defog lowers evasion so Attack = +2
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If u come on defog, those teams are usually meant to bait defoggers
is shed shell a one time use item?
oh.thats good then.thanks
hey what is this magnezone set speed meant to outspeed.
Magnezone @ Air Balloon
Bold Nature
Ability: Magnet Pull
EVs: 252 Def / 116 SpA / 140 Spe
- Iron Defense
- Body Press
- Thunderbolt
- Substitute
Magnezone @ Air Balloon
Bold Nature
Ability: Magnet Pull
EVs: 252 Def / 116 SpA / 140 Spe
- Iron Defense
- Body Press
- Thunderbolt
- Substitute
Hi, I know you've been receiving answers here but this is the wrong thread to ask these things. The OU forum has its own simple questions and simple answers thread for these kinds of inquiries, found here.
oh.thank you Celever i didn't even know there was a difference or that the other existed.
hey whats double posting because ive seen people mention it in thier posts but i have no idea what it is
Double posting is basically what it sounds like. Posting twice in the same forum. Often times a moderator will give a Do not double post please and/ or merge your post (will say edited by a moderator, too). Plus say to use the convenient "edit" option too. This largely depends on that specific forum. So be sure to read the rules and what not. :)
same thread* and it's posting twice for no good reason without a post to split your two posts apart
ah thanks never really understood what it meant in specifics just knew that it was posting twice
You have to do it directly from https://pokepast.es by pasting in the team manually then adding in the description under the "notes" section, I don't think you can add it from using the export button on showdown.
How do I add the little pokemon sprites under my chats? I know there are commands but idk where to find them.
:the pokemon name:
question/suggestion: are there any guidelines for streamers about streaming their tournament games? It's quite possible that if they are reading/interacting with chat during the game that they become privy to information they should not have or are otherwise helped. There is also a stream sniping element that should be considered. It's worth noting that we could take precedent from chess- one document outlining best practices for streamers in a chess league is this.
The official policy on this is as follows:
Smogon is less ardently policy-driven than somewhere like lichess and ultimately what does and doesn't count as cheating or ghosting is up to individual host's discretion. This is because Smogon is a community within which tournaments are held, while lichess can be imagined more so as a platform just for different brackets and skill levels of the same tournament (or league), and so uniformity across lichess’ single league are much more important and desirable than throughout Smogon’s many tournaments. It's advisable for streamers to ask the hosts of the particular tournament ahead of time what their view on streaming is, as some will consider it ghosting and others won't. I believe personally that ghosting isn't a huge problem in Pokémon because at the top level, everyone should know every mechanic anyway, and this is the only thing that chat can really help with. Pokémon has fewer "optimal" moves and is much more based on percentage risk and gambits than chess, particularly since both turns occur simultaneously while in chess players take it in turns, and so a good player with a twitch chat telling them to do one thing because they think it's statistically optimal (the only other potential advantage) would be overruled by a good player who opts to make a gambit instead of doing the optimal, or predictable, play.
I haven't heard of a tournament placing restrictions on streaming yet, but there also aren't many top Pokémon players who stream for this to be relevant. But the answer to the question is tournament hosts do have the right to do so if they feel it's necessary.
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Is using a calculator allowed or considered ethical mid-battle?
It's fine, yes. It's a pretty common practice.
I see, thank you
There isn’t a thread yet because it’s in alpha and just uses Random Doubles sets. Once Random Battles staff make specific Free-For-All sets, I’m sure a thread will be created in the Random Battles subforum.
im going for the tier contributor badge, and I have 3 reqs right now for OU. But, one of those reqs was during gen 7 ou, while the other 2 are in gen 8 ou. If gen 8 ou gets another suspect test, and if i make reqs for it, will i be eligible for the badge? or does it all have to be in the same gen?