Recent content by oopsgtg

With MB3 now over, I would like to highlight a few recent meta developments I have noticed. Strong performers :rs/arcanine: with an exceptional 81.8% win rate, :arcanine: has proved itself as a formidable A rank threat, being a support Pokemon with excellently balanced stats that can power up...

What type of bug are you reporting? Validator What is the bug? Multiple bugs with the VGC 2009 and VGC 2010 formats. 1. Showdown allows teams of 2 or 3 Pokémon in these formats, this is incorrect as stated in the Official Rules & Regulations. "Each player must enter 4–6 Pokémon on his or...

As promised I have tested these mechanics in Generation 3, both Emerald and XD: Gale of Darkness. Before I explain the tests it is important to understand the mechanics of Gen 3 doubles, which differ greatly from Modern Gens. Most significantly for these tests, moves that target all Adjacent...

Hello, recently I have been looking into the mechanics of moves that have multiple targets (like Earthquake, Rock Slide and Dark Void) in Generation 3&4 Doubles, which are currently not implemented correctly in Showdown. The main difference between how these 'spread moves' work in Gen 4 compared...

Generation 4 Double Battles have a couple of significant bugs with spread damage reduction. 1. On Showdown when a pokemon uses a spread attack move, all the damage calculations appear to be done at the start of the attack, however in generation 4 this is incorrect. On cartridge, instead (my...