Introduction:
Ever since the XY metagame has more or less settled down, certain moves have begun to be associated with certain Pokemon, making for a somewhat predictable metagame. The aim of this tournament's ruleset is to promote innovation and 'thinking outside the box', thus the name. This should make for a tournament that is less reliant on prediction, but more on player creativity and overall resourcefulness. So with all that said, good luck and have fun; who knows, you might even discover a new meta-breaking set...
General Rules:
This is a 6th Generation OU PokeBank tournament to be played on PS!
Battles are single elimination, 6 on 6, best of one.
All standard XY OU rules apply, as per the General Tournament Guidelines.
The two most used moves in a Pokemon's movepool are banned for the entirety of this tournament. To find out which moves of a Pokemon are banned, go to: http://sweepercalc.com/stats/ and type in the name of the Pokemon in the search bar. If you are unable to see it for some reason, PM me with the names of the Pokemon and I'll tell you what you can't use.
This also applies towards all legal Mega Evolutions, should a player choose to use them; eg, both Mega Tyranitar and its non-Mega Evolved form are banned from using Crunch and Stone Edge. Charizard X will have Dragon Claw and Dragon Dance banned, while Charizard Y will have SolarBeam and Roost banned.
Diancie will also be allowed for this tournament, and all its moves are legal. Aegislash, Deoxys-D, and Deoxys-S are all banned, just in case anyone isn't aware. All Hidden Powers are also fair game, no matter what the usage. Ditto is also allowed to use Transform.
Posting replays is encouraged, not just for viewing pleasure, but also so there are no potential disputes. There will also be no warnings given in the case that an illegal move is used; it will result in instant disqualification, no matter how crucial the action was to the overall outcome.
Round 1 Pairings:
kael vs Benja299
zeriloa vs Ununhexium
Bluwing vs RotomPoison
Laurel vs shartruce2
Mael vs cbt
Tomahawk vs Ger9119
Poseidon the Sea God vs Kiyo
insanelegend vs quickscopenoscope
Seismitoad vs Air
Ojama vs SparksBlade
TGMD vs Jukain
The Hitman vs Zamrock
SOMALIA vs Ezio
trev vs Genesis7
-sparkbeat- vs chimpact
Steve Angello vs StairwayToHeaven
Rozykli vs DeBlois
reyscarface vs akaFila
majaspic22 vs srk1214
Tricking vs Frost_dawn
Lolk vs LightningLuxray
Unfixable vs red97
pokebasket vs Little Hulk
MadBull vs Jirachie
MarceloDK vs MiXXX
potato14798 vs Cinco Diablo
horyzhnz vs Raseri
Jaiho vs whitesox
Moonclawz vs Finchinator
Catacomb vs praj.pran
Level 56 vs Zebraiken
Soulgazer vs ApplepieFTW
SoulSapphire vs TheEnder
blunder vs Mean Mr Snorlax
U-Turn Out vs justinjiaxinghu
FLCL vs MrNudistoBeach
yoman5 vs Instant Apple Pie
aim vs Haruno
-Clone- vs Aurora
f*ck christmas vs ssjjynx
Jacob vs McMeghan
The Pizza Man vs Mr.378
TonariPS vs Leer
Pan. vs Aurious
SoulWind vs Ruppy
Lyconik vs TewMew
Wepwn vs Screaming Souls
breh vs Disenchanted
Deadline: Sunday, 17th of August GMT+10 (Extensions will probably be handed out if needed, due to the greater emphasis on teambuilding)
try not to john pls ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Ever since the XY metagame has more or less settled down, certain moves have begun to be associated with certain Pokemon, making for a somewhat predictable metagame. The aim of this tournament's ruleset is to promote innovation and 'thinking outside the box', thus the name. This should make for a tournament that is less reliant on prediction, but more on player creativity and overall resourcefulness. So with all that said, good luck and have fun; who knows, you might even discover a new meta-breaking set...
General Rules:
This is a 6th Generation OU PokeBank tournament to be played on PS!
Battles are single elimination, 6 on 6, best of one.
All standard XY OU rules apply, as per the General Tournament Guidelines.
- Sleep Clause: If a player has already put an opposing Pokémon to sleep using a sleep inducing move and that Pokémon is still sleeping due to that sleep inducing move, the player cannot put another opposing Pokémon to sleep using a sleep inducing move.
- Species Clause: A player cannot have two of the same species of Pokémon on their team, based on the National Pokedex Number. For example, a player cannot have two Koffing on his or her team.
- Evasion Clause: Players cannot use Double Team or Minimize in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
- OHKO Clause: Players cannot use Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, or Fissure in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
- Timer Clause: If a player exhausts the timer, he/she loses.
- Moody Clause: A player may not use a Pokémon with the ability Moody.
- Swagger Clause: Players cannot use the move Swagger.
- Baton Pass Clause: Players cannot have more than one Pokémon with the move Baton Pass.
The two most used moves in a Pokemon's movepool are banned for the entirety of this tournament. To find out which moves of a Pokemon are banned, go to: http://sweepercalc.com/stats/ and type in the name of the Pokemon in the search bar. If you are unable to see it for some reason, PM me with the names of the Pokemon and I'll tell you what you can't use.
This also applies towards all legal Mega Evolutions, should a player choose to use them; eg, both Mega Tyranitar and its non-Mega Evolved form are banned from using Crunch and Stone Edge. Charizard X will have Dragon Claw and Dragon Dance banned, while Charizard Y will have SolarBeam and Roost banned.
Diancie will also be allowed for this tournament, and all its moves are legal. Aegislash, Deoxys-D, and Deoxys-S are all banned, just in case anyone isn't aware. All Hidden Powers are also fair game, no matter what the usage. Ditto is also allowed to use Transform.
Posting replays is encouraged, not just for viewing pleasure, but also so there are no potential disputes. There will also be no warnings given in the case that an illegal move is used; it will result in instant disqualification, no matter how crucial the action was to the overall outcome.
Round 1 Pairings:
kael vs Benja299
zeriloa vs Ununhexium
Bluwing vs RotomPoison
Laurel vs shartruce2
Mael vs cbt
Tomahawk vs Ger9119
Poseidon the Sea God vs Kiyo
insanelegend vs quickscopenoscope
Seismitoad vs Air
Ojama vs SparksBlade
TGMD vs Jukain
The Hitman vs Zamrock
SOMALIA vs Ezio
trev vs Genesis7
-sparkbeat- vs chimpact
Steve Angello vs StairwayToHeaven
Rozykli vs DeBlois
reyscarface vs akaFila
majaspic22 vs srk1214
Tricking vs Frost_dawn
Lolk vs LightningLuxray
Unfixable vs red97
pokebasket vs Little Hulk
MadBull vs Jirachie
MarceloDK vs MiXXX
potato14798 vs Cinco Diablo
horyzhnz vs Raseri
Jaiho vs whitesox
Moonclawz vs Finchinator
Catacomb vs praj.pran
Level 56 vs Zebraiken
Soulgazer vs ApplepieFTW
SoulSapphire vs TheEnder
blunder vs Mean Mr Snorlax
U-Turn Out vs justinjiaxinghu
FLCL vs MrNudistoBeach
yoman5 vs Instant Apple Pie
aim vs Haruno
-Clone- vs Aurora
f*ck christmas vs ssjjynx
Jacob vs McMeghan
The Pizza Man vs Mr.378
TonariPS vs Leer
Pan. vs Aurious
SoulWind vs Ruppy
Lyconik vs TewMew
Wepwn vs Screaming Souls
breh vs Disenchanted
Deadline: Sunday, 17th of August GMT+10 (Extensions will probably be handed out if needed, due to the greater emphasis on teambuilding)
try not to john pls ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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