Hello everyone! BasedPuff has joined Smogon. Some of you might know me from MiiVerse, where I ran a clan called CloudNation full of annoying thirteen year old overly-dramatic kids, so I had to drop that. I'm here on Smogon now. I'm fifteen years old (young as hell). I've been playing since Gen Four, that's why Empoleon is my ride-or-die Pokemon, and Sinnoh is my favorite region. I started competitive battling in Gen 6, and I like to think I'm pretty decent. I like using Pokemon no one uses to confuse noobs, and because tbh, I like them way better than Landorus-T and Thundurus. All the cool Pokemon are in UU :/. I mostly play OU, but I LOOOOVE using defensive UU teams in OU. I have multiple showdown accounts, and the only reason I'm not in the 1400s yet is because anytime I get off, my little brothers log into my showdown accounts, and ruin my ladder rating. So let's seem why am I here?
I'm here because I have to get my fix of competitive battling, since I lost my Pokemon Y with all my good Pokemon on it, and MiiVerse is annoying, I have turned to Smogon. I am also looking for a challenge. Wi-Fi is dead tbh. Like playing it isn't even fun. I hear all the good players are on here, so I'm ready to be beaten, and get better!
I gots a question now though. What do I do now?
Hello BasedPuff!
Welcome to the site! Well, every website does have its fair share of annoying thirteen year old overly-dramatic kids, but Smogon is pretty good in that aspect, so I'm sure you won't need to drop the site. :) I started with Generation 3, which is why Torchic is my favorite starter, with it being my first Pokemon ever. I also love the Hoenn region, and I got Alpha Sapphire on its release. I also started competitively with XY, and I bought a 3DS because I found myself enjoying Pokemon so much thanks to Showdown. I like quite a few OU threats--mostly because I like their design--but I also enjoy using creative teams every once in a while. I usually only use offensive teams, but I play a lot of OU and 1v1. I have so many alts I don't even remember most of them. :p As for your brothers ruining your ladder rating, have you tried creating a complicated password only you would remember? It worked for me when my younger sibling got into my phone a while back.
16 digit passwords for the win? I currently only own Y and AS, but I sometimes play Wi-Fi battles. Yes, we have quite a few good players here on the site, and I can guarantee if you try hard enough you could be up there with someday. I got a question for you, too! What would you like to do here? Would you enjoy contributing to the tier discussions? You can post in the OU and UU threads if that's something you'd like. Smogon's not only tiers, though, as we have a lot of other things, from Congregation of the Masses and Firebot to Wi-Fi. Whatever you choose, have fun!
Harlow, Everyone Novaro_H here and in the making, I'm an amateur (basically I suck XP) competitive player and I am looking forward to meet some people and have a blast at chatting and battling all of you :DDD
Hey Novaro-H!
Nice to meet you! I'm not the best at competitive, either, but hey! At least I've improved since I came here! Why don't you sign up for the Battling 101 program if you'd like to learn? Some of our experienced tutors will help you try and improve your competitive skills if you choose to do so, so you'll be better in no time! Smogon is a really diverse place with lots of nice people to meet, so you have lots of great opportunities to make good friends. :D If you need help with anything, don't hesitate to PM me,
chester0334,
EonX,
Fluke, or
TheHoodedGamer. You can also post in the Questions threads if you need to. I hope you enjoy your time here!
Hey guys!
Been a long time lurker of this site, here since before Showdown existed and we were all using PO for competitive battles.
I've been playing OU for the past three generations, and it's amazing how much it's changed, up to this point. I remember all the way back when we had the Wobuffet/Chomp bans, and now Wobuffet is nowhere near the viability rankings in OU
It's great to finally meet you all! I hope I can finally start contributing to this wonderful community.
Welcome Mega Slutbunny!
Great you finally decided to join! Wow, before Showdown, huh? :O That's awesome! I play OU a lot, too, as it is one of my favorite tiers. The tier does change a lot, which makes it even more interesting! OU was the second tier I ever played once my friend got me hooked to Showdown, Random Battles being the first. A lot of my favorite Pokemon fare pretty well in OU, which is another reason I enjoy playing in it. PM one of us if you have questions, or you can use the Help form. Otherwise, have a good time and I'll see you around!