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I am stepping down as the Dubs QC leader. I have a lot of things to prioritize irl and currently have no desire to do anything c&c (which is a bad quality for a leader imo). I am not quitting smogon entirely, I am just being laZ on it from now on :) I am making BLOOD TOTEM and Darkmalice...

We would love to have more active people on the QC team. If you are very knowledgeable of the Doubles metagame and are eager to contribute, take a shot at checking people's analyses. Search for incorrect content and missing content. Don't feel nervous; the worst thing that can happen is someone...

Overview ######## Diancie is a big threat in the Doubles metagame because its Mega Evolution allows it to outspeed much of the metagame, it has a great offensive typing along with an outstanding STAB spread attack in Diamond Storm, and access to Earth Power and a STAB Moonblast to hit the...

Overview ######## Tyranitar has the stats and movepool to run a lot of okay sets, but the current metagame greatly hurts its viability, as Terrakion and Mega Diancie are better as fast Rock-type sweepers. It has many common weaknesses in Fighting-, Water-, Ground-, and Steel-types in addition...

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Overview ######## Rotom-H's unique Electric / Fire typing and ability, Levitate, allow it to reliably check several major threats in Doubles such as Mega Charizard Y, Genesect, and Shaymin-S as well as BoltBeam coverage sweepers such as Thundurus and Mega Manectric. In addition, Rotom-H has a...

Overview ######## Talonflame's main niche in Doubles lies in its ability Gale Wings, which grants priority to its Flying-type attacks, particularly Brave Bird. This makes Talonflame a fantastic offensive supporter that performs consistently well against Trick Room, Tailwind, rain, and sun teams...

Overview ######## Aegislash's unique Steel / Ghost typing allows it to check many common threats in Doubles, such as Fairy-types, Dragon-types, Mega Kangaskhan, Cresselia, Hitmontop, and Terrakion. In addition, thanks to Stance Change, it can switch between dual 150 offensive stats and great 60...

How to participate: The Standard Doubles Mini-Tournaments are run just like an official Smogon tournament. The first thread/post posted is the sign-ups. During the sign-ups you post "in". The Rounds will last exactly 7 days from the second the round is posted here in the Doubles sub-forum. At...

Overview ######## The ability to run two completely different, strong Mega Evolutions with different typings makes Charizard a top-tier threat. Mega Charizard Y makes sun a viable strategy in Doubles, allowing partners to utilize the field condition while boasting a powerful, spread, STAB...

approved by Mizuhime and Arcticblast. Credit goes to whoever started this. PK Gaming I think. Thanks Bummer for the sexy art. Welcome to Doubles Battle of the Week! This thread is a fun way to match up Doubles players you want to see battle. There have been tons of these so you should already...

Thanks to Bummer for the new sexy art! Now that Pokebank is released, it's time to revamp these rankings! Welcome to the official Doubles Viability Rankings topic. In this thread, we as a community will rank every single usable Pokemon in the doubles metagame into "tiers". You're encouraged to...

Overview ######## Capable of both sweeping and supporting the team, Tirtouga is a strong and versatile Pokemon in Little Cup. With the reintroduction of Berry Juice into the Little Cup metagame, Tirtouga's Shell Smash + Sturdy set has drastically improved, allowing it to set up on almost every...

Overview ######## Terrakion's Speed, power, and coverage are very effective in Doubles. With STAB Rock-type attacks and Close Combat, it is able to maintain offensive pressure against most of the metagame, including common threats such as Mega Charizard Y, Mega Kangaskhan, and Tyranitar...

[Overview] <p>Cherrim's average base stats, frailty, and bland movepool leave it almost unusable in the current NU metagame. Cherrim's unique ability, Flower Gift, does give it a niche as a mixed sun sweeper, but Pokemon such as Victreebel, Sawsbuck, and Charizard should always be considered...

[Overview] <p>Lumineon is terrible in NU; it has no offensive pressure, low defensive stats, no reliable recovery, and only okay Speed. With such a wide movepool, one would think Lumineon has much to offer for the tier; alas, it does not. Lumineon's only remotely viable set revolves around...

[Overview] <p>Wormadam is just another outclassed Pokemon in NU. Despite its decent bulk, Wormadam suffers from a Stealth Rock weakness, exploitable defensive typing, limited offensive movepool, and subpar Speed. In addition, Wormadam's drawbacks make it setup bait for many sweepers, further...

[Overview] <p>Tropius doesn't fit in very well in NU. On one hand, Tropius's typing and bulk allows it to check threats such as Sawk, Golurk, and Swords Dance Samurott. In addition, Tropius's movepool is gigantic, and it has access to three good abilities. On the other hand, Tropius's typing...

[Overview] <p>Swalot faces too much direct competition from Weezing and Muk as a defensive Poison-type in NU. Swalot has bad Speed, unhelpful abilities, and relies on Pain Split for recovery. Its movepool is decent, but it has very low offensive stats. The only niche Swalot has over those...

[Overview] <p>The only thing Wormadam-G has going for it in NU is its unique typing, which allows Wormadam-G to function as a unique wall. However, its movepool is bare outside of Stealth Rock, it's slow, and it has no reliable recovery moves, making it easy bait for most setup sweepers. Most...