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Xephyrr said:
how do you post sw/sh sprites (like the ones in the ou viability rankings) without having to manually save a picture?
like : bulbasaur : is :bulbasaur:, but with the new sprites
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This site converts them for you automatically: https://fulllifegames.com/Tools/SpriteConverter/
Fill in the Pokemon name (has to be capitalized and form names have to written all out so Thundurus-Therian, not Thundurus-T). Click the Sprites option and the sprite is ready in BBCode, you can just copy and paste it here. I hope this helps.
 
So since this is the Smogon Suggestions thread as well, I think I would put this here. I would like to suggest a dark mode for the site, but under a different theme. Maybe such as "Spooky Mode" where it takes the purple from Halloween and integrates that with black to create a sort of festive mode for dark mode users.
 
Hi, I'm trying to get back into showdown, I haven't played since Gen 5 and I have a lot to catch up on.

I've noticed that there are a lot more clauses then I'm used to (I remember OHKO, Evasion, species, swift swim, and moody), but I've been reading that lots of other things are banned (swagger, baton pass)

I'm looking to play UU Sword and Shield, is there a resource that would be able to list all the current clauses/rules? I think the current one that the smogon dex links might be outdated.

https://www.smogon.com/ss/articles/clauses
 
Sneakytako said:
Hi, I'm trying to get back into showdown, I haven't played since Gen 5 and I have a lot to catch up on.

I've noticed that there are a lot more clauses then I'm used to (I remember OHKO, Evasion, species, swift swim, and moody), but I've been reading that lots of other things are banned (swagger, baton pass)

I'm looking to play UU Sword and Shield, is there a resource that would be able to list all the current clauses/rules? I think the current one that the smogon dex links might be outdated.

https://www.smogon.com/ss/articles/clauses
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better to look at the format pages on the dex: https://www.smogon.com/dex/ss/formats/uu/

The OU one has bans that carry across to lower tiers as well
 
Sneakytako said:
So I click the smogon wide clauses on that page, and I don't see swagger or baton pass on the clauses list.

Is swagger/baton pass legal in gen 8 UU?
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if you check the OU page, you'll see that Baton Pass is banned and Swagger isn't, which means that Baton Pass is not allowed in UU or any other lower tier for that matter, as the bans are transitive.
 
Mathwiz617 said:
Does anyone know if a kee berry or maranga berry takes effect before or after the incoming attack deals damage?
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Kee Berry raises Defense by +1 after the Pokémon is hit by a physical attack, whereas Maranga Berry is with Special Defense and follows the same property but activates after the Pokémon is hit by a special move.
Tl:dr = after :)
 
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Light Sanctity said:
:bw/pikachu: < is that what you wanted? If so all you do is type :bw/insert Pokémon here: though unfortunately I am unsure of how to make it shiny. If I find out I will edit this.
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sorry if i was being unclear, but i am wondering how to get bw style sprites for pokemon introduced after bw

:bw/aegislash: doesnt work but ive seen bw style sprites all over the place and im wondering where ppl got them from
 
So I made this new account a bit ago after not being able to log into my old account that used my Dads email. I was wondering if I could get the account or messages deleted cause I said some bad stuff on it. My showdown account (which I retained the password too) shares a name with it if that sort of proof is needed.
 
TDD_Oj said:
So I made this new account a bit ago after not being able to log into my old account that used my Dads email. I was wondering if I could get the account or messages deleted cause I said some bad stuff on it. My showdown account (which I retained the password too) shares a name with it if that sort of proof is needed.
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Send me a PM
 
looking for a good/detailed ressource where the most used pokemon in official tournaments/VGC/Ranked Battles (Gen 8) are listed. Did search for some time and only found old stuff from 2020 or older. Thanks in advance!
 
ToxaWrecks said:
how do i counter Bisharp.Having trouble figuring that out.
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usually (bulky) steel types with fighting/ground coverage are enough. f.ex.: corivknight with bodypress and 248 hp+252 def with +SpD takes a knock off (even a +2 adamant) pretty good and can ohko it with bpress. if you mean ou ofc. the same with melm and eq.
(would be the most easiest way to kill a bisharp, but crits still kill you :c)
 
ToxaWrecks said:
how do i counter Bisharp.Having trouble figuring that out.
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Watch out for that, banded bisharp does 88.5-104.2 with a 2+ knock off, so if u defog and also it means u probably took damage from rocks, making ur situation even thoughfer. Offensive checks like urshifu rapid strike are more reliable for that role
 
gye5 said:
Watch out for that, banded bisharp does 88.5-104.2 with a 2+ knock off, so if u defog and also it means u probably took damage from rocks, making ur situation even thoughfer. Offensive checks like urshifu rapid strike are more reliable for that role
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how do you get banded +2 bisharp ^^
dont play defog against bisharp, then use court change of ace
 
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