Battle Spot Forum Rules

Age of Kings

of the Ash Legion
is a Forum Moderator Alumnus
Welcome to the Battle Spot forum! We welcome you on behalf of the community. The philosophy of the moderating team on Battle Spot will be to maintain an inclusive and healthy community. We will be relaxed (no “NAZI MODS”), but we will be also committed to maintaining high quality discussion and content.

If you have any questions, concerns, complaints, etc, please contact Hulavuta or cant say

1. No trolling, flaming, etc. This should be fairly common sense. Please also avoid condescending passive aggressiveness and acting like a “big shot”.

2. No advertising Youtube channels or Twitch streams without first asking permission.
If you have a YouTube or Twitch channel and regularly stream Battle Spot content, feel free to PM cant say or Hulavuta with your stuff and we'll either give you the green light to post or advise you on what you can do to improve. Do not link random channels with terrible battles, they will be deleted.

Approved streamers:
- DragonWhale
- GroudonEmpire
- 6tennis

3. Discussing VGCs and Smogon tiers are not allowed. Please keep that discussion in their relevant subforums.

4. Discussing exploits or glitches, cheating on the ladder, hacked Pokemon or hacking, disconnecting, or any other method of dishonest or unsportsmanlike conduct are forbidden and will be severely disciplined. As a guideline, anything that would not be acceptable on the Wi-Fi forum with regards to in-game activity is not acceptable here. We will offer avenues of obtaining free legit Pokemon for battling use, so laziness is not an excuse to hack. P.S. RNG abused or cloned Pokemon are not hacks, timer stall is not an exploit.

5. Any other relevant Smogon rules apply; don’t spam off-topic, etc.


Non-obvious stuff:

6. Modest in-game discussion not strictly related to metagame or strategy discussion IS allowed if it is relevant. Please keep trades to Wi-Fi or casual discussion to Orange Islands but if someone is asking for tips for obtaining their Battle Spot team in-game or about moveset legality, that is acceptable. Please keep any trades to Wi-Fi or PM/VM however, “I’m adding you” “are you online??” kind of stuff is PC++.

7. Please keep posts to the appropriate thread. We understand that having a million different stickies and whatnot can be confusing, and we are trying to keep that to a minimum. Here’s a quick guide:

- For general questions, post here
- For RMTs and teambuilding inquiries, post here
- Singles / Doubles (WIP) / Triples / Rotation discussion.
- Battle Maison thread is here, in the Orange Islands subforum.
- For in-game battle videos, post here (WIP). If it’s any other kind of video, see rule 2.
- Check the forum if you’d like to discuss the Special ladder or PGL tournaments, these usually have a thread.

- Doesn’t fall into any of these categories? Post a thread or ask a mod.

8. Lurk less! Newcomers are encouraged to post as long as you follow the other rules. Do not be afraid to say something “wrong” or make mistakes – you will be corrected in a constructive manner. We welcome newbies with an earnest interest to learn and get better.

We hope you enjoy your stay in the Battle Spot forum!
 
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cant say

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taken directly from the Pokemon Global Link:

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Important Notice Regarding Actions Taken Toward Players Using Unauthorized Game Data in Online Play

Thank you for using the Pokémon Global Link.

It has come to our attention that a small segment of players participating in Rating Battle random matchups and online competitions have engaged in the following behavior:

• Used Pokémon data that cannot be obtained through normal gameplay or used otherwise unauthorized Pokémon data.
• Have unofficially modified certain game data and have used that data in online play.

Players who we have identified as having engaged in such behavior will no longer appear in the Trainer rankings for Rating Battle random matchups and will have their ability to participate in online competitions restricted.

We will continue to monitor unauthorized activity and take similar action against players who choose to engage in such behavior. Further restrictive action may be taken against players who continue to unofficially modify their saved data.

The Pokémon video game series allows players to connect with each other to enjoy battling and trading. Players who unofficially modify their game data can negatively affect the gameplay experience of other players. We strive to create a fair and safe gameplay environment for all players to enjoy, and we will continue to monitor and take action against players who choose to engage in unauthorized data manipulation or otherwise malicious behavior.

We encourage all players to enjoy the Pokémon video game series fairly and appropriately, as outlined in each game’s instruction manual, in order to ensure that the Pokémon and saved game data of all players are not negatively affected in any way.

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So basically; don't hack and don't talk about hacking here. Anyone seen doing this will be infracted for doing so (this isn't a new rule, we've had it listed in our rules thread since this forum opened).

We understand that breeding can be a chore, and that's why myself and several others are working on a distribution thread for battle-ready Pokemon with Battle Spot tailored movesets. However it is still a while away, so in the meantime I would highly recommend you guys to check out my Helpful Links thread which contains avenues for acquiring flawless Ditto for breeding and a guide on how to catch Legendary Pokemon with good IVs. If you're looking for something specific, try asking in the Wif-Fi forum's Simple Request thread. There are many nice and helpful users there who can help you get a custom Ditto or battle-ready Pokemon to ease the time burden on yourself (make sure you mention that you need it for Battle Spot, not trading or that I sent you). If you're unsure about something and don't want to commit yourself to breeding incase your idea is a bust, remember that you can test teams on the Battle Spot ladder on Pokemon Showdown! Then once you are comfortable with it you can breed what you need and try it out for real.

If you ever have questions about breeding / soft resetting / getting stuff you need then feel to PM me anytime! We're also open to volunteers and/or donations for our future distribution, if that is something that you would be interested in helping with then PM me about that too!
 

cant say

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I know this is old news now but with the VGC16 season officially underway, Battle Spot Doubles is back to being its own metagame again! Obviously all the VGC players will be moving on to focus on the new 2016 ruleset with the Legendaries, but I'm sure there'll still be a tonne of people who continue to play the classic doubles ruleset, after all; it's the only way to play rated doubles matches on-cart, and there's a shitload of resources for people to use with all the stuff that was accumulated by all the hardcore VGCers over the last year.

ProjectTitan313 has expressed interest in posting replica threads from the VGC forum and maintaining them for us here, so expect to see Viability Rankings, Sample Teams and of course; BSD General Discussion threads soon!

As for the Smogon Strategy Dex, any analysis under the VGC15 tag is directly applicable to the Battle Spot Doubles metagame. We will probably change them to BSD sometime in the future, but it's pretty low priority ATM... (it's honestly not a simple process lol)

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As for our RMT / teambuilding discussion thread, we've noticed a lot of people posting full 6-mon teams that look mostly finished. We'd really like to utilise the 'Battle Spot' tag that has been added to the actual RMT forum, and showcase as many teams as we can there. Make sure to lurk a few of the good RMTs (check the Archive) to see how to format them nicely! Any un-finished teams should still be posted here, but you should specify why you're posting your team (ie: what's giving you trouble / why the team isn't finished / what you'd like to do with it etc.). Any full RMTs posted here will either be A: be moved to the RMT forum (if they're formatted well / not ugly) or B: deleted and told to fix it up for the RMT forum and/or possibly infracted.

Enjoy and (late) Happy New Year!
 

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