
Articles tagged with ‘competitive battling’


Competitive Concepts: Terrain
We’ve discussed weather, now let’s look at how terrain is shaping competitive Pokémon metagames.

Aaron takes on Showdown – Terrible Twos (Week 2)
Week Two of me taking on Pokémon Showdown with the weird and wonderful. This week will have me fighting with a suicidal Bulbsaur, an explosive Mew and much more!

Competitive Concepts: Weather
Learn about the impact of weather conditions on competitive Pokémon.

Community-organized Women’s Only VGC tournament to be held Sept. 5
The Twitter VGC community has come together to organize the first-ever women’s-only tournament.

Yamper in SwSh Little Cup
Yamper is a fan favourite Pokémon, but how viable is it in its home tier of Little Cup?

Competitive Concepts: Playstyles
Learn the most common playstyles in competitive battling and why you should or shouldn’t use them.

Competitive Concepts: Entry Hazards
This article introduces the currently known Entry Hazards, explaining why they have such a prominent place in competitive metagames and how you can counteract them.

Clangorous Soulblaze: Overpowered or Underwhelming?
Clangorous Soulblaze has made Kommo-o far more powerful, but just how big a threat is it really?

Four More Mega Stones Available to Weakness Cup Participants!
Those who participated in the Weakness Cup can collect four Mega Stones.