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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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Team PikaSquad {Recruiting}

Zeffy, Sep 2014: Hello there! Sadly this isn't the correct place to recruit a ROM Hacking Team. Clicking this link will send you to the proper location. Feel free to post a thread there, though be mindful of the forum's rules. Threads in there are up for approval as...
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Started by TomTom92

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NU Pokemon need more love

SLKMUGEN, Sep 2014: NU is probably my current favorite of the standard tiers (I also like STABmons and PU but those aren't really standard). There are a lot of Pokemon I like to use. There are also a lot Pokemon I really like (personally) such as Feraligatr, Camerupt,...
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Started by Centipede Chan

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Top Five Competitive Types

KorpiklaaniVodka, Sep 2014: Interesting nobody said water yet. Which is good, considering water is so freaking overrated. Anyway. 1. Rock - Stealth Rock. That is all. Well not really, there are also some great Rock-types in OU, such as Tyranitar with its extreme mixed...
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Started by Flowey

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Mega Gengar's suspect test

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MoxieInfinite, Sep 2014: No you're not. If you cared about the Ubers metagame, you'd be mad it stayed. If you cared about Smogon's reputation, you'd be glad it stayed. Personally, I'm the latter, but that's mostly because Ubers is a ****hole even without it.
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Started by Nah

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The Teambuilding Process

VeranithasVI, Sep 2014: I pick a team based on, primarily, type. I like having an even balance of types in my team, so I can cover all areas of the battle if need be. Water, Fire, Electric and Grass are a must (at the moment my X team is lacking in Grass-type Poke's,...
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Started by Zeffy

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Strength vs Style

Handsome Samurott, Sep 2014: When it comes to battling, strength is more important than style. Not that you need to have 6 perfect IVs. But you should have perfect IVs where it is important. For example, I use my Vaporeon as a wall, and I also have Scald on it as a back-up, so...
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Started by Doaks

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Scolipede OU but Blaziken UBER

cjakabuck90, Sep 2014: The funniest part is I have now experienced it first hand as had no answer and gOt swept a few times Lmbo
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Started by cjakabuck90

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Uber battles

Polar Spectrum, Sep 2014: Playstyles mate. Some people get around it, some need one but don't know any better, and some do use them. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4539879488_e88463e7ea_m.jpg The meta has been altered. Pray I do not alter it further. (but it...
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Started by Rapture11

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Favourite moveset

Nah, Oct 2014: I'm don't think that there's any combination of moves that's super effective against all 18 types. You can get close, like with Electivire's Fighting/Ice/Electric/Fire coverage that Moxie mentioned. But that's why Pokemon battling is a team thing...
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Started by Evildragonx

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I feel so cheap for doing it.

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Juxapose, Oct 2014: I never claimed that Illumise was commonly used in competitive play. However, a Prankster Pokémon of any kind is used very competitively. I just happen to choose Illumise as my Prankster of choice.
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Started by Juxapose

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What's your favourite Battle format?

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Powerserge, Oct 2014: I'm old school, I really love and prefer single battles. I'm starting to get into double battles though. It's a whole new world, haha.
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Started by GreenFlame

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Japanese players on wifi

Polar Spectrum, Oct 2014: "Tryhard" / "Sheep" is a multi-racial category my friend, not restricted to any one nationality. And yes lol saying that japanese players specifically are bad at pokemon, is outright racist. I'm not raising a burning pitchfork and trying to...
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Started by zalmek

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Transitioning from Smogon OU Singles to VGC?

Polar Spectrum, Oct 2014: I'm typing this from a phone so pardon any mistakes in spelling :p The main difference is in strategy. Singles involves a lot of setting up a specific thing, and banking on them doing enough damage or sweeping, and / or your opponent not being...
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Started by Alfieri

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Boring Battles

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Zeffy, Oct 2014: I'm not familiar with the current derivative of stall being used, but back when I did employ a stalling strategy, wallbreakers were very annoying, amongst other things. However, the fact something is threatening my team is the entire reason why I...
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Started by Juxapose

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new to competitive play

Zeffy, Nov 2014: As I understand, you want to transfer a Pokemon from a Gen 3 game to Pokemon Y, correct? Hoo boy, that's a lot of trading to do. Thankfully, Trade Corner has a guide on the very thing. Click this link and read under "How to Migrate" and you should...
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Started by Algea-Derick

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Thundurus-T Moveset

KorpiklaaniVodka, Nov 2014: Double Dance Thundy-T is much better. Scarf is outclassed by Raikou and Mega Manectric.
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Started by huntrrulz4dayz

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challenge

Zeffy, Nov 2014: Yeaaaaah, this isn't the place. Not sure if there is already a Scramble Challenge thread in the Challenges forum so your best bet is checking it out. You could read the Challenges Forum Rules and start it yourself, though. Best of luck to you! ...
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Started by motivepk

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Feedback: PC's Competitive Battling Community

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wolf, Nov 2014: Ahoy! I'm not sure if anyone still cares about all this, but nonetheless... I'm more than willing to do what was discussed here, but I've been swamped with schoolwork lately. That and activity has been slow, especially on the battle server, which...
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Started by Anti

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Diancie

Foamster-Whiskey, Nov 2014: thanks, i will definitely increase its speed
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Started by Foamster-Whiskey

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building an annoyingly evasive team on fire red

MoxieInfinite, Nov 2014: Double team, substitute, something, something.
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Started by lazerbear11

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Mega pidgeot + sky drop user in doubles?

Boilurn, Nov 2014: I like your strategies of utilizing Mega-Pidgeot's No Guard; I also believe Toxic or burn works extremely well (If only Pidgeot could learn Will-O-Wisp) because the statused user can't do anything when sky dropped, thus losing at least 25% per Sky...
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Started by J9794

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Which Diancie do you prefer?

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Nah, Nov 2014: I don't think you'd wanna keep Diancie in on anything with a Steel attack anyway. The Speed increase she gets upon Mega Evolving is fantastic; jumping from base 50 Speed to base 110 Speed is pretty good. Base 110 Defense/Sp.Defense in mega form is...
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Started by Howmander

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PokeManager - App designed to help build the strongest Pokemon team

Nihilego, Dec 2014: I think an oversight's been made here - PokéCommunity isn't a place to ask for people to pay for your product or service. Not even if it's a Pokémon one; nor is it a place for advertising such products or services. For more information, see the...
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Started by witkurowski

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Ubers officially its own tier, M-Ray banned to new tier called "Anything Goes"

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Astraea, Dec 2014: It was sure to happen as mega Rayquaza's stat were overpowered so creating a new tiers for it was a good idea and Ubers tier has been balanced so i would say good thing happend
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Started by Archy

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Which of these two is better...?

Polar Spectrum, Dec 2014: I would say Mienshao - just because of flexibility. Plus, dat regenerator tho. Fake Out unburden makes Hitmonlee pretty crazy fast, but its low HP reeeeally leaves it in danger from just like; a strong aqua jet or two. I'm fairly certain off the top...
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Started by Esoj

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Why is pokemon so unbalanced?

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Firebreathing Ice Cube, Dec 2014: I think Smogon does its best in making the game more balanced and fair by ranking Pokemon by their usage stats rather than raw power. I've been watching and playing the competitive scene for a while now, and while I'm not that good of a player, I...
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Started by Calfuso

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Mega Salamence banned from OU

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skyburial, Dec 2014: Were I to choose a first poke for the Bug/Dragon typing, it would be Yanmega, for a few reasons. First and foremost, Mega Yanmega is just fun to say, and ridiculously meme-able, which would result in creative nicknames. In my opinion, this is...
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Started by Nah

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Most Powerful Move? Part 2

Zeffy, Dec 2014: Locked per thread owner's request.
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Started by YOLIT1

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Psych Up Clefable?

PlatinumDude, Dec 2014: Psych Up Clefable is a terrible gimmick, simply because it's matchup-dependent. Some of Clefable's checks/counters don't rely on setup moves at all, such as Heatran or Mega Venusaur; the latter doesn't even give a crap about Knock Off, as it's...
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Started by msdavis13

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[BREEDING]Does a Pokemon need to have perfect IVs?

skyburial, Dec 2014: IV's, in my opinion, can also be the deciding factor on whether certain defensive Pokemon are at all effective. My Assualt Vest Blastoise, for example, relies on a Special Attack IV to do the chip damage that can turn a match for me. 10 points...
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Started by KeepTheLegacy

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Would such drastic changes make Delphox viable on OU tier? :)

JustJeff, Dec 2014: I think Delphox is already competitive in the OU metagame. Maybe not against beast such as the Smogon Frog or The Lati Twins, but it surely does have a niche when battling w/ Magician. your just thinking the wrong way to use it. I know a friend...
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Started by JeremiahSim

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Counter the gym leader

Master Kavar, Dec 2014: Ok when someone posts a gym leader and pokemon they have to counter it with another pokemon but must be from a trainer once the gym leader has been taking out then the next post will be a gym leader post, if someone tries to post an unfair post or a...
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Started by Master Kavar

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Wager Battles?

Vinny Vidi Vici, Dec 2014: Of course we can use Smogon Tiers as a form of banlist, so you won't have Mega Kang power-up punching everything to death for example in a Mono-Normal. I only brought up the smogon tier example as something that can get a bit stale after a while....
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Started by wilfonz0

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Wall Breakers in ORAS Singles

Nah, Dec 2014: What about Mega Diancie? You can sorta go mixed with it and Magic Bounce basically renders useless a lot of the moves walls use.
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Started by Worldslayer608

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Impractical Teams

VK_DEVIL, Dec 2014: These teams are impractical in every sense of the word. When you look at them on paper they look decent enough, but there are many problems. RATTATA SNIPE TEAM 6 x Rattata Lvl1 @Focus Sash -Nature doesn't matter -Endeavour -Quick...
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Started by VK_DEVIL

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Mega Metagross

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SuperFabulous, Dec 2014: All i wanted to know was the general opinion of the North Americans (trying not to sound offensive...if it is sorry...). I usually play on korea's and japan's battling forums and they always put mega metagross on banned lists (Mostly for korea) for...
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Started by SuperFabulous

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Member of the Year 2014: Battling & Team Building

Zeffy, Dec 2014: Thanks for voting everyone and have a happy new year!
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Started by Zeffy

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Garbodor and Mega Glalie banned from PU

KorpiklaaniVodka, Jan 2015: I'd say that even with a 70% accuracy move Garbodor could be too much for PU, considering its main role was to set up hazards, not to break holes in everything. However, you could very well be right. Life Orb Gunk Shot allows Garbodor to break down...
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Started by KorpiklaaniVodka

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Monotype, How it works?

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Started by Archy

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How do I deal with Stealth Rock?

Pryze, Jan 2015: Yes, most Ghost-types run Taunt. Gengar, Jellicent, M-Bannette, Mismagius, ect ect all run Taunt; although, Gengar is the only one out of those that is really common in OU. Anyway, my suggestion to you is to run a Rapid Spin/Defog user. Defog is...
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Started by 2Fruit

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Appearance or Stats?

Zeffy, Jan 2015: I don't consider appearance as a requirement for any of my teams, in-game or otherwise. In fact, I once won a contest in Emerald using Muk :p There really aren't any Pokemon that has a bad design anyway.
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Started by Alfieri

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New Pokemon League

Zeffy, Jan 2015: Please read through BTB's Guidelines and Resources, specifically the section "Submitting events and groups."
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Started by VileplumeAlphai

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10K

BeachBoy, Jan 2015: We will indeed always be battle tower buddies. Let's just hope they don't leave out the frontier from future games. ORAS devastated me. It's been swell, Anti. You're awesome.
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Started by Anti

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Are legendary Pokemon viable without perfect IVs?

Megan, Jan 2015: With level cap or without? While having perfect IVs in all stats is important to max out a Pokemons potential on level 100, when playing with level cap (level 50 in cartridge games) there's a chance that your Pokemon hits a max amount in a stats...
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Started by Alfieri

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My Team for OR/AS for Battle Spot Doubles?

PlatinumDude, Jan 2015: Normally Scizor is better off with the Scizorite, but since your Mega slot is already taken up, Lum Berry is the better item to let Scizor shrug off a status; the recoil from Life Orb doesn't work well with Scizor's low Speed. Also, Bug Bite >...
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Started by BlazeTC729

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What's your favourite battle format?

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MckinkyMcormic, Jan 2015: i personaly like doubles because they make use of a good 1/4 of combo moves in the game. there's also a lot more room for counter moves and counter-counter moves, where in single battles the RGN is too decisive in the battle, turning lots of people...
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Started by GreenFlame

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Entry Hazards

Nah, Jan 2015: Oh entry hazards, how I have this love-hate relationship with you (like I think most of the people in this section know). Most competitive players will tell you that hazards are vital to success in battle. So most teams run a hazard or two, and...
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Started by Dragon

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PokéCommunity's Monotype Project!

Astraea, Jan 2015: One more set suggestion for ambipom- Ambipom @ Life Orb Ability: Technician EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Jolly Nature - Knock Off - Fake Out - U-turn - Double Hit
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Started by srinator

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Non-mega Mawile sets?

Breeder Mac, Jan 2015: Hey! Thanks for your input and I will definitely try some of these out on Showdown to see if any of the mare viable enough to run.
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Started by Breeder Mac

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Greninja is being suspect tested

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Geoffrey, Jan 2015: Whaaaat? Totally missed this. That's lame.
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