Smogon Metagame, Approved by KaenSoul and Isaiah Art by IMakeNoSense Frantic Fusions is a metagame where a Pokemon gains two traits of a Pokemon in its Early Metagame Impressions Calyrex-Shadow This is metagame defining, it outspeeds basically everything, has an insane special attack stat, gets good STABs, coverage moves and Hey everyone, As always, the council has been paying very close attention to the state of the metagame as a whole, and it has become increasingly clear that the metagame as it is right now . Bulk Up Wish is arguably Komala's best set in the metagame, taking advantage of typical defensive counterplay such as Golem and Gourgeist National Dex Overused Metagame Discussion Welcome to National Dex Overused! This thread will be used to discuss the National Dex OU Hi everyone! It has been a few months since SPL ended and we got our first solid glimpse of the DPP metagame without Dugtrio. The Pokémon metagame generally sees slow evolution over time, with hardly any huge changes in the short run. Metagame Monocolor [SURVEY @ POST#38] zastra Sep 13, 2025 2 Replies 37 Views 13K May 4, 2026 1v1 Showdown format gen91v1 (replays | ladder) Overview 1v1 is an Unofficial Metagame where players choose a Pokémon that they believe is capable of defeating most—if not all—other Pokémon in a Almost Any Ability (AAA) is an Other Metagame where Pokémon can now use almost any ability! That means that you can give your Corviknight Fluffy or your Talonflame Magic Guard. The format notably includes the use of two Restricted Pokemon. Regenerator, Fur Coat and Ice Scales This thread is dedicated to information and discussion about the Generation 5 Doubles Metagame, BW Doubles BW DOUBLES COUNCIL The council is currently: Actuarily Amaranth Besides, smogon tier list exists only exists to create a balanced metagame, and since most of them are banned for their stats I don't see what they are even getting around. Welcome to Legends ZA OU! In this Pet Mod, we will have a speculative metagame based on the Pokemon and items currently usable in Pokemon Legends: Z-A, in a what-if on them The samples have been updated to reflect the current metagame Post OLT and SCL. All Pokémon that are not OU, UU, RU, NU, or PU by usage and are not banned to Ubers, UUBL, RUBL, NUBL, PUBL Metagame SV OU Metagame Discussion v4 [ Volc retest: 21,657 ] TPP Dec 15, 2023 866 867 868 869 Replies 22K Views 9M Today at 8:29 AM Credit to Hack_Guy for original Linked metagame. Towards the end of the month, you will see an announcement that nominations have begun. Other Metagame of the Month - November: Tier Shift The Immortal Dec 27, 2016 Replies 1 Views 63K Dec 27, 2016 Inheritance is a metagame with endless posibilities and lots of unexplored potential. DM us with any inquiries The game emphasizes singles-format competitive battling with Smogon-inspired tiers such as OU (OverUsed), Ubers, and UU (UnderUsed), supported by community-driven metagame adjustments Decoding the May 2025 Gen 9 OU Metagame Landscape The Pokémon Scarlet and Violet OverUsed (OU) tier in May 2025 presents a dynamic and offense Doubles OU Doubles OU Oldgens Official Smogon Doubles Tournament SV DOU Circuit Tournaments Other Circuit Tournaments National Dex Doubles Doubles OU Analyses DOU Archive Metagame The major difference is that Smogon uses 6v6 formats in both singles and doubles, while Battle Spot is a singles metagame where you bring six Pokemon and Smogon Metagames are divided in two groups: - Official Metagames - Core Metagames Both Core and Official Metagames have top level subforums, official Tier Leaders, on-site analyses, Welcome to Smogon! Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and make sure you take some time to read the global rules. We track tournament results, team compositions, and usage statistics across the VGC OP mostly taken from Gen 7 Mix and Mega thread Rules: Mix and Mega is an Ubers-based metagame that allows you to use any transformation item on any permitted pokémon. We track tournament results, team compositions, and usage statistics across the VGC metagame to help you build better teams and stay ahead of the meta. Every In addition to the metagame chosen by the community, a second metagame will also be selected every month. Taken over from Pigeons. This can include Pokemon that you think are ridiculously strong, movesets Welcome to Smogon! Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and make sure you take some time to read the global rules. Metagame discussion thread Simple questions, simple answers Discord Pokemon Showdown! room Play Restrictions Players cannot use Pokémon from the Uber tier. Please be constructive Metagame Sword & Shield - RU Speculation Thread phantom Nov 16, 2019 2 Replies 43 Views 43K Jan 2, 2020 Art by EV STABmons STABmons is the metagame where Pokemon have access to moves that match their type even if they can't normally learn them! Using Eevee as an example, it ★ VGC Reg M-A Metagame Discussion Thread Radio Free C-Side Apr 7, 2026 3 4 5 6 Replies 143 Views 71K Yesterday at 10:41 AM XY The X/Y generation began in 2013 following the global release of Pokémon X and Y. It boasts a fantastic 115 base Speed, as well as great offensive stats and an Mix and Mega is a competitive Pokémon format in Smogon Strategy Pokedex, allowing diverse strategies with unique item transformations for Pokémon battles. Rules: Mechanic: Only Pokemon who can evolve are You know you can just google smogon ("add whatever metagame you want to learn about") to find a forum post that explains what the metagame is about with a banlist and often times even some For defensive Pokemon, adding defensive abilities such as Fur Coat, Regenerator, or Unaware are the best ways to keep up with the high offensive Tier Sections - Smogon University Smogon » Tier Sections Hey everyone, welcome to the Regulation H metagame discussion thread! Regulation H was revealed earlier today, but is not implemented on Showdown yet. It has a permanent ladder on Pokémon Showdown, and you can discuss strategies in the Monotype room on the simulator or in the main thread on the forums. For people who are already actively involved in the metagame, this article won't tell you a lot of things that you didn't already know. With Approved by Isaiah and UT amazing art by royalfluxh! Voltturn Mayhem Introduction In this metagame, every move that directly affects your Metagame BDSP LC (New bans/unbans @ post #33) megatyler30 Jan 9, 2022 2 Replies 34 Views 27K Sep 7, 2025 Welcome to Tag Team Singles (TTS), the unholy blending of 1v1 and 2v2! Like 2v2 Doubles, this is a bring-4-pick-2 metagame. Entei is a metagame-defining threat and even though the two most-used Pokémon can counter Entei, it is still a dangerous physical threat. These Pokemon require less Welcome to the VGC 2025 Metagame Discussion thread for Regulation I! This metagame is currently playable on PS! but will not be the This metagame will provide a good environment for offense oriented teams, as it gives many offensive Pokémon much-needed coverage. The most obvious is its base 142 Speed tier, putting it, at base, above everything released except Electrode, which just doesn't have the same offensive or defensive typing or depth Sazandora Sazandora is the premier special attacking Choice Scarf user in the BW metagame. In this thread, we as a community will be ranking each and every usable pokemon into different tiers based on how viable Introduction All throughout the timeline of the XY OU metagame, various new trends and innovations have occurred, both in ladder and tournament play. Join the CAP Discord for live discussion! Magnificent banner by @hambor12 (external link) Credit to Throbulator36 for the concept. Resources Viability Rankings Sample Teams Condensed Sets Compendium Extended Sets Compendium Speed Tiers 1v1 Room 1v1 Discord Play This metagame is run by a tiering council. But for those that know the Each metagame encompasses different Pokemon, and therefore each one is unique in its style of play. It is a challengeable format on Pokémon Showdown, and you can discuss strategies in the Monotype room on the simulator or in the main thread on the forums. Surprisingly, despite all the additions and removals from the A Rank: Reserved for Pokemon that are fantastic in the Full Potential metagame, and can sweep, support, or wall significant portions of the metagame. Unlike LC, this includes any Welcome to the Paldea region! Discuss any aspects of the Scarlet and Violet Little Cup metagame in this thread. As far as ubers Reading through this thread, I am surprised at the lack of Weezing mentions. As you place Pokemon into slots, the builder recomputes defensive coverage, offensive coverage, speed art by AmirAlexander 1v1 Metagame Discussion This thread will be used for discussion of the 1v1 metagame. New catchy anti-lead Pokémon become popular in a heartbeat, and players adapt to both AKA "Topsy-turvy Metagame", approved by Arcticblast No, this isn't another story about the current state of the OU Metagame. This metagame has a static banlist and a different set of clauses than Smogon Our Metagame and Set Discussion thread is the ideal place to talk about the state of the current Ubers metagame. The standards set by Smogon's tier system seek to This prevents fast Pokemon with sleep-inducing moves from totally running through opposing teams. Viability Rankings An organization of the Uber Pokemon based on their Anything Goes Showdown format gen7anythinggoes (replays | ladder) Overview ================= AG (Anything Goes) is a 6v6 singles metagame that has the fewest restrictions found in any of These are the official Viability Rankings for VGC 2024 Regulation H. I personally have been climbing ladder with good success using a core of Calyrex-S, Koraidon, Galarian Weezing Approved by The Immortal, original ideas by Eevee General, Swaggy-G, and others Metagame Workshop You asked, we delivered! This is a thread for bouncing your OM ideas off the The lead metagame is an explosive one, and at times changes even quicker than the metagame in general. This format will officially start Hello everyone! With the Crown Tundra finally being released, you all are free to start discussing the new OU metagame here! Everything you need should be found in the resources Hello everyone! With the Crown Tundra finally being released, you all are free to start discussing the new OU metagame here! Everything you This Double Battle format has a fluctuating banlist and a different set of clauses than Smogon metagames. When Welcome to the VGC 2024 Metagame Discussion thread for Regulation F! As of December 14th, the Indigo Disk DLC was released and the Hello everyone! With the first DLC, The Teal Mask, finally being released, you all are free to start discussing the new SV OU metagame here! Like always, I will list things in a similar manner Original idea by Angry2 Approved by in the hills and drampa's grandpa many thanks to IMakeNoSense for the art! Premise Since the very Sun/Moon Competitive Resources Tier Specific Guides Ubers Metagame Primer A brief introduction to the Ubers metagame. Evasion Clause prohibits the use of evasion-boosting moves, including Minimize and Double Team, Each metagame encompasses different Pokémon, and therefore each one is unique in its style of play. All of this led to an NFE, which stands for Not Fully Evolved, is a metagame with a straight-forward premise: only Pokemon who have an evolution allowed. The metagame has a permanent ladder on Pokémon Showdown!. Pokemon in this meta have access to "almost every ability" with the exception Approved by UT and KaenSoul Banner by the amazing and wonderful KaenSoul The Card Game (TCG for short) The Trading Card Game Create-A-Pokemon Metagame The designated locale for the playtesting and competition of original competitive Pokemon concepts. It introduced 70 new Pokémon, the Fairy-type, and Mega Evolutions. approved by Ransei Tier Shift Tier Shift is a metagame in which threats that normally wallow in the depths of lower tiers take centre stage! Step aside Keldeo, Dragapult and Clefable, its Credit to IMakeNoSense for art, it is good Alphabet Cup In addition to their normal moveset, all Pokémon get every move with which they share a Type Swap! Premise of the Metagame: Type Swap is a doubles metagame where both of your Pokemon have their type swapped. Accurate damage rolls, KO probabilities, and battle analysis for competitive Pokemon battling. 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As a result, many of the Pokemon and movesets seen in the The metagame is fresh and vibrant, with new strategies constantly cropping up and becoming popular. Taken over from Pipotchi. Due to the often unequal balancing of Pokemon and the wide selection of Pokemon the Big thanks to Jolly Togekiss ^-^ for this fantastic artwork! What is Doubles UU? Doubles UU, sometimes abbreviated as DUU or just UU in the Pet Mods Chat Mod: A 'Solo'mod where the Pet Mods room on Pokemon Showdown comes together to create a Random Battle set for a !randpoke'd Pokemon. The standards set by Smogon's tier system seek to balance competitive battling, ensuring no It has a great spread for Bulk-Up sets, which isn't unique in this metagame, but comes packed with an unresisted STAB combo and a fantastic move in Spectral Thief, making it nearly Subrooms: SDLT (405 users) OverUsed Smogon's most popular tier and central metagame! Smogon's Forums Welcome to Smogon! Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and make sure you take some time to read the global rules. The Ubers Analyses forum is the place to go for writing analyses. XY Bahamist is a Sheer Force setup sweeper with a wide coverage movepool, unfortunately this coverage is relatively weak and it is held back Pokémon Champions & VGC Metagame Your source for competitive Pokémon Champions & VGC data. However, last month, there were some big shifts It's also a hub to access the Smogon Forums; as of August 12, 2022, it has over 421,000 members and 219,000 open discussions. Programmed by Kris, Slayer95, MacChaeger. It features Live VGC 2025 meta analysis with current Pokemon usage statistics, tier rankings, and competitive data from Smogon. Art by ThatStepStone Inheritance Any Pokemon in the metagame can "inherit" the The Big Picture Due to its monthly tiering changes, the UU metagame is quite notorious for its instability. 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The limit on how Other Metagame Movie Nights Hello OM friends, this is an idea taken from the Orange Islands version [credit to Jellicent and Hulavuta ] with a bit of OM spice! The basic premise of these approved by us OP largely taken from Agent Gibbs and Gary The Top 10 Titans of the Gen 7 OU Metagame With new Pokemon like Ash-Greninja, The metagame isn't actually playable yet but from building a few teams I've figured out some things about the metagame that I would like to share. In light of the new generation subforums in Ruins of Alph, the ZeroUsed (ZU) is a competitive Pokémon battling format in Smogon's Strategy Pokedex, focusing on underutilized Pokémon and strategies. This metagame will be chosen by the OM Leaders and will receive a ladder on The major difference is that Smogon uses 6v6 formats in both singles and doubles, while Battle Spot is a singles metagame where you bring six Pokemon and choose three, and VGC is a The major difference is that Smogon uses 6v6 formats in both singles and doubles, while Battle Spot is a singles metagame where you bring six Pokemon and choose three, and VGC is a A comprehensive guide on the threats and strategies of the RBY metagame, thanks to Hipmonlee. Safety Goggles - Because Spore is the only high accuracy sleep move in the metagame and it's a powder move, a large majority of the metagame's offensive and defensive Pokemon are OP Stolen from SS monotype Art made by Jolly Togekiss ^-^ Welcome to the National Dex Monotype metagame discussion thread! National Dex Monotype on Showdown Monotype is a really Battle Stadium Singles (BSS) is the official Singles metagame played on the Nintendo Switch system. Priority is everywhere: Extreme Speed from Diggersby, Obstagoon, or Sylveon, Ice Approved by KaenSoul and Isaiah 1-2 Switch This metagame combines Singles and Doubles into one metagame by having each Pokemon switch between "active" and "inactive" every Hello everyone! With Scarlet and Violet finally being released, you all are free to start discussing the SV OU metagame here! Everything you need should be found in the data mine This thread is dedicated to the discussion of the SS National Dex UU metagame. Programming by urkerab Co-lead by me and Rach Approved by drampa's grandpa and Welcome to the VGC 2024 Metagame Discussion thread for Regulation G! This metagame is currently not released however it will be up on May 1st through How To Submit a Metagame General Rules – All new metagames need to go through the submission process before you can post them. This is an alternate metagame where we do things 1 Uber The Uber metagame is the most inclusive out of Smogon's tiers, as it allows a free-for-all between all available Pokemon. Updated monthly with Gen 9 Smogon University (@SmogonU). See the Tier Shift is a metagame where lower-tier Pokémon gain stat boosts to compete alongside higher-tier Pokémon as equals. With SV DLC evolving into a metagame with seemingly infinite possibilities, teambuilding can be a daunting task while playing around some of the strongest Pokemon can be overwhelming. Most notably, it only allows you to select 4 out of your 6 Pokémon to send into battle. This metagame has a static banlist and a different set of clauses than Smogon metagames. The Other Metagame of the Month, or OMotM, is chosen by users like yourself. 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However, last month, there were some big shifts Smogon Metagames are divided in two groups: - Official Metagames - Core Metagames Both Core and Official Metagames have top level subforums, official Tier Leaders, on-site analyses, Welcome to Smogon! Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and make sure you take some time to read the global rules. Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon introduced several changes to the metagame, such as an expansion to the number of moves Pokémon were capable of The official Twitter account of Smogon University - the premier competitive Pokemon battling community. 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If you just have a simple Explore the Create-A-Pokemon project, which allows players to design and use custom Pokémon in the Smogon metagame. 18 likes. The purpose of this thread is to introduce them to the public and to explain how they handle the tiering process for the OU tier in Metagame changes do not determine whether or not a pokemon can be op or not, as the metagame is always changing towards one mon or another. Entei doesn't have the Hello everyone! With Pokemon Home finally being released, you all are free to start discussing the new SV OU metagame here! Like always, I will This metagame is run by QT and a council. Use this thread to Triples Remember the Triple Battle format from Gens 5 and 6? Want to see Regidrago nuke 3 of your opponents with Dragon Energy at once? Think Hey everyone! With the release of The Isle of Armor, we've decided that now is a good time to revamp the National Dex Metagame Discussion thread. Metagames Each tier functions as its own metagame, Welcome to Other Metagames forum where you will find lots of interesting and unique formats to play that are outside the bounds of standard Introduction to Metagame Trends What is a metagame trend? There are many ways to attempt to define "metagame," but the purpose of this article does not This metagame is run by a tiering council. Learn how to play a metagame where your favorite middle sibling is king! Unofficial Metagame of the Month: Not-Fully-Evolved Pokemon Damage Calculator - Calculate damage for all generations. You can discuss strategies with friends in the National Dex room on the simulator, the National Dex discord, or in the main thread on ZeroUsed (ZU) is an Unofficial Metagame that forms the usage-based tier below PU. 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