Welcome to Competitive & team building.
This board is for battlers: building teams, VGC, Pokémon Showdown, singles and doubles formats, damage calculations, EVs, IVs, natures and strategy. Whether you are new to competitive play or you are preparing for a tournament, post here.
What belongs here
• Team building help and team rates.
• VGC discussion, tournaments and results.
• Pokémon Showdown formats and replays (describe them, no links).
• Breeding, training and stat questions.
• Strategy, threats and the current metagame.
What goes elsewhere
• Casual playthrough teams and shiny hunting: General discussion.
• GO Battle League: Pokémon GO.
Formats change
Official VGC uses double battles under rules that change over time, with different regulation sets allowing different Pokémon. Community formats such as those on Showdown have their own tiers and banlists that are updated regularly. Always check the current official rules or the format's current rules before building, and say which format your team is for.
Asking for a team rate
1. Say the format.
2. List each Pokémon with its item, ability, moves, nature and EV spread.
3. Explain your game plan and what gives you trouble.
Rules for this board
• No hacked or genned Pokémon, and no guides to making them for official play.
• No selling teams, Pokémon, coaching or account services.
• No cheating tools or modified clients.
• Keep it respectful. Everyone loses to a crit sometimes.
The house rules
The general rules apply: be kind, English only (posts in other languages are translated automatically), no spam, no keyboard mashing and no self-promotion spam. Use Report on anything that breaks the rules. This thread is locked, so start your own thread with your team or question.
Dexter
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