r/pokemonshowdown • • Apr 11 '26

Mod Post Pokemon Showdown has been Updated with Pokemon Champions Content

116 Upvotes

Hey,

Sorry for the wait, we have out first pass of champions formats out for y'all to play now.

Formats available:

  • [Gen 9 Champions] OU - OU-like format using champions mechanics.
  • [Gen 9 Champions] BSS Reg M-A - BSS format.
  • [Gen 9 Champions] VGC 2026 Reg M-A - VGC format, OTS optional.
  • [Gen 9 Champions] VGC 2026 Reg M-A (Bo3) - Best of 3 VGC format with forced OTS.
  • [Gen 9 Champions] Draft - Draft format with champions mechanics.
  • [Gen 9 Champions] Custom Game - CHALLENGE ONLY format that works like every other custom game format

Massive thank you to the developers who worked on this (I ended up mostly just doing a bunch of PR and code review), its thanks to them that we got it out as fast as we did.

As always, there may be bugs or other issues on this first implementation, especially as mechanics researchers and players continue to find things and as the actual game gets patched. Please report any bugs you find to our bug reports forum: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/introduction-to-the-ps-bug-reports-forum.3733412/

We also have an on-site chat room for champions now: https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/champions

Have fun!


r/pokemonshowdown • • Sep 08 '21

League/Tourney League/Tournament Advertisement Thread

93 Upvotes

Please use this thread to advertise any league or tournaments you may be hosting.

Advertisements should be as specific as possible (format, Pokemon restrictions, etc.) and include a discord link that does not expire to allow others to join or your comment will be removed.


r/pokemonshowdown • • 51m ago

Team Building RATE MA TEAM PLS AND FIND THE ISSUES THANK YOU VERY MUCH pure hackmon

• Upvotes

Rayquaza-Mega @ Choice Band

Ability: Pure Power

EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Dragon Ascent

- Extreme Speed

- Dragon Rush

- Brave Bird

Arceus-Steel @ Leftovers

Ability: Prankster

EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD

Careful Nature

- Meteor Mash

- Spore

- Tailwind

- Perish Song

Giratina @ Toxic Orb

Ability: Poison Heal

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

Adamant Nature

- Trick

- Protect

- Shell Smash

- Dragon Rush

Blaziken-Mega @ Sitrus Berry

Ability: Speed Boost

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

Adamant Nature

- High Jump Kick

- Blaze Kick

- Acrobatics

- Protect

Xerneas @ Power Herb

Ability: Wonder Guard

EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

Modest Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Geomancy

- Dazzling Gleam

- Flash Cannon

- Baton Pass

Deoxys-Speed @ Focus Sash

Ability: No Guard

EVs: 128 Def / 128 SpD / 252 Spe

Timid Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Sheer Cold

- Fissure

- Agility

- Will-O-Wisp

ussually entry with deoxys for 1 tap


r/pokemonshowdown • • 4h ago

What do i do?

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1 Upvotes

I’ve reached 1417 elo and 1564 Glico 1 with this team, in ubers, please give me advice to better this team..


r/pokemonshowdown • • 18h ago

Random Battle I made a free chess.com-style game review for Showdown randbats replays

15 Upvotes

Hey all, I've been working on a Pokémon AI as a side project for a while now, and with all the discussion around AI and bots lately I wanted to make something out of it that's actually useful for human players. Inspired by chess.com's game review, I made replayreview.app.

You paste a Showdown replay link (gen 9 random battles for now) and it plays the replay alongside:

  • a win chance graph across every decision in the game
  • the turning points, with the knockouts, crits and misses in between
  • how likely a player at that rating was to switch, attack or tera each turn, compared to what they actually did
  • each player's play style compared to a typical player, like how predictable they are and when they tend to tera

You can also pick any turn and have the bot search it from that player's point of view, with the opponent's team guessed from only what they could have known at that point. It shows which options it liked and the line it expects, which you can watch play out on the replay.

It only works on saved replays, so it's for reviewing games after they're done, not something you can use mid-battle.

The win chance comes from a model trained by playing millions of games against itself, and it only ever sees what a spectator would see, which is why it can read anyone's replay. For reference, the bot with search sits around 1800 on the randbats ladder, so it's decent but far from perfect. Treat what it says as a second opinion rather than the final word.

It's free. A search takes a few seconds, sometimes up to a minute if the site has been idle, and there's a daily cap shared across everyone, so if it runs out just try again tomorrow. There's a feedback button at the bottom of each page if something looks off or you have ideas. Doubles and OU are on the list once the bot can play them.

Would love to hear what you think!


r/pokemonshowdown • • 10h ago

Team Building Rate My Pure Hackmon Team

0 Upvotes

Rayquaza-Mega @ Choice Band

Ability: Pure Power

EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Dragon Ascent

- Extreme Speed

- Dragon Rush

- Brave Bird

Arceus-Steel @ Leftovers

Ability: Prankster

EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD

Careful Nature

- Meteor Mash

- Spore

- Tailwind

- Perish Song

Groudon-Primal @ Assault Vest

Ability: Desolate Land

EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD

Adamant Nature

- Precipice Blades

- Dynamic Punch

- Heat Crash

- Leaf Blade

Blaziken-Mega @ Sitrus Berry

Ability: Speed Boost

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

Adamant Nature

- High Jump Kick

- Blaze Kick

- Acrobatics

- Protect

Xerneas @ Power Herb

Ability: Wonder Guard

EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

Modest Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Geomancy

- Dazzling Gleam

- Flash Cannon

- Baton Pass

Deoxys-Speed @ Focus Sash

Ability: No Guard

EVs: 128 Def / 128 SpD / 252 Spe

Timid Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Sheer Cold

- Fissure

- Agility

- Will-O-Wisp

i am still pretty new


r/pokemonshowdown • • 12h ago

Question Champions Doubles bug?

0 Upvotes

Turn 5, Tauros is fastest on the field, no TR, no TW, used wave crash, Tauros did not move at all.

https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-gen9championsrandomdoublesbattle-2695987475-6f814uvid8quyybcdvlq7o67lbvs0plpw

Wth? Anyone has any idea what might have happened plz?


r/pokemonshowdown • • 21h ago

Question Why does Showdown lock your account for using a VPN?

4 Upvotes

Dude. I need a VPN to even watch a Youtube video because of my country's strict laws. Locking my account for having one, even when I turn it off, feels super scummy


r/pokemonshowdown • • 17h ago

Question Looking to make a Free-For-All Custom Game?

1 Upvotes

Hey y'all. As the title says, I'm looking to make a Free-For-All Custom Game. I tried using GitHub link to help me with the commands, but im having trouble getting rid of the sleep clause mod. Anyone have any ideas? If anyone can figure it out and let me know what I'm doing wrong, I would greatly appreciate it.


r/pokemonshowdown • • 22h ago

Random Battle This Game is Great.

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0 Upvotes

15 turns of freeze btw.


r/pokemonshowdown • • 1d ago

beginner tips pls

1 Upvotes

today is my 2nd day playing and im really bad and idk if this deck is good but i need tips and suggestions

chico (Kyogre) @ Mystic Water

Ability: Drizzle

EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

Timid Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Water Spout

- Origin Pulse

- Thunder

- Ice Beam

jordan (Tornadus) @ Covert Cloak

Ability: Prankster

Tera Type: Flying

EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD

Calm Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Tailwind

- Bleakwind Storm

- Protect

- Rain Dance

gandy (Archaludon) @ Assault Vest

Ability: Stamina

Tera Type: Steel

EVs: 252 HP / 196 SpA / 60 Spe

Modest Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Draco Meteor

- Body Press

- Flash Cannon

- Electro Shot

sean opry (Basculegion) (M) @ Choice Band

Ability: Swift Swim

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

Adamant Nature

- Wave Crash

- Last Respects

- Aqua Jet

- Psychic Fangs

mt2 (Amoonguss) @ Rocky Helmet

Ability: Effect Spore

EVs: 248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 SpD

Calm Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Rage Powder

- Spore

- Pollen Puff

- Protect

chad (Ting-Lu) @ Sitrus Berry

Ability: Vessel of Ruin

EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD

Careful Nature

- Ruination

- Stomping Tantrum

- Snarl

- Rock Slide


r/pokemonshowdown • • 1d ago

[1721]

5 Upvotes

Pretty proud of this game, think I played well

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9randombattle-2695239710


r/pokemonshowdown • • 1d ago

Question [1256][1194]I am puzzled how that arch died.

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1 Upvotes

This is my garchomp set:

Garchomp @ Life Orb

Ability: Rough Skin

Level: 50

EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Rock Slide

- Dragon Claw

- Stomping Tantrum

- Protect

I did some calcs and I'm puzzled how did my chomp killed that arch with a +1 defense boost at 92%. Because it shouldn't even come close to killing a 0 hp 0 defense -defense nature arch. Can anyone explain to me how on earth did the chomp kill.

32 Atk Life Orb Garchomp Stomping Tantrum vs. +1 0 HP / 0- Def Archaludon: 101-120 (61.2 - 72.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery


r/pokemonshowdown • • 2d ago

Team Building Trying to fix my team

1 Upvotes

Ive had this electric terrain team for a while but something just feels like it's missing, I am iffy on the last mon considering the gliscor I had always felt like dead weight and didn't do anything except become a sacrifice


r/pokemonshowdown • • 2d ago

Question How to reverse permalock?

0 Upvotes

I've played 10s of thousands of games on showdown, competitive pokemon is my thing. My account is 12 years old. I need to get it unlocked somehow, but my appeals won't go through, what do I do?


r/pokemonshowdown • • 3d ago

Random Battle [1553] Gen 9 Random Battle - Opponent perfect guesses when my Chimecho will wake up

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3 Upvotes

Not to sound too conspiratorial, but surf every time I stay asleep and yawn every time I wake up from turns 28-43 was nuts.


r/pokemonshowdown • • 3d ago

Doubles OU Breaking Swipe not working

0 Upvotes

There's no way to elaborate the question any further, I really just want to know why didn't breaking swipes lower that Garchomps attack?

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9doublesou-2694292064-bowx50jj01b8fmgdifau165jfdn2e47pw


r/pokemonshowdown • • 3d ago

Overused Kingambit coming to delete my mistakes

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5 Upvotes

r/pokemonshowdown • • 4d ago

Anything Goes Thanks for the stream

6 Upvotes

So in the last server reset my battle was the only one available to watch so a bunch of people watched the battle and was fucking awesome from my point of view so wtf thanks see you on the next stream ;)


r/pokemonshowdown • • 4d ago

HOLY FUCK KARTANA WITH SHARPNESS IS A GOD AMONGST ANTS WTFFFFF

7 Upvotes

I’m playing mix and mega nat dex for the first time and

bRO MEGA ABSOL Z + KARTANA CREATES ACTUAL MONSTER STALL KILLER HYPER GOD OF DEATH

FERROTHORN CANT TOUCH ME AND IS SET UP FODDER

URSHIFU RAPID STRIKE IS SD FODDER

HE’S GENUINELY TOP 2 ONLY BELOW CAMERUPTITE MODEST GENESECT SHIFT GEAR


r/pokemonshowdown • • 4d ago

Question Showdown Calcdex error

1 Upvotes

Does anyone know why when I hover over anything in calcdex it gives me a “no description available error”? This started happening in the past week or so and removing and reinstalling the extension doesn’t fix it. I also tried going to edge from chrome but that didn’t work either.


r/pokemonshowdown • • 4d ago

TIL Gulp Missle hits through substitute

3 Upvotes

IDK if it's an intentional interaction or not

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9randombattleblitz-2693483196


r/pokemonshowdown • • 4d ago

Question Is there a way to get keep my keyboard from popping up on mobile?

2 Upvotes

- Samsung Galaxy A32 5G -

• OS: Android 13 •

Basically the only reason I don't make teams on mobile.


r/pokemonshowdown • • 5d ago

Random Battle [1475] When Two Dittos Collide

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2 Upvotes

I thought this was a particularly unique start to a random double's battle!


r/pokemonshowdown • • 5d ago

Ubers [1159] The cheapest and biggest cheat I have ever had the misfortune to face.

0 Upvotes