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The SV OU Forum team has recently been in communication regarding the trajectory of SV OU. The OU Metagame Discussion has been in turmoil since the start of the generation, with big names making their voices heard amidst the chaos that is CG OU. Frankly, I find this absurd. With all of the...

Earlier this week, Aislinn and the rest of the OU council unlocked our open mic thread to discuss Sleep's effect on SV OU throughout the generation and if action should be taken to address it. While Darkrai has been at the forefront of discussion as the most egregious Sleep user available due to...

art drawn + thread run by ausma | VR concept credit goes to PK Gaming Welcome to the Scarlet and Violet Overused viability rankings, Indigo Disk edition! In this thread, we, as a community, will be ranking every single justifiably usable Pokemon into "tiers" ranking their viability in the...

Hydrapple / HP: 106 Atk: 80 Def: 110 SpA: 120 SpD: 80 Spe: 44 Abilities: Supersweet Syrup / Regenerator / Sticky Hold Pros: 1: Incredibly Resilient 106/110/80 bulk is not just good, but genuinely great. On the physical side especially Hydrapple is highly resilient, which matters...

Hello, everyone! For those with a particularly astute eye may have noticed a very interesting addition to the CAP teambuilder that has, surely, shifted the tides of your building and battling experience... If you had told 10 year old me who had been fascinated with CAP and its nuanced...

art drawn + thread run by ausma | VR concept credit goes to PK Gaming Welcome to the Scarlet and Violet Overused viability rankings, Teal Mask edition! In this thread, we, as a community, will be ranking every single justifiably usable Pokemon into "tiers" ranking their viability in the...

Hello everyone and welcome to the DLC1 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...

Ogerpon (Teal Mask) HP: 80 Atk: 120 Def: 84 SpA: 60 SpD: 96 Spe: 110 Abilities: Defiant / Embody Aspect* *An ability with unique mechanics. When Terastallized, this Pokemon's Speed stat is raised by one stage on switch-in. This ability replaces Ogerpon's original ability, meaning it...

Hello! As this thread goes live, the Teal Mask, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's first DLC pack, will finally be live. With this, a massive amount of content, including many new exciting Pokemon that are fresh additions to the series, will be drastically shaking up the current metagame and thus will...

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Today, the SV OU council held its second vote on potential quickbans based off of the updated radar. This post is to discuss bans that happened while sharing the results of our vote to create transparency between the council and the userbase. For a Pokemon to be quickbanned, a supermajority is...

Rules Do not post your thread until you have approval from a moderator. You will know if you have approval if a moderator edits your post. Post which Pokemon you would like to reserve a discussion thread for. Each person will be allowed one discussion thread, generally first-come first-serve...

:koffing::bw/lugia::bw/ho-oh::koffing: Hello, and welcome to Smogon, the premier website and forum for all things related to playing Pokemon games competitively! The purpose of this thread is to provide you with resources to get started and insight into how our institution works. In...

approved by us OP largely taken from Agent Gibbs, Jordy, and Gary horrible banner edited by me Sword & Shield OU was a long, challenging ride, as it brought many unprecedented tiering approaches to the table. Not only was a generational mechanic banned for the first time, but a large range...

Shout-outs to Violet for the banner and Ticken for the Records Spreadsheet. Announcements Season Schedule Records Spreadsheet Tournament Rules and General Guidelines Matchups Friend Safari Pokemon Trainers (4) vs. (6) Cinnabar Arcade Stars SS: Meru vs. Fakee SS: Expulso vs. QWILY Snowy...

Shout-outs to Violet for the banner and Ticken for the Records Spreadsheet. Announcements Season Schedule Records Spreadsheet Tournament Rules and General Guidelines Matchups Cinnabar Arcade Stars (6) vs. (4) Snowpoint Temple Commanders SS: Snowy vs. xujing691691 SS: Armada vs...

Shout-outs to Violet for the banner and Ticken for the Records Spreadsheet. Announcements Season Schedule Records Spreadsheet Tournament Rules and General Guidelines Matchups Cinnabar Arcade Stars (4) vs. (6) Friend Safari Pokemon Trainers SS: Fakee vs. Expulso SS: ProDigeZz vs. Meru SS...

Shout-outs to Violet for the banner and Ticken for the Records Spreadsheet. Announcements Season Schedule Records Spreadsheet Tournament Rules and General Guidelines Matchups Cinnabar Arcade Stars (5) vs. (5) Iki Town Idols SS: TSR vs. umbry SS: ProDigeZz vs. Lyss SS: ez vs. Specs SM...

credits to emma for the op Hello; this is the schedule for all major SM tournaments happening this year. This post will contain tournaments that can earn you points for the SM OU Circuit Championship. The date listed is start of signups. ---------- SM OU Circuit 2022 Qualification | Signups...

Pokemon Legends: Arceus will not have any influence on Sword & Shield OverUsed. There is no known transferability of the Pokemon exclusive to PLA to Pokemon Sword & Shield. While this has the potential to change in the future with Pokemon Home compatibility, Sword & Shield OU, as well as its...