Exciting news everyone!
LC UU
will be returning again in generation 9 following the same protocols and procedures as the level 100 lower tiers. This means that we will enter
SV LC UU "alpha" on
Dec. 1 and be undergoing monthly shifts of rises and drops until the formation of PU which should be like March. Following that we will be undergoing standard quarterly tier shifts as usual.
I believe we may also have our challengable format available alongside our alpha stage, but we'll be able to play games regardless of if we have it or not then and we will get it eventually.
As of now there are plans to hold another Open Challenge to kick off our alpha stage and spur some early meta development. Whether that be organized via the LC UU Discord Server like the last one, or conducted via the SV LC subforum on Smogon has yet to be determined, but it will happen somewhere.
Early gen is always an exciting and chaotic time, particularly for the lower usage based tiers, and I can't wait to get to playing in the new generation of LC UU with you all!