Smogon battle spot

Pokémon X and Y have sold 14 million copies internationally. However, when you go onto the official Global Link leaderboards, you will find the top ranks dominated by Japanese players. Why is that, when Smogon is such an active community? There are many explanations, such as the centralized nature of the Western competitive community, the simulator culture, and the relative lack of alternative metagames in Japan, but we at Battle Spot are aiming to help make Smogon the top competitive Pokémon community for any format – whether fan-made like the tiering system, or the official Game Freak metagames. This is a call to arms for any competitive Pokémon player with a copy of X or Y to forge new ground!What is Battle Spot? Battle Spot is the feature within Pokémon X and Y that allows you to queue for automatic matchmaking against other players around the world. The banlist and clauses are identical to the Battle Maison and comes in four formats: Singles, Doubles, Triples, and Rotation. Battle Spot also offers a Special ladder with a new ruleset every few months, with past ladders including VGCs, Inverse Battles, and Game Freak's variant of UU that bans the 12 most consistently used Pokemon in a format. Between the Special ladder and the various Wi-Fi tournaments, Battle Spot always offers something new and interesting even if you tire of "Maison online".Battle Spot Singles is fundamentally different than Smogon metagames due to being 3v3 and at level 50, instead of 6v6 and at level 100. While detailing the many differences between the two metagames is outside the scope of this article, suffice it to say that it will be different than what you are used to and will test your skill as a teambuilder, as well as your ability to pick the proper

And I learned to use the information gleaned from team preview more effectively. These are all transferrable skills that Battle Spot forces you to learn that are applicable in almost every other metagame.In the end, Battle Spot is fun to play and hopefully you will find trying a new metagame fun. (I had fun once. It was horrible.)Getting startedSo you want to get started on Battle Spot, but have no idea where to go. While it is true that we have not yet developed to the point of writing analyses and metagame articles for Battle Spot, the Battle Spot subforum on Smogon is full of helpful players and information to get you going. The Battle Spot forum is committed to maintaining a friendly community with fresh potential. We were all new to competitive Pokémon at some point. Because of low Battle Spot participation amongst the Western fandom, the entire community is, in a sense, fairly new, and we welcome others to the learning process. While it may seem very daunting to try a metagame for the first time, or if you're afraid of posting, we invite you to the Battle Spot forum. As long as you abide by the rules, we welcome on-topic questions and we do our best to make sure you aren't ignored. The Battle Spot channel on Pokémon Showdown! and #battlespot on irc are your best bets for getting your inquiries answered quickly, but posting on the forums is also a great venue for receiving responses to your questions.If you don't play Battle Spot because you don't want to do the in-game grind, that's fine – we have a couple of people in the forum willing to help you obtain battle-ready Pokémon if you show a dedication to the format and to the community. There is also

That Mega Kangaskhan (or Aegislash, or whatever else you don't like to play against) will be forced into many more risky 1v1 circumstances than they would in 6v6 singles, where they would have much more support and favorable switch-in conditions.If the fact that Game Freak is setting the rules intimidates you, one must also remember that VGC is another format endorsed by Game Freak, much like Battle Spot. The VGCs are widely recognized as a competitive metagame, and in some years, Battle Spot/PGL doubles and VGC have used the same ruleset. Battle Spot is very much rooted in competitive traditions that reward skill, even if the banlist is beyond the control of players. Some might see that as a benefit to Battle Spot, as player bias in determining rulesets has long been controversial. While the writers have nothing but respect for the tiering council, we also recognize that not everyone may have a personal preference to play by rules set forth by other players. There are also many toxic members of the community who have directed a lot of hate towards Smogon simply because the tiers are not their own personal preference. We invite those players to use their element of choice productively and try Battle Spot as an alternative, instead of giving up on competitive play over rules that they may not enjoy.Benefits of Battle SpotEven if you feel comfortable with your preferences, what benefit is there to playing Battle Spot? Or, if you play on the simulator, why should you play on the cartridge? Pokémon is one of the few competitive video games that does not separate regions in ranked queues. There is no EU server, Japan server, or US server – matchmaking will pair you up with anyone around the world.** While the seemingly random nature of

Is Smogon's tutoring program that pairs you with an expert for around a one-month period. In addition to helping you battle, tutors will also happily answer questions about EVs and any concerns that you may have. However, this program is difficult to get into - when a new round is up, sign-ups fill very quickly. You will have to battle your way through the program if you want to be a part of this valuable experience.Shoddy Battle Team Builder Application - If you download Shoddy Battle from the link on the left and open its Team Builder Application, you will be able to play around with all Pokémon and their EVs. You can also join the Smogon University server to participate in fun-filled battles against many other players!Finally, if you're still stuck, I'd suggest reading this a few times.Now, if your friend decides to challenge you again...Hey, remember me, Dialga? Yeah, I was faster than you the last time we met!Are you sure? I just got EV Trained, you know...*gulp*Thank you and I hope you enjoyed my guide in which I attempted to make you laugh a few times but probably failed miserably.Section Twelve - CreditsWithout the help of certain people, this guide would not have been as effective as it is. I feel the need to acknowledge several members that have helped me immensely with this project. First is darkie, who was enthusiastic and extremely supportive when I first posted this guide. Tangerine also deserves special mention, as he encouraged me to continue improving the guide. Second are the people from this thread - without your help it would have been impossible to compile the fantastic EV Training hotspots list in Section Seven. Chaos669 and RBG in particular deserve high recognition due to them constantly contributing information. Third is