imafancyman, I recommend you read through
this and
this thoroughly.
Basically, we create a Pokemon in steps, focusing on the competitive aspect of the
OU metagame. CAP over the years has established a step-by-step process which we follow exactly, with little variation. A Policy Review Committee may from time to time change parts of the process between projects so that the next one can function more smoothly than the one that just finished. However, the idea of methodically picking a concept and leader(s), and then, after lots of discussion, voting on typing, stats, abilities, and movepool is central to how CAP functions.
At the current moment, we just finished discussing the Stat Limits of CAP 6. This is a stage that is often very intimidating for newcomers, since we discuss things in terms of "Tankiness" and "Sweepiness," metrics which were created by some very good mathematicians who participated in CAP back in the day. Now that the stat limits have been set, we have begun the stage of Stat Spread Submissions, which is going on in
this thread.
All threads that are ongoing will be listed as "CAP 6 - Part # - Name of that part" and all users can post in the threads, as long as you don't see a picture of a lock in the right part of the column, which means that part of the process has been finished.
And please read the first post in every thread fully so you understand what the thread is actually discussing and what rules may guide that particular thread. Additionally, we always try to pay attention to our elected leader(s) of the project. Our Topic Leader for CAP 6 is capefeather and the Topic Leadership Team consists of 4 other users, one each for typing, stats, abilities, and movepool. For Stats, the current stage, the other user you should pay attention to is Detroitlolcat.
If, after reading those first links thoroughly (
here and
here), you still have additional questions, feel free to PM me. An Admin or Moderator should also be able to answer those additional questions, but they (and I) would appreciate if you took the time to read all available information first. That's why we have a detailed guide for newcomers :)
Welcome to CAP.