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The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wifi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]</span>, <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle]</span> and <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle]</span>, <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!]</span>, or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!]<span> is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by <span class="plainlinks">{{2v2|Black|White|2}}<span>. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]<span>. <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!]<span> also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons."

[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. Smogon prepares to stop supporting Pokémon Online soon to move to Pokémon Showdown!.