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Although there is usually no difference between the two moves, most players select Return over Frustration when given the choice, and most Ditto sets keep the default 255 happiness as a result. Allowing Return/Frustration to be randomly selected at the start of a battle (similar to random gender...

There is a thread for sharing Fakemon art here. That being said, nothing in that thread actually gets added to Showdown.

While the idea that mods should require supermajority support is not definitively stated, it is definitely implied by the policy to stick to cart mechanics when possible. A suspect test for banning sleep moves is also not explictly required anywhere, it is just implied that banning things...

The idea that the decision to ban sleep moves is "dictatorial" or "undemocratic" in comparison to maintaining the status quo is ridiculous. There has not been any demonstration of popular assent for instituting Sleep Clause in current gen Smogon tiers in the past decade or so. It's simply...

All of the "mods" you mentioned fall into two categories: 1) Minimally invasive changes which can be considered near-objective improvements. HP Percentage is there so we don't have to deal with the mental strain of an uncommon number system and does not affect player decisions in 99% of cases...

1) As of Gen 8, the HP bar is sufficiently precise to show HP percentages out of 100, so it is no longer a mod. Even in cart formats, Showdown shows HP out of 100 in Gen 8 and onwards. 2) HP Percentage mod can be considered a near-objective improvement, since most people are used to working in...

This doesn't reflect an actual difference in how much damage percentage-based effects deal, it only reflects a difference in how information is shown to your opponent. In generations using a 48-pixel HP bar, the remaining HP is rounded to the nearest 1/48, whereas Showdown always rounds up on...

Are there any specific examples where it would have been useful to consider a Pokemon's usage when discussing whether it should have been banned?

I think it's fair to say that the defensive properties of the Ice type are a pain point for the type system. For most types it is possible to design a Pokemon for a variety of roles (both offensive and defensive) in a way where its typing contributes to its viability, rather than hindering it...

Pretty cool puzzle! Here's another one: There are n passengers getting on a plane with n seats, and they all have an assigned seat number. However, the first passenger gets in the wrong seat. Subsequent passengers board the plane one at a time, choosing their assigned seat if possible and...

Even if/when the game has gotten powercrept to the point that Skymin not able to consistently perform well, it'll still remain a massive net negative to the tier. It has a far higher probability of haxing through checks than most competitive players would tolerate. Seed Flare drop -> Air Slash...

I think is disingenuous to phrase a ban on the 19th Tera type as a "simple ban". There is no precedent for a teambuilder restriction of this sort and the effects would ripple through every tier. Such a ban would be quite a bit more radical than Tera Preview or a Tera Blast ban in how much the...

Side track, but I'll always been annoyed that it took until Gen 8 for Entei to learn Flare Blitz outside of events. It got Sacred Fire of all things by level-up two generations prior, even though it had never even been an event move.

Zoroark does not have a set level in Randbats. Its level is set equal to the level of the last member of your team, since otherwise the incorrect level could give away that it's a Zoroark.

Why is it inherently impossible for behavior which breaks a rule to make the game more fair? Why can't the usefulness (and ethics) of enforcing a punishment be called into question, (especially seeing as the majority of competitors seem to not agree with having the rule)? There needs to be a...

A YouTuber with a lot of clout and/or money has thousands of potential connections, and could conceivably receive perfect legitimate Pokemon with little delay. This behavior is entirely allowed by the rules, and genning provides minimal advantages over that. Even if people who use genning...

The thing is, the existing rules don't actually require you to put in any work. You're allowed to have friends just trade you everything; genning doesn't really offer a competitive advantage over that. It's perfectly justifiable to be upset when you're punished for doing something that is...

Realistically, a player who does not bring hacked Pokemon to the tournament can still use hacks or use Showdown to practice. Such a player will lose some time preparing their team right before the tournament, and have less time to make changes, but it's not by as much as you're saying. In the...

These can be explained by 1) changes for the sake of (perceived or actual) imbalances in BSS and 2) widespread movepool cleanup efforts (which have targeted a number of non-problematic moves as well). If they really pay attention to competitive 6v6 Singles balance at all, then their...