Registration is CLOSED
Welcome to the fifth season of the Smogon Frontier! There are a lot of changes in store so make sure you read over this thread carefully. The most notable change is that all battles will now be BW OU. Additionally, there will now be 13 members of the Smogon staff designated to be Frontier Brains.
• Arena Tycoon Aeroblacktyl
• Factory Head Limitless
• Dome Ace Iconic
• Pike Queen JabbaTheGriffin
• Palace Maven Eo Ut Mortus
• Salon Maiden Bloo
• Pyramid King Heist
• Tower Tycoon Krack
• Factory Foreman franky
• Arcade Star reyscarface
• Castle Valet reachzero
• Hall Matron Taylor
• Frontier Director Kevin Garrett
Goal:
Defeat 12 of the Smogon Frontier Brains and be inducted into the Smogon Frontier Hall of Fame and received a permanent trophy for their account. A maximum of 2 rematches are allowed throughout the course of the challenge.
Registration:
If there is an open spot to challenge the Smogon Frontier and you wish to participate, you must sign up by posting in this thread. Registration opens Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 4:00 PM EST. In your post, include the following information:
• Pokemon Online Username: (This must be the same as your Smogon Forums account username)
• Age:
• Gender:
• Location:
• Time Zone:
• Favorite Pokemon:
Rules and Regulations:
• In order to give everyone a fair chance, registration will be open for 15 days. There will be no limit to the amount of trainers challenging the Smogon Frontier during this time. Challengers will only have 30 days to conquer all 12 brains before this edition ends.
• If you are admitted to participate in the Smogon Frontier as one of the active challengers, congratulations! Your next step is to challenge one of the Frontier Brains listed above.
• If you have challenged the Frontier once before during this season, do not sign up again.
• There is no set order with which you must challenge the Smogon Frontier. You are encouraged to play any brain that you see on the server. If you do not run into Brains regularly enough, you must schedule a match via forum PM.
• Any Frontier Brain may choose to decline any challenge for any reason, at any time, without explanation.
• Challengers must have at least one official Smogon Frontier battle every two week. Challengers also have a maximum of 30 days from admission to the program to complete their challenge. Failure to remain active will result in removal from the program. Exceptions to this rule may be granted when deemed appropriate by the Frontier Brains.
• All battles will be standard BW OU matches subject to the prevailing rules on the standard ladder. If any changes should occur to the standard tier, the changes will take place immediately for Smogon Frontier as soon as the necessary adjustments are in place on Smogon's server.
• Players are allowed two rematches during their challenge of the Smogon Frontier. Rematches may be conducted no sooner than 24 hours following the challenger's original defeat.
• All Smogon Frontier Challengers are ineligible to rematch a Smogon Frontier Brain to whom they have lost until they have played all remaining Frontier Brains.
• Any challenger that loses 3 matches has failed and will be removed.
• Challengers must battle on the name with which they registered for the Frontier in order for matches to be counted as official.
• Frontier Brains must battle on the name with which they registered on the forums in order for matches to be counted as official. Example: Kevin Garrett
• Spectating Official Frontier Battles will be permitted at the discretion of the respective Brain. Disallow Spectators can be applied optionally by the Frontier Brains.
• All challengers are required to report their battle results to Kevin Garrett. I will be responsible for updating results on the site. Battle results are subject to confirmation by the Frontier Brains.
• I reserve the right to revoke any symbols won through deception or obvious exploitation of rule loopholes.
• You must demonstrate good sportsmanship during your challenge. Any user who does not act in a sportsmanlike manner, as judged by Kevin Garrett, will be subject to symbol removal or disqualification.
• For discussion and arranging battles with Smogon Brains, go to #frontier on IRC!
New Features
• Brains are now elligible to challenge the Smogon Frontier!
• All rules and regulations apply to the Frontier Brains during their challenge. Brains are automatically registered to challenge the Smogon Frontier; however, you are still required to post the registration form.
• Regular challengers will be able to skip one brain during their challenge. Brains challenging the Smogon Frontier must defeat all of the other Brains in order to receive the prize.
• Battles between Frontier Brains will officially count for both challengers.
Keep track of battle results at the updated Smogon Frontier website!
Good Luck and battle well.
