(thread mostly inspired by this post from Lasen)
Now that National Dex Ubers is mostly stable, it's high time we opened up our C&C section! This is where the community meets up to contribute competitive-ready information to be put up on Smogon's dex. While there's not a lot to fill up our tier's actual memberlist, the Pokemon up for reservation are plenty!
Newcomers to C&C are advised to check out the following guides to prepare themselves for the section:
Welcome to Contributions and Corrections
New Terms introduced in Gen 9
Gen 8 Analysis Formatting Tips (just as a rough starting point)
Plagiarism Warnings (just don't do it)
Spelling and Grammar Standards (make things easier for the GP team by following this)
How to implement a GP check (Also applies to QC checks, read 3rd step onwards)
Viability Rankings
For this generation and until further notice, we will be implementing Preview Analyses! This is to keep thing concise and to the point. Below is an example of a skeleton of a preview analysis.
It's to be noted that bullets are written for the purposes of the dex with a single " * " instead of the same syntax used for the forums, for example, the following is correct:
Reservation Rules
When you post your thread, be sure to use the appropriate tags for each stage of the analysis:
[WIP] - Work in Progress: The analysis is incomplete and is not ready for the QC Team to evaluate. Keep in mind that the longer your analysis stays in WIP stage, the greater the chance of it being reassigned. Please avoid making comments in these threads until they are ready unless it's something very important.
[Quality Control] - Quality Control Ready: In the thread title, include [QC 0/2]. Make sure you update the thread title with the number of QC checks you currently have. The analysis should be in bulletpoints before you receive your first QC stamp. After you obtain your first stamp, the analysis can be written up completely.
[Copyediting] - Grammar-Prose Ready: In the set title, include [GP 0/1]. The two required QC approvals have been met. The Grammar-Prose team now takes over. When you are ready for GP to check your analysis, please tag GP Team in your analysis so that the bot can put it into the queue.
[Done] - After the analysis gets a GP stamp, the analysis is ready for upload.
**Update your thread's tags and stamp number as you move along the process.
Moderation and QC Team
This subforum is currently led by myself (entrocefalo), Bobsican and Gangsta Spongebob. Feel free to contact us with any questions.
The QC team aim to stamp approval on previews that meet our quality standards. Our QC team is composed of the following members:
entrocefalo (C&C Leader)
Bobsican (C&C Leader)
Gangsta Spongebob (C&C Leader)
NeonJolteonWasUsed
zrp200
bumboclaat
Anchor9
adem
S0A0M0I0
In addition to the official QC team, we're welcoming newcomers to this subforum that would like to contribute their time and metagame knowledge, by evaluating the quality of the content of analyses written by other users, please check below for more information!
Trial QC:
BananaTimeZ
Alpha1013
Former QC:
zastra
Runo
Niadev
Ropalme1914
Reservation List
After reserving a Pokemon, you must post your analysis in a timely fashion. Your analysis thread must be up in 48 hours (2 days) or your reservation will be dropped. After that, you have 3 days to get it QC ready. If that time passes, it's up to the QC team's discretion to reassign it. If you have any extenuating circumstances that prevent you from getting up your thread within this time frame, notify a QC member via Discord. Do not reserve an analysis you don't have time to write. Pokemon that have major roles will be reserved for trusted analyses writers and will be labeled as [HP] (High Priority).
Also note that we're now open for sets being pitched! If a Pokemon you'd like to write is ranked in the VR at C- or above, you can post in a spoiler tag a new set on your part to reserve it. This comes with the added benefit of earning set credits if sufficiently innovative, but be sure such sets are legitimate so they aren't vetoed by the QC team (sorry Focus Sash Marshadow fans).
Now that National Dex Ubers is mostly stable, it's high time we opened up our C&C section! This is where the community meets up to contribute competitive-ready information to be put up on Smogon's dex. While there's not a lot to fill up our tier's actual memberlist, the Pokemon up for reservation are plenty!
Newcomers to C&C are advised to check out the following guides to prepare themselves for the section:
Welcome to Contributions and Corrections
New Terms introduced in Gen 9
Gen 8 Analysis Formatting Tips (just as a rough starting point)
Plagiarism Warnings (just don't do it)
Spelling and Grammar Standards (make things easier for the GP team by following this)
How to implement a GP check (Also applies to QC checks, read 3rd step onwards)
Viability Rankings
For this generation and until further notice, we will be implementing Preview Analyses! This is to keep thing concise and to the point. Below is an example of a skeleton of a preview analysis.
[SET]
name:
move 1:
move 2:
move 3:
move 4:
item:
ability:
nature:
evs:
tera type:
[SET COMMENTS]
* Bullet on general positive traits and niche of the Pokemon
* 1-2 bullets on moves / items / abilities if they’re not self-explanatory, no need to explain if not
* Bullet on EV spread if it’s not 252/252
* Bullet on Tera type and usage (if applicable) - would recommend keeping this one in most cases due to it being a new mechanic
* 1-2 bullets on general usage tips
* 1-2 bullets for teammates (if applicable)
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user1.101/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user2.102/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user3.103/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.104/
name:
move 1:
move 2:
move 3:
move 4:
item:
ability:
nature:
evs:
tera type:
[SET COMMENTS]
* Bullet on general positive traits and niche of the Pokemon
* 1-2 bullets on moves / items / abilities if they’re not self-explanatory, no need to explain if not
* Bullet on EV spread if it’s not 252/252
* Bullet on Tera type and usage (if applicable) - would recommend keeping this one in most cases due to it being a new mechanic
* 1-2 bullets on general usage tips
* 1-2 bullets for teammates (if applicable)
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user1.101/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user2.102/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user3.103/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.104/
It's to be noted that bullets are written for the purposes of the dex with a single " * " instead of the same syntax used for the forums, for example, the following is correct:
The following is not:
There are some WIP analyses currently using the wrong format, this will be an eventual transition to ease the work for Site Content Managers.
Reservation Rules
- Anyone is able to reserve up to two SETS at a time, or three SETS if you're a badgeholder or a official QC team member for the tier. After you get past the QC stage and go into the GP stage, you may reserve additional sets.
- Those who have already shown to be trustworthy, badgeholders or not get to write for the extremely high priority and most important Pokemon.
- Me, Bobsican and Gangsta Spongebob will be discussing with the QC team and be posting reservation slates for what is available to write. This means that you can't go ahead and write for a C- ranked Pokemon just because it's your favorite, you have to be a bit patient.
- Once you figure out which Pokemon you want to reserve, post in this thread. Under the circumstances that the index isn't updated, be sure to pay attention to recent posts to see what's taken.
- Do not edit your posts if you wish to uphold your reservation or reserve an additional Pokemon.
- This should be common sense, but only reserve a set if you have a good amount of knowledge about it and experience with the metagame.
- IMPORTANT: Do not start a thread if your reservation hasn't been approved! You risk getting it deleted!
When you post your thread, be sure to use the appropriate tags for each stage of the analysis:
[WIP] - Work in Progress: The analysis is incomplete and is not ready for the QC Team to evaluate. Keep in mind that the longer your analysis stays in WIP stage, the greater the chance of it being reassigned. Please avoid making comments in these threads until they are ready unless it's something very important.
[Quality Control] - Quality Control Ready: In the thread title, include [QC 0/2]. Make sure you update the thread title with the number of QC checks you currently have. The analysis should be in bulletpoints before you receive your first QC stamp. After you obtain your first stamp, the analysis can be written up completely.
[Copyediting] - Grammar-Prose Ready: In the set title, include [GP 0/1]. The two required QC approvals have been met. The Grammar-Prose team now takes over. When you are ready for GP to check your analysis, please tag GP Team in your analysis so that the bot can put it into the queue.
[Done] - After the analysis gets a GP stamp, the analysis is ready for upload.
**Update your thread's tags and stamp number as you move along the process.
Moderation and QC Team
This subforum is currently led by myself (entrocefalo), Bobsican and Gangsta Spongebob. Feel free to contact us with any questions.
The QC team aim to stamp approval on previews that meet our quality standards. Our QC team is composed of the following members:
entrocefalo (C&C Leader)
Bobsican (C&C Leader)
Gangsta Spongebob (C&C Leader)
NeonJolteonWasUsed
zrp200
bumboclaat
Anchor9
adem
S0A0M0I0
In addition to the official QC team, we're welcoming newcomers to this subforum that would like to contribute their time and metagame knowledge, by evaluating the quality of the content of analyses written by other users, please check below for more information!
New users willing to support us are to go across the process as a Trial QC, this process involves that unlike the proper QC team, AMQC checks (amateur QC checks) provided by you are first sent to all the NDUbers C&C QC team members by a Smogon PM for evaluation.
After some fixes and feedback, you are then to post the AMQC in the analysis thread it was intended for as an official QC check, without crediting the QC member(s) that gave you feedback.
Of note is that a C&C Leader for the tier (entrocefalo, Bobsican or Gangsta Spongebob) will also have to corroborate the quality of a QC stamp before its publication, this is to ensure quality given the lack of experience of most QC team members in C&C policies, which is not to be confused with general knowledge with the tier, in which they are solid on.
When doing this whole process, and having multiple Trial QC checks of good quality, then it's likely you may become a official QC team member!
After some fixes and feedback, you are then to post the AMQC in the analysis thread it was intended for as an official QC check, without crediting the QC member(s) that gave you feedback.
Of note is that a C&C Leader for the tier (entrocefalo, Bobsican or Gangsta Spongebob) will also have to corroborate the quality of a QC stamp before its publication, this is to ensure quality given the lack of experience of most QC team members in C&C policies, which is not to be confused with general knowledge with the tier, in which they are solid on.
When doing this whole process, and having multiple Trial QC checks of good quality, then it's likely you may become a official QC team member!
Trial QC:
BananaTimeZ
Alpha1013
Former QC:
zastra
Runo
Niadev
Ropalme1914
Reservation List
After reserving a Pokemon, you must post your analysis in a timely fashion. Your analysis thread must be up in 48 hours (2 days) or your reservation will be dropped. After that, you have 3 days to get it QC ready. If that time passes, it's up to the QC team's discretion to reassign it. If you have any extenuating circumstances that prevent you from getting up your thread within this time frame, notify a QC member via Discord. Do not reserve an analysis you don't have time to write. Pokemon that have major roles will be reserved for trusted analyses writers and will be labeled as [HP] (High Priority).
Also note that we're now open for sets being pitched! If a Pokemon you'd like to write is ranked in the VR at C- or above, you can post in a spoiler tag a new set on your part to reserve it. This comes with the added benefit of earning set credits if sufficiently innovative, but be sure such sets are legitimate so they aren't vetoed by the QC team (sorry Focus Sash Marshadow fans).
Pitching Life Orb Shedinja
Shedinja @ Life Orb
Ability: Wonder Guard
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Final Gambit
Ability: Wonder Guard
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Final Gambit
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plzzzz
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(scarf), 
(Dragon Dance), double dance 
(Meteor Beam) (should be allowed to reserve untill 5 due to badge)
