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Is anyone else from Smogon planning to attend this event? I already have my tickets (Thurs/Fri/Sat) and my flight, and I'm looking to book my hotel pretty soon. Is anyone else going that would be interested in sharing a hotel room to cut down on costs? Also as a more general discussion, what...

Spiritomb [Overview] <p>Spiritomb is a versatile Pokemon in the VGC 2012 metagame, but it is best used in the role of a support Pokemon. It has decent base stats in both Attack and Special Attack as well as Defense and Special Defense, but it lacks in Speed and HP. For this reason, Spiritomb...

This is going to be less detailed than my usual stories, but the trip wasn't nearly as long as stories I have written in the past and I have to edit a paper due tomorrow so... =/ Saturday, November 12, 2011 I got up early (for a weekend) and made sure I had all my stuff ready after showering...

Allen County War Memorial Coliseum [ Map ] 4000 Parnell Avenue Ft. Wayne, IN 46805 Registration Opens: 9:30 AM (Juniors & Seniors), 10:30 AM (Masters) Registration Closes: 10:00 AM (Juniors & Seniors), 11:00 AM (Masters) For the first time, Pokémon is combining their Trading Card and Video...

Shedinja [Overview] <p> Though its abysmal stats might suggest otherwise, Shedinja is a viable choice for any team in the VGC metagame thanks to its exclusive ability, Wonder Guard, which protects it from all attacks that aren't super effective. Unfortunately, Wonder Guard doesn't protect...

Excadrill [Overview] <p>Excadrill is a powerful Pokemon in the VGC 2012 metagame due to its good typing and base 135 Attack stat. It has a respectable base 88 Speed stat that can be boosted greatly by one of Excadrill's abilities, Sand Rush, which doubles Excadrill's Speed in sandstorm...

Tyranitar [Overview] <p>Tyranitar is one of the most popular Pokemon in the VGC 2012 metagame, and with good reason. It has very impressive stats, the best of which is its massive base 134 Attack. With a base Speed of only 61, however, it is one of the slower Pokemon in the VGC 2012 metagame...

Ferrothorn [Overview] <p>Ferrothorn is one of the best tanks in the VGC 2012 metagame, with defensive stats superior to most Pokemon legal in the VGC 2012 metagame. Ferrothorn's strong defenses are backed up by its superb typing, Grass / Steel, which leaves it weak to just two types of...

California Love By Luke Swenson Preface: This story will recount the events that took place in San Diego, CA from August 11, 2011 to August 15, 2011. Fortunately, in addition to my steel-trap memory, I am writing this story (relatively, compared to years past) soon after I have come home...

Well, it only took me more than two months, but I'm finally finished. I hope everyone enjoys reading it and remembering that which occured just eleven weeks ago! Preface: This story will recount the events that took place from Thursday, June 24 to Sunday, June 27 in Indianapolis, Indiana. I...

Greetings fellow users, I have recently been assigned to write a paper for my Sociology class discussing one of several possible issues, including the reasons why people around the world dislike America. I thought that this would be an interesting subject and I knew I could receive some very...

Well, Comic-Con is coming up next week, and I was wondering if anyone else from Smogon is going. I'll be in San Diego from Monday-Sunday with my brother, two of my cousins, and a friend. We don't really have any definitive plans yet but I was interested in hearing if any other Smogoners were...

(I didn't know if I should put this in cong or IR, because this guy is an actor but these kinds of threads usually go in cong) If you follow the popular internet TV show "Pure Pwnage", you will surely recognize this man. Joining the show in episode 15 (Nov. 2007), T-Bag has become an...

Yes, that's right. Well-known anti Pokemon enthiuast DoomMullet was sighted in the Smogon server yesterday. I saw this as an oppurtinity to test my meddle as a battler, and quickly challenged him to a Challenge Cup battle. He accepted, confident that he would win. theamericandream38 sent out...

(AA's thread for reference: http://z13.invisionfree.com/AA_Mod_Server_Forum/index.php?showtopic=2176 ) A little late, but a warstory none the less! So I was headed to Kansas City for spring break, and I knew AA lived there and we planned a meet up. We got behind by a little bit and ended up...

and it was awesome. An AMAZING jazz guitar player, if any of you like jazz. He played with Steve Swallow on bass and Bill Stewart on drums. They had some problems with the gear, Bill's bass drum pedal broke during the first song so for the rest of that song he literally had to kick the bass...

Yeah, I'm headed to Kansas City for spring break. My break is the first week of april. If anyone is interested in meeting up PM me. Also, I think we're already going to the Jazz Musuem there and one other place that I forgot. What else is cool in KC ?_?