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  1. Finchinator

    Official SV OU Suspect Process - Round 11 Voting

    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...
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    WCOP Format II (Pools v. Groups)

    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...
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    Announcement SV OU Suspect Process, Round 11 - Voter Identification Thread

    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...
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    Announcement np: SV OU Suspect Process, Round 11 - We Didn't Start the Fire

    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...
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    SV OU Peaked #1 (2041 ELO) – Not Hydrapple Stall

    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...
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    Announcement SV OU Suspect Process, Round 10 - Voter Identification Thread

    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...
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    Announcement np: SV OU Suspect Process, Round 10 - London Bridge is Falling Down

    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...
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    Official SV OU Suspect Process - Round 9 Voting

    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...
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    Proposal RE: Host Discretion with regards to Team Tournament Activity Calls

    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...
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    Announcement SV OU Suspect Process, Round 9 - Voter Identification Thread

    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...
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    Announcement np: SV OU Suspect Process, Round 9 - Let It Go

    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...
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    Announcement Sleep Moves are now banned from SV OU; Sleep Clause is now lifted from SV OU

    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...
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    Official BW OU - Volcarona and Cloyster

    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...
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    Smogon Masters I - Top Cut Quarterfinals [REPLAYS NEEDED]

    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...
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    Smogon Masters I - Top Cut Round 3 [REPLAYS NEEDED]

    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...
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    Resource SV OU DLC2 Viability List

    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...
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    Announcement Terapagos will start as legal in SV OU

    Terapagos will be legal to start SV OU while we continue to fully understand how it functions. We will be proactive in our assessment of its capabilities (or lack thereof) as we advance through our normal tiering processes. While I do not expect an expedited review of the initial metagame as...
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    Announcement Deoxys-Defense and Deoxys-Speed will start in SV OU

    Deoxys-Defense and Deoxys-Speed will start the DLC2 metagame as legal in SV OU! Both received 9 votes out of 11 total (Finchinator, NJNP, Star, xavgb, Vert, ausma, Lily, Ruft, and ima) so far and both were unanimous to begin in OU (9 of 9 to unban). I am currently at work and will edit in a...
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    Announcement Deoxys-Normal and Deoxys-Attack will start Uber

    Read the title. This one does not warrant a long explanation. These Pokemon -- Deoxys-Normal and Deoxys-Attack -- are clearly too much for OU and will start in Ubers like they always have. However, we will be council voting on Deoxys-Speed and Deoxys-Defense! We are also eyeing some of the...
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    RE: Cloyster & Volcarona in BW OU [ Survey Post # 29 ]

    Some prior discussion of these Pokemon took place here, posting on behalf of myself and not the BW tiering council Cloyster and Volcarona have been among the most controversial Pokemon in BW OU for a while now. Over the last few months, I have received a (large) handful of complaints about both...
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