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Replay Sharing Thread

ARSOO_95, Jan 2020: I think the replay data is available on your Switch SD card, maybe you just need to convert it to a clip first in the Smash interface? After that you can just upload it to YouTube,
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Started by Sirfetch’d

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Battle Server Support

SawkTheWarrior, Aug 2020: Thanks!!
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Started by wolf
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Is Bisharp any good?

gimmepie, Jul 2019: Take what I say with a grain of salt because I play smogon not VGC, but here's my take. I certainly wouldn't call it a bad Pokemon as such, he's UU on Smogon and has a small niche in OU play. But in the VGC environment I don't think he's very...
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Started by Snowvyle

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Who is the best steel type?

gimmepie, Jul 2019: According to Smogon, the best Steel type in VGC currently is Kartana. Runners up include Stakataka, Heatran, Solgaleo, Bronzong and Ferrothorn. No idea how accurate that is but I can definitely see Bronzong being really good with an EQ immunity and...
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Started by Snowvyle

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How do you go about teambuilding?

gimmepie, Aug 2019: Okay, this is hilarious.
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Started by Palamon

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Worlds 2019

Cid, Aug 2019: hBBjcnADWDI D5aLWtndRSA Have you seen any matches from Worlds this year? Personally, I was really happy to see Umbreon and Togedemaru getting used in the championship matches. It reminded me of the Pachirisu year. What did you think of Worlds...
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Started by Cid

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Galar so Far

Sheep, Aug 2019: I'm curious too, even though I'm not the best competitive battler. Galarian Weezing's ability seems absolutely nuts and could definitely change the entire metagame if abilities like Truant could be ignored. Perhaps what gimmepie said above is true...
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Started by gimmepie

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No Trainers Have Any Heart In Their Team?

gimmepie, Sep 2019: I'm not sure this really fits what this section is about and honestly I'm not sure where I'd move it to otherwise. So for now I'm going to close this thread.
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Started by TheBatPrince

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Natural Battle - No TM/HM allowed.

11wildy, Sep 2019: This could be quite interesting, Id love to try this in multiple generations! May make some underused pokemon viable and some big threats unviable
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Started by Snowood

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Gengar help pls

Dark Azelf, Sep 2019: Thunderbolt, Psychic and Giga Drain offer little to poor additional coverage so have little justification warranting a place on any set imo. Sludge Wave, Focus Blast and Substitute, Taunt or Destiny Bond @ Black Sludge, Fightinium Z or Life Orb are...
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Started by T_Rex2k6

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Gen 3 Random Battle Tournament

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Cid, Oct 2019: It is. Thank you! Hope to participate in Gen 4 as well. Thanks for organizing!
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Started by Syndrome

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Idea to counter Stealth Rocks

gimmepie, Oct 2019: Fun concepts, I like them. That being said, I'm not sure they "counter" Stealth Rock in the sense of making less of a problem, more it changes the flavour of the problem and adds a little versatility. The ice one in particular, has much the same...
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Started by Venheart

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Team around Typhlosion

Ventussama, Nov 2019: Hey guys I needed help with creating a team around Typhlosion, as it is my favorite Pokemon for Pokemon Ultramoon. Any suggestions would be awesome! 1. Typhlosion Flashfire ability Timid nature 252 Spa/252Speed/4SpD Flamethrower Hidden...
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Started by Ventussama

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Toxtricity builds?

Ace Trainer Slash, Nov 2019: I've seen one person use an Amped Forme Toxtricity, with a Shift Gear set, which I've also tried myself (and prefer, I find it quite interesting to use). I'd say it would go like this for a Shift Gear moveset: - Shift Gear - Poison Jab/Gunk Shot...
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Started by Sandslash Fan

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G-Max Charmander

Nah, Dec 2019: yeah that's what I meant, sorry if I wasn't clear
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Started by k-van

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[SwSh] Does Excadrill with choice scarf outspeeds Timid Dragapult?

gimmepie, Dec 2019: Yeah, most likely it was an Excadrill with Sand Rush since Timid Dragapult outspeeds most Scarfers.
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Started by Okamoto

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[SwSh] Dubwool using cotton guard more than 2 times

UlrickVGCMasters, Jan 2020: Who is Tokyodrift and how can I get a cool customized pokemon signature like that
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Started by Okamoto

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SwSh New Competitive Stuff Discussion

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Yoshikko, Jan 2020: because it is! it deals with faeries and checks ferrothorn
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Started by 5qwerty

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DISCUSSION : requirement to post replays privately vs. publicly in tournaments. Please read!

Yoshikko, Jan 2020: there are no rules saying people can't look up replays. you haven't convinced me with any of your arguments why replays should be required to post publicly. also, no one can claim they won when they haven't, because they still have to send the...
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Started by Yoshikko

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Yamper and Boltund

gimmepie, Jan 2020: So, you can expect to see some content focused on the Yamper line on Daily in the near future. Before we launch into that though, we thought we'd open the discussion to the battling community. Do you think there's a place for Yamper in LC, or...
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Started by gimmepie

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6th member for my team

AdmiralOllie, Jan 2020: Not to be stereotypical, but perhaps a Bold Gardevoir/Gallade? Held Item: Choice Band or Life Orb Moves: Calm Mind, Moonblast, Psylock, Reversal (for Gallade), Night Slash (for Gardevoir)
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Started by Lapras1991

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I was wondering if i could get some help with my team

gimmepie, Feb 2020: If it's a gen 7 game, shouldn't Alolan Muk be really easy to get your hands on? Anyway, don't worry about asking questions, that's how you learn. Starting with your Smeargle, that is pretty close to the set you want. That being said, Sticky Web...
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Started by superdude34571

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Impish or Adamant Gourgeist

Dark Azelf, Feb 2020: Impish would be better as Gourgeist is primarily a defensive pokemon and as such the nature should reflect that.
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Started by NocturnalNinetales

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Sword/Shield team advice

gimmepie, Mar 2020: Normal types in general aren't very good outside of, maybe, Snorlax and even Lax is outclassed by almost everything else. Your biggest problem is honestly that your team lacks any sort of synergy. You're running a Trick Room lead but then almost...
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Started by Fourier123

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How Would you Describe Gen 8 OU so far?

gimmepie, Mar 2020: Granted, the meta has shifted and I've fallen out of actually playing a bit at the moment. From what I understand though, balance and hyper offence are much more prevalent than stall this gen since while stall gained Corsola-G and Dugtrio is back,...
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Started by ZeoStar

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I need help with vgc teambuilding

tokyodrift, Mar 2020: I'd highly recommend looking at some YouTubers as well. Especially CybertronVGC and WolfeVGC. They're very informative as usually explain why they make certain decisions.
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Started by RisingstarVGC

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Direction Link

gimmepie, May 2020: I'm not sure what you're asking, but this is definitely not the place for it. You might want to try asking in Feedback & Support. Otherwise, you can contact myself or another member of staff and we'll try to help you out. I'm going to close this...
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Started by Aurori

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(Spoiler Alert) DLC Speculation

Mobile Tsk, Jun 2020: We have a few weeks to speculate about the Isle of Armor DLC pack and then a few months after that to continue speculating about the Crown Tundra DLC pack. However, while it can be quite hard to speculate regarding the impact of new Pokemon for...
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Started by Mobile Tsk

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Dracovish suspect test in OU

FIRELORD_FITNESS, Jun 2020: It overcentralizes the meta game, thought tbh this could be said of a pokemon like landorus-t in the last generation. While dracovish does have some counters, there are only a few, so your team building is heavily restricted.
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Started by HeroLinik

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Dracovish banned from OU

FIRELORD_FITNESS, Jun 2020: There are more fish in the sea. Let's see what teams become popular :)
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Started by HeroLinik

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What Generation of Pokemon is your favorite?

Rengoku, Jun 2020: I grew up playing since Red version and my top favourite have to be generation 4-- With the introduction of Distortion World and Giratina backstory in Platinum, in my opinion battling the strongest Champion Cynthia, in between Sinjoh Ruins to create...
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Started by FIRELORD_FITNESS

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Monotype Battler

Yollaxi, Jul 2020: Hi guys. I have an ongoing thread on the Travels section where I've been creating competitive Monotype teams and doing run-throughs with them. All with specific VGC Tactics. There are currently a Fighting, Steel, Grass, Normal and Dark teams...
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Started by Yollaxi

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OU Battles

drago0202, Jul 2020: I know, but I also enjoy playing on the switch. I have all of the battle ready Pokémon and there are a few people that I play with.
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Started by drago0202

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Need help with my Pokémon Team

Gavoca, Jul 2020: maybe replace grimsnarl's dazzling gleam with spirit break
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Started by Xaldrov

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I'm new and looking to battle

MarkChu, Aug 2020: So am I, simply :))
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Started by Whitney prime

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Modest or Timid Nature for Dragapult?

gimmepie, Aug 2020: Personally, I think I'd go for the Modest option since Dragapult already outspeeds just about everything. The only reason I can think of to run Timid is to outspeed Adamant or Modest Zeraora, but you're still going to be slower than the Timid/Jolly...
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Started by Shuckle99

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How to get into Competitive Pokémon

MarkChu, Aug 2020: Thank you wow! This is wise :)
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Started by enderkool

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cursola EV spread/coverage advice?

sleepydragon, Aug 2020: i SO totally forgot about trick room's negative priority and youre entirely right. im thinking i might switch to a bulkier setter like hatterene both for a check to dark types like krookodile and the like as well as being immune to stuff like taunt...
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Started by sleepydragon

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Looking for new strats

NikolaP, Aug 2020: I suggest checking out various competitive battling reddit subs (r/stunfisk, r/vgc...). People show some very cool ideas there with very clear and helpful explanations, often featuring not often used Pokémon. They often include a rental code so that...
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Started by Couch Pilot Games

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Battle Server Support

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Selenagobella, Aug 2020: Thank you very much for writing such an interesting article on this topic. This has really made me think and I hope to read more.
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Started by wolf

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Team Building Help

gimmepie, Sep 2020: What metagame is this for? OU? Kingdra is a fantastic rain sweeper.
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Started by Skaf03

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Which formats do you enjoy/battle in most?

Mobile Tsk, Oct 2020: I have traditionally enjoyed UU/RU in previous gens, particularly Gen 6-7. I took a prolonged break during Gen 5, though it looks like I missed a really interesting generation. It's now been pretty much ruined with the subsequent rule changes. I...
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Started by NikolaP

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Should there be a special/physical variant of certain items/abilities?

Mobile Tsk, Oct 2020: It would be interesting to see the impact on competitive Pokemon. Honestly, either one could allow for some pretty iron clad walls, as you could run Intimidate + physical AV (or vice versa) and end up with some excellent switch-ins to key offensive...
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Started by CapCamGaming

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Crown Tundra

gimmepie, Nov 2020: With Crown Tundra now available, some potentially major players have been (re)introduced into the meta. How do you think this will effect things?
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Started by gimmepie

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Hidden Gems on Your Team

Antimony 721, Nov 2020: Swellow @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Scrappy EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Boomburst - Endeavor - Substitute - Heat Wave
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Started by JadeMarauder

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Balancing the entire Pokemon roster so far.

faf, Nov 2020: Hello! I've moved your thread over to Competitive Pokémon because the goal is to balance Pokémon and therefore more suiting here.
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Started by Fates-Blade

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[gen 3] Whats the average sleep/confusion time?

Saad4206969, Dec 2020: Sleep and confusion both last 2-5 turns in Gen 3. Sleep turns are burnt when you use a move while asleep, and the timer reset is only a mechanic introduced in gen 5(and was removed subsequently) and doesn't apply to gen 3. I.e, if you've burned a...
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Started by blaca

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Tournament - Gen 8 Uber

Sheep, Jun 2021: Hi, as per the rules: While I completely understand you're just trying to gather Pokémon fans for a fun tournament, we really prefer people not join solely to benefit their own project. Feel free to leave links in your forum signature though!...
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