This is probably not an original idea, or something easily implemented by the devs, but I wanted to discuss it nonetheless.

What about a game mode where literally everything is a 50/50 chance? All moves changed to have 50% accuracy, all secondary effects happen 50% of the time, all abilities that have a chance for activation activate 50% of the time (like static paralyzing 50% of the time on contact), conditional items have a 50% to activate (like focus band saving the pokemon 50% of the time they would be knocked out), paralyzation has 50% chance to full para, pokemon wake up from sleep 50% of the time.

What kinds of strategies would dominate? How much skill expression could there be in a format like this? Are there any particular bans or clauses that would help make this actually playable?

This idea was of course inspired by focus blast.

hear me out

I cannot change Wugtrio, I am stuck with it, so my strategy is simply :

1. I will start with Espathra , use protect and then setup reflect, I die cool if not set up light screen and die.
2. Send out wugtrio(useless) unless I use choice scarf momento and lower attack and spA by 2
3. Send Roaring moon, dragon dance 2/3 times and then hope to sweep. If it fails , send out revaroom, gearshift sweep and toxic spike when i am low to help garganacle.

Can this team stand a chance against , Baxcalibur, Archaludon, farigiraf, ceruledge, flutter mane and tinkaton

If you don't like that, you don't like randbats babyyyy

I'm new to competitive pokemon

NDex Doubles

Ben Tennyson (Sneasler) @ Black Sludge

Ability: Poison Touch

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Fake Out

- Dire Claw

- U-turn

- Switcheroo

Bogeyman (Darkrai) @ Scope Lens

Ability: Bad Dreams

Tera Type: Dragon

EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

Modest Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Hex

- Spacial Rend

- Psychic

- Dark Pulse

Venusaurus Omega (Venusaur-Mega) @ Venusaurite

Ability: Chlorophyll

Tera Type: Steel

EVs: 252 HP / 144 Def / 112 SpD

Bold Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Sleep Powder

- Sludge Bomb

- Leech Seed

- Protect

Amoonguss @ Leftovers

Ability: Regenerator

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD

Bold Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Rage Powder

- Spore

- Protect

- Clear Smog

Alien Model (Pheromosa) @ Focus Sash

Ability: Beast Boost

Tera Type: Dark

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Rapid Spin

- Close Combat

- Poison Jab

- Triple Axel

Neiliana (Iron Bundle) @ Booster Energy

Ability: Quark Drive

Tera Type: Psychic

EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

Timid Nature

- Chilling Water

- Freeze-Dry

- Protect

- Tera Blast

I haven't played showdown with a team that is kinda serious for the ladder. So, I decided to play a team I like: Perish trap! With a sun combo and many of the past paradox mons.

But it says shadow tag is banned. damn. Arena trap is allowed though. I'm confused. Does anyone know why it's banned?

I apologize for my earlier post, I wasn't familiar with how I need to specify what game rules I mean.

I'll like to know if there is a format where 2 people battle against other 2 people as a team . I'm having trouble finding it

I'm tired of all of those stall teams on the higher NatDexOU ladder can anyone help?

Problem solved thank you please ignore this!
So I'm VERY new to competitive and one of my favorite pokemon got a mega and since I dont have whichever game its in I wanted to try it out here, or at least have a look at what it can do. However its illegal in any of the formats ive tried and I can't find any info on why. Does anyone know why?

I just wanted to use my favorite pokemon again (last seen in 7 years ago in SW/SH) but is it really that op? I know about the swords dance & baton pass strategy but I would have figured it would be a somewhat easy to counter if you know what you’re doing. Let me know if I’m missing something lol

*Battle lasts 137 turns and muuuch longer in realtime*

Hi everyone! I'm playing a custom format with my friends and would love some teambuilding advice/suggestions. Here are the exact rules :

Format : ~ Gen 9 National Dex AG (Singles 1v1)

Gimmicks : Megas, Z-Moves, and Tera are ALL allowed. Dynamax is BANNED.

Restrictions :

• Maximum ONE Legendary / Mythical / Ultra Beast per team.
• Species Clause ON (No duplicate Pokémon).
• Smeargle is BANNED.
• Standard banlist for broken moves like Assist.

What playstyle, core, or single Legendary would you recommend to dominate this meta? Thanks in advance for your help!

https://psim.us/r/gen9ou-2664050117-oipr5uhrq420hy5wr1q0p8vg0yh84ihpw

Salty little replay here of someone who complained about luck whilst playing stall🫩

This month ADV LC is freely playable.

While in gen 4 a ton of Pokémon that were originally designed as weaker than average fully evolved creatures received evolutions, the overall power of Base stage Pokémon with at least 1 evolution was still pretty low in gen 3. There were exceptions, Chansey, a Pokémon that would have been unkillable in ADV LC but later received a pre evo, Schyter, because Scizor is actually a regional form ante litteram, leaving Schyter with incredibly high stats for the standards of LC, and Porygon (and Onix, it was created as a fully evolved Pokémon, but it is just horribly bad).

Porygon for a long time was the staple of ADV LC. This artificial Pokémon was created as an already functioning digital creature, and later it was upgraded further, and more than once at that. Of course in its basic state it would still overpower some babies. And that is why it was banned.

After the Porygon ban Diglett, now free from its main counter, became the major offensive threat. Not as poweful as Doduo, but much faster and with Arena Trap. It was able to trap and kill a ton of Pokémon, and its speed tie with Elekid was extremely tedious.

They decided to ban it. I would not have banned it, but they banned Latios, Garchomp and Salamence from DPP OU, with especially Salamence being pretty manageable as I learned playing Platinum OU, and in Gen 5 OU the Kamis literally have only 1 avaible form each. Was it really needed to ban both human form Landorus and Thundurus and beast form Tornadus ?! Banning Diglett was still OK, more or less, with such standards.

But now apparently Abra has been banned too. It is slower than Diglett, and any physical attack destroys it. The fact that Diglett counters it does not mean without Diglett it is overpowered. It is faster and more powerful than Gasthly, but seriously, Quick Attack from CB Doduo can likely threaten it very heavily. And its only STAB has 90 BP. It can not knock out a Wailmer in 1 hit or something without a Calm Mind boost.

Sometimes I feel like instead of banning only what is strictly necessary to be banned they just let stay what is strictly needed to keep the game enjoyable. As if the burden of proof was on the Pokémon and everyone is guilty until proven the contrary. I hate when a Pokémon you like is also strong but you can not use it.

Can we at least welcome Abra back (And maybe re-evaluate the banned Kami forms in Gen 5 OU ?) ?

How can I use megas also why are there illegal pokemon in anything goes I want to use my beloved wailord and please help me understand all of this it just doesn't make sense what anything goes means or how I can use megas

For some reason I can't figure it out. National Dex AG won't let you use the most recent megas, and when I try to make a team without picking a format at all, most of my Pokémon like Wailord are still illegal bc they "didn't exist in gen 9."

Question for veterans: if not participating in official tournaments, what motivates you to play PVP PKM after years?

so i made this time quite some time ago (say like 5 months ago), it was originally made just for the fun of making silly not that optimal teams. and also to fight my friend that has almost no experience with pokemon.

What i did not expect is that it has been my best team yet, better than sun or rain teams using ru or uu pokemons.

wife beater (Ambipom) @ Punching Glove

Ability: Technician

Tera Type: Ice

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Fake Out

- Double-Edge

- Knock Off

- Triple Axel

pretty guy (Glimmora) (M) @ Focus Sash

Ability: Corrosion

Tera Type: Fighting

EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Mortal Spin

- Earth Power

- Stealth Rock

- Toxic

enrique (Bisharp) @ Eviolite

Ability: Inner Focus

EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD

Adamant Nature

- Sucker Punch

- Iron Head

- Swords Dance

- Protect

family o five (Maushold-Four) @ Wide Lens

Ability: Friend Guard

EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Super Fang

- Population Bomb

- Protect

- Tidy Up

watch ma clip (Beedrill-Mega) @ Beedrillite

Ability: Swarm

Tera Type: Bug

EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Fell Stinger

- Poison Jab

- Drill Run

- Endure

safety measure (Basculegion) (M) @ Choice Scarf

Ability: Adaptability

EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Last Respects

- Liquidation

- Outrage

- Crunch

the basculegion is just there to clean up and its rarely used but it has performed better than i thought, could i get some opinions on this. (i only use bisharps or maushold teras)

I’ve noticed primarina is ranked OU in gen 9 ou but why? It wasn’t OU in its home generation or gen 8 up until now. Is it typing?

I’ve ran into a few salty players on nat dex. i’ve been told to go f myself by someone once because i landed 2 hypnosis’s in a row and told to kill myself because i taunted their toxic stall. i ask this because i see a lot of videos of salty players