r/pokemonshowdown • • Apr 11 '26

Mod Post Pokemon Showdown has been Updated with Pokemon Champions Content

117 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

87 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 • • 34m ago

Discussion I did a chrome extension that acts as an experience enhancer for showdown!

• Upvotes

it's mostly visual effects, songs , etc during battle that acts as a way to make battles funnier and it also serves as a little helper that tells you which top 3 move/pokemon is more suited for the turn
I need some feedback for it so feel free to use it and tell me about your experience!!

https://github.com/gallahad45/pachirisu


r/pokemonshowdown • • 22h ago

Question pokemonshowdown not working?

31 Upvotes

happend today , it says connecton time out


r/pokemonshowdown • • 12h ago

Team Building Rate My Team Pls

5 Upvotes

Savior (Zarude-Dada) @ Leftovers

Ability: Leaf Guard

EVs: 196 HP / 200 Atk / 16 Def / 96 SpD

Adamant Nature

IVs: 20 SpA

- Solar Blade

- Synthesis

- Darkest Lariat

- Protect

Vallow (Torkoal) (M) @ Heat Rock

Ability: Drought

Tera Type: Fire

EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

Sassy Nature

IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe

- Helping Hand

- After You

- Heat Wave

- Protect

Tallisaur (Raging Bolt) @ Covert Cloak

Ability: Protosynthesis

Tera Type: Grass

EVs: 36 HP / 168 Def / 120 SpA / 184 SpD

Modest Nature

IVs: 20 Atk

- Solar Beam

- Thunderbolt

- Protect

- Dragon Pulse

Gonelo (Charizard-Mega-Y) (F) @ Charizardite Y

Ability: Blaze

Shiny: Yes

Tera Type: Fire

EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

Timid Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Protect

- Solar Beam

- Heat Wave

- Weather Ball

Raptor (Walking Wake) @ Dragonium Z

Ability: Protosynthesis

EVs: 100 HP / 52 Def / 240 SpA / 116 SpD

Modest Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Hydro Steam

- Dragon Pulse

- Draco Meteor

- Protect

Lilac (Lilligant-Hisui) @ Life Orb

Ability: Chlorophyll

Shiny: Yes

Happiness: 0

Tera Type: Ice

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

Adamant Nature

- Close Combat

- Solar Blade

- Triple Axel

- Protect

I have not played Pokémon in a minute, but I think I can build a half good sun team

Nat Doubles Btw


r/pokemonshowdown • • 1d ago

Question Hey I'm trying to sign into Pokemon Showdown, but whenever I click 'Choose name' and enter my user, it just dissapears and nothing happens

12 Upvotes

VPNs are off. Am I softlocked from showdown permanently?


r/pokemonshowdown • • 22h ago

quad protect

4 Upvotes

hit four protects in a row today?! regularly hit a triple but has anyone ever beaten four?!


r/pokemonshowdown • • 9h ago

Discussion This game only needed to add a blitz ladder to UU/OU/UBER for it to remain relevant.

0 Upvotes

I'm finally done with this game. The lack of a blitz mode for customized teams is just too irritating. The waiting between long turns against stall is just not fun.


r/pokemonshowdown • • 2d ago

Random Battle Did I pull a shiny here?

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3 Upvotes

r/pokemonshowdown • • 2d ago

Question What are your favorite sets in OM gamemodes on showdown?

2 Upvotes

My personal favorite is pokebilities AAA with greedant. You get gluttony, cheek pouch, and harvest all at once. Put it on a sun team, give it a sitrus Berry, and invest in it's bulk and it never dies


r/pokemonshowdown • • 2d ago

pokemon de a 4 jugadores

0 Upvotes

quiero jugar un ramdonlocke con 4 amigos, y enfretarnos en equipo en un 2v2 con nuestros propios equipos personalizados, hay alguna de forma? o la unica es en el all for ane?


r/pokemonshowdown • • 3d ago

Overused Cloyster or Jynx? Which one is the best in RBY OU?

4 Upvotes

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When it comes to deciding which Pokémon is the best of each type, it's always tricky to choose between Jynx and Cloyster as the best Ice-type. Jynx is slightly more popular according to usage stats, but both are very common in OU. I really struggle to decide which one is better because they both bring a lot to the table in very different ways.

Cloyster: It has a great dual typing, giving it a decent STAB Blizzard, access to the powerful STAB Clamp, and the ability to use Explosion. It can also use Rest to recover its health. But of course, its main asset is having the highest physical Defense in the game. This makes it a great option for checking the ever-present Tauros (unless it's running Thunderbolt) and Snorlax (unless it's running Amnesia and Thunderbolt). For these reasons, Cloyster is definitely a very good choice for an OU team.

Jynx: Well, I know it's very fragile, and two good physical attacks (or even just one) can take it out. However, it's the fastest Pokémon with access to a 75%-accurate sleep move. (Gengar is faster, but its sleep move is less accurate.) Jynx also has powerful STAB Blizzard and Psychic, can use Rest, and can even surprise opponents with Counter (or should I say, give them a nasty surprise?).

What do you guys think?


r/pokemonshowdown • • 3d ago

Question Random stat increase on a pokemon

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Right now I'm in the process of doing a cagelocke with a buddy of mine and we are using showdown for the fights. The games we're doing is HGSS if that matters and the game mode we are using is Gen 4 Doubles Custom Game. Anyway i was fighting using a Ludicolo and I noticed the stats in the battle are significantly higher than anywhere else. The stats are normal in the teambuilder and in the actual game. After some experimentation, the boost seems to persist no matter how I alter the pokemon. I was posting to ask if this is a known bug or if its something i discovered. Attached is a Google Drive Folder with some screenshots


r/pokemonshowdown • • 3d ago

Ubers RNG won me this game

1 Upvotes

I feel bad tbh I definitely would have crashed out if my mons got paralyzed and had a confusion self-hit at the worst times.

(I was trying a pikaclone team, btw)

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ubers-2704179032


r/pokemonshowdown • • 3d ago

Random Battle The type of gameplay you get after waiting in que for 5 minutes

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r/pokemonshowdown • • 3d ago

Team Building I can't believe this homebrew team won 5 times in a row lol in OU singles

0 Upvotes

Ngl no one expects this team yet in gen9 ou

Garchomp @ Blunder Policy
Ability: Rough Skin
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 136 Atk / 60 Def / 60 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature

  • Stomping Tantrum
  • Fire Fang
  • Stone Edge
  • Dragon Rush

Great Tusk @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 124 HP / 68 Atk / 124 Def / 188 SpD / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature

  • Body Press
  • Knock Off
  • Rapid Spin
  • Ice Spinner

Incineroar @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature

  • Drain Punch
  • Bulk Up
  • Flare Blitz
  • Darkest Lariat

Walking Wake @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature

  • Hydro Steam
  • Weather Ball
  • Dragon Pulse
  • Flip Turn

Torkoal @ Heat Rock
Ability: Drought
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 Def / 248 SpA / 8 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk

  • Flamethrower
  • Solar Beam
  • Iron Defense
  • Body Press

Scyther @ Eviolite
Ability: Technician
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature

  • Dual Wingbeat
  • Swords Dance
  • Bug Bite
  • Close Combat

r/pokemonshowdown • • 3d ago

Overused Trevenant the MVP

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0 Upvotes

r/pokemonshowdown • • 4d ago

Question Cannot log in

2 Upvotes

So, for some reason, I can't log into the account I literally JUST made on my laptop a few hours ago. I was using the old website, now I'm on the new one, but it didn't work even when I tried it on the older one. It didn't ask me to make a password, it just asked me to choose a username. What can I do to get my phone to accept the username?


r/pokemonshowdown • • 4d ago

Overused Man I hate stall

3 Upvotes

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2703188471

419 turns… I don’t even know what to say or why I wasted so much time on this match smh 🤦


r/pokemonshowdown • • 5d ago

Discussion Showdown +

10 Upvotes

Hi everyone I have been working hard on a project called Showdown Plus (previous thread https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemonshowdown/s/N12SUzZlL7) and I'm excited to announce the v1 is out I have listed it on firefox (still in review by Mozilla) but you can simply build it yourself or grab the extension from release

Little showcase

new showcase: https://imgur.com/a/0wr7kAh
old showcase: https://imgur.com/a/QkkqxRo

Github: https://github.com/JxstMichie/PokemonShowdownPlus/

I would love any and all feedback/criticism and contribution is more than welcome especially for the chrome release


r/pokemonshowdown • • 5d ago

Random Battle 6-0-0-0 in a Free-For-All random battle

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r/pokemonshowdown • • 6d ago

Random Battle [1948] Never give up, no matter how hard you get haxed

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4 Upvotes

r/pokemonshowdown • • 6d ago

Question I am trying to make Perrserker help boost Gholdengo’s make it rain, but it’s not an option in the Damage Calulator

1 Upvotes

Is it just a flat +1 stage boost or a separate boost and how can I properly do my damage calculators without an option?

Edit: Specifically in the Champions Tab, since that's the game I'm playing and on desktop.


r/pokemonshowdown • • 7d ago

Team Building How I I improve the moveset of my mons

0 Upvotes

They are Primarina, Gholdengo,Talonflame,Magnezone,Snorlax and Magikarp