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&Okuu: http://watson-um-demo.mybluemix.net/?reset=true &Okuu: personality analysis thingy. put in text, receive criticism from Watson. This is kind of limited since writing has to be more than 100 words, but I've had a lot of fun plugging in old essays and seeing what comes out. Try looking...

Following up from here, I'm putting up the poll. Following up from said thread. Thousand Arrows as a stand alone option was thrown in per Rumors post. Why this took so long: The easy answer is school. The middling answer is that I got caught up with a lot of stuff in my life. The real...

With the release of Pokemon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby confirming that the information Pokemon Showdown has previously had implemented was correct, I believe that the Balanced Hackmons metagame has had enough time to settle and to enable us to accurately and (hopefully) permanently address...

Why Evasion: Many Smogon oriented Competitive Metagames have utilized an "Evasion Clause" wherein moves that explicitly affect a Pokemon's evasion stat are banned because it adds a significant amount of luck to the game, even moreso than many others. Due it's adaptability, the Balanced...

Hello, as many of you are aware, there have been some very significant changes regarding Balanced Hackmons in the past week, specifically, the move to a 510 ev limit and the inclusion of team preview. As a result, many have suggested that these changes will create a gigantic change in the...

The idea of introducing Species Clause to Balanced Hackmons was introduced to me earlier this year by several competitive players. While I normally tend to shy on the side of leaving questionable things unbanned in BH as to not crowd out newcomers with many rules, Species Clause is something...

This is in response to the conversation sparked by KeepItPlayful's post here. For those of you that didn't click, he presses the argument that certain abilities can, when used repeatedly on a team, create unhealthy conditions for a balanced metagame by encouraging cookie cutter sets instead of...

At this point in time, there exist several competing opinions as to how to proceed with Balanced Hackmon's ban list, specifically in regards to Parental Bond. To that end, I'm opening up the issue to group discussion, with a final decision to be made Monday December 9th. For those unaware...

What? Following in the tradition of the original Balanced Hackmons, BHXY is an experiment in the reduction of teambuilding restrictions. You can use almost any pokemon with any move with any item. The current banlist and clauses as follows: - OHKO moves - Wonder Guard - Huge Power - Pure...

In regards to this thread, we at Pokemon Showdown have decided that this tactic is not healthy for BH and that something needs to be done, we're just not sure what yet. To that end, we have compiled a number of possible solutions. This thread will serve as a means by which we can gauge public...

You Did What!?! With Pokemon Showdowns support of Doubles, I am proud to announce that we will also be hosting a doubles version of hackmons, that being said, there will be several changes in doubles other than the use of two pokemon at once, specifically, Doubles Hackmons is an experiment...

With so many pokemon getting access so many new moves and abilities, one would think that the amount of viable pokemon in Balanced Hackmons would become more diverse in contrast to other tiers, sadly, this is not the case. In a game where pokemon have less unique traits, it is much easier to...

Welcome to Project (Balanced) Hackmons, where we "investigate" parts of the BH metagame, be it pokemon, items, abilities, or moves, in the hopes of discovering unique sets, fine tuning old ones, and giving old and forgotten sets a second chance to shine. Project (Balanced) Hackmons will be...

Recently Desolate made the closing of project Metachu official and as I understand it it is customary to move closed forums to the area Closed Forums in Thread Cyronics. Technically Metachu does not have its own forum (it utilizes the tag system currently) but it is still a retired part of...

Welcome to the weekly Project (Balanced) Hackmons, where we "investigate" pokemon in the hopes of discovering unique sets, fine tuning old ones, and giving old and forgotten sets a second chance to shine. Project (Balanced) Hackmons will be updated weekly (every friday) by myself and user DTC...

This thread is aimed at creating discussion about the benefits, faults, and room for improvement in the American and Canadian academic tenure system. At its heart tenure is a concept with good intentions. Good, hard working teachers should not be displaced and stranded without a job because of...

Please don't talk about the creation of Balanced Hackmons UU, RU, NU, etc.; it's not happening. What? Balanced Hackmons is a new tier that throws out many conventional rules of standard competitive pokemon battling in order to create an entirely new experience. The basic premise is...

So, one day while I was laddering I ran into somerandomanimecha (who will henceforth be called manimecha) on the Balanced Hackmons ladder on PS. (Balanced Hackmons Primer) Balanced Hackmons is a creation of Aesoft that is currently hosted on his server Pokemon Showdown. The basic premise is...

During a high school gym class game of dodgeball (no boundaries/no teams), which we play pretty rough, (I ended up getting tackled about 5-10 minutes prior by someone who benches 300 lb's +) two students dived for the ball. Somehow, one dived too low and the other dived just high enough to...

After running a semi successful OU team utilizing scarf Darmanitan, and after reading Heysup's rmt, I thought I'd try to create something similar. I've since hit a point where I know improvement can be found, but I'm not sure what to change. Here's hoping I can get some help from the...