Ban Required: Thread proposing for Sand Veil to be banned in ADV.
Lower Tiers2025/08 Revisiting ADV NU: Glalie banned from ADV NU.
2025/02 ADV RU: A Modest Proposal: Thread questioning RU's viability-based tiering system.
2025/02 LC Diglett Suspect Test: Suspect vote on Diglett in ADV LC, which survived the banhammer.
2024/06 Thunder Wave in ADV LC: Thunder Wave banned from ADV LC.
2024/06 LC Thunder Wave Suspect Test: Thread announcing a suspect test examining Thunder Wave, culminating in its ban.
2024/02 ADV LC DeepSeaTooth Suspect Test: DeepSeaTooth banned from ADV LC.
2024/01 LC DeepSeaTooth Suspect Test: Qualification for the DeepSeaTooth suspect test, which resulted in the item's ban.
2022/03 Revisiting ADV UU: Tiering discussion concerning ADV UU.
2021/06 The State of Old Gen Lower Tiers: Relaxed the tiering lock on old-generation lower tiers, permitting tiering action in UU and NU.
2015/06 NU Suspect Discussion: Thread discussing possible changes to ADV NU tiering.