Not everybody needs a tutor right off the bat. 95% of the time, becoming a good battler means taking the initiative to learn the competitive scene yourself. Remember that Battling 101 is targeted primarily towards players who already have played competitively for a good amount of time.
If you are a beginner and would like to get started learning a new metagame, here are some helpful resources to help you get started without the need of a tutor. I will update this thread periodically with new content as needed.
OVERUSED
UNDERUSED
UBERS
LITTLE CUP
BATTLE SPOT
MONOTYPE
MISC.
If you are a beginner and would like to get started learning a new metagame, here are some helpful resources to help you get started without the need of a tutor. I will update this thread periodically with new content as needed.
OVERUSED- Forum Guide: A directory for many useful topics, including Speed Tiers, Sample Teams, and Viability Rankings.
- Discord: For live discussion of SUMO OU.
- Analyses: Standard Smogon sets for SUMO OU Pokemon.
- OU C&C Forum: Smogon sets for SUMO OU Pokemon currently in the works.
UNDERUSED- Forum Guide: A directory for many useful topics, including resources (Viability Rankings, Speed Tiers, Sample Teams, UU Cores, and more), tournaments hosted, and ongoing side projects.
- Discord: For live discussion of SUMO UU.
- Analyses: Standard Smogon sets for SUMO UU Pokemon.
- UU C&C Forum: Smogon sets for SUMO UU Pokemon currently in the works.
- Sample Teams: Teams for learning the PU metagame
- Resources Thread: Teambuilding resources
- PU C&C Forum: Smogon sets for PU Pokemon
- PU Discord: Live PU metagame discussion
UBERS- Forum Guide: A directory of useful topics such as Viability Rankings, Sets Discussion, and Speed Tiers.
- Sample Teams: Successful sample teams for Ubers.
- Discord: For live discussion of Ubers metagames.
- Analyses: Standard sets for Ubers Pokemon.
- Ubers C&C Forum: Smogon sets for SUMO Ubers Pokemon currently in the works.
LITTLE CUP - Beginner's Guide: For a basic guide to some of the unique aspects of Little Cup.
- Sample Teams: Successful sample teams for Little Cup.
- Speed Tiers: Individual speeds that each Pokemon can hit.
- Viability Rankings: Rankings for the LC Pokemon.
- Little Cup Discord: For Live Discussion of Little Cup
- LC C&C Forum: Smogon sets for SUMO LC Pokemon currently in the works.
BATTLE SPOT- Forum Guide: A directory for many useful topics, including Speed Tiers, Usage Stats, and the BSS damage calc.
- Viability Rankings: Rankings for BSS pokemon.
- Sample Teams: Successful sample teams for BSS.
- Discord: For live discussion of Battle Spot formats.
- Analyses: Standard Smogon sets for BSS Pokemon.
- BS C&C Forum: Smogon sets for BSS and BSD Pokemon currently in the works.
MONOTYPE
- Beginner's Guide
- Forum Guide (Links to VR, Speed Tiers, Samples, etc.)
- Discord
- OM C&C Forum (subject to change)
- Competitive FAQ: For a basic crashcourse on Natures, EVs, IVs, and competitive jargon for those completely new to all things competitive Pokemon.
- Damage Calculator: Useful for building spreads, sets, and decision making during battles.
- Usage Statistics: A database of usage statistics from Pokemon Showdown! for every format sorted by month.
- Tournaments Forum: The best way to practice against skilled competition on Smogon.
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