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We've added a new archive index for RBY, GSC and ADV teams in order to chronicle the development of these metagames. Check it out here to browse the RMTs that we've included so far. Enjoy!
Congratulations to NOVED and Shadowtags for earning their official Team Rater badges! They've been very dedicated to the Other Teams section in recent months, consistently rating Battle Spot and NU teams respectively. Be sure to give them a pat on the back, welcome to the team guys :)
Congrats to Hector Hard Mode for earning his official Team Rater badge! He's been rating OU teams for a long time now and has been rewarded for his high quality work and dedication. Welcome to the team :)
Signups for the latest edition of the official RMT tournament are up! This tour is great if you're looking for a bit of fun competition or ever wondered what successful teams would be like in action. Participants will battle it out in a best of three single elimination tournament using teams from a set of RMTs provided by the host every round. This means that you don't need to build any teams to take part; you can simply pick one out at your leisure and play - easy as pie.
Congratulations to Chakra and GradeAGarchomp for earning their official Team Rater badges! They've been very dedicated to the Other Teams section in recent months, consistently rating RU and VGC teams respectively. Be sure to give them a pat on the back, well-deserved and welcome to the team guys :)
Congrats to nv for earning his official TR badge! He's been an extremely dedicated UU rater for a long time now and has been rewarded for his significant improvement and effort. Be sure to give him a pat on the back! Welcome to the team man :)
Congratulations to our newest RMT mod, mil! He's been a fantastic contributor to the forum this year and we look forward to having him on board as a member of our staff team :)
Congrats to Fireburn for earning his official Team Rater badge! He's been an Ubers rater for a long time and we're happy to have him as a part of our staff. Welcome to the team dude :)
Congrats to Eutychios and False. for earning their official badges! They're both long-time raters who've worked extremely hard to get here, so be sure to give them a pat on the back. Welcome to the team guys :)
Congratulations to ez for earning his official TR badge! He's been rating for a long time now and has put in a ton of effort over the past few months, so be sure to give him a pat on the back. Welcome to the team man :)
Our latest staff RMT has been posted. It's the first GSC one and features one of the most iconic and solid GSC teams through the years, built by Borat, with contributions from Reymedy and myself. Hope you enjoy reading it!
We've posted our latest staff RMT - Omanyte Offense by Kushalos, a team that saw great success in LCPL and the LC Open. It's been written by Fiend with art by Team Pokepals. Hope you enjoy reading it!
The RMT Tutoring program is up and running! A few of our official TRs have started up this project to guide aspiring raters and improve their rating skills, with the ultimate aim of helping them qualify for the TR badge. If you're an unbadged rater and would like to join this project, please PM ez, mil and myself detailing why you would like to be tutored and including a brief background of your rating experience.
Also, people can now nominate teams for the Gen 7 RMT archive and the Team Showcase forum in the OU and Other Teams threads!
Congrats to Killintime for earning his official Team Rater badge! He's been consistently rating UU teams for a while now at a high quality, and we're pleased to have him as a part of our staff. Welcome to the team man :)