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Clash of the Couches: Community PvP Challenge
Will your community conquer the Clash of the Couches? Social Distancing may prevent your community from gathering in-person, but you can still come together for some fun and friendly competition! With the remote battling requirement lowered to Good Friends until May 1st, there's never been a better time to host a Remote Tournament for your community.
Nifty Or Thrifty: Voyager Cup pt.1
It's time to start building your Voyager Cup team, so bargain hunters rejoice! Nifty or Thrifty is here with your monthly picks to really stretch that stardust.
Important Arena Measures to Slow the Spread of COVID-19
As COVID-19 has continued to spread around the world, the Arena has a duty to do our part to slow the spread of the virus. The time has come to take additional measures to reduce disease vectors and transmissions across the thousands of monthly Arena events. Nothing is more important than the health of our competitors and organizers, our loved ones, and our communities.
Toxic Cup Extension
With spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Arena has a few changes to the competitive Season schedule. Primarily, the Toxic Cup deadline will be extended ONE EXTRA MONTH through April. Read on for details...
Shadow Pokémon: How Much Do They Matter?
Which Pokémon are worth the dust investment and defense 'nerf' to keep as Shadows? Will the Arena permit or ban Shadow Pokémon in tournament play? Why do some Pokémon benefit more from the 'Shadow Bonus' than others? Luckily, the Arena Meta Team - with contributions from...
Master League Meta Snapshot - 5 March 2020
Still unsure in GO Battle League's Master League? Or just curious if everyone else is seeing the same Pokemon you are? Take a peek at the results of 2800 data points analyzing GBL Master League collected by the researchers from the Silph Research Group!
2020 Regional Invitationals Competitor Information
After months of fierce battles across diverse metas and formidable opponents, the strongest competitors from each Region of the Arena have proven their skills. These competitors have now received a silph.gg notification from the Arena team informing them...
Nifty Or Thrifty: Toxic Cup
It's time to start building your Toxic Cup team, so bargain hunters rejoice! Nifty or Thrifty is here with your monthly picks to really stretch that stardust.
Ultra League Meta Snapshot - 21 February 2020
Still unsure in GO Battle League's Ultra League? Or just curious if everyone else is seeing the same Pokemon you are? Take a peek at the results of 1,500 data points analyzing GBL Ultra League collected by the researchers from the Silph Research Group!
The 2020 Regional Invitationals Locations List! (And Continental Championships Criteria!)
The official 2020 Regional Invitational Locations have been announced! After reviewing applications from over 600 communities, we are proud to announce the Hosts for 2020 Regional Invitationals! In just over six weeks these 305 communities will host the fiercest competitors in their region for the most intense contest yet!
