HomePokémon Showdown is a Pokémon battle simulator. Play Pokémon battles online! Play with randomly generated teams, or build your own! Fully animated!
Pokémon Showdown is a Pokémon battle simulator. Play Pokémon battles online! Play with randomly generated teams, or build your own! Fully animated!
Join the fourth Cup of the trophy-awarding Smogon Classic, the GSC Cup and play the generation with 252 EVs in every stat and that introduced the idea of held items!
—Setsu on Jun 15, 2026 Permalink
The Smogon VGC Major returns, live on June 20th and 21st! This edition features a starting prize pool of $500 and a custom avatar! Sign up here!
The ZU Seasonal has begun, which gives credit towards both the ZU and the UM circuits! Come play with some Pokemon you're not going to see anywhere else in the lowest usage-based tier on Smogon!
—Setsu on Jun 12, 2026 Permalink