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  1. KoL

    Open Pokecharms Bad PRP Contest 2016

    Brought to you by the Hizzorde, the Bad PRP Contest makes its annual return once again. The rules are simple as always: Make your own PRP characters, posts, whatever. I assume you all know how to RP here. ...except the aim here is to forget all of that and make RP posts as bad as you can...
  2. KoL

    Singles Showdown 2016 - Matchups

    Signups are over and the first-round matchups are up, courtesy of my random number generator. As we have 9 competitors, one competitor chosen at random will get a bye into the next round. All matchups are best 2 out of 3 knockouts. A lot of people missed this last time so I've bolded it to make...
  3. KoL

    Pokken Tournament - Who's your main?

    Somewhat pre-emptive as I doubt many (if any) of you reading this thread have played Pokken yet, but since we've had a fairly good time to examine the roster and see what is on offer, I'm sure many of you have had time to think about which Pokemon you'd like to try out first. Of course if this...
  4. KoL

    Singles Showdown 2016 - Signups

    The Singles Showdown is back, with pretty much nothing really different from last year since, well, nothing within the games themselves has really changed since last year either, so I'll basically be copy-pasting the rules and regulations from last year's tournament over. Standard 6vs6 singles...
  5. KoL

    S.T.A.B.-Only Tournament - Matchups

    Signups are over and matchups are up. We'll be doing things a little different this time around, so here's how it'll be going. There will be five rounds in total where you will be matched up against a random opponent. The following four rounds will be matched up depending on the result of your...
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    S.T.A.B.-Only Tournament - Signups

    (Get it? Sword? Stab? Whatever.) As voted by yourselves, our annual winter tournament will be a standard 6vs6 tournament with a pretty significant twist: Pokemon are only allowed to use moves that they share a type with. For example, Blastoise can only use Water-type moves, and Lucario can only...
  7. KoL

    Chosen Favourites Tournament - Battle Brackets

    Battle brackets are now up ladies and gents. Battles will take place in 6vs6 Singles 1-match knockouts with the exception of the final match, which will be best 2-out-of-3. The last competitor standing will be Chosen Favourites Champion and will earn that as their forum title. So, without...
  8. KoL

    Chosen Favourites Tournament

    Everyone has their favourite Pokemon, sometimes regardless of how useful or otherwise they may be in competitive matches. One piece of advice I've given out when using your favourites is to pick your one favourite Pokemon, and then build the rest of the team around it if you want to achieve...
  9. KoL

    sWo Bad PRP Contest 2015!

    Yes, once again it is that time of the year, courtesy of the sWo and the Hizzorde, the time has come for the sWo Bad PRP Contest of 2015, where we celebrate the shittiest of the shitty and find out who can sink to depths lower than any other in order to churn out some of the most awful garbage...
  10. KoL

    Singles Showdown 2015 - Battle Thread

    Signups are over and the first-round matchups are up, courtesy of my random number generator. As we have 17 competitors, one competitor chosen at random will get a bye into the next round. All matchups are best 2 out of 3 knockouts. A lot of people missed this last time so I've bolded it to...
  11. KoL

    XY/ORAS Singles Competitive Battling Guide: Predicting the Opponent

    Having a good team isn't enough to win. You know what they say: it's not the team that wins, it's the player. You yourself need to know what to do to beat other players, because the team isn't going to do it all for you unless your team is far, far superior in design to your opponent's...in...
  12. KoL

    XY/ORAS Singles Competitive Battling Guide: Effort Values and EV Training

    Once you've bred your team, it's time to train them. Training for competitive battle isn't anywhere near as simple as just levelling up your Pokemon, however it has been made a lot more simple than it used to be in Gen VI thanks to a little thing known as Super Training, that can quite easily be...
  13. KoL

    XY/ORAS Singles Competitive Battling Guide: Breeding Perfect Pokemon

    The processes for breeding and EV training your Pokemon has changed drastically with the arrival of Gen VI, making both far easier and far more accessible for all players. While these processes may seem daunting for new players, once you get used to them they become second-nature, and you can...
  14. KoL

    XY/ORAS Singles Competitive Battling Guide: Movesets, Moves and Held Items

    Since the moveset tips were so numerous and lengthy I decided to make a separate topic for them instead of lumping them into the team-building topic so that it's easier to read and digest. 1 ) Always try to carry one move with Same-Type Attack Bonus (STAB) on any Pokemon who is intended to deal...
  15. KoL

    XY/ORAS Singles Competitive Battling Guide: Team Building

    The first step to making a competitive battling team is deciding what you want to use in your team, and what role you want each Pokemon to perform within the team. Here's some tips and pointers to help you work out what you should be taking into consideration and what you should be aiming for...
  16. KoL

    Singles Showdown 2015 - Signups

    For all those who were here last year you probably know what to expect, for those that weren't and for those who want to know what's the same and what's not, here's the rules: Standard 6vs6 singles on Pokemon Showdown is the name of the game. A lot of the rules will be the same stuff you're...
  17. KoL

    The 'Mons that surprised you

    I'm sure most of us here have underestimated a certain Pokémon species at least once, either ones we've faced expecting them to be little effort to beat only for them to turn around and smash your face in, or ones we have used ourselves expecting them to be somewhat niche and situational or just...
  18. KoL

    Little Cup Showdown 2014 Battle Thread

    Here's the official battle thread for the Little Cup Showdown. All battle results are to be posted here and here you will find the battle brackets and matchups what-have-you. Matchups will be updated once both players have updated the thread, so even if you lose you still need to post here and...
  19. KoL

    VGC14 The art of PLAYING DOUBLES in Gen VI

    Basically, there's not enough doubles teams posted in the Clinic, and I'm sure some people are wondering what makes a good doubles team. So, here's mine, free to critique and analyze etc. whatever. Salamence @ Salamenceite Adamant Intimidate 252 HP/204 ATK/52 SP.DEF - Dragon Claw - Frustration...
  20. KoL

    The Good, the Meh and the Dreadful of 2014

    Since nothing else that I could give half a shit about is due to be released this year I figured I'd make this topic for us all now so we can discuss the games we loved, hated and were just generally unimpressed by in the year of 2014. THE GOOD: Two games stood out to me this year for being...
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