Pokémon Showdown is a Pokémon battle simulator. Play Pokémon battles online! Play with randomly generated teams, or build your own! Fully animated! Play online

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What now? Well, now you have a basic idea of how competitive battling works. If you'd like to dive straight in, play Pokémon Showdown! Our Random Battle format is great for learning the basics of competitive play. Play online If you'd like more help, Smogon University offers a Battling 101 program, where you will be paired with a tutor.

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All Smogon tiers are available with individual competitive ladders on Showdown, with each tier split based on how often a certain species of Pokémon is used. Showdown is hosted as a web application and formerly as a Windows application.