Showderp FAQ

The Officially Unofficial Rules of Showderp for a New Age (Showderp FAQ)

#1 - Champing

>Who or what is "champ"?
Champ is the person that goes onto the Pokémon Showdown ladder with a team of user selected or "suggested" Pokémon (see #2 - Spectating). A champ should post battle links in the thread and/or battle chat for others to watch.
>How do I become champ?
To become champ, you can either wait until the current champ calls for a new champ, which they will usually do by saying "new champ", or when the current champ has done something that goes against the champ guidelines, you can impeach (see #3 - Impeachment) by saying so in the thread. In either case, it is highly recommended to use a tripcode for identification so that you can't be impersonated. If you don't know how to do this, see [https://www.4channel.org/faq#trip]. Only the first person to post with a claim will be champ. In the event that there are two champs for whatever reason, they may engage in a champ off, a Pokémon battle where the winner remains as the true champ.


#2 - Spectating

>What is spectating?
Spectating is exactly what it sounds like, you watch champ as they battle. As long as you don't act like a complete nonce, you should be fine.
>Is that all spectators do?
Not at all. Spectators "suggest" Pokémon for champ to use, which can be as vague as "something that reminds you of X" or as specific as an entire moveset. There's a library of sets you can use for suggestions if you know where to look (see #4 - Threads and OPs). Premade sets should be suggested in moderation to avoid having teams full of copy-pasted sets. As always, first come, first served. Only the first 6 suggestions will be used, with some exceptions*. If a suggestion is incomprehensible or incompatible for any reason, champ may choose to ignore it.

*If two suggestions refer to the same Pokémon, champ may merge the two, or skip the second one (e.g. sugg. 1: "weedle named rhyperior", sugg. 2: "specs weedle"; Weedle may be given the held item Choice Specs, or this may be ignored). In the former case, the next eligible suggestion is added to the team. However, if champ chooses to battle in an Anything Goes (AG) format, duplicate suggestions do not need to be merged or skipped.


#3 - Impeachment

>What is impeachment?
As stated earlier, impeachment is when someone takes the role from the current champ prematurely because they have done something remiss. There are some guidelines champs should take care to follow to ensure the spirit of Showderp remains intact.

Champing Guidelines:
1. Champ must not skip valid suggestions or alter suggestions in unspecified ways.
2. Champ must not copy sets verbatim from Smogon.
3. Champ must nickname all Pokémon that do not already have one.
4. Champ must not be excessively bad. Mistakes happen, but too many are just throwing.
5. Champ must not forfeit a match. Fight until the bitter end, no matter how bleak things look.
6. Champ must not abuse their powers (modchat, slowchat, etc.).
7. Champ must link the next battle in the thread if possible, otherwise in the current battle chat.
8. Champ must use the current team for 2-3 battles before calling for a new champ or team.

These are only guidelines and while it is encouraged they be followed, they are not meant to be strictly enforced. The only rule ever formally established is that a team should have no more than 1 Pokémon that is unable to learn TMs. While there are almost no Pokémon that still fall under this category, as of the time of writing this would mean that a team may only have one of the following at a time: Kakuna, Ditto, Smeargle, Wurmple, Silcoon, Cascoon, Kricketot, Scatterbug, Cosmog, Blipbug.


#4 - Threads and OPs

>The thread is at post limit, what should I do?
A Showderp thread should have more effort put into it than just "Showderp" in the subject field and some jpeg of an anime girl. Be creative; you can make a joke or pun, or give the thread a theme. Briefly explain what Showderp is, so anyone can quickly join in. An eye-catching OP is the first step to attracting newfriends to carry on Showderp's legacy.

>>Essential Info for OPs
/modjoin off (this command lets spectators join private battle rooms)
A Link to this Pastebin
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Current champ's Tripcode
Link to the previous thread
https://discord.gg/X5bAnQ9XrA




>>Showderp Glossary

champ ------------- champion
damp / lamp ------- dumb (champ) / champ is (x); variations include but not limited to "chimp", "chump", "limp"
choke / stroke ---- bad play
donk -------------- good play
greed ------------- excessive use of a stat-boosting move
snipe ------------- a deliberate match with champ by queuing on the same tier
donnel ------------ a Pokémon that typically evolves after a kill
opp(o) ------------ opponent
cteam ------------- counter team
zarel/zarle ------- the developer of PS!, typically invoked after poor RNG
i'm gay ----------- they're gay
we ---------------- you and me
ughhh / urgh ------ an utterance often followed by my/me (x); e.g. ughhh my membre
bane? ------------- a question asked about the masketta man
sneed ------------- feed / seed / formerly chuck's
neoderp ----------- newfriend(s)
v ----------------- an arrow pointing towards the user below

If (You) still have questions, merely lurk more.

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