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Fortune Championship

gimmepie, Sep 2021: What's this about Nitro being over?
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Featured

The NEW Showdown Alt thread

Arcaneum, Jan 2021: Invictus Isawa Rabinov Rabinova PC Rabinov Arcaneum
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Battle Server Support

SawkTheWarrior, Aug 2020: Thanks!!
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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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Rules

Events & Groups Approval

wolf, Apr 2020: We allow them. :)
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Rules

Guidelines & Resources

wolf, Jul 2017: Guidelines & ResourcesGeneral Guidelines ・For submitting events and groups, look at the Events & Groups Approval thread instead. ・Don't make a new thread regarding a topic that has been posted in the last thirty days. ・Don't make a thread that...
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Help needed with understanding IV's/Breeding, etc.

Migit78, Jun 2016: Have you done any research? As mega said. Both breeding and EV training are far easier this gen than they have in the past. I'm at work so I'll post links to sites later when I'm home that'll help. But in the meantime: I wrote and posted...
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Started by honkey_kong

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Looking to turn this in-game team into a compitetive team

BaxFloyd teh Flareon, Jun 2016: I would also like to know single or double battles but you should make use of thy sand veil on garchomp by removing cruch or fire dang and replacing with sandstorm, also give it at least a dragon gem or something it is a wate to not give it...
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A bit of an indepth Uber Singles guide

PlatinumDude, Jun 2016: I don't necessarily agree with Dark Arceus being a bad Arceus forme. It's usable, but not as popular. How does it lose to stall not as badly as Flying Arceus? Last I checked, it can afford to use mono-Dark effectively, since nothing is immune to it....
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Any use for grassy terrain?

ddrox13, Jun 2016: It worked like a charm on my Monograss in-game, but it's competitive use is limited to say the least. I tried it out in VGC for a bit, and it would be nice if Flying types weren't half the meta (and Fire types another quarter). Honestly Grass...
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Started by Sharp_Fil

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Malamar Topsy-turvy

BajanZealandian, Jun 2016: For Malamar, run the classic Contrary set. I've tested it out and it has never failed me. Malamar @ Choice Scarf Ability: Contrary EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD Adamant Nature - Superpower - Foul Play - Psycho Cut - Knock Off
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Started by LazyMew123

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Make-a-Mega: Luxray

Poké Bean, Jun 2016: That Mega Luxray design is epic! I love it and I want it! :)
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Started by PokéCommunity Daily

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PCL

PCL Championship II: Semifinals

wolf, Jun 2016: aeternum has been inactive, so the win will go to Castform. Unfortunately, this was the tipping point that decided which clan would go onto the finals. See you there, Orbs. ;)
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Started by wolf

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RMT

Janky OU

PlatinumDude, May 2016: The key part here is to hit Tyranitar on the switch with Focus Blast. That's what predictions are for.
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Daily

Make-a-Mega 3: Finished

Poll (3 pages)
gimmepie, Jun 2016: Looks like the first set gets it. Thanks for contributing to this everyone! The article will be up shortly!
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RMT

Mono-Psychic

Okage, May 2016: Yeah, I can see where they can be annoying. Really, Latias is the only one who doesn't have a set job. She was put there to fill a slot sadly. Also, I have this mentality of having all my Pokemon be different types. (And while this is a Mono-Type...
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Started by Okage

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RMT

Mono-type team assistance

PlatinumDude, May 2016: Item clause is unnecessary. You can get away with using multiples of the same item. If you're insistent on playing by item clause, Wacan Berry or Rindo Berry can be used on Manaphy to give it a one-time buffer against one of its weaknesses.
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Started by Crosserenti

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Article

"Hax" and luck in Pokémon Battling

ddrox13, May 2016: Thanks! I already did a couple of competitive Pokemon analyses that no one seemed to notice (tear), and I'm working on something TCG related for the Eevee collaboration and the next one like it. I'm also thinking of writing a report on MA Regionals...
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Started by PokéCommunity Daily

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RMT

Mono-Bug

Pepperton, May 2016: M-Scizor is one of the best Megas in the game so if you want a team to have a good shot at being competitive I'd build around that. M-Pinsir is good but is overshadowed by MZor in many ways. Despite this, if you still want to use M-Pinsir (because...
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New to Battles

Pepperton, May 2016: Just to like add on to PlatinumDude, SD is an option you should use over other options primarily because normally using M-Pinsir means your team is offensively oriented. Why that's important is offensive teams need to be more inclined to make...
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Started by Tiernanze

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Pokemon / sets you don't like using

Aurora, May 2016: Calm Mind Primal Kyogre This rarely finds any opprotunity to set up Calm Minds due to how easy it is to pressure. Because it needs to run a fair amount of Speed EVs to actually do anything, Primal Kyogre's crappy physical bulk in a metagame...
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Started by KorpiklaaniVodka

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RMT

Fun with Regenerator (OU)

gimmepie, May 2016: I have never claimed that you can't use lefties Tran, I just personally prefer Air Balloon. Besides I've given up trying to convince you people.
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Event

COMPETITIVE LEAGUE

Djobi Djoba, May 2016: I have the same questions as RyuNura
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RMT

VGC '16 Team for Madison, WI

WingedDragon, May 2016: I feel like T-wave would be counter productive under this team. If I land T-wave while under TR. I have to bank on that 50% chance that the opponent will lose a turn. If I do change a move it would be HP Ice. With Kyorge and Cress having Ice Beam....
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What's with the bad Breloom sets?

Pepperton, May 2016: Breloom's a Pokemon with a lot of utility, with Poison Heal, Technician, Mach Punch, SubPunch, DrainSubSeed all being viable options. Obviously it's not surprising that people are going to test and see which sets are the best for the current...
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Started by Wings Don't Cry

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Team-Building

Pepperton, May 2016: I mean the whole 'you can't counter everything' I thought at least was pretty common knowledge. In terms of deciding to make a team, the easiest way to go about it in my opinion is picking a central pokemon or core that you're interested in using. A...
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Started by Nah

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RMT

NU team looking for suggestions

PlatinumDude, May 2016: While it's tempting to use Stockpile + Swallow on Mawile, these waste two valuable moveslots that could've gone to a coverage attack. As Nah mentioned, a Stealth Rock setter on this team would be ideal, so Steelix is a nice replacement for Mawile:...
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Blog Addressing Pokemon in Lower Tiers and Assessing How They Could Be Improved

mpuppy4, May 2016: (First, my apologies if this is in the wrong category. I'm still not Swift certain of my way around this site.) Have you ever looked through the PU tier and said "Man, this Pokemon is so cool, I wish it was better." Well, in celebration of...
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Pokémon Questionnaire

Nah, May 2016: There isn't really one single "best" move, but some of the good ones in competitive play are like Knock Off, Scald (and Steam Eruption, since that's basically Scald on crack), Stealth Rock, Volt Switch, U-Turn, etc. These days (in OU) I'd say...
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So I finished AS...

RawrMonkey, May 2016: Make sure you know the basics before getting into competitive. Learn about EVs, IVs, natures, and abilities for starters. There are multiple guides on literally everything out there but feel free to ask questions here. Then- Do you know...
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RMT

Abomasnow alternative in grass type balanced team?

girlslikegirls, May 2016: Hi all. I've been putting together teams as of late, just trying to dip my hand into competitive battling. I'm still not in a place where I'm comfortable jumping into a battle as of yet but I need some help in choosing an alternative. I really...
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RMT

First Competitive Build. Battle Spot Singles!

PlatinumDude, May 2016: Not exactly. Mega Gengar is already a good revenge killer in itself, given its already high Speed and ability to trap with Shadow Tag.
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PokéCommunity League Coverage #1

gimmepie, May 2016: Also really looking forward to the battle coverage. Just don't ever cover my last battle lol
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Quick play Team

illumine, May 2016: Which game are you playing, specifically? Incidentally, you might want to merge your posts into one on the other threads on this board, there seems to be a bit of double-posting there.
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May 2016 tier updates

gimmepie, May 2016: Whoops I forgot Thundurus and Rotom. Zapdos does have some advantages over them though. Thundurus is useless defensively and should only be used as a sweeper. Rotom gets annihilated by Serperior, Ferrothorn, M-Venu and Celebi. Neither get any form...
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Event

POKEMON TOURNAMENT FOR SMALL TIME YOUTUBERS. (UNDER 1000 subs!)

illumine, May 2016: Possibly not necessary to make this thread twice. That said, I suppose that re-making a Youtube-related thread in all-caps does help to give it more legitimacy.
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Started by GaoAndDrum

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Popular ways of winning battles, and approximating in-game trainers

illumine, May 2016: Sure. Wasn't sure about posting it here, as most of the threads here are more focussed on technical discussion or scheduling around PS or the competitive scene, but don't mind it being moved here if that was deemed appropriate in this case. ...
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Started by illumine

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EV / IV / Ability / Nature Learning!

RawrMonkey, May 2016: I went ahead and added on a little more in-depth than what the above poster wrote. I'll go through each subject you mentioned and provide an example with Venusaur, specifically it's mega. ________________________________________________ Stats...
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PCL

PCL Championship II: Week 3

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ddrox13, May 2016: The irony here is that Magic defeated the eventual #1 team in the first week.
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Started by wolf

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Checking your privilege: a few statistics and graphs about types and tiers

smoothshake317, May 2016: I have made a few graphs showing the relationship between the pokemon types and tiers. They can be found here: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=B45EAEE46513E2B1!852&authkey=!AOFvCSuP-_eZIcw&ithint=file%2cxlsx or you can see them in the...
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Competitive battling question

illumine, May 2016: Do you mean PS? That's here. It is affiliated with Smogon, along with using related tiers. It's quite popular on this site, if you want people following such rules as are there, and has a general audience as well. If you just want a list of rules...
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Need something to stop tyranitar

kingtigertank, Aug 2016: As mentioned before any fighting type will do. Also inflicting a burn on it will cripple it e.g. Rotom-w using will o' wisp.
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Started by mokonasakura

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Article

Make-a-Mega: Roserade

Al3x, May 2016: Not fan of Storm Drain as ability. Would rather see Natural Cure or Poison Point. Iron barbs would be neat too since roses are thorny and their are some spikes on the mega design. A new ability like Refrigerate/Aerilate but for grass or poison type...
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Group

Practice Partner

ddrox13, May 2016: Hiya! Many of the nice people on the PC showdown server are willing to test and help you build, and I'm willing to help whenever I can get online. Just hop over to http://pokecommunity.psim.us/ and see who's on.
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Started by Dmidnight

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RMT

rate my ou team

eishiba, May 2016: I forgot to say where they were ev'ed. Ferrothorn both defenses Excadrill Hp Attack Talonflame speed attack Swampert both defenses Primeape attack speed Garchomp attack speed For ferrothorn I was trying to get something that could sit back...
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Wanna be on YouTube?

janejane6178, Apr 2016: Omg any1 wanna have a battle and then upload it online?? Pm me <3
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Poké Strategies

smocks, May 2016: For double battles, my Togekiss & Flygon pair tends to sweep lots Modest +Sp.Ak +Speed EVS Togekiss's Serene Grace screws up with Thunder Wave + Air Slash, has Dazzling Gleam for coverage, & Ancient Power/Aura Sphere (depends what Togekiss I'm...
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Mega Gardevoir Movesets

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Help with getting invovled in battles.

wolf, Apr 2016: We have resources here that should help. Sample teams are a good way to get a feel for the metagame too (here are some for OU).
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PCL

PCL Championship II: Week 2

Anti, May 2016: Nice work, everyone. I wanted to make note of the fact that this is the first PCL week ever with no activity decisions, which is excellent. Keep it up!
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Started by wolf

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Vs. Seeker battle codes?

DeadlyScyther, Apr 2016: I have recently purchased and gotten back a 3ds capture card to let me record footage from my 3ds. I really want to record other peoples battles and put them on YouTube. So comment some battle codes, I will look over them and make some videos. I...
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Daily

Make-a-Mega 2 - Complete

(4 pages)
gimmepie, May 2016: With no other stats suggested and it being time to start voting, it seems that my stat set gets it. Thanks for participating in this Make-a-Mega to those who did so. Keep an eye out for the Daily article and the next set of polls, both will appear...
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Started by gimmepie

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RMT

Rate my UU Team!

darkmario957, Apr 2016: Pokemon: Azelf Item: Focus Sash Ability: Levitate Moves: Stealth Rock, Flamethrower, Taunt, Explosion Nature: Naive (+Spe, -SpDef) EV Spread: 252 Atk, 4 Def, 252 Spe Purpose: A fast support lead, mainly used for Stealth Rock and then Exploding...
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Article

How to Battle with Bronzong

Leviathan, Apr 2016: Ah Bronzong, my precious dual-wall setting lead. Love using it to scout foes, even if it is ultimately a sacrificial lamb on my teams. So cool to see this in-depth look at it!
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Started by PokéCommunity Daily

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RMT

Rate my team

Monkeypants786, Apr 2016: Hello, can you please tell me if my team is good? Here are my pokemon and their levels, stats, natures, held items, and movesets, along with abilities. Gengar Level 99. Special Sweeper. Held item: Gengarite, so it mega evolves. Moves:...
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Started by Monkeypants786

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Volcanion looks so awesome!

gimmepie, Apr 2016: Most recently I've tried pairing it up with Heatran and Ferrothorn. Heatran absorbs fire attacks on Ferro and Volc absorbs water attacks on Heatran. Obviously that doesn't deal with Ground and Fighting issues mind you, but there's still three spots...
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