The latter. Nature boosts are additive and thus, following BEDMAS, are one of the last things to be factored.
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The requirements are actually different. They are in the OP of the battle tower thread.
It's Pokemon that are, generally, fresh or close to fresh. I, for example, can fight a Beginner battle with my Tirtouga or Lotad.
Read these:
Beginner's Guide
How to Join ASB
ASB Player's Handbook
They explain what your trainer and mons should look like. Use this for the data.
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/3488751/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/3493178/
These threads give you a good idea of what to do.
"Counters" are numbers that, well, count how much money you have/experience your Pokemon has. There are 6 different types of counters:
CC (Currency Counter): Money. Can be used to buy Pokemon or items. Can also be converted to UC at a 8 CC:1 UC ratio.
EC (Evolution Counter): Basically this game's equivalent of experience. Pokemon start with 0 EC. Pokemon with three stages (ex. Mareep) have a maximum of 9 EC. They evolve once at 4 EC, and again at 9 EC. Pokemon with two stages (ex. Gligar) have a maximum of 6 EC, and evolve at 6 EC. Pokemon with only one stage (ex. Stunfisk) have N/A EC, that is, they don't have any.
MC (Move Counter): Used to buy moves for the Pokemon that earns it. Moves that it gets by level-up in any game cost 1 MC, as well as the moves Fire Pledge, Water Pledge, and Grass Pledge. Moves that it learns by TM or tutor in the current game cost 2 MC. Moves that it learns by tutor in previous games only cost 3 MC.
AC (Ability Counter): Every Pokemon has a maximum of 5 AC, and when they reach 5 AC they unlock their hidden ability (ex. Lucario's Justified).
KOC (KO Counter): Pokemon earn this by defeating opposing Pokemon in battle. Can be converted into EC, MC, or AC for the Pokemon that earned it, or can be converted into CC for the player.
UC (Universal Counter): Earned by refereeing matches or converting CC. Can be converted into any other kind of counter except KOC, and for any Pokemon.
Some older places might refer to AC as DC (Dream Counter; referring to Gen V's Dream World) or UC as RC (Referee Counter). Don't worry about it, they mean the same thing.
CC (Currency Counter): Money. Can be used to buy Pokemon or items. Can also be converted to UC at a 8 CC:1 UC ratio.
EC (Evolution Counter): Basically this game's equivalent of experience. Pokemon start with 0 EC. Pokemon with three stages (ex. Mareep) have a maximum of 9 EC. They evolve once at 4 EC, and again at 9 EC. Pokemon with two stages (ex. Gligar) have a maximum of 6 EC, and evolve at 6 EC. Pokemon with only one stage (ex. Stunfisk) have N/A EC, that is, they don't have any.
MC (Move Counter): Used to buy moves for the Pokemon that earns it. Moves that it gets by level-up in any game cost 1 MC, as well as the moves Fire Pledge, Water Pledge, and Grass Pledge. Moves that it learns by TM or tutor in the current game cost 2 MC. Moves that it learns by tutor in previous games only cost 3 MC.
AC (Ability Counter): Every Pokemon has a maximum of 5 AC, and when they reach 5 AC they unlock their hidden ability (ex. Lucario's Justified).
KOC (KO Counter): Pokemon earn this by defeating opposing Pokemon in battle. Can be converted into EC, MC, or AC for the Pokemon that earned it, or can be converted into CC for the player.
UC (Universal Counter): Earned by refereeing matches or converting CC. Can be converted into any other kind of counter except KOC, and for any Pokemon.
Some older places might refer to AC as DC (Dream Counter; referring to Gen V's Dream World) or UC as RC (Referee Counter). Don't worry about it, they mean the same thing.
I can't seem to find such a thread. Also note that you should PM an approver to ask, not poat in the ASB SQSA thread.
In the ASB Player's Handbook, there is a section on creating your profile and natures.
There is a paragraph within the hide tags about natures that explains matters for you. This paragraph:
If in a doubles, triples, or greater battle, a move that has an additional affect that effects the user is used on a pokemon that already fainted, does the move's effects happen.
For example, in a doubles battle, I have my Lucario use Drain Punch-Power-Up Punch-Drain Punch, all targeting the same foe, with no KO subs, and the foe is KO'ed a1, but not the other foe, does the Lucario's attack rise a2?
For example, in a doubles battle, I have my Lucario use Drain Punch-Power-Up Punch-Drain Punch, all targeting the same foe, with no KO subs, and the foe is KO'ed a1, but not the other foe, does the Lucario's attack rise a2?
Moves have no effect when used on a fainted Pokemon
KO subs are rather useful in multiple mon per side battles
KO subs are rather useful in multiple mon per side battles
If a pokemon evolves from a prior form (or evolves into a higher form) by level-up with high happiness, does it get the effects of Rare Candy?
