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    Announcement More like OgerGONE

    Following the recent survey of the post DLC NDOU metagame, we decided to hold a council vote on Ogerpon-Hearthflame. If you've played or watched any games of NDOU since DLC dropped you will have seen just how hard Hearthflame makes games for opposing teams thanks to an incredible combination of...
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    Announcement SV National Dex Suspect 4 - Change (Terastallization Re-Test)

    Following from the feedback in the most recent tiering survey, policy thread, and community discussion thread, the NDOU Council has decided to hold a retest for terastallization. It has been extremely devisive ever since its introduction with the new generation, and after barely being let off...
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    Tera...Again

    Hello, here we are again. We're in the final stages of National Dex World Cup now, our biggest annual tournament, and the stigma around Tera as a mechanic is still in controversy. Last time we had this discussion the community seemed to have shifted to a much more negative stance on Tera's...
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    Retesting Non-Pokemon elements and Generational Mechanics

    A while back, closer to the start of the new generation, National Dex like most tiers held a Tera suspect test. This test ended in a Do Not Ban result by a margin of a single vote. As the metagame has progressed the general communities opinion on Tera has noticeably become more hostile, despite...
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    Tera in National Dex: Where do we stand now?

    Hello all, its been a little while since the Tera suspect and we've removed a few more things from the metagame since then. With the removals and additional time to really adapt to the metagame with Tera, I'm curious as to how we're all feeling now. Having barely received a no ban result during...
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    Announcement National Dex Player Surveys

    Hey there all, the National Dex OU Council has been watching the metagame for a while now following the no ban result on Tera, and subsequent quickbans on Magearna, Chien Pao, Regieleki, and Melmetal and thought now would be a fantastic time to gauge community reception on the tier, as well as...
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    Tournament National Dex Trio Tour 3 - Won by MEMPHGANISTAN TROOPERS

    Hello and welcome to the third iteration of National Dex's Trio tournament. In this tournament you and 2 others will compete on a week by week basis with each member of your team playing 1 game each. The team who wins 2 out of the 3 games will advance. You may sign up as a full team or as a...
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    Announcement On The Radar

    Good evening party people, it's been a few days since the Terastallization suspect concluded and since then the council has been discussing our next plan of action now that Tera is going to be sticking with us. To this end we have come up with a list of things that we have been keeping our eyes...
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    Non-official National Dex - Blaziken Voting

    The following 86 users met the requirments to vote on Blaziken in National Dex: Petele OofTheQuagsire ZardNG CalamityGreed Trade Blitz Swampboat lifemap Clarity Punset Evoilite Elfuseon Chiles Habaneros zeefable Jho Podown User Mart themonkeydidit Skoun Nultiprise Animesh_ 3MoreMinutes Bobsican...
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    Non-official National Dex UU - Weavile Voting

    The following 26 users obtained the requirements to vote on Weavile in National Dex UU: MudkipBeans adsam JustFranco zeno420 Unicorns Kyotoshi SwordStrike Yugon R1C3M4N Pubo Scrap2 Nowno Lolito AmyQuaris Jyuux Nultiprise Punset smely socks 3MoreMinutes abd1710 memesketch Trashuny The gaming...
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    Non-official National Dex UU - Hoopa-Unbound Voting

    The following 26 users obtained the requirements to vote on Hoopa-Unbound in National Dex UU: ShinyAzelf JustFranco MudkipBeans baconeatinassassin Unicorns Nowno Pubo tf Crystal Methyd R1C3M4N Trashuny gye5 LoSconosciuto Apathetic Inaction Dj Breloominati♬ DNNP Lameflame 3MoreMinutes...
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    Unban Percentage Threshold for Pokemon which started in Ubers

    Approved by Hogg Recently the Zamazenta-Crowned suspect test concluded in SS OU which was a big occasion since it was the first time since Kyurem-Black that a Pokemon which started in Ubers was tested down to OU. This suspect test used the 50%+1 unban threshold as this thread regarding changing...
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    Non-official National Dex - Magearna Voting

    The following 111 users met the requirments to vote on Magearna in National Dex: Galarian Blades Unicorns ironwater JustFranco Spacio FatFighter2 Zobirisking 23Gz themonkeydidit Chazm Pujo Dorron JackPilotF2 R8 Prosaic Luna's Banned now Xenqt 3MoreMinutes baconeatinassassin The Number Man...
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    Announcement National Dex OU: AFD Stage - Stall Banned!

    :ss/chansey: After a near unanimous council vote, Chansey, Toxapex, and Sablenite will be banned from National Dex :ss/sableye-mega: Council Member Chansey Sablenite Toxapex Unaware Jho Ban Ban Do Not Ban Do Not Ban Sevelon Ban Ban Ban Do Not Ban Mudkipbeans Ban Ban Ban Do Not Ban...
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    Non-official National Dex UU - Zapdos-Galar Voting

    The following 19 users obtained the requirments to vote on Zapdos-Galar in National Dex UU: ironwater pomfpomfpluff Kaitlyn Unicorns saba1111 R1C3M4N FatFighter2 adsam Ta9967 lph Trashuny Mirbro Mr Geets ShinyAzelf DNNP pulsar512b TeamCharm The gaming attack Derpeddeath...
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    National Dex Analysis Reservation Index

    Welcome to National Dex C&C! In this section you will be able to write about Pokemon which are viable in a variety of National Dex metagames. Currently the metagames available to write about are National Dex, National Dex UU, and National Dex Monotype. The Moderators of this section are...
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    Resources & Announcements

    The Quality Control teams for each metagame are responsible for ensuring that every analysis that gets uploaded from this section contains quality and accurate information in order to meet Smogon's high standards. If the QC team of the metagame you are writing for does not think that your...
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    Announcement National Dex Circuit - Feedback & Planning

    Hey all As the 2020 National Dex circuit is coming to a close and the playoffs starting soon, we wanted to take this opportunity to have a feedback thread where we can discuss what this years circuit did right, and what it could improve on for next year's circuit. I'll be the first to admit...
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    Nat Dex [NatDex] Mega Latias [QC 1/1][GP 1/1]

    :ss/latias-mega: Latias-Mega (F) @ Latiasite Ability: Levitate EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe Timid Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Psyshock - Aura Sphere - Calm Mind - Roost Mega Latias cements itself as one of National Dex's most consistent wincons thanks to its ability to break through many common...
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    National Dex National Dex Live Tour I - Playoffs [Won by Chazm]

    lyt art by lyd This tournament is part of the National Dex circuit Tournament rules: General tournament rules and regulations can be found here. The 2020 National Dex Circuit information can be found here. This tournament will use the standard National Dex ban list, which can be found here...
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