Smogon Simple Questions & Suggestions Thread

CJ Flava said:
Trying to fix bad Starters!

Starters in definition are "the Pokémon the trainer chooses at the beginning of their Pokémon Journey and the main protagonists of the Pokémon Series of games".

Now being the Main Protagonists of the Game they're in makes you think that they are very strong, but even though some of them are incredibly strong to the point of Uber Level some of them are weaker than your average 3-Stage 400-500 BST Pokémon, So why do they suck well-.

The Problem

Now the reason for this is because of how a Pokémon Functions or their specific "Niche" some Pokémon have a niche they can fulfill, for example Wall Breakers, Defensive Pivot, Sweeper, Suicide Lead, Defogger, etc., having a role or multiple roles help develop a Pokémons Viability and justify using them on your team, but seeing this title will probably spoil the fact that Most Starters do not have a Niche in the OU tier and end up on lower tiers where they can actually find a purpose, which is kinda sad and depressing when you find out that your favorite Starter which the one you go on with your journey with is in NU, so I will try to fix them.

Fixing Process

Now when i fix a Starter I will mostly be aiming for it to be on the OU tier which is the the highest tier that regular Pokémon can be played at without stumbling at Box Art Legendaries.

My method of fixing these Pokémon will be by finding them a Niche that they can fulfill successfully this done by giving them new moves, abilities and shuffling there Base Stats, so without further ado let's get fixing shall we.

Meganium (PU) :Meganium:
HP: 80
Atk: 82
Def: 100
SpA: 83
SpD: 100
Spe: 80
BST: 525
Abilities: Leaf Guard, Overgrow

Meganium has only one role which is being a cleric (a role it already has high competition with Audino) by having Aromatherapy and the other notable moves it has is Dragon Tail, Giga Drain, Synthesis, Petal Blizzard, Leech Seed, Swords Dance, and Seed Bomb, this Pokémons moveset is just pathetic the first thing I'll add is Calm Mind as boosting move that pairs well with Giga Drain, the second thing I'll add is giving more coverage so things like Focus Blast, Power Gem, Ice Beam and Weather Ball which will pair great with it's new ability Chlorophyll now when I give abilities to Starters I want to give them ones the fit in thematically and this ability is very common for Grass Types why not give it that, but the problem with giving this ability to it is that it will face competition with Venusaur which is why I gave it a new move to give it a different niche than a Sun Sweeper and that is Solar Drain a 80 BP move that heals the user for 75% of tha damage they dealt this move will help it establish a Niche as a Bulky Sustainer paired with Leech Seed, and Calm Mind to not only heal more but also tank more special hits, now for the Base Stat changes I decided to buff it by 10 points to be the same BST as Typhlosion then added more points in HP, Def, SpDef and SpAtk to help it at its Niche More.

After Results

New Meganium :Meganium:
HP: 100
Atk: 75
Def: 100
SpA: 105
SpD: 100
Spe: 55
BST: 535
Ability: Chlorophyll
New Moves: Calm Mind, Solar Drain, Power Gem, Focus Blast, Ice Beam, Weather Ball

So is it capable of having a Niche in OU? Do you have anything you want to add? I'll be happy to read your replies and hopefully make my skills at fixing Pokémon better since I do plan on making more of these.
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https://www.smogon.com/forums/forums/pet-mods.549/
 
CJ Flava said:
Trying to fix bad Starters!

Starters in definition are "the Pokémon the trainer chooses at the beginning of their Pokémon Journey and the main protagonists of the Pokémon Series of games".

Now being the Main Protagonists of the Game they're in makes you think that they are very strong, but even though some of them are incredibly strong to the point of Uber Level some of them are weaker than your average 3-Stage 400-500 BST Pokémon, So why do they suck well-.

The Problem

Now the reason for this is because of how a Pokémon Functions or their specific "Niche" some Pokémon have a niche they can fulfill, for example Wall Breakers, Defensive Pivot, Sweeper, Suicide Lead, Defogger, etc., having a role or multiple roles help develop a Pokémons Viability and justify using them on your team, but seeing this title will probably spoil the fact that Most Starters do not have a Niche in the OU tier and end up on lower tiers where they can actually find a purpose, which is kinda sad and depressing when you find out that your favorite Starter which the one you go on with your journey with is in NU, so I will try to fix them.

Fixing Process

Now when i fix a Starter I will mostly be aiming for it to be on the OU tier which is the the highest tier that regular Pokémon can be played at without stumbling at Box Art Legendaries.

My method of fixing these Pokémon will be by finding them a Niche that they can fulfill successfully this done by giving them new moves, abilities and shuffling there Base Stats, so without further ado let's get fixing shall we.

Meganium (PU) :Meganium:
HP: 80
Atk: 82
Def: 100
SpA: 83
SpD: 100
Spe: 80
BST: 525
Abilities: Leaf Guard, Overgrow

Meganium has only one role which is being a cleric (a role it already has high competition with Audino) by having Aromatherapy and the other notable moves it has is Dragon Tail, Giga Drain, Synthesis, Petal Blizzard, Leech Seed, Swords Dance, and Seed Bomb, this Pokémons moveset is just pathetic the first thing I'll add is Calm Mind as boosting move that pairs well with Giga Drain, the second thing I'll add is giving more coverage so things like Focus Blast, Power Gem, Ice Beam and Weather Ball which will pair great with it's new ability Chlorophyll now when I give abilities to Starters I want to give them ones the fit in thematically and this ability is very common for Grass Types why not give it that, but the problem with giving this ability to it is that it will face competition with Venusaur which is why I gave it a new move to give it a different niche than a Sun Sweeper and that is Solar Drain a 80 BP move that heals the user for 75% of tha damage they dealt this move will help it establish a Niche as a Bulky Sustainer paired with Leech Seed, and Calm Mind to not only heal more but also tank more special hits, now for the Base Stat changes I decided to buff it by 10 points to be the same BST as Typhlosion then added more points in HP, Def, SpDef and SpAtk to help it at its Niche More.

After Results

New Meganium :Meganium:
HP: 100
Atk: 75
Def: 100
SpA: 105
SpD: 100
Spe: 55
BST: 535
Ability: Chlorophyll
New Moves: Calm Mind, Solar Drain, Power Gem, Focus Blast, Ice Beam, Weather Ball

So is it capable of having a Niche in OU? Do you have anything you want to add? I'll be happy to read your replies and hopefully make my skills at fixing Pokémon better since I do plan on making more of these.
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yeah like drpumpkinz said briefly, this is not the thread for this. this is a thread meant for simple and easy to answer question about smogon, such as question like "what are badges." Your post is best suited for the pet mods forum. Pet mods are formats where changes to moves, abilities, and Pokemon are added to increase their viability, and you should post your idea there, where you will find other people who are interested in similar things.
 
DuckeryDoodle said:
yeah like drpumpkinz said briefly, this is not the thread for this. this is a thread meant for simple and easy to answer question about smogon, such as question like "what are badges." Your post is best suited for the pet mods forum. Pet mods are formats where changes to moves, abilities, and Pokemon are added to increase their viability, and you should post your idea there, where you will find other people who are interested in similar things.
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Maybe I should just go to r/stunfisk....yeah I should probably do that
 
:ss/rillaboom-gmax: :ss/cinderace-gmax: :ss/inteleon-gmax: :ss/urshifu-gmax: :ss/urshifu-rapid-strike-gmax:

None of the Gmax forms added in Isle of Armor have text shortcuts.
 
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Hey, I was wondering if I could ask if and how I could start up my own metagame with altered Pokemon stats and abilities. Maybe something like what Radical Red has?
 
I already posted on here but it didn't get resolved so here it goes again.

I have an old account that I don't have access to, I made it when I was a gradeschooler so the stuff I said on there was stupid. I don't want it associated with the name I use online so if I could get it resolved to have the account deleted that would be nice.

I have a username on showdown with the same name and they were made around the same time so hopefully I can get that scrubbed. Thanks.
 
Not sure if this is the right thread to mention this/come with this idea, but a feature to see what timezone another user is using would be nice to have just to speed up scheduling for tours a tiny bit. Would preferably show up in the about tab as well as on the same line as a users age and location when you open the profile of said user. A start to this idea has already been made, so not sure what would stop this idea.
 
TDD_Oj said:
I already posted on here but it didn't get resolved so here it goes again.

I have an old account that I don't have access to, I made it when I was a gradeschooler so the stuff I said on there was stupid. I don't want it associated with the name I use online so if I could get it resolved to have the account deleted that would be nice.

I have a username on showdown with the same name and they were made around the same time so hopefully I can get that scrubbed. Thanks.
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fill out https://www.smogon.com/forums/account-deletion-request/

Fleeting Memories said:
Not sure if this is the right thread to mention this/come with this idea, but a feature to see what timezone another user is using would be nice to have just to speed up scheduling for tours a tiny bit. Would preferably show up in the about tab as well as on the same line as a users age and location when you open the profile of said user. A start to this idea has already been made, so not sure what would stop this idea.
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xf's implementation is kind of useless here; the syntax to add it to about sections on profile pages does exist (though i can't figure out how to incorporate the privacy setting and am not sure if it's even a xenforo feature rather than a relic from a prior forum software, and adding any location-related info without giving ppl the option to opt out is obviously not happening), but the variable is stored as the location not the number. e.g. EST would display as "America/New York" rather than as GMT-5 so it would really not make timezone conversions any easier at all. changing it to display numbers instead would require a pretty involved programming change if it's possible at all, not to mention it would actually introduce different issues because the user setting (rightfully) does not account for DST. i.e. this time of the year EST is actually GMT-4 not -5 unlike what the forum setting would say, whereas e.g. sydney time is GMT+10 in accordance with the forum setting, so people using the display to convert would be off by one hour. and by the time EST is GMT-5 again sydney would have changed to GMT+11 while still displaying as GMT+10, so the same issue would occur again the other way around.

im not against looking into this further per se but idt there's a good way around the above issues personally + it would be low prio either way. if users rly want to indicate their timezone on their profile the best option for now would be to put it in their location field.

Snapteryx said:
Just curious, is it possible to add gradient text in messages?
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n it's not
 
hello!
Can anyone explain to me how you place an image into your signature? imgur is not working for me when i place the link and says to contact an admin. this happens with all the pcs in my house
 
itsallyellow said:
hello!
Can anyone explain to me how you place an image into your signature? imgur is not working for me when i place the link and says to contact an admin. this happens with all the pcs in my house
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Hi, beatrice explained that some time ago but i will reanswer.

First of all, you need to upload your image on a site, i suggest you Imgur.

Then, you will need to right-click on the uploaded foto and choose "Copy Image adress"

After that, you can come back on Smogon, go on "Signature" and click on the gear in the top right corner.
rotella.PNG

By doing that, you enable the BB code and now you can digit that : [ IMG ]--direct link to your photo here--[ /IMG ].
You then need to delete the spaces between [ ] and IMG, then replace "link" with the link of the uploaded foto, and re-click on the mini gear and save the signature
 

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