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    Wrap in RBY OU

    I am posting this to gauge RBY community input on Wrap, as it often just takes the game out of players' hands and turns everything into un-interactive dice rolls. I think Wrap is the only move worthy of tiering action, as Clamp / Fire Spin are plagued by worse pp and accuracy. Dragonite /...
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    Pending Not Lowering Atk IVs in Gen 3 (and sometimes Gen 4)

    Currently, pokemon such as Rapid Spin Starmie and attack-less Skarmory are automatically set to 0 Atk IVs. Confusion is basically nonexistent, while struggle and rapid spin damage occur more frequently. This could also extend to ghost types in Gen 4, as they are immune to Dynamic Punch. So, I am...
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    Implemented Private vs Public Games in Official Tournaments

    Currently for official individual tours, replays are mandatory for the top 8/12 of each tournament, all OLT games cannot be privated, all games for Smogon Tour are played on smogtours, and OSDT has a requirement of replays for every round. It is also the case that 1 person can force any given...
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    Proposal Apply Evasion Clause to All Forms of Evasion

    Evasion boosting moves are currently banned in all generations. Additionally, the following are also banned: (Keep in mind Bright Powder = Lax Incense in gens 3+, and Snow Cloak only exists in gens 4+) SS: Sand Veil, Snow Cloak, Bright Powder SM: ORAS: BW: Sand Veil, Snow Cloak DPP: Sand...
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    Implemented Lifting Managerial Bans for Previously Tourbanned Users

    I write this with full sincerity. According to a post by the head TD, we can forgive tournament bans if they are ancient enough. Troller was tourbanned in 2018 and is going to be a TD. That is fine. However, if a 2018 ban is overlooked for the leaders of tours, I’d like to propose that 2017...
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    Rejected Removing the Official Smogon Doubles Tournament

    Preface: This has nothing to do with the quality of the DOU tier itself. Official tournaments carry with them a certain weight and prestige. For tours that are not worthy of this designation, we award other prizes, such as the ribbons or just the fun of playing itself. I think we can all agree...
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    Baton Pass v12

    As it stands, this is how every tier handles Baton Pass: SS - banned SM - banned ORAS - banned BW - Baton Pass Clause: Limit one Baton Passer, can't pass Spe and other stats simultaneously https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen5ou-545622 (it's awful so just simplify it at this...
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    Proposal Dropping Out and Activity Losses in Official Tournaments

    As the title implies, this is a suggestion and not an announcement. For clarity, this is how we currently handle dropping out of tournaments. For additional clarity, I am proposing this solely for official tournaments, and not for individual circuits. I am writing this thread because I...
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    Implemented WCoP 2020 Tiers Discussion

    It's about that time of year so let's get right to it. The options being considered are the following: 1) 10 or 8 SS OU 2) 5 SS OU; 1 each of SM, ORAS, BW, DPP, ADV 3) 4 SS OU; 1 each of SM, ORAS, BW, DPP, ADV, GSC 4 current gen is the lowest WCoP has ever gone, and we are not willing to...
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    Shadow Tag has been banned from Gen 8 OU

    The OU Council has agreed to ban Shadow Tag from Gen 8 OU. Shadow Tag has been banned from the preceding 3 generations, yet we decided to be thorough and give it a fair shot in this new metagame. However, with just a few days of observation, Shadow Tag is evidently very broken. It does what it...
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    Sleep Clause in Generation 8

    Hello, If you are not yet aware, sleep clause has been removed for gen 8 OU. Before I delve further into this, I would like to make a few key points. 1) In terms of how this occurred: I thought something should be done and tagged chaos if it could be done. It was intended as more of a...
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    BW OU Tiering Changes - A Proposal

    I would like to propose several changes to the BW OU metagame/banlist, and subsequently that all of them be handled with immediate + unilateral council action, without need for larger suspects/votes. The proposed changes are as follows. 1) Ban Shadow Tag 2) Ban Baton Pass 3) Ban Chlorophyll...
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    Finals Official Smogon Tournament XV - Finals [Won by craing ;_;]

    Welcome to this year's Official Smogon Tournament! The OST is one of Smogon's longest standing traditions in tournaments and has crowned many great Pokémon players as its champions across five generations. Over the next few months, thousands* (!) of players will compete to the best of their...
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    Official Smogon Tournament XV - Semifinals

    Welcome to this year's Official Smogon Tournament! The OST is one of Smogon's longest standing traditions in tournaments and has crowned many great Pokémon players as its champions across five generations. Over the next few months, thousands* (!) of players will compete to the best of their...
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    Official Smogon Tournament XV - Quarterfinals

    Welcome to this year's Official Smogon Tournament! The OST is one of Smogon's longest standing traditions in tournaments and has crowned many great Pokémon players as its champions across five generations. Over the next few months, thousands* (!) of players will compete to the best of their...
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    Redefining Ubers for the next generation - A Proposal

    For most of its history, Ubers was simply defined as OU's banlist. This changed with Mega Rayquaza's ban and the subsequent creation of Anything Goes as detailed in this thread. While the decision was made to improve the tier's playability, Ubers has lost some of its identity in the process. It...
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    Announcement np: SM OU Suspect Process, Round 6 - A Thousand Miles [Zygarde is now Banned]

    Hey everybody, the OU tiering council has decided to test Zygarde. Zygarde has been one of the most prominent threats throughout the entirety of the generation. This can be attributed to its bulk, typing, and variety of moveset options, including the infamous thousand arrows. A reliable STAB...
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    SPL Midseason

    For the upcoming SPL and future iterations, we are making changes to how midseason operates. That being said, TD discussions have not reached a conclusive consensus so we are looking to garner community input on the matter. What we're left with now is essentially 3 options, which I'll outline...
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    Finals Official Smogon Tournament XIV - Finals [Won by mael]

    Welcome to this year's Official Smogon Tournament! The OST is one of Smogon's longest standing traditions in tournaments and has crowned many great Pokémon players as its champions across five generations. Over the next few months, thousands* (!) of players will compete to the best of their...
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    Official Smogon Tournament XIV - Semifinals

    OST Specific Rules This is a standard USM OU tournament. The tournament will be single elimination. Players will play a best of three series of games each round Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown!. If you can't agree on which server to play on, the Smogtours server is the default...
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