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Approved by me The BW OU Council wants to open a thread focused on the tiering of the current metagame. This is not tied specifically to SPL or any other tournament like the prior thread here, which has become littered with non sequitors. In this thread, we encourage experienced players of the...

Only post in this thread if you meet the requirements to vote on Volcarona. These requirements are the following: All games must be played on the Pokemon Showdown! OU ladder on a new alt with the following format: "OUWW (nickname)" For example, I might register the alt OUWW Finch to ladder...

Hello everyone, the OU tiering council has decided to test Volcarona! Volcarona is one of the strongest win conditions in the history of modern Overused, rising to prominence in its debut generation of BW and remaining one of the better set-up options across the last thireteen years. While...

The SV OU tiering council has been discussing the best ways to proceed. With the metagame fluctuating rapidly, we have seen trends and opinions grow more variable than ever before. After the Gouging Fire test, it became clear that the we should give the metagame a few weeks to settle, which...

Voting on Gouging Fire. List of qualified voters (156): Exotic64 Blimax himmyjimmy lou dort mimilimi bhkg ItJustSamX adel Tenebricite Luchik Bogging fa500 Carkoala Tio Chico Wuhu TDNT Sachumberto PedroGreg Drifting fish anemometer Yves Stone Patatexv RoiDadadou Bad Player luna107 befi...

In the thread posted by Luigi on the tiers for the upcoming WCoP here, numerous users posted about the format of the physical tournament, specifically discussing the current pools format versus an alternative format with groups. Tournament Policy head Star left off the topic by noting it would...

Only post in this thread if you meet the requirements to vote on Gouging Fire. These requirements are the following: All games must be played on the Pokemon Showdown! OU ladder on a new alt with the following format: "OUGH (nickname)" For example, I might register the alt OUGH Finch to ladder...

Hello everyone, the OU tiering council has decided to test Gouging Fire! Gouging Fire is another new addition to the DLC2 SV OU metagame that finds itself a suspect! After receiving lots of support in the recent tiering survey, the SV OU tiering council decided to suspect Gouging Fire. This...

Peaked #1 (2041 ELO) – Not Hydrapple Stall :sv/Ting Lu: :sv/Landorus-Therian: :sv/Kingambit: :sv/Iron Valiant: :sv/Dragonite: :sv/Volcarona: This team was built by myself. https://pokepast.es/95b1c9f9b2432de7 Table of Contents: Introduction Proof of Peak Team Members Threats Replays...

Only post in this thread if you meet the requirements to vote on Archaludon. These requirements are the following: All games must be played on the Pokemon Showdown! OU ladder on a new alt with the following format: "OUKU (nickname)" For example, I might register the alt OUKU Finch to ladder...

Hello everyone, the OU tiering council has decided to test Archaludon! Archaludon is one of the newest additions to the metagame, surfacing as an Indigo Disk washed up on the shores of Paldea this past December! DLC2 shot out like a cannon, electrifying the metagame with meteoric...

Voting on Kyurem. List of qualified voters (128): Star james5k0 Mewthree69 SupaGmoney Magcargo Sirwings Fusien ausma CaptainSC s7a Stads PragaSV Alhen D4 Repertoire top chad NoobHereWaddup tmtito Artix waffle04 quacc MGdos16 Ac1D_13 Roller K Will of Fire sufys Gamebooadvanced Trickster7...

The goal of our rules is to cover many feasible situations in tournaments, giving hosts best practices to act on and players expectations to account for when scheduling. It is impossible to cover every possible outcome, but when a novel perdicament arises, it is on the Tournament Policy team to...

Only post in this thread if you meet the requirements to vote on Kyurem. These requirements are the following: All games must be played on the Pokemon Showdown! OU ladder on a new alt with the following format: "OUOG (nickname)" For example, I might register the alt OUOG Finch to ladder with...

Hello everyone, the OU tiering council has decided to test Kyurem! Kyurem has been controverial since it was released with DLC2's drop during December. After it gained new tools last generation such as Freeze Dry and Dragon Dance, Kyurem got banned from OU for the first time ever here. This...

After a long discussion both within the SV OU subforum here and in the Policy Review subforum here, moves that strictly induce the sleep status on the opponent will be banned from SV OU and the Sleep Clause Mod will be removed from SV OU effective immediately. To provide full clarity, the...

As per this post, this vote is on :Volcarona: and :Cloyster: in BW OU! If you think you should have qualified, but your name isn't on the list, please send me a PM immediately. When voting use the following format: Volcarona: Ban Volcarona: Do Not Ban Cloyster: Ban Cloyster: Do Not Ban...

Art by Blazenix Welcome to the first edition of Smogon Masters! This is a Swiss bracket, Bo3 tournament with each set consisting of ORAS OU, SM OU, and SS OU. Players will decide which metagame to play first, then the loser picks a different generation for the following game. If both players...

Art by Blazenix Welcome to the first edition of Smogon Masters! This is a Swiss bracket, Bo3 tournament with each set consisting of ORAS OU, SM OU, and SS OU. Players will decide which metagame to play first, then the loser picks a different generation for the following game. If both players...

Hello everyone and welcome to the DLC2 Viability List! We are not yet ready to have the fully-fledged viability rankings up with so many developments happening so quickly, but there is demand for a viability list that people can use as a threat list to use to weigh their options for...