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I think a mention of Thunder should be made, as it can hit Gyarados in the charge-up phase of Bounce, which is bad for obvious reasons if you aren't behind a Substitute.
By the way, hi guys. *wonders if anyone remembers me*
Oh wow. Smogon has done tons for me. First and foremost, it pulled me away from the incredibly noob site called...Pojo. It also matured me both as a pokemon battler and as a person. Even though I have never been fully involved with the community, I still get some of the inside jokes just from...
Smogon Tour RBY Rules
No Mewtwo or Mew
No illegal movesets
No GSC Tradebacks
No OHKO moves (No Horn Drill, Fissure, or Guillotine)
No Evasion moves (No Double Team or Minimize)
Sleep Clause
Species Clause
Freeze Clause
No Self-KO allowed on last pokemon
Also general rules...
General Rules
There are no subs
No stalling allowed (this means you are not allowed to take forever in between turns)
If you have won, you must save your log and PM the host of the tournament that you have won
You may not watch any other battles in this tournament until you have...