To see off the only non-Dynamax ruleset for ranked singles we've had so far this generation, I wanted to build something special; to make things as memorable for myself as possible, and hopefully not too off-putting as a read, either. Afte…

I went into a bit of a ruleset-induced funk this season, so this one is not going to have as much meat on the bones as usual. Indeed, this entry is not at all what I initally set out to do, but because the closest thing to an interesting c…

This was going to happen eventually: a weekender tournament with both restricted and mythical pokemon in it, and with the added complication of the generational gimmick of Dynamax to boot. 1) Team overview Necrozma Dusk-Mane Kyogre Zacian-…

Series 10 is live until the start of November, so for my first effort, I wanted to feature the team I played most of my 80 games on my main account, and which got me a 1900 Elo finish. This team doesn't have any of the three most popular a…

Alright, here's what I used to drag myself across 1800 Elo during the last week or so of Season 20, Series 9. Not exactly a great result, and admittedly short of what I set out to do to see off Series 9, but not terrible either. In any cas…

Alright, so what we got here was 45 games of a mono-Water format without Tapu Fini, Urshifu-RS and Suicune to work with. Oh, and Silvally-Water is out, too. Yep, Silvally. But Gyarados (Moxie Max Airstream), Lapras (Freeze Dry), and Rotom-…

Announcement: https://battle.pokemon-home.com/regulation/000000207/en Here's another few paragraphs about my thoughts regarding the announced ruleset changes for Series 10 — a three-month period of play, running from the start of August to…

Zapdos continues to rule the roost, so what better time to fire up something that is intentionally free for Volt Switch, and ideally wants the opponent to pop Dynamax on it on turn 1 as a matter of course? This team is a riff on what mujuk…

Did they botch the rollout of the ruleset for this competition, as well? Well, yes. But we shouldn't let the seemingly endless parade of witless incompetents responsible for online in this game detract from the fact that what we ended up g…

With the ill-conceived mid-pandemic Tokyo Olympic Games right around the corner, what better time to get into the spirit of things and do some shot put with Light Balls again. This team also has Maranga Berry Zapdos at the ready to do the …

Hello there. This is an update for a page I made last year, containing what I considered some of the most relevant resources for BSS team-building and laddering at the time. I decided to do this again after concluding that enough has happe…

This is going to be a short one, but I feel like I have to say a few words about Series 8 again, now that we have the complete picture of what a full three months of play with the Dragon King Cup rules looks like. A proper post-mortem is w…

At this point, I don't think it's a controversial thing to say that BSS is currently undergoing the unhealthiest metagame since its inception way back in 2011 with the Global Battle Union (although techincally online match-making has exist…

While I am not above hot takes, such as considering Regieleki an actual trashmon as a screens setter compared to Tapu Koko in Series 7, I do try to avoid unwarranted histrionics, and did honestly try to keep on open mind about this ruleset…

It's probably obvious by now, but I kind of enjoy teams that are momentum-based, and therefore heavily reliant on the lead game. These teams are almost inevitably either hyper offense or some sort of balance-bulky offense, the two styles I…

Details: https://battle.pokemon-home.com/regulation/000000203/en This was originally just a coda in the upcoming team write-up for Season 14, but as I thought more about what I wanted to say about the announced changes for ranked singles f…

I consider this one to be a bit of a disappointment. Having presided over numerous fun experiments with, alas, underwhelming results, involving things like Focus Sash/Custap Berry Cramorant, and Slowking-G as Zapdos/Nihilego check this sea…