cK's Pokémon Showdown 2022 [DISCUSSION]

[Charmander]

I will definitely be entering. Is the format Gen 8 OU?

Yes Gen 8 OU. Please refer to the (you need an account to see links) Thread

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i want to participate! but i feel so dumb... where is the info page? i feel like i'm missing it hardcore.

Please see the above for the link. It is also in the Pokemon subthread.

[EnderTheory]

Yes Gen 8 OU. Please refer to the (you need an account to see links) Thread

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Please see the above for the link. It is also in the Pokemon subthread.

Alright sounds good, thanks!

[Kibba]

Great!

Saw this last year but I felt like I wasn't active enough or interested enough to be part of it.

Now I'm ready for it! Everything Pokemon related is a yes yes for me.

I have all the games and play a lot, never used Showdown to actually battle, just to create teams so I can make them in my physical games.

Here we go!

[Ice]

Ahh every year I want to enter and each time I get cold (heh) feet because I know I will get my ass handed to me definitely going to give Brittany's guide a good read and see if participating this year is in the books for me! Good luck to everyone who does, can't wait to see the Elite 4 that will emerge this year...

[Charmander]

@(you need an account to see links) This is in regards to the evasion clause that Showdown has. I'm going to defer to @(you need an account to see links) to clarify.

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I will be unavailable for the rest of the day so I will update then participants list tomorrow and address any questions Brittany can't

[Clefairy]

I suck at pokemon showdown but I'll be joining again this year

[angeldust]

okie dokie! i signed up and made a team. i'm excited!

[Cinnamoroll]

Woohoo!! So glad this event is making a come back! Thank you so much to @(you need an account to see links) and @(you need an account to see links) for hosting!

I will participate but purely for fun because 1) I’m not good at battling and 2) I’m one of the prize donators so I wouldn’t keep my prize if I won anyways, I’d give it to the 2nd place person

[Bulbasaur]

Oh my, I need to make an account I think, but I'm totally down!

[Buizel]

Hey all! I'm super excited to be co-hosting this event and I thank GWN for the opportunity to do so! As stated, you can find a basic rundown of Pokemon battling and some strategies in my signature below. I am also happy to explain/answer any questions anyone may have!
@(you need an account to see links)

Accuracy is fine to raise. By evasion moves, it means anything that is a move that specifically raises that one stat. For example, you would not be able to have a Pokemon with the move Double Team:

Double Team raises the user's Evasiveness by one stage, thus making the user more difficult to hit.

However, that isn't to say you cannot raise your evasiveness at all. You could have a Pokemon with the ability Contrary which:

Makes stat changes have an opposite effect.

So, if you use a move like Hammer Arm, which lowers your speed after use, it'll instead raise your Pokemon's speed stat. That goes for any stat as well.

I will add though, that using status moves is risky in general because you do leave yourself potentially open to an attack if your opponent isn't either switching Pokemon or setting up themselves. So, use them wisely!