Index
Room staff commands -.logs room, user or., startDate - endDate, phrase - searches chat logs of the specified room for a user or a phrase in the given time period (endDate defaults to the current date). Pokemon Showdown commands - Pastebin.com /msg OR /whisper OR /w username, message - Send a private message. /reply OR /r message - Send a private message to the last person you received a message from, or sent a message to. /ip - Get your own IP address.
Introduction and Background
Pokémon Showdown, often formatted as Pokémon Showdown!, is a popular competitive Pokémon simulator. It was created by Zarel and opened in October of 2011, but it was not until July 2, 2012 that it was adopted as Smogon's official battle simulator. Pokémon Showdown is a web-based project available on all major browsers and also has a downloadable client. This means you can play Pokémon Showdown on web browsers such as Google Chrome or download it from the internet and play it straight from your desktop.
Pokémon Showdown was designed to simulate the conditions of WiFi Pokémon games in a more stable environment, which creates a more efficient method in which to be involved in the competitive Pokémon setting. The aim of this guide is to explain to new users to the way in which Pokémon Showdown operates and integrate said users into the community as a whole. This guide may also contain sections which help give understanding to aspects of the program to veterans of the site, as well.
Settings
Pokémon Showdown also allows users to customize their settings to their own preference. In order to change those settings, one should navigate their cursor to the top right of the main menu when logged in and hit on the gear button to open up the settings menu.
Currently, it is possible to change one's avatar, change the background, disable animations, and change chat preferences. Most of these options are purely aesthetic, so feel free to alter them to whichever way you prefer. Using commands, it is also possible to change some settings relating to battles. This will be covered more in-depth in the next section.
Commands
Within any of the chats it is possible to type in commands (messages beginning with /) in order to perform a particular action. A wide variety of these commands exist, with some only available to certain users. For instance, the /wall command is only available to Drivers (%) and above. Similarly, only users ranked Leaders (&) and above (~, #) are able to promote other users within a room.
These ranks will be explained later in the guide in more depth. For more information, see the 'Community' section. The commands listed will be separated into Useful & Commonly Used Commands, Battle Commands, Highlights, Room Commands, and Miscellaneous Commands. A brief description will be provided next to each command, explaining what it does.
Useful & Commonly Used
This is a list of the most commonly used or practical commands that you will use on Pokémon Showdown.
- /rules - Links to Pokémon Showdown's general rules. This may also show specific room rules of the room you are in.
- /msg OR /whisper OR /pm OR /w [username], [message] - Send a private message to a user.
- /rating OR /ranking OR /ladder OR /rank [username] - Get user's rating on all of the ladders they have battled in. Leave [username] blank if you want to view your own rank.
- /learn [pokemon], [move, move, ..] - Displays how a Pokémon can learn the given moves, if it can at all.
- /calc - Provides a link to a damage calculator.
- /dexsearch [type], [move], [move],..
- Search categories are: type, tier, color, moves, ability, gen.
- Valid colors are: green, red, blue, white, brown, yellow, purple, pink, gray and black.
- Valid tiers are: Uber/OU/BL/UU/BL2/RU/BL3/NU/BL4/PU/NFE/LC/CAP/Illegal.
- Types must be followed by ' type', e.g., 'dragon type'.
- /data OR /info OR /stats [pokemon/item/move/ability/nature] - Obtain details on this Pokémon/item/move/ability/nature.
- /dt [pokemon/item/move/ability] - Provides more details than /data. For Pokémon, it includes dex number, generation, height, weight, dex colour, egg group, and evolutions; for items, it includes generation introduced in and Fling Base Power; and for moves, it tells you the priority, generation introducted in, whether it makes contact and/or has a secondary effect, and what Pokemon it targets.
- /nick [new username] - Change your username to [new username]. If the username is already registered you will be prompted to enter a password.
- /challenge [username] - opens up the option to send a battle challenge to another online user
- /help [x] - Gives information on a specific subject. Replace x with a different command, subject, or 'all.'
- /away - Blocks challenges and PMs. Cannot block from staff.
- /back - Unlocks challenges and PMs. (opposite of /away)
- /blockpm OR /blockpms - Blocks other users from PMing you. Cannot block messages from staff.
- /unblockpm OR /unblockpms - Unblocks other users from PMing you.
- /blockchallenges OR /bch - Blocks other users from challenging you.
- /unblockchallenges - Unblocks other users from challenging you.
- /ignore [username] - negates messages from and ignores another online user. Note that you cannot ignore PMs from global staff members.
- /unignore [username] - Opposite of /ignore [username].
- /formatshelp - Brings up a list of Smogon Tiers, Tiering FAQ, and the banlists for each tier.
- /formatshelp [format] - Brings up a list of all links related to a specific format.
Battle
These commands are useful in battle rooms. When you are battling, you are temporarily given a rank called Player (★). These commands can only be used by Players and any global staff members who join the battle room.
- /timer on - Turns the battle timer on.
- /timer off - Turns the battle timer off.
- /roomvoice [username] - Makes user a room Voice.
- /roomdevoice [username] - Removes someone's room Voice.
- /modchat + - Makes it so only room Voices and Players can talk.
- /modchat ac - Makes it so only autoconfirmed users, which are users who have won one rated battle and have been registered for a week, can talk.
- /modchat off - Turns off any modchat.
- /modjoin - Makes the room hidden and adds /modchat +
- /hiddenroom on - Hides the room so other users can't join unless they have a link to the battle.
- /hiddenroom off - Makes the room public again.
- /savereplay - Saves a replay of the battle so you can share it with others!
Highlights
If you've spent any time in the Lobby, you may notice users refer to a concept of 'highlights.' In a nutshell, highlights are words that trigger a message to appear at the corner of your screen, akin to private message alerts. You may choose to highlight on specific words such as your name so that you know when people are directing discussion, questions, or answers towards you specifically.
- /highlight add, word - add a new word to the highlight list.
- /highlight list - list all words that currently highlight you.
- /highlight delete, word - delete a word from the highlight list.
- /highlight delete - clear the highlight list.
Room
The commands listed below are all relevant to the rooms. This topic is discussed more in-depth in the Rooms subsection.
- /rooms [username] - Show what rooms a user is in. Omit [username] to see your own rooms.
- /roomauth [room] - Shows the particular staff for a room in a pop-up. Without [room] it shows you the roomauth of the room you used the command in.
- /roomhelp - Gives information on all commands that a staff member in a room can use.
- /roomintro - Shows the room intro of the room you are in, which usually has helpful links and relevant information pertaining to the room.
- /roomdesc - Shows the general description of the room you are in.
Miscellaneous
This is a list of the rest of the commands which aren't as commonly used or don't fit under any other specific categories. Here you will find commands you may have never even heard of, such as /faq doubles or /opensource!
- /reply OR /r [message] - Send a private message to the last person you received a message from, or sent a message to.
- /ip - Get your own IP address.
- /avatar [new avatar number] - Change your trainer sprite.
- /whois [username] - Get details on a username: group, and rooms.
- /effectiveness [type1], [type2] - Provides the effectiveness of a [type1] attack to a [type2] Pokémon.
- /user [username] - opens up a small tab which gives you the option to challenge, PM, and check the rooms / rank of another online user
- /analysis [pokemon], [generation] - Links to the Smogon University analysis for this Pokémon in the given generation.
- /smogdex [pokemon], [generation] - Same as above.
- /groups - Explains what the + % @ & ~ next to people's names mean. (This is also covered later in the guide)
- /opensource OR /git - Links to PS's source code repository.
- /avatars OR /avatar - Explains how to change avatars.
- /intro - Provides an introduction to competitive Pokémon.
- /cap - Provides an introduction to the Create-A-Pokémon project.
- /om OR /othermetas - Provides links to information on the Other Metagames.
- /weakness [pokemon/type] - Returns the type weaknesses for a specific Pokémon or type.
- /faq [theme] - Provides a link to the FAQ. Add deviation, doubles, randomcap, restart, or staff for a link to these questions. Add all for all of them.
- /clear - Clears the chat that you're currently in of all text
- /restarthelp - Gives information regarding server restarts
- /om month - Links to explanation of the Other Metagame of the month.
- /userauth [username] - See what rank a user has in all public rooms.
- /uptime - Tells you how long the server has been up.
- /staff - Links to a list of global staff members.
- /auth - Same as /staff, but instead of a link it gives you a pop-up list of all global staff members.
- /timestamps [all/lobby/pms], [minutes/seconds/off] - Sets your timestamps preferences.
- all - Changes all timestamp preferences.
- lobby - Changes only lobby timestamp preferences.
- pms - Changes only PM preferences.
- off - Sets timestamps off.
- minutes - Shows timestamps in the form of [hh:mm].
- seconds - Shows timestamps in the form of [hh:mm:ss].
Teambuilder
The teambuilder is a large part of Pokémon Showdown and enables users to create their own teams from scratch, import other people's teams, or edit any of their currently existing ones. Some formats on the simulator will not require you to create a team and let you jump straight into battle. An example of this is the very popular 'Random Battle' mode, or as it is commonly referred to, 'Randbats' for short.
Other tiers and formats, such as OU, Ubers, RU, and NU will require the user to create a team that coincides for the rules of that tier. If you'd like a listing of what you can and can't use for each tier, click here. If you intend to create a team for playing the Sixth Generation, there are different rulesets for each tier, which are also listed on the same page. In order to create a team, click on the 'Teambuilder' button in the main menu.
Building a team is fairly self-explanatory with the teambuilder guiding you along each stage of the process. You can select a Pokémon's Item, Ability, Moves, Stats, and other details such as its Level (from 1 to 100), its Gender (None, Random, Male, or Female), Happiness, and whether or not it is Shiny. Keep in mind that some sets may require a Pokémon to have particular attributes. For example, Entei can only obtain the moves Flare Blitz, Extreme Speed, Crush Claw, or Howl from a specific event which dictates that it must have an Adamant nature and be Shiny. If you attempt to enter a battle with an moveset which doesn't abide by these rules, you will be prompted to alter it before you battle.
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Other features of the Teambuilder include the ability to rearrange the team slots (the 'Move' button on the top right of the above image), delete existing Pokémon or teams, or import/export text versions of the team so that you can share your team with friends or the community.
Battling
Organising a battle on Pokémon Showdown is a very easy task to do. One can either opt to play in a ladder game (in which you receive a random opponent), or to challenge a specific user. To play in a ladder game, select your format and team in the top left hand corner using the drop-down boxes. If your team is accepted and deemed legal by the server for that specific format, you will be put in a queue amongst other players to join a match. The server matches you with people with the closest rank to you ideally, but expands the parameters as time progresses.
Alternatively, you can type /challenge username into chat or click on a person's name to challenge them manually. However, these types of games will not change your ranking on the ladder. From the point of two players entering a game, you'll either be thrown straight into a battle or into the Team Preview. Team Preview occurs in the majority of formats, in which case you will be given time to choose your leading Pokémon based on your opponent's team. After you've made your choice, the battle will begin almost identically to in the actual games themselves.
The process of choosing your moves and switching Pokémon is quite straightforward altogether. If you wish to Mega Evolve a Pokémon, click the checkbox located next to the moves and the Pokémon will then turn into the respective Mega forme. If you're interested in improving your battling skills or learning more about a particular metagame, the Battling 101 section of Smogon can aid newer players. To learn more about this program, click the the link provided.
Community
Pokémon Showdown itself is coupled with a unique and vast community which ranges from each room on the simulator as well as its forums. If you're frequently in the Lobby, you will notice regular users who discuss a range of subjects in the chat. Because of this, if one has any questions, asking them in this Lobby chat might not be the ideal way of getting a response; for this reason, if your question isn't particularly complicated, feel free to join the Help room and ask it there. In the case that you believe your question is too difficult to answer accurately through the common knowledge of others, asking said question on the Pokémon Showdown forums is also an option. Alternatively, one can also post the question in its respective Simple Questions / Simple Answers (SQSA) thread. One of the most common questions I see on Pokémon Showdown would be, 'How do you get that plus sign?', or 'How do you become a mod?'. These different symbols (+, %, @, &, and ~) all denote a particular level amongst staff or that the user is a 'Voice.' It is no mystery that people are interested in contributing to the site or gaining status and this can be done in a range of different ways. Primarily, one can potentially be promoted through user ranks for chat contributions. This essentially means being a good influence in chat by leading strong and intelligent discussion, answering questions of other users, and not breaking the rules. One can also gain the Voice status by being a well-known and distinguished member of the community, completing the (discontinued) Voice challenges, or contributing to the simulator itself. Being voiced marks you as a particularly good user, granting you a position at the top of the userlist, the ability to speak in moderated chat, and shows that you are a respected member to other users. Asking for status will not aid your cause and is most likely to set you back. In a similar vein, sucking up to staff is not beneficial and is not encouraged at all. The staff members of Pokémon Showdown have a particular set of roles. Above all else, these users will enforce the rules of Pokémon Showdown if they are breached. Exceptions exist for those that are given staff membership for programming abilities or are more focussed on Smogon Policy. It is recommended that users don't direct questions towards staff, especially Administrators, if they are answerable by regular users. |
According to the Staff FAQ, below is a list of ways one can be promoted. Take note that just because you fulfill these requirements doesn't mean you will instantly become ranked and that these requirements exist to set a standard, and help users understand what they can do to contribute to the site. Following these points will not ensure that you're added to staff; indeed, they are merely guidelines which can help you understand how you can join staff.
- Be on Pokémon Showdown regularly and contribute regularly to the chat. Being a staff member requires both a high level of activity and quality. Being on the chat regularly gives a good indication of your intelligence and will ensure, with good behaviour, that you earn respect from other users.
- Do not flame, be argumentative, or be a poor user in general. You obviously won't be given any power if you insult other users, break rules, or otherwise make more work for the staff. As well as the above, sycophancy is not beneficial and will not aid your cause.
- Know what you're talking about when answering questions or having discussions. Although you don't need to be a great battler by any means to be a staff member, it does help if you know the metagame, so as to make it easier for you to help others.
- Show that you are mature and level-headed enough to have the privilege of power, and the responsibilities that come with it.
- Moderators have the power of banning users for long periods of time, and to earn this power, you must show that you are level-headed enough to only use this and other Moderator powers when absolutely required.
- Most importantly, gain the respect of the users and staff members. You will only be considered for a staff position when you have the respect of all of the Pokémon Showdown staff and users.
Rooms
While the main room used on Pokémon Showdown is the Lobby, a variety of different rooms exist for different purposes. These rooms can range from different language rooms, rooms for people with particular hobbies or those dedicated to a particular playable format. Rooms can either be official, public (which means they're listed under 'chat rooms') or they can be private. There are three official public rooms, and they are Lobby, Tournaments, and Help. Lobby is where most discussion and activity resides, Tournaments is a room that hosts scripted challenges constantly, and Help is the room to go to if you have any questions. Examples of public rooms include the Wi-Fi and Spanish (Español) rooms, which anyone may join provided they are not room banned. Private rooms are undisclosed to the public are generally for private communities or staff areas. |
Resources and Links
- Pokémon Showdown is Smogon's official competitive simulator and is the basis of this guide.
- Pokémon Showdown Forums are the forums section of Pokémon Showdown. One may report bugs, suggest ideas, or appeal bans here. There are several important threads here as well, such as How to Contact Senior Staff, suggestions, and bug reports, as well as threads that advertise contests happening in different rooms across Pokémon Showdown.
- The Rules outline what are punishable offences on Pokémon Showdown.
- Replays contains all uploaded videos of Pokémon Showdown battles which have been saved to the server. One can search for specific battles here.
- News contains an archive of the Pokémon Showdown news bulletins that have been published on the server.
- Antar's Guide to the PS Ladder Mechanics is a guide to Pokémon Showdown's conventional rating systems.
- The Guide to the PS Mystery Ratings is a guide to Pokémon Showdown's suspect testing requirements rating system, written by their creator, Antar.
- Elo Hell-o: Rating Systems on Showdown and You is a guide written by scalarmotion that explains the rating systems used on Pokémon Showdown.
- #showdown is the official IRC channel.
Index
- Room Ranks (Voice / Driver / Moderator / Owner)
Introduction
Hello Showdown! As many of you know, all public rooms in the server have their own specific ranks for users. Just like from the PS staff, these ranks grant a variety of commands that are used for moderating the server. These ranks appear on the room's user list, in order of level of authority (Room Owner, Room Moderator, Room Driver, and Room Voice), and are given to exemplary users that are trusted to run the respective room. This guideline will clarify the philosophy and use of each rank to help ensure your success as a room auth on the server!
General Guidelines
Here are a number of remarks and guidelines to consider:
- While the Room Owners may have their own set of rules to go by for their room, the Pokémon Showdown! standard rules still apply.
- Pokémon Showdown! Staff are assigned to moderate all of the public rooms in the server. As a result, we ask that you do not alter their status in any way that hinders their ability to moderate the room. The only exception to altering a global staff's rank is if you're willing to promote a Global Driver to Room Moderator.
- Please only use your moderating powers when it is required, and don't deliberately abuse them by any means. Your level of authority is given based on trust, and if you prove that you're not mature or trustworthy enough, you will lose said position. All legitimate claims of abuse will be taken seriously, so please show that you are able to use your position responsibly.
- If there is a situation that's more suited for a global staff member to handle, then don't hesitate to report it to us and we'll handle it accordingly. This includes dealing with users with inappropriate names, serious offenders that have left the room (as room commands only affect users in the room), users evading punishments, or PM harassment of any sort. We're also happy to accommodate you if there's a need for more staff to watch the chat.
- It's not a good idea to interfere with another Room Mod's decision without consulting them about it first. It's also important not to publicly argue with other room staff members, so if there is a situation that you think requires it, take it to PM or contact a higher up.
- You can use the /roomauth command to display a box that lists every ranked user in the room the command is used in. The best way to use this is to not promote alts of room staff so that you don't lose track of who moderates the room.
- As room staff, your role is to improve the chat; a standard warning is not always needed. A verbal warning can sometimes be more effective than a physical warn. For a situation such as light caps, a verbal warning may be suitable.
- One of the most important traits to becoming a competent room staff member is the ability to work with the rest of the staff. You are trusted to discuss important issues with, and ensuring that everyone is on board when it comes to handling promotions, discipline appeals, and major changes pertaining to the direction of the room.
Room Ranks
Note: If you're a Room Owner and are currently reading this, please keep in mind that these ideas are based on the opinions provided amongst the Pokémon Showdown! Staff. Whether or not you decide to practice all of these for your rooms is up to you, of course. This is to help users become more adept in having authority within their rooms. We'd like to ensure that we can provide a healthy decision-making process for all rooms.
Room Voice (+)
Much like the standard global rank on the server, Room Voice is awarded to users who display a positive presence in the room. This means that they are the ones who actively contribute to the chat, able to help out others when needed, and can get along with the room authority and the rest of the users. When promoted to this rank, it is important that you do not overestimate the influence or power that you have in the room. This means that mini-modding or questioning higher ups are not acceptable. You are expected to be a model user and should set good examples for other users on the chat.
Room Driver (%)
As the next status level, Room Driver is given to users who are trusted to keep room discussions on topic and handle users who are breaking rules on the chat. In order to show that you are able to handle the chat with such commands, you must be able to lead discussion in the chat, help users when necessary, and show that you are mature and capable of handling troublesome situations that may arise on the room. These powers include:
- Warn (/warn, /kick, or /k) - An authority command used to remind an unpleasant user to not break a rule.
- Mute (/mute or /m) - An action that is used to prevent a troublesome user from talking in the room for 7 minutes. This should only be reserved for minor offenses such as a mild amount of spamming or a single line of harassing or insulting someone.
- Hourmute (/hourmute or /hm) - A command that prevents a user from talking in the room for 60 minutes. This should be only be applicable for situations where the user breaks a rule to the point where a 7 minute mute won't alleviate the problem.
- Unmute (/unmute or /um) - Lifts a mute from a user. Only undo moderator actions of your own.
- Modchat Autoconfirmed (/modchat autoconfirmed or /modchat ac) - Sets the chat to where only users who are registered for one week and have won a rated battle can talk. This should be used in situations where there are repeated spammers or rule breakers and is helpful in discouraging them away from the room. If it is the same user repeatedly spamming or breaking rules and evading punishments, contact a global staff member.
- Modchat + (/modchat +) - Sets the chat to where only Voices or higher can talk in the room. This should only be used in situations where you may need to tone the chat down from bad topics or situations, or for when you need to mute multiple offenders at a given time.
- Modchat trusted (/modchat trusted) - Sets the chat to where only global voices, staff in any public room or users trusted by upperstaff can talk in the room.
- Announce (/announce or /wall) - This command alters your text to make it appear as white text on a blue background in order to make a noticeable announcement on the chat. This can be used for situations where a user needs to announce an important message to the chat.
- Modlog (/modlog [info]) - This command brings up a log of all of the mod actions taken on a user. To search one room's modlog, do /modlog [username].
- Modnote (/modnote [message]) - This command is generally used to communicate with your staff in the room, or to list reasons in your room bans/hourmutes if you haven't mentioned them already. Note that this is a text note, whereas modlog intends to search for text.
- Hide Text (/hidetext [username]) - Removes every message sent from a specific user in the room. This should only be used if a user was breaking many rules or disrupting the chat. /hidetext username,X can be used to only remove their last X messages from the chat instead.
- Hide Alts Text (/hidealtstext [username]) - This works the same way as /hidetext but also removes a users's alternate account's messages from the chat . This can be useful when someone is using multiple alts to break the rules in chat
Room Moderator (@)
Once you are promoted to a Room Moderator, you have access to a position of great influence within the room. Members with this position have access to tools that enable a user to deal with a wide variety of situations that they didn't have as a Driver, which means that Room Owners have to be very careful when considering someone to this rank. Because of that, this position requires a potentially-promoted Room Driver to be trustworthy and mature, as well as having the judgment and responsibility required to handle any situation that may arise from the room. These members are considered leaders of the room, and are able to appoint Room Voices as well. Including the commands from above, Room Moderators are also equipped with:
- Room Ban (/roomban or /rb) - This command bans the user from the room up until a server restart. This command should only be considered in serious situations where a user is being a highly negative presence to the point where a mute won't suffice. Situations may include harassing several users, spamming, or constant repeat offending.
- Room Unban (/roomunban) - Unbans the user from the room.
- Modchat % (/modchat %) - Sets the chat to where only Room Drivers and above can talk in the room. Like Modchat + this should only be used when you want to temporarily stop chat to deal with issues or make an important announcement
- Modchat @ (/modchat @) - Sets the chat to where only Room Mods and above can talk in the room. This should only be used for important announcements or when you want to deal with a problematic topic that even a driver is having difficulty handling.
- Slowchat (/Slowchat [Time in seconds]) -Forces non-staff to wait for a minimum amount of time before sending consecutive messages. This should be used when the chat is moving too quickly to be properly moderated or for a proper conversation to take place
- Room Voice (/roomvoice) - Promotes a user to a Voice in the room. This command should be used wisely, and you must keep in mind that this is a position of status and Voices are considered to be exemplary users that regular users would admire. As a Moderator, you are encouraged to discuss with the other room authority about who you feel may be worthy of Voice. It's always recommended that you check with the rest of the staff on whether they approve or not before promoting someone to Voice.
- Room Devoice (/roomdevoice) - Removes Voice from a user in the room. This is similar to the process with promoting someone to Voice. Much like how promoting a user to voice is handled, it's recommended that a candidate has approval from the majority of the staff before taking action with this command. This is typically considered for Voices who prove to be poor users.
Room Owner (#)
As the most powerful position within the room staff, Room Owners are considered the heads of the room and thus have the final say of everything that goes on in them. This ranges from the direction of the rooms to bans, promotions, and demotions. They are appointed, with approval of a Pokémon Showdown! Administrator and support from all of the other Room Owners. While Room Owners are typically not as active in their rooms as the rest of the room staff, their roles are based on leadership potential/experience, the ability to compromise, level of judgement, and the ability to work with the rest of the staff. In order to adapt to this position, one must keep in mind of the following:
Building a team is fairly self-explanatory with the teambuilder guiding you along each stage of the process. You can select a Pokémon's Item, Ability, Moves, Stats, and other details such as its Level (from 1 to 100), its Gender (None, Random, Male, or Female), Happiness, and whether or not it is Shiny. Keep in mind that some sets may require a Pokémon to have particular attributes. For example, Entei can only obtain the moves Flare Blitz, Extreme Speed, Crush Claw, or Howl from a specific event which dictates that it must have an Adamant nature and be Shiny. If you attempt to enter a battle with an moveset which doesn't abide by these rules, you will be prompted to alter it before you battle.
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Other features of the Teambuilder include the ability to rearrange the team slots (the 'Move' button on the top right of the above image), delete existing Pokémon or teams, or import/export text versions of the team so that you can share your team with friends or the community.
Battling
Organising a battle on Pokémon Showdown is a very easy task to do. One can either opt to play in a ladder game (in which you receive a random opponent), or to challenge a specific user. To play in a ladder game, select your format and team in the top left hand corner using the drop-down boxes. If your team is accepted and deemed legal by the server for that specific format, you will be put in a queue amongst other players to join a match. The server matches you with people with the closest rank to you ideally, but expands the parameters as time progresses.
Alternatively, you can type /challenge username into chat or click on a person's name to challenge them manually. However, these types of games will not change your ranking on the ladder. From the point of two players entering a game, you'll either be thrown straight into a battle or into the Team Preview. Team Preview occurs in the majority of formats, in which case you will be given time to choose your leading Pokémon based on your opponent's team. After you've made your choice, the battle will begin almost identically to in the actual games themselves.
The process of choosing your moves and switching Pokémon is quite straightforward altogether. If you wish to Mega Evolve a Pokémon, click the checkbox located next to the moves and the Pokémon will then turn into the respective Mega forme. If you're interested in improving your battling skills or learning more about a particular metagame, the Battling 101 section of Smogon can aid newer players. To learn more about this program, click the the link provided.
Community
Pokémon Showdown itself is coupled with a unique and vast community which ranges from each room on the simulator as well as its forums. If you're frequently in the Lobby, you will notice regular users who discuss a range of subjects in the chat. Because of this, if one has any questions, asking them in this Lobby chat might not be the ideal way of getting a response; for this reason, if your question isn't particularly complicated, feel free to join the Help room and ask it there. In the case that you believe your question is too difficult to answer accurately through the common knowledge of others, asking said question on the Pokémon Showdown forums is also an option. Alternatively, one can also post the question in its respective Simple Questions / Simple Answers (SQSA) thread. One of the most common questions I see on Pokémon Showdown would be, 'How do you get that plus sign?', or 'How do you become a mod?'. These different symbols (+, %, @, &, and ~) all denote a particular level amongst staff or that the user is a 'Voice.' It is no mystery that people are interested in contributing to the site or gaining status and this can be done in a range of different ways. Primarily, one can potentially be promoted through user ranks for chat contributions. This essentially means being a good influence in chat by leading strong and intelligent discussion, answering questions of other users, and not breaking the rules. One can also gain the Voice status by being a well-known and distinguished member of the community, completing the (discontinued) Voice challenges, or contributing to the simulator itself. Being voiced marks you as a particularly good user, granting you a position at the top of the userlist, the ability to speak in moderated chat, and shows that you are a respected member to other users. Asking for status will not aid your cause and is most likely to set you back. In a similar vein, sucking up to staff is not beneficial and is not encouraged at all. The staff members of Pokémon Showdown have a particular set of roles. Above all else, these users will enforce the rules of Pokémon Showdown if they are breached. Exceptions exist for those that are given staff membership for programming abilities or are more focussed on Smogon Policy. It is recommended that users don't direct questions towards staff, especially Administrators, if they are answerable by regular users. |
According to the Staff FAQ, below is a list of ways one can be promoted. Take note that just because you fulfill these requirements doesn't mean you will instantly become ranked and that these requirements exist to set a standard, and help users understand what they can do to contribute to the site. Following these points will not ensure that you're added to staff; indeed, they are merely guidelines which can help you understand how you can join staff.
- Be on Pokémon Showdown regularly and contribute regularly to the chat. Being a staff member requires both a high level of activity and quality. Being on the chat regularly gives a good indication of your intelligence and will ensure, with good behaviour, that you earn respect from other users.
- Do not flame, be argumentative, or be a poor user in general. You obviously won't be given any power if you insult other users, break rules, or otherwise make more work for the staff. As well as the above, sycophancy is not beneficial and will not aid your cause.
- Know what you're talking about when answering questions or having discussions. Although you don't need to be a great battler by any means to be a staff member, it does help if you know the metagame, so as to make it easier for you to help others.
- Show that you are mature and level-headed enough to have the privilege of power, and the responsibilities that come with it.
- Moderators have the power of banning users for long periods of time, and to earn this power, you must show that you are level-headed enough to only use this and other Moderator powers when absolutely required.
- Most importantly, gain the respect of the users and staff members. You will only be considered for a staff position when you have the respect of all of the Pokémon Showdown staff and users.
Rooms
While the main room used on Pokémon Showdown is the Lobby, a variety of different rooms exist for different purposes. These rooms can range from different language rooms, rooms for people with particular hobbies or those dedicated to a particular playable format. Rooms can either be official, public (which means they're listed under 'chat rooms') or they can be private. There are three official public rooms, and they are Lobby, Tournaments, and Help. Lobby is where most discussion and activity resides, Tournaments is a room that hosts scripted challenges constantly, and Help is the room to go to if you have any questions. Examples of public rooms include the Wi-Fi and Spanish (Español) rooms, which anyone may join provided they are not room banned. Private rooms are undisclosed to the public are generally for private communities or staff areas. |
Resources and Links
- Pokémon Showdown is Smogon's official competitive simulator and is the basis of this guide.
- Pokémon Showdown Forums are the forums section of Pokémon Showdown. One may report bugs, suggest ideas, or appeal bans here. There are several important threads here as well, such as How to Contact Senior Staff, suggestions, and bug reports, as well as threads that advertise contests happening in different rooms across Pokémon Showdown.
- The Rules outline what are punishable offences on Pokémon Showdown.
- Replays contains all uploaded videos of Pokémon Showdown battles which have been saved to the server. One can search for specific battles here.
- News contains an archive of the Pokémon Showdown news bulletins that have been published on the server.
- Antar's Guide to the PS Ladder Mechanics is a guide to Pokémon Showdown's conventional rating systems.
- The Guide to the PS Mystery Ratings is a guide to Pokémon Showdown's suspect testing requirements rating system, written by their creator, Antar.
- Elo Hell-o: Rating Systems on Showdown and You is a guide written by scalarmotion that explains the rating systems used on Pokémon Showdown.
- #showdown is the official IRC channel.
Index
- Room Ranks (Voice / Driver / Moderator / Owner)
Introduction
Hello Showdown! As many of you know, all public rooms in the server have their own specific ranks for users. Just like from the PS staff, these ranks grant a variety of commands that are used for moderating the server. These ranks appear on the room's user list, in order of level of authority (Room Owner, Room Moderator, Room Driver, and Room Voice), and are given to exemplary users that are trusted to run the respective room. This guideline will clarify the philosophy and use of each rank to help ensure your success as a room auth on the server!
General Guidelines
Here are a number of remarks and guidelines to consider:
- While the Room Owners may have their own set of rules to go by for their room, the Pokémon Showdown! standard rules still apply.
- Pokémon Showdown! Staff are assigned to moderate all of the public rooms in the server. As a result, we ask that you do not alter their status in any way that hinders their ability to moderate the room. The only exception to altering a global staff's rank is if you're willing to promote a Global Driver to Room Moderator.
- Please only use your moderating powers when it is required, and don't deliberately abuse them by any means. Your level of authority is given based on trust, and if you prove that you're not mature or trustworthy enough, you will lose said position. All legitimate claims of abuse will be taken seriously, so please show that you are able to use your position responsibly.
- If there is a situation that's more suited for a global staff member to handle, then don't hesitate to report it to us and we'll handle it accordingly. This includes dealing with users with inappropriate names, serious offenders that have left the room (as room commands only affect users in the room), users evading punishments, or PM harassment of any sort. We're also happy to accommodate you if there's a need for more staff to watch the chat.
- It's not a good idea to interfere with another Room Mod's decision without consulting them about it first. It's also important not to publicly argue with other room staff members, so if there is a situation that you think requires it, take it to PM or contact a higher up.
- You can use the /roomauth command to display a box that lists every ranked user in the room the command is used in. The best way to use this is to not promote alts of room staff so that you don't lose track of who moderates the room.
- As room staff, your role is to improve the chat; a standard warning is not always needed. A verbal warning can sometimes be more effective than a physical warn. For a situation such as light caps, a verbal warning may be suitable.
- One of the most important traits to becoming a competent room staff member is the ability to work with the rest of the staff. You are trusted to discuss important issues with, and ensuring that everyone is on board when it comes to handling promotions, discipline appeals, and major changes pertaining to the direction of the room.
Room Ranks
Note: If you're a Room Owner and are currently reading this, please keep in mind that these ideas are based on the opinions provided amongst the Pokémon Showdown! Staff. Whether or not you decide to practice all of these for your rooms is up to you, of course. This is to help users become more adept in having authority within their rooms. We'd like to ensure that we can provide a healthy decision-making process for all rooms.
Room Voice (+)
Much like the standard global rank on the server, Room Voice is awarded to users who display a positive presence in the room. This means that they are the ones who actively contribute to the chat, able to help out others when needed, and can get along with the room authority and the rest of the users. When promoted to this rank, it is important that you do not overestimate the influence or power that you have in the room. This means that mini-modding or questioning higher ups are not acceptable. You are expected to be a model user and should set good examples for other users on the chat.
Room Driver (%)
As the next status level, Room Driver is given to users who are trusted to keep room discussions on topic and handle users who are breaking rules on the chat. In order to show that you are able to handle the chat with such commands, you must be able to lead discussion in the chat, help users when necessary, and show that you are mature and capable of handling troublesome situations that may arise on the room. These powers include:
- Warn (/warn, /kick, or /k) - An authority command used to remind an unpleasant user to not break a rule.
- Mute (/mute or /m) - An action that is used to prevent a troublesome user from talking in the room for 7 minutes. This should only be reserved for minor offenses such as a mild amount of spamming or a single line of harassing or insulting someone.
- Hourmute (/hourmute or /hm) - A command that prevents a user from talking in the room for 60 minutes. This should be only be applicable for situations where the user breaks a rule to the point where a 7 minute mute won't alleviate the problem.
- Unmute (/unmute or /um) - Lifts a mute from a user. Only undo moderator actions of your own.
- Modchat Autoconfirmed (/modchat autoconfirmed or /modchat ac) - Sets the chat to where only users who are registered for one week and have won a rated battle can talk. This should be used in situations where there are repeated spammers or rule breakers and is helpful in discouraging them away from the room. If it is the same user repeatedly spamming or breaking rules and evading punishments, contact a global staff member.
- Modchat + (/modchat +) - Sets the chat to where only Voices or higher can talk in the room. This should only be used in situations where you may need to tone the chat down from bad topics or situations, or for when you need to mute multiple offenders at a given time.
- Modchat trusted (/modchat trusted) - Sets the chat to where only global voices, staff in any public room or users trusted by upperstaff can talk in the room.
- Announce (/announce or /wall) - This command alters your text to make it appear as white text on a blue background in order to make a noticeable announcement on the chat. This can be used for situations where a user needs to announce an important message to the chat.
- Modlog (/modlog [info]) - This command brings up a log of all of the mod actions taken on a user. To search one room's modlog, do /modlog [username].
- Modnote (/modnote [message]) - This command is generally used to communicate with your staff in the room, or to list reasons in your room bans/hourmutes if you haven't mentioned them already. Note that this is a text note, whereas modlog intends to search for text.
- Hide Text (/hidetext [username]) - Removes every message sent from a specific user in the room. This should only be used if a user was breaking many rules or disrupting the chat. /hidetext username,X can be used to only remove their last X messages from the chat instead.
- Hide Alts Text (/hidealtstext [username]) - This works the same way as /hidetext but also removes a users's alternate account's messages from the chat . This can be useful when someone is using multiple alts to break the rules in chat
Room Moderator (@)
Once you are promoted to a Room Moderator, you have access to a position of great influence within the room. Members with this position have access to tools that enable a user to deal with a wide variety of situations that they didn't have as a Driver, which means that Room Owners have to be very careful when considering someone to this rank. Because of that, this position requires a potentially-promoted Room Driver to be trustworthy and mature, as well as having the judgment and responsibility required to handle any situation that may arise from the room. These members are considered leaders of the room, and are able to appoint Room Voices as well. Including the commands from above, Room Moderators are also equipped with:
- Room Ban (/roomban or /rb) - This command bans the user from the room up until a server restart. This command should only be considered in serious situations where a user is being a highly negative presence to the point where a mute won't suffice. Situations may include harassing several users, spamming, or constant repeat offending.
- Room Unban (/roomunban) - Unbans the user from the room.
- Modchat % (/modchat %) - Sets the chat to where only Room Drivers and above can talk in the room. Like Modchat + this should only be used when you want to temporarily stop chat to deal with issues or make an important announcement
- Modchat @ (/modchat @) - Sets the chat to where only Room Mods and above can talk in the room. This should only be used for important announcements or when you want to deal with a problematic topic that even a driver is having difficulty handling.
- Slowchat (/Slowchat [Time in seconds]) -Forces non-staff to wait for a minimum amount of time before sending consecutive messages. This should be used when the chat is moving too quickly to be properly moderated or for a proper conversation to take place
- Room Voice (/roomvoice) - Promotes a user to a Voice in the room. This command should be used wisely, and you must keep in mind that this is a position of status and Voices are considered to be exemplary users that regular users would admire. As a Moderator, you are encouraged to discuss with the other room authority about who you feel may be worthy of Voice. It's always recommended that you check with the rest of the staff on whether they approve or not before promoting someone to Voice.
- Room Devoice (/roomdevoice) - Removes Voice from a user in the room. This is similar to the process with promoting someone to Voice. Much like how promoting a user to voice is handled, it's recommended that a candidate has approval from the majority of the staff before taking action with this command. This is typically considered for Voices who prove to be poor users.
Room Owner (#)
As the most powerful position within the room staff, Room Owners are considered the heads of the room and thus have the final say of everything that goes on in them. This ranges from the direction of the rooms to bans, promotions, and demotions. They are appointed, with approval of a Pokémon Showdown! Administrator and support from all of the other Room Owners. While Room Owners are typically not as active in their rooms as the rest of the room staff, their roles are based on leadership potential/experience, the ability to compromise, level of judgement, and the ability to work with the rest of the staff. In order to adapt to this position, one must keep in mind of the following:
- You are most responsible to what goes on within the room staff, regarding the users that you choose to work with/promote, the additional guidelines and topics that take place in the room, and situations that may require your assistance within the room staff and userbase.
- Communication among the staff is the key. It's a good idea to hold regular staff meetings and owner meetings using a communication service such as IRC, Chatzy, Skype, Smogon (PM Conversations), PiratePad, or a third party server. In these meetings, make plans to improve the room and keep it on the right track! Some things to talk about might be promotions, demotions, or room suggestions. Give the chance for all staff to voice their view, as their views shouldn't be considered inferior because of a lower rank.
- Try to think of things that your room can offer users (getting the Pokémon Showdown! staff involved in some way can really work wonders!). Give users a reason for them to come to your room and keep coming back. As a room owner, your job is to provide users with a place to discuss the room topic freely.
- When dealing with disputes between two of more of your room staff members, one of the most important steps to take is to try to avoid taking sides in arguments. As a Room Owner, your job is to hear from each side and work towards a solution that will compromise any issues that may arise within the room staff.
- While you are entrusted to run the room, remember that no one is always right and that you should take into consideration others' thoughts on room decisions. However, remember that you always have the final word.
Including everything mentioned above, Room Owners have access to the following commands:
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- Roomintro (/roomintro) - Sets the room introduction to the room, and the message will appear as you join the room. This command is an important feature that allows you to describe aspects of the room, as well as any specific guidelines for users to go by. This message should make clear what the room is for in order to attract interested users.
- Room Rules (/rules ) - Sets the link to the room rules. This will be shown along with the global rules when the command is broadcast.
- Roomsettings (/roomsettings) - Displays an interface that allows easy modification of various room settings mentioned in this guide. Additionally it can be used to prevent excessive caps or stretching, ban emojis and enable/disable various chat games. It can also be used to change the language certain commands appear in. Room Mods and Drivers can also access this but the changes they can make is limited to what their rank allows.
- Room Driver (/roomdriver) - Promotes a user to Room Driver.
- Room De-Driver (/roomdedriver) - Demotes an existing Room Driver.
- Room Moderator (/roommod) - Promotes a user to Room Moderator.
- Room De-Mod (/roomdemod) - Demotes an existing Room Moderator.
- Room De-auth (/roomdeauth) - Demotes an existing room staff member from the room staff list.
- Declare (/declare message) - Makes a declaration more prominent than one from the /wall command, and removes your name from the message. This allows links/images to be broadcast responsibly.
- Modchat # (/modchat #) - Sets the chat to where only Room Owners can talk. Technically, Room Owners can also set the modchat up to '~' as well, but modchat # is important to mention in case there's an important announcement for the Room Owners to make for the room.
- Enable/Disable Tournaments (/tour on %, /tour on @, /tour off) - Determines the minimum rank needed to start a tournament or prevents tournaments from being created in the room.
Other Useful Commands
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Room staff members are given access to many new commands that may help in running the room or promoting discussion. They are:
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- Staffintro (/staffintro) - Displays a room introduction that only staff memebers can see. This is useful for conveying information to staff members unable to access Smogon or Discord, and are generally used to provide information on potential promotions or blacklists. Room Moderators and above can change the staffintro by using the command /staffintro [text].
- Tournaments - Depending on the permission given by the Room Owner, Room Mods or Drivers can start tournamnets.Some rooms use a Room Bot to easily start and manage tournaments. These commands can be accessed by typing /tour help on PS:
- /tour create/new [format], [type] - Creates a new tournament in the current room. For single-elimination tournaments, 'type' should be listed as 'elimination.' Can only be used by Room Moderators and above.
- /tour end/stop/delete - Forcibly ends the tournament in the current room.
- /tour begin/start - Starts the tournament in the current room.
- /tour dq - This command disqualifies a user from a tournament. This should only be used in cases where a participant exhibits an unsportsmanlike behavior in the form of activity or poor conduct when dealing with their opponents in a scripted tournament.
- /tour autodq [minutes|off] - Sets the automatic disqualification timeout. This is preferable for the beginning rounds, ensuring that the beginning portions of a scripted tournament can run in a smooth and timely manner.
- /tour autostart [minutes] - Causes the tournament to automatically start in [minutes].
- /tour getusers - Lists the users in the current tournament. As rounds progress, users will be removed from this list. This can be used by regular users and broadcasted by starting the command with !.
- /tour scout [on, off] - Allows or disallows scouting in the current tournament. You may use /tour scout to check if the current tournament enables scouting or not.
- Polls - Room Drivers and above may create polls. They are useful for gathering opinions relating to the current discussion. Only one poll may be run in a room at a time. These commands may be accessed by typing /poll on PS:
- /poll create [question], [option1], [option2], [..] - Creates a poll in the current room.
- /poll timer [minutes] - Sets the poll to automatically end after [minutes].
- /poll end - Ends a poll and displays the results.
- Hangman - PS now supports hangman through the server instead of forcing rooms to use bots in order to start a game.
- /hangman new/create [word], [hint] - Starts a hangman game in the current room. Note that adding a hint is completely optional.
- /hangman end - Ends the current game of hangman.
- Room Events -Room Mods and above may add events to the room. Events are useful in displaying information about community events planned for the room.These commands may be accessed by typing /roomevent help on PS
- /roomevents add [event name] | [event date/time] | [event description] - Adds a room event. A timestamp in event date/time field like YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM±hh:mm will be displayed in user's timezone. Requires: @ # & ~
- /roomevents start - Declares to the room that the event has started. Requires: @ # & ~
- /roomevents remove - Deletes an event. Requires: @ # & ~
- /roomevents sortby [column name] | [asc/desc (optional)] - Sorts events table by column name and an optional argument to ascending or descending order. Ascending order is default. Requires: @ # & ~
Conclusion
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