Competitive Pokémon
  • Forums
  • Rules
  • Scarlet / Violet
  • Daily
  • Fan Games
  • Art
  • Discord
PokéCommunity
  • Home
  • Back The PokéCommunity Archives
    • Donate to the PokéCommunity

      Support the PokéCommunity’s running costs with a small monetary donation. You can even get a few cool things by doing so.

    • Learn more…
    • Donate now
    • Feedback & Support
    • Community Rules
    • Moderation Policy
    • Help Center
    • Donations
    • BBCode List
    • Emoji List
    • Promote Content
  • Sign In / Create Account
    • Sign in to your PokéCommunity Account
    • Forgot password?

    • No account? No worries.

      New Account
Welcome to PokéCommunity! Register now and join one of the best places on the 'net to talk Pokémon and more! Community members will not see the bottom screen advertisements.
Register
PokéCommunity is preparing to undergo a major update in 2023. All members should ensure they can access the email associated with their account as a password reset might be required post-update. The exact date of transition will be made available at a later date.

It appears IMGUR will be (and apparently has already started) deleting images that weren't uploaded directly to an account. You can check the update notes on IMGUR here.

We know a lot of you will have used IMGUR to upload images for your threads and other PC content (signatures, flairs, etc.) and not everyone was doing so with an account.

So please note that some of your existing images may break at some point in the future. We recommend making an IMGUR account if you plan to continue using IMGUR.

Competitive Pokémon icon

Competitive Pokémon

The forum designed for all of your competitive Pokémon needs! Here you can discuss the metagame, receive help on your team, ask for battles, participate in events, and much more!
  • Sort by Latest Replies
    • Latest Replies
    • Title
    • Date Created
    • Member Account Name
    • Number of Replies
    • Number of Views
    • Threads with Oldest Replies on Top
    • Threads with Newest Replies on Top
  • Filter
  • Tools
    • Mark All Threads Read
    • Subscribe to This Forum

Categories

PCL Help Me Start Help Me Finish RMT Group Event Super Event Rules About Forum Info Help Thread Event Guide Challenge PC on YouTube Featured Daily Article News Important From the Staff Chit-Chat #Pokémon20 on Daily No Category [ Show all… ]

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

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,
1   20,072
Started by Sirfetch’d

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Battle Server Support

SawkTheWarrior, Aug 2020: Thanks!!
3   14,228
Started by wolf
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Excel Pokemon Comparison X/Y

Magnificzero, Feb 2014: Good Morning Forum :) I have been recently working on a personal excel sheet in order to better compare 2 or more Pokemon for team building purposes. Now so far this has helped me greatly and I thought I could share it! Here is a screen shot of...
0   2,465
Started by Magnificzero

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Ubers on battle spot?

Nah, Feb 2014: I don't mind fighting Uber legendaries on Battle Spot. Most of the time its just nubs who think that just using Uber legendaries will give them an automatic win. It's fun beating them. =) I also don't mind because, well...I sometimes use Uber...
1   1,227
Started by WonderfulWhiscash

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Ever made one mistake that's cost you everything?

Azire, Feb 2014: When I first beat XY and started battling I vastly underestimated Xerneas and was not carrying any Poison or Steel moves on my team. I mean who carried those moves in Gen 5? Only when you lacked a better option. I know we received the new table and...
7   677
Started by DanteSolablood

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Counter that Pokemon! (LC version!)

Hiatus, Feb 2014: http://www.smogon.com/download/sprites/bw/170.png Chinchou @ Eviolite Ability: Volt Absorb EVs: 52 Def / 232 SpA / 224 Spe Modest Nature ~ Hydro Pump ~ Thunderbolt ~ Ice Beam ~ Scald
2   898
Started by Pikelodeon

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Ballte Institute vs. Battle Spot

Nah, Mar 2014: Yes and no. Some level of skill is required to do well in the Battle Institute/Maison, so if you're getting your ass handed to you in the BI/BM, you probably won't do well against most most competent human opponents. However, real people behave...
1   526
Started by Sneakyarrow

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Attack or Special Attack?

Poll
Hikamaru, Mar 2014: I like to balance between the two, and the moves I use depend on which one the Pokemon performs better at, like having Waterfall on a physical-based Water-type as opposed to Surf on a special-based one. I may teach both physical and special moves...
10   1,127
Started by Ars Arcanum

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Free for all Battles!

oshawottlover13, Mar 2014: maybe if the battle was over when one side is finished, the other 2 start a new battle to see who wins. does that sound ok or does all of this sound stupid?
4   658
Started by oshawottlover13

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Pokemon Battle Spot Teams

Flushed, Mar 2014: If I'm doing Battle Spot, I'm usually messing around with a bunch of different Pokemon, seeing what works. When I actually go into a rating battle though I usually use the following team (which I've actually posted on here before asking for help): ...
11   10,170
Started by Rapture11

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Which pokemon is the best physical wall?

Rapture11, Mar 2014: Oh, at first I thought Guts raised attack to 1.5 times when below 1/3 health or something like that but I checked and I'm wrong, it raises when it has a status.
12   13,563
Started by Rapture11

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Do you record your losses in battle spot?

Elements1, Mar 2014: I save the epic wins and whatnot to relive the moments :P never have saved losses but your ideas are great! I could fix my mistakes and see if I could actually win. Love this feature ^^
8   1,817
Started by Rapture11

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Psychic or psyshock?

Atwilko, Mar 2014: considering there are alot of assualt vests these days psyshock could be considered better but i generally prefer psychic on something thats going to stay in for a longer time and psyshock for full on attackers
13   12,116
Started by Sopheria

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Smogon and the Pokemon Metagame

(5 pages)
MoxieInfinite, Mar 2014: Mega Gengar has no counters, Mega Kangaskhan has no counters that are viable in regular OU play outside of checking Kanga. Mega Blaziken has few counters(mainly stuff like Unaware Quag), but it can Baton Pass its boosts to something else that can...
107   10,791
Started by SparksPKMN

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Favorite Type

WonderfulWhiscash, Mar 2014: Steel for me, just because of how many awesomely designed steel types we have. Skarmory, Scizor, Dialga, Genesect, Aegislash, Steelix, Magnezone, Empoleon - the list goes on and on
11   701
Started by Dragalge

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Questions re: competitive battling, Part 1

Onicon, Mar 2014: Actually, we were talking about the applicability of the metagaming, not the banlist. To be fair, the most you get out of Singles is that entry hazards are much more potent when you are switching a lot and that the lack of double-targeting in the...
8   739
Started by Handsome Samurott

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Shedinja: your thoughts?

Nah, Mar 2014: Like almost everyone else has said, Shedinja is kinda useless and/or requires far too much effort to make it work. The only things I see it being any good for are, like Platinum said, walling some Ubers, or to troll noobs who don't know what...
6   1,749
Started by Sopheria

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Pokemon Wifi Leagues?

Second Saint, Apr 2014: Hey all. I used to be a very active member of PC's wifi community during Gen 4. Back then we had a few leagues that were active, fun, and relatively competitive. Looking at the front page of this forum... things don't look quite the same. Two quick...
0   559
Started by Second Saint

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Has safeswagger worked?

WingedDragon, Apr 2014: I just copied and pasted what I had in game to showdown to be as authentic as possible
2   779
Started by WingedDragon

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Intercollegiate Pokemon League

Griffinbane, Apr 2014: I know that Penn State has a very active Pokemon community there. If you could get in contact with any members over there, it might be what you're looking for. My school, Temple University, does not much of a Pokemon community, last I checked...
1   445
Started by MrPopo314

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Strategies for online battling

Azire, Apr 2014: I'm newer to Doubles but I find that they are completely different. It's really hard to compare the two. I personally play both because they offer completely different gameplay. If you get bored of one, play the other.
16   1,198
Started by Aaron.C

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Nature or IV's?

Rainsparks, Apr 2014: Wow. Troll'd. WHYYYYY it hurts
8   589
Started by Rainsparks

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Is team building that hard?

Mumzy, Apr 2014: I've been taking competitive battling quite seriously for over 3 years now and only now am I able to make good pokemon builds entirely on my own and not long ago I was able to grasp the value of putting your EVs in exactly the right place. I'm able...
11   797
Started by WingedDragon

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Mega Gengar Counter

PlatinumDude, Apr 2014: Normal is still immune to Ghost. And Lucario is a somewhat shaky check, as Mega Gengar still outspeeds it, even in Mega form; it's outright KOed by Focus Blast and Crunch doesn't OHKO Mega Gengar. The best Lucario can do against Mega Gengar is if...
19   4,895
Started by Zaiato

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Brand new to competitive pokemon on the video games

Nah, Apr 2014: You also may wanna look at these things: http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=305535#resources http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?499840-A-basic-guide-to-EVs-IVs-and-natures Reading these is a good place to start on...
7   1,032
Started by Emraküll

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

PGL: 2014 April Friendly

(2 pages)
WingedDragon, Apr 2014: I ended my friendly yesterday. I think I was 24-23. Which would be the first time I was above .500 in any thing of this nature
30   3,213
Started by Onicon

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Dealing With Competitive Know-it-alls

MoxieInfinite, Apr 2014: The element of surprise is in no way more important being able to play good. Sure, they might have 6 common mons with common movesets, and the reason they are used that often is because they perform consistently, and cover the stuff that is commonly...
12   1,166
Started by Mumzy

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Competitive Pokemon Team

Charizard★, May 2014: Do you use only Pokemon that are EV'd for certain things? How exactly do you formulate a team and which Pokemon do you know to use?
2   765
Started by Charizard★

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Yanmega is a monster

Dark Azelf, May 2014: Never been a fan of sub life orb sets, you kill yourself in about 2 turns with sand and sr up. :/ Anyway Yanmega's issue is thats its just essentially a worse Volcarona which is why its not used very much. 1. Volc has more overall bulk which...
3   1,203
Started by ProfDunsparce

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Casual COmpetitions

Onicon, May 2014: Well, if you need people to help you out then it is probably more appropiate to expect answers from a competitive point of view. Mildly competitive experiences are usually on the bottom or the lower half of the ladders. Don't worry, should you be on...
3   465
Started by Boltup25

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Brace yourselves inverse is coming.

Dr. Silver, May 2014: How typical. The beautiful Aurorus gets an amazing typing under the rules of Inverse yet still gets beaten down by a metagame favourite.
7   854
Started by WingedDragon

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

What's the point of competitive battles?

wildfarfetchd, May 2014: not entirely, many people play sports because they enjoy a locker room environment, interacting and sharing camaraderie with team mates, gaining the health benefits of exercise, travelling, or receiving scholarships. anyways- the bases of winning...
8   928
Started by Tora.Silver

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

What's the Point of Defog?

Noah★, May 2014: You won't get damaged by the opponents Rocky Helmet or take damage from your own Life Orb by using Defog. The main draw to Defog is actually the metagame around it. The current gen 6 metagame has shifted in a way that bulky offense is the driving...
3   1,949
Started by Minokun

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Talonflame VS. Staraptor

Poll
Hikamaru, May 2014: As others have said, both the birds have their uses but most of time you'll often see Talonflame getting the nod due to its Gale Wings ability giving its already powerful Brave Bird increased priority which makes it a great revenge killer, even...
9   6,727
Started by Minokun

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Perma-taunt Lopunny

Nah, May 2014: I don't think that this is as good as you think, at least in singles. You just send in an attacker; they aren't shut down by Tricks/Switcheroos, and Lopunny isn't terribly bulky and lacks offensive prescene the way you have it set up. Maybe it'd be...
2   2,564
Started by Pecilia

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Anrdoid App I made to check types, stats, natures, egg groups and more. Handy in battle

Major Logan, May 2014: Been having this app for a month now and it's better than most apps out there. Only thing about it I don't like is that it doesn't have the feature to switch to display moves learned in that specific game. Just my 2 & 3/4 cents..
1   832
Started by bonjonbovi

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Looking to have long term OU Partners!

Shiny Zoroark, May 2014: My FC is :1521-3308-5945 Im looking to obtain friends who will play in the Overused tier or ubers with me :) Reply below with FC's~
0   435
Started by Shiny Zoroark

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

May International Challenge on the PGL!

Keiran, May 2014: So I just faced someone who led with a Sylveon holding Leftovers that outsped and OHKO'd my Kanga and Aerodactyl. Sounds legit, lol. Anyways, I only had two pretty intense battles; R88G-WWWW-WWW7E3JF ULZW-WWWW-WWW7-E5QA They're were pretty...
8   1,178
Started by Keiran

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

who would like to see a new pokemon app based around battling and customisation?

fraifable, May 2014: Hello, my name is Ben, and i have this burning idea about making a pokemon game app that you can gamble money(or bit-coin/virtual credits.) on the outcomes of not only your own battles, but other peoples. you can use software similar to dating...
0   629
Started by fraifable

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Real Live Pokemon Tournament in Ocala, FL

ShakamoShy, May 2014: Confirmed with them that all the megas are allowed, you can see a copy of the rules at https://www.ocalacomiccon.net/pokemon-tournament.html The Elite 4 has been talking a ton of trash about how they're unbeatable.
5   1,023
Started by ShakamoShy

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Help Needed In Completing My Team

wolf, May 2014: Closing upon request.
11   1,711
Started by Abhishek

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Using The Pokemon You Love

gigglegamer, May 2014: well it depends in my opinion i think that i would rather play with pokemon that i like then pokemon that i dont
22   1,329
Started by VultureQueen

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

what are the best pokemon (non legendary)

Jakeremix, Jun 2014: Just saying, Pokemon Origins isn't THE anime. It takes place in the same world/universe as all of the games. With the main series that follows Ash, the same can't be said, but everything that takes place in Origins applies to the games as well....
14   1,972
Started by gigglegamer

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Help me stop these baton pass teams.

MoxieInfinite, Jun 2014: im gonna be like every other smogon hater and say its as simple as this: "full baton pass isnt broken just use haze quagsire" now im gonna be serious haze quagsire gets outstalled. smogon are currently suspecting full bp. it needs a nerf.
5   808
Started by oshizlgzngahr

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

|~ Team Building Tips ~|

Poll
robotic jo, Jun 2014: Your right. I was gonna mention those 2 but I needed to go to sleep. :/ Sorry I might make mistakes
2   938
Started by robotic jo

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Taking your skill up a notch

Nah, Jun 2014: Having a "curveball" Pokemon can certainly be a big help to you. The problem is that there's a fine line between an unexpected set and one that's just stupid. So its hard for most people to come up with one that works. But if you can effectively use...
16   1,255
Started by Nolafus

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Region Team Building!

MoxieInfinite, Jun 2014: Are these teams suppose to be competitive?
3   766
Started by Romanet

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Community Random Battle

(2 pages)
Manish Pandey, Jun 2014: I'd Like to go with Squirtle!
41   3,278
Started by wolf

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

XY OU BP Suspect Test

MoxieInfinite, Jun 2014: And how many of those are viable outside of ♥♥♥♥ing with BP? How many "good" Pokemon have Mold Breaker Taunt/pseudo hazing moves. Haze Quagsire can be outstalled.
8   1,136
Started by Zeffy

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Counter that Pokémon

(27 pages)
Zeffy, Jun 2014: http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados/aegislash-2.gif Aegislash @ Leftovers Ability: Stance Change EVs: 244 HP / 12 Def / 252 SAtk Quiet Nature - Shadow Ball - King's Shield - Sacred Sword - Iron Head
662   42,203
Started by Jin Of The Gale

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Pokemon Competitive Battles NOW!!!

wolf, Jun 2014: Please do not use PC as a medium for advertisement. Forum signatures are an exception to this, however.
2   668
Started by PHARAOHX

Open thread. Click to view this thread.

Please help

srinator, Jun 2014: http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/xy-ou-viability-ranking-thread-v2.3502428/ This should tell you what's good and what's not. http://www.smogon.com/forums/forums/xy-ou-teams.261/ This will tell what teams look like Steal teams from the...
2   606
Started by FRAMEDTOMATO
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6

The PokéCommunity

Working on a better slogan, 20 years and counting!

Display Options

Staff

Rules

About Us

Contact Us

© 2002–2023 The PokéCommunity™, pokecommunity.com.
Your use of PokéCommunity constitutes acceptance of our Services Agreement and Privacy Statement.

PokéCommunity Forums 2.1.1 “Aster”

Acknowledgements

Use of Community Assets