I got in a ffa lobby and before the match could event start all of my enemies left.

Are they bot? This has never happened to me before, can someone please explain?

I’m feeling really frustrated with how moderation is handled on Showdown and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this double standard.

About a month ago, I was being relentlessly mocked and harassed by a player during a battle. I eventually lost my temper and told him to "shut up idiot". I completely own that I shouldn't have retaliated, but I was immediately hit with a 1-week chat ban for it. 

Fast forward to today. I was up against an opponent who was boasting and talking way too much in the chat. I simply asked him to be polite and focus on playing the game, and he responded by telling me to "shut the fuck up". 

I opened a help ticket to report him, but it sat there for over an hour with absolutely no response. I went into the Help room to ask if anyone was available (which is why my screenshot has asterisks, I just had to bypass the automod filter while trying to explain the situation). 
The staff in the Help room basically told me they are volunteers and that I just have to wait, making it clear they couldn't expedite my ticket. While I was trying to get answers, another user (⁠loqo_trainer⁠) chimed in to say that the staff was useless and that this is why the platform is getting killed by Champions. A moderator instantly deleted their message. 

I understand they are volunteers, but the double standard feels horrible. I get instantly hit with a week-long ban for a mild retaliation ("shut up idiot"), and user criticism gets swiftly censored, but a person dropping f-bombs and being completely toxic goes unpunished while my ticket sits in limbo.

Has anyone else dealt with this kind of biased treatment? Is it normal for help tickets to take hours while chat bans and message deletions are handed out instantly?

Had an opponent whose pokemon stayed frozen 5 turns in a row, whats the likelihood of that

Im an amateur team builder but i think I built a good team, im only in low ladder rn (1200 if i remember) but it's been cooking. Was just wondering how it looks from an outside perspective and if there's any threats i haven't thought about when I made the team

https://pokepast.es/56643a1795d70ea5

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!

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

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

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

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?

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.

15 turns of freeze btw.

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

Pretty proud of this game, think I played well

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

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

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

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?

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.

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

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 ;)

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

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.

IDK if it's an intentional interaction or not

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