This thread hasn't been active much since Uncharted Territory arrived, but I thought I better post this soon. I am proud to announce the arrival of a dedicated Middle Cup Shoddy Battle server, complete with a ladder! Here's how to connect.
On the Shoddy Battle Welcome Window, click 'Advanced' below 'Connect' and enter this information:
Host: middlecup.net
Port: 30000
There will not be a PokéLab server at this time (meaning new Pokémon/moves/items etc.), because there has not been a guide written and I don't really know how to do it myself - shouldn't be much more difficult than setting up a shoddy battle server though, so when the appropriate time comes, it will be updated.
Deep gratitude to user Duck92 who has been a constant presence of support in the Shoddy Battle subforum and did a majority of the work in setting this up for me (no no precious, for us).
Some things to address
-Level 50 Clause and level-up moveset restrictions have not been implemented, but will be shortly. Use the honor code, people.
-I am relearning PHP so I can make a leaderboard display.
-A fancy Pokémon usage statistics page is not viewable at this time.
-I am still quite new to this server stuff and that knowledge will come in time. It will still be fun to at least have a ladder, though!
-I contacted Cathy about having the server listed on the front screen server list, but for now you have to insert the info manually.
-If the welcome screen shows 5 dudes, don't worry, it's still the Middle Cup server. I will change the welcome screen later!
So, have fun guys!