About GAGE

GAGE Gaming Group (or just GAGE) is a gaming organization dedicated to competitive Pokemon. Founded on September 19, 2017, its purpose is to promote competitive Pokemon and providing a vibrant community by hosting "N-GAGE-ing" competitive events and resources.

Events and Resources
The things that GAGE hosts and provides for its players are;

Solo Tournaments
Ingame tournaments hosted once a month that generally follow the structure of
 * 16 space double elimination
 * Themed rulesets based around Smogon's singles OU format
 * Matches having a 24-48 hour (depending on the round) window to complete

ECHO
An experimental new format themed around the move Echoed Voice.

GCB
A team league that uses Pokemon Showdown.

Breeding Services
A free breeding service that provides regular requests for players.

Null
A wizard who can check the legitimacy of any Pokemon.

Teaching
Means of teaching newer players about competitive battling, including
 * Pages on this wiki detailing basics of raising competitive Pokemon
 * Veteran players on the Discord server that can answer questions and give advice

Getting Involved
The best way to get involved with GAGE is to join the Discord server, where you can enter competitions, get breeding requests, and have legitimacy checked

You can alkso check out the YouTube channel and Twitter page

History
GAGE was founded on September 19, 2017 by Silver79, TommySkywalker11, N1ghtmareT, Red Triforce Gamer, and Andrew. Silver79 approached the other four with the idea of building a gaming organization. At the time, the group found the idea interesting. However, the group had many unanswered questions regarding how to achieve this goal. After days of discussion and debate, the group decided the best way to begin was to make informative videos intended to educate others about the competitive aspect of a game followed by regular tournaments. Pokemon was eventually selected as the game the group would initially focus on. It was a game that the entire group enjoyed and, after some research, its competitive scene was largely unserved in some areas the group thought they could improve on.

Once the group had the initial project planned, they begun inviting other people they thought would be a big help in achieving their goal. One particular user was Frostyboy808. Upon hearing about the idea, he quickly accepted the invitation to join the group and help organize team tournaments. The addition of Frosty to the team would quickly help the group gain momentum.

With Frostyboy808 bringing in already formed teams for team tournaments, along with TommySkywalker11 bringing in many Miiverse users around the same time, the idea of attracting players to take part in tournaments, which was previously a challenge for the group, became feasible, allowing the group to shift its primary focus from the GAGE Basics initiative to its tournament hosting ambitions.