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    On Refunds of Banned/Tourbanned Players

    Both the Tyrants (John W - 16k) and Cryonicles (spies - 14.5k) lost a quintessential player post-auction. Both of these players were banned/tourbanned close to the tournament beginning. Both teams dealt with delay, and now a circuit of Tournament Director decisions which objectively decreased...
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    The Role of The OU Council and Suspect Testing

    if the discord discussion in #spl shows us anything, it's time to re-think how we approach suspect testing and the role the ou council should play in the tiering process. i will try to make this short, mostly in point-by-point format as something (imo obviously) needs to be done quickly about...
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    All Gens What are your favorite teams of all time?

    back in the day, there used to be teams that impressed upon me a certain 'special feeling.' they were teams that were just so good that they seemed timeless. they either changed the metagame entirely or felt like something completely new. or, they were the culmination of the current meta...
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    Resource I, PDC, the greatest New Gens Player of the past 3 years, present ye peasants with a guide to self-betterment in competitive Pokemon

    hello everybody, pdc here. i've decided to start up a series that talks specifically about how to get better in the world of competitive pokemon. when i look at the ou forum, i see a lack of true guides and resources that teach specifics on how to actually "improve." most guides focus on...
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    Resource SPL 8 - Creative Set Dump

    SPL is a time for the most skilled and creative players to show off their inventions in an all-out brawl for the coveted red trophy. Due to the prestige of this tour, most players bring their A-Game every week (heh, just kidding!) and put in a ton of effort to surprise and outsmart their...
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    PDC's photography

    hello, my name is pdc, and i take pictures! i am a terrible artist. i cannot draw, paint, sketch, pretty much do anything a normal human being should be able to do. however i found that i am a pretty decent photographer and combined my hobby of bird watching with photography. that being said...
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    Smogon's Official Ladder Tournament II - Cycle 8 Signups

    Welcome to Cycle 8 of Smogon's Official Ladder Tournament. Please make sure to read the rules of the tournament carefully. If your sign-up post does not follow the rules explained below, it will be deleted. This Cycle will run for 7 days and 19 hours and will end on Tuesday, October 20th, 10:00...
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    Gothitelle / Shadow Tag Suspect Test

    since i feel that this is more urgent than anything else at the moment, i am going to make a thread about it to catch the attention of the entire PR community and not just my fellow council members. first off, why would we be suspecting shadow tag? for the most part its users are apparently...
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    Gen 4 Dirt

    Dirt It has been quite a long time since I wrote a RMT, and considering that tour / frontier are over, I think its time I posted a team in which I actually built (surprising, I know). I gave this team to Tesung during Smogon Tour and he actually made it to finals (not exclusively with it...
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    Smogon Tour Coverage

    i feel tour isn't be covered very well, and i would like to write something in the smog about it as its been quite awhile since i have last wrote an article. i am going to probably write about the top 16 matches etc and i think that overall it would be pretty cool for players that want to get in...
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    [W.I.P] Scrafty

    this nigga majestic as FUCK [Pros] <ul> <li>rather solid coverage makes it incredibly dangerous, very solid dual STAB types.</li> <li>amazing abilities and decent bulk allows it to set up on a lot of weaker pokemon or those that rely primarily on status to damage due to shed skin.</li> </ul>...
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    Rating 101 - Video Series

    Hello, I am PDC, your friendly neighborhood Team Rater. This thread is going to include all videos of me rating teams and incorporating rating strategies used when rating a team. I will often do one main idea per video, and follow up on the next with any questions asked by you guys in the...
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    [Skeleton]Houndoom

    [Pros] <ul> <li>Mega-Houndoom is a huge step up from its original form. Adds bulky, speed, and a lot more attacking power.</li> <li>Solar Power gives it a huge niche on Drought teams. Adds the extra power needed to really give it extra power.</li> </ul> [Cons] <ul> <li>Still has a large...
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    [COMPLETED]Hydreigon

    [Pros] <ul> <li>Is an extremely powerful special attacker. </li> <li>Acts as a great wallbreaker, and due to wide coverage it can be hard to play around.</li> <li>It has a very solid movepool.</li> </ul> [Cons] <ul> <li>With the introduction of Fairy-types it no longer can spam Draco Meteors...
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    [COMPLETED] Heracross

    [Pros] <ul> <li>Heracross has an amazing Mega Evolution that makes him an equally amazing wallbreaker.</li> <li>Gigantic base 185 Attack when Mega-Evolved.</li> <li>Swords Dance to boost Attack even higher.</li> <li>Makes great use of Skill Link with a buff to Pin Missle, Bullet Seed, and Rock...
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    [W.I.P] Dragalage

    [Pros] <ul> <li>Adaptability gives its STAB attacks amazing power with Choice Specs .</li> <li>Part Poison typing gives it a good way to fight Fairy types, OHKOing the majority of them.</li> <li>Solid defensive typing and great special defense allow it to beat most bulky waters.</li> <li>In...
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    Flavor of the Month

    srry dtc had too As we all know the metagame changes constantly. People come up with new revolutionary sets that get popularized very quickly and become the standard, threats are banned and overall usage drops. The purpose of this thread is to remember these once metagame-defining Pokemon of...
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    Article on RMT Workshops / stuff going on in RMT

    Alright, so basically I want to make an article on the RMT forum and stuff that is going on. I want to kind of "advertise" it a bit considering it really needs some attention, basically I will be kind of summarizing stuff like Rating Workshops that we're doing, our official RMT chan on IRC...
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    BW OU The PDC Show

    The PDC Show Introduction This has been my more or less serious team for the past year or so, with its origins in last years World Cup, where a version of it was used in the finals of World Cup by BKC. For the most part the team hasn't changed from it's original version, but overall I...
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    Strategy & Metagame Metagame Analysis

    Top 15 in usage, describe why they are their and why they are used / what for. Also show trends. Might do top 20?
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