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  1. Jio

    Announcement Stepping Down

    Hello everyone, just announcing today that I will be stepping down from my position as VGC leader on Smogon forums. This position will be held by Netherious. Long story short, there have been greater responsibilities in my life which has taken up most of my time and I haven't been paying much...
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    Battle Stadium Resources

    Battle Stadium Singles (BSS) Resources BSS Viability Rankings Viable Pokemon receive 1 of 4 possible ranks depending on how useful they are. BSS Speed Tiers A guide highlighting specific speed intervals to be aware of while teambuilding. BSS Role Compedium Check each role a Pokémon can...
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    VGC 2020 Role Compendium

    Thread idea borrowed from TPP here This thread is intended to help beginner and even veteran VGC players in finding Pokemon that could fill certain roles for their team or even identifying what roles a Pokemon could have on opposing teams. All of the Pokemon listed are some of the more viable...
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    Sample Teams (OLD - VGC 2020)

    With the Sword and Shield released and the 2020 format playable on both showdown and in-game we want to dedicate this thread to providing Smogon players with a wide variety of teams to choose from as possible. Instead of compiling only the best possible teams the goal of this thread is to just...
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    VGC 18 Sample Teams

    credits to Centinela This is awfully overdue and I apologize, but here it is anyway. Considering that VGC 18’ features an abundance of high-stakes tournaments players are constantly testing different teams and understanding metagame trends. This thread aims to help players get an idea of how to...
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    Pokemon World Championships

    Worlds is going to be held in Anaheim at the Anaheim Convention Center this year and I'm curious to see if anyone will be attending this year. If you do plan on attending you'll need to purchase a spectator badge as soon as possible. Also there will be another competition going on at the same...
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    Smogon VGC UU Live #1 July 22nd

    Best of 3 top cut. Lives tournaments will be held every weekend from July until the end of August unless something else comes up. The times when each tournament starts is unlikely to change and are as follows: Saturday at 1:00 PM EDT Sunday at 2:00 PM EDT Rules: You must join the SmogonVGC...
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    Project VGC UU Live tourney series

    What is this? With nationals being over and a majority of the playerbase having their seasons cut short I figured it would be fun to start up a tournament series to give people who aren't competing at Worlds or the Anaheim Open something to do. This series will work very similarly to the...
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    Smogon VGC Live #15 May 21st

    Best of 3 top cut. Lives tournaments will be held every weekend from April until the end of August unless something else comes up. The times when each tournament starts is unlikely to change and are as follows: Saturday at 7:00 PM EDT Sunday at 5:00 PM EDT Rules: You must join the SmogonVGC...
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    Smogon VGC Live #14 May 20th

    Best of 3 top cut. Lives tournaments will be held every weekend from April until the end of August unless something else comes up. The times when each tournament starts is unlikely to change and are as follows: Saturday at 7:00 PM EDT Sunday at 5:00 PM EDT Rules: You must join the SmogonVGC...
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    Smogon VGC Live #11 May 14th

    Best of 3 rounds and will lead into a Best of 3 top cut. Lives tournaments will be held every weekend from April until the end of August unless something else comes up. The times when each tournament starts is unlikely to change and are as follows: Saturday at 7:00 PM EDT Sunday at 5:00 PM EDT...
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    Smogon VGC Live #10 May 13th

    Swiss format with Best of 3 rounds and will lead into a Best of 3 top cut. Lives tournaments will be held every weekend from April until the end of August unless something else comes up. The times when each tournament starts is unlikely to change and are as follows: Saturday at 7:00 PM EDT...
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    Smogon VGC Live #9 May 7th (Won by SolarPhantom56)

    Welcome to the SmogonVGC Live tournament series where you can compete against other established Smogon VGC members in a competitive, but fun environment. With the lack of a traditional Invitational tournament, these tournaments have no real incentive to them other than to encourage friendly...
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    Smogon VGC Live #8 May 6th (Won by Megamite!)

    Welcome to the SmogonVGC Live tournament series where you can compete against other established Smogon VGC members in a competitive, but fun environment. With the lack of a traditional Invitational tournament, these tournaments have no real incentive to them other than to encourage friendly...
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    Smogon VGC Live #7 Won by V4!

    Welcome to the SmogonVGC Live tournament series where you can compete against other established Smogon VGC members in a competitive, but fun environment. With the lack of a traditional Invitational tournament, these tournaments have no real incentive to them other than to encourage friendly...
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    Project SmogonVGC Friendly Competition

    (yes I know I'm reusing the same banner idc) Welcome to the first of many Wifi Tournaments held by SmogonVGC. Friendly Competitions are meant to be a break from the rigorous competitive season where players can participate in themed competitions that differ a bit from the norm. Players can use...
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    Smogon VGC Live #6 April 23rd Won by Lukamir!

    Welcome to the SmogonVGC Live tournament series where you can compete against other established Smogon VGC members in a competitive, but fun environment. With the lack of a traditional Invitational tournament, these tournaments have no real incentive to them other than to encourage friendly...
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    Smogon VGC Live #5 April 22nd Won by Megamite!

    Welcome to the SmogonVGC Live tournament series where you can compete against other established Smogon VGC members in a competitive, but fun environment. With the lack of a traditional Invitational tournament, these tournaments have no real incentive to them other than to encourage friendly...
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    Smogon VGC Live #4 April 16th Won by Megamite!

    Banner stolen from TheMantyke! Can't remember the original artist, but if you see this then you are awesome. Welcome to the SmogonVGC Live tournament series where you can compete against other established Smogon VGC members in a competitive, but fun environment. With the lack of a traditional...
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    Smogon VGC Live #3 April 15th Won by Megamite!

    Banner stolen from TheMantyke! Can't remember the original artist, but if you see this then you are awesome. Welcome to the SmogonVGC Live tournament series where you can compete against other established Smogon VGC members in a competitive, but fun environment. With the lack of a traditional...
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