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Announcement RBY Happenings Thread
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A RBY UU Viability Rankings update is in the works. If you are an active RBY UU player, feel free to submit your response to the survey.
Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
The RoA Spotlight Tour for RBY Ubers has concluded, congratulations to kjdaas! The usage stats can also be found here, done by myself.
16bit is also hosting RCoP 2021's RBY OU Usage Stats and Replays!
16bit is also hosting RCoP 2021's RBY OU Usage Stats and Replays!
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Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
A Beginner's Guide to Pokemon Stadium is now up!
If you're looking to learn Stadium OU, look no further than this guide. It goes over the mechanics changes and how they affect the tier, with plenty of in-context examples. With Stadium OU having an ongoing tournament and a ladder for this month, there's never been a better time to learn!
It's also been logged on the resource hub.
If you're looking to learn Stadium OU, look no further than this guide. It goes over the mechanics changes and how they affect the tier, with plenty of in-context examples. With Stadium OU having an ongoing tournament and a ladder for this month, there's never been a better time to learn!
It's also been logged on the resource hub.
Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
Two cool things!
In an effort to document PS bugs more effectively, the bug report threads for RBY and Stadium have known bugs, fixed bugs, and false flags documented in their OPs. Reports are linked alongside each statement.
Additionally, Stadium OU analyses are now up for mini analysis reservation, using the Viability Rankings as a basis for priority and what gets what. Lutra, Oiseau Bleu, Ctown6, and Mikon will serve as QCers for now!
In an effort to document PS bugs more effectively, the bug report threads for RBY and Stadium have known bugs, fixed bugs, and false flags documented in their OPs. Reports are linked alongside each statement.
Additionally, Stadium OU analyses are now up for mini analysis reservation, using the Viability Rankings as a basis for priority and what gets what. Lutra, Oiseau Bleu, Ctown6, and Mikon will serve as QCers for now!
Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
The tier shift has been implemented on PS and will be live on the next hotpatch.
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Additionally, Stadium OU analyses for Rhydon, Golem, and Exeggutor have been released over the past few days. More to come here, watch this space!
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Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
A new mini analysis for Omastar in RBY OU has been published, thanks to Mikon! Almost every analysis for the tier is up-to-date, but we've still got more to come!
On a side note, Volk also produced a mini analysis for Porygon in UU, which means the old crummy one can finally be laid to rest.
On a side note, Volk also produced a mini analysis for Porygon in UU, which means the old crummy one can finally be laid to rest.
Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
https://forms.gle/1dBtZWogTWfMbSno9
A survey is being released in regards to RBY analyses. This covers writing, formats covered, and general analysis quality. We're accepting responses from anyone, so if you have any interest, feel free to fill it in!
A survey is being released in regards to RBY analyses. This covers writing, formats covered, and general analysis quality. We're accepting responses from anyone, so if you have any interest, feel free to fill it in!
Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
New RBY UU Gyarados analysis
This leaves just Electabuzz and Dragonite until analyses for all the top tier Pokemon are done. This analysis is really, really informative; if you're interested in the tier, I'd strongly reccomend checking it out!
This leaves just Electabuzz and Dragonite until analyses for all the top tier Pokemon are done. This analysis is really, really informative; if you're interested in the tier, I'd strongly reccomend checking it out!
RBY Invitational II Teams, Replays, & Usage Stats
Come check out some of the RBY greats battle it out in one of the most stacked tournaments of all time!
Come check out some of the RBY greats battle it out in one of the most stacked tournaments of all time!
Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
After discussion with C&C Leadership and in response to the recent survey, Past Gens C&C is extending OM support a bit. Leading this is RBY, with the following formats now having ruleset pages on the Strategy Dex created within the past week or so;
This aims to (kind of) modernize the old dexes that began prior to OMs being included, which also solves a community issue with having cohesive places to actually view all the rulesets. To my knowledge, this was the closest we got. The addition of these formats also aims to make some RoA Tour Nights more accessible, which have had complaints about a lack of resources on occasion.
Sample Sets are not guaranteed for any format, but there are bound to be some budding contributors out there; the RBY Discord is the best place to go if you're interested in any of this. Currently, people have shown interest in STABmons and 1v1, and there is some of mine and Beelzemon 2003's old content to transfer for the Stadium Cups.
- 1v1
- LC Level 100
- Middle Cup
- Monotype
- NFE
- Nintendo Cup 1998
- Nintendo Cup 1999
- Petit Cup
- Pika Cup
- Poke Cup
- Prime Cup
- STABmons
This aims to (kind of) modernize the old dexes that began prior to OMs being included, which also solves a community issue with having cohesive places to actually view all the rulesets. To my knowledge, this was the closest we got. The addition of these formats also aims to make some RoA Tour Nights more accessible, which have had complaints about a lack of resources on occasion.
Sample Sets are not guaranteed for any format, but there are bound to be some budding contributors out there; the RBY Discord is the best place to go if you're interested in any of this. Currently, people have shown interest in STABmons and 1v1, and there is some of mine and Beelzemon 2003's old content to transfer for the Stadium Cups.
Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
Been chipping away at this all day with this since posting; there's around 3 years worth of documentation that I have to go through, primarily Beelzemon's content. I believe I've written in around 150 sample set entries so far.
I can confirm that so far, Petit Cup, LC Level 100, Pika Cup, Middle Cup, and Monotype have sample sets. Still waiting on some loose ends in regards to STABmons, 1v1, NFE, and more Monotype content, all of which have some support from their respective subforums. Tomorrow I'll likely work on Nintendo Cup 1999, which I did a large spreadsheet for a long time ago.
Expect the Pokemon pages to resemble more modern generations once this whole thing is over. This is a golden opportunity to have a lot of old OM content in a stable, sustainable place. This past year has really been a big area of development.
If anyone has any questions or contributions to make, by all means message me.
Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
RBY Cup VII is happening! Signups are open until August 29th!
Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
Many new sample teams are now available on the RoA site for you to try out! These include teams for;
Additionally, the ruleset pages on the dex now feature links to the various important resources on the site. OU is definitely the best example so far!
- RBY OU (forum thread mirror)
- Stadium OU
- Middle Cup
- LC Level 100
Additionally, the ruleset pages on the dex now feature links to the various important resources on the site. OU is definitely the best example so far!
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Sign up for RoA Olympics VI! It's a team / individual hybrid tournament where you can fight for your country (or United States region) in RBY OU, RBY UU, and RBY Ubers!
RBY PL II Format Discussion Thread is now live.
RBY PL II Format Discussion Thread is now live.
Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
The RBY NU Sample Teams have been updated, now featuring a plethora of team styles for you to choose from. Thanks to Enigami, Shellnuts, SBPC, EB0LA, and Volk for their valuable input!
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Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
The RoA Spotlight Ladder for Tradebacks OU is now up on Pokemon Showdown! Go test those teams and explore the metagame!
Sign up to manage in RBY PL II!
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/rby-pl-ii-manager-signups.3690741/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/rby-pl-ii-manager-signups.3690741/
Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
New analyses have dropped ahead of RoA Olympics and RBYPL, there's more to come though!
Dragonite notably now holds the distinction of having the longest RBY analysis of all time. I wonder if it'll keep the title!
Dragonite notably now holds the distinction of having the longest RBY analysis of all time. I wonder if it'll keep the title!
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Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
For those interested in Stadium OU and Tradebacks OU, some big things have gone live on PS just now! Thanks to Kris for working on these, it's simply amazing.
Firstly, Stadium OU tiers are now implemented, using Lutra's latest VR as a metric; E-Rank is the cutoff. Generally, it's just way easier to see what people think is good in the metagame now. This should also make running Room Tours playing around with Stadium tiers a bit easier, as you can ban the StOU mons as they are rather than use a lengthy banlist. If you've ever been curious about a hypothetical Stadium UU, now is a better time than any to give it a look.
Also, Tradeback moves are finally represented in the Tradebacks OU teambuilder specifically, which previously required you to basically have a guide out while building. It has never been easier to access this metagame! Check out that Amnesia + Hypnosis Persian, eh? There's a Spotlight Ladder still ongoing now...if it strikes your fancy, get cracking!
Also, fun is infinite!
Firstly, Stadium OU tiers are now implemented, using Lutra's latest VR as a metric; E-Rank is the cutoff. Generally, it's just way easier to see what people think is good in the metagame now. This should also make running Room Tours playing around with Stadium tiers a bit easier, as you can ban the StOU mons as they are rather than use a lengthy banlist. If you've ever been curious about a hypothetical Stadium UU, now is a better time than any to give it a look.
Also, Tradeback moves are finally represented in the Tradebacks OU teambuilder specifically, which previously required you to basically have a guide out while building. It has never been easier to access this metagame! Check out that Amnesia + Hypnosis Persian, eh? There's a Spotlight Ladder still ongoing now...if it strikes your fancy, get cracking!
Also, fun is infinite!
Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
RBY Ubers Mewtwo has received a much-needed revamp, and just in time for RoA Olympics and RBYPL! If you've ever been interested in the tier, now is a better time than ever to try it out!
On that note, NU Minis for Slowpoke and Machamp have been released on the same day!
On that note, NU Minis for Slowpoke and Machamp have been released on the same day!
Epic gaming RBY STABmons tournament
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/rby-stabmons-tournament.3691435/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/rby-stabmons-tournament.3691435/
Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
Exeggcute has a new RBY NU analysis. Hopefully going to get NU analyses for the top threats out before RBYPL cracks off!
EDIT: Sandslash, Abra, and Seadra too!
EDIT: Sandslash, Abra, and Seadra too!
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