I may be jumping the gun here a bit, but I figured this would be fun to do, so what the heck! To kick off my coverage of generation 9, I briefly go over three prominent pokemon that were absent from SWSH, and whose return to ranked singles…

With Scarlet/Violet just over the horizon now, and SWSH's final official tournament being played in the doubles format, I figured it was time to bid farewell to generation 8. Unfortunately, I don't think it's a controversial thing to concl…

Rules: https://battle.pokemon-home.com/regulation/000000119/en Smogon thread: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/champion-league.3707533/ Well, color me surprised! Finding myself unable to get excited about the recent "I Choose 'Chu!" o…

Official rules page: https://battle.pokemon-home.com/regulation/000000213/en As Generation 8 of ranked draws to a close, we now have the ruleset for the final complete series of play, Series 13. And it's a spin on Mythical Melee, which is …

"Protect your Magikarp"? "You mean from Perish Song by Bouncing into a semi-invulnerable state to avoid it?". Announcement & Rules: https://battle.pokemon-home.com/regulation/000000117/en Thread: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/jump-…

Announcement: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/register-now-for-the-single-battle-cup-competition/ I am embarrassed to admit just how excited I got upon receiving the news that there was something to do in ranked singles other than …

The first two months of maintenance mode (Series 12) are behind us, so I figured it's about time for me to report in on what I got up to this past March. Unfortunately, what I decided to feature this time around isn't necessarily the most …

Mellow greetings. It is time for another update to the list of resources I use for BSS, the previous one being from May 2021. Again, everything below is divided into three basic sections. First, tools for laddering: things you may want to …

As previously stated, I took the liberty of taking the last two months off from anything resembling mindful laddering for the first time in three years of doing these write-ups. That should tell you everything you need to know about what I…

Announcement: https://battle.pokemon-home.com/regulation/000000211/en I say this only half-jokingly, but a most terrible fate has befallen those of us who have made the catastrophic choice of enjoying ranked singles on console enough to tu…