It is Time. Again.
co-hosted by kokoloko and Limitless
Tournament Rules:
- DO NOT MAKE POSTS SAYING NOTHING BUT "CONTACTED" OR "ACTIVITY". THEY ARE USELESS. THANKS.
- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here.
- Grand Slam rules can be found here.
- Standard XY UU.
- Best of three, single elimination.
- Battles should take place on Pokemon Showdown!
- ALL REPLAYS SHOULD BE SAVED AND POSTED ALONGSIDE YOUR WON/LOST POST. DON'T BE DIPSHITS.
- XY cartridge win conditions are in place, there are no ties.
- UU Tiering is funky. Suspect tests will continue to happen despite this tournament, but the Pokemon/Abilities/Items being tested will not be allowed until the round that begins after the suspect is voted UU. If it is voted UU.
Identity
I expect many battles to be completed under alts and I expect many battles to be completed on other servers to prevent scouting. These kind of factors are pretty bad for tournament security, and thus I will make this clear: If I hear any whispers of identity theft (battling as someone you are not) or proxy battling (helping someone else battle through pm) I will not be pleased and I will take severe actions.
Scouting
Next, I do not want to hear anything about counterteaming, at all. It is the silliest thing I have ever heard, any battler worth their marbles has more than one team. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any forceful scouting, whether it be spying on another teams irc channel or following your opponent around on PO. There is a difference between "ipl is known for using stall" and "let me follow ipl around all day to watch all his battles since I am his opponent". I expect a lot of the former and none of the latter.
With that said, I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching. However, given the fact that this is the big stage, I am sure a lot of people want to watch, so don't be too mean.
Timer Clause
As for taking long between moves, if your opponent asks you to hurry up, please oblige. If you are doing a damage calc for a key turn that is one thing, but prolonging every move is suspicious and annoying. Don't do it. Furthermore, Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason. If you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. It does not matter what your opponent says. Do not battle if you think you will have to leave mid battle, and instead reschedule for a better time. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment.
Disconnections
If a player disconnects and either player contends that they could still win, the optimal solution is to recreate the exact situation the disconnection occurred at during the battle. If it is agreed between players that this is not feasible due to unreasonable battle length, highly improbable circumstances, or some other reason, the player who did not disconnect may choose to rematch with either the same teams or (the option to use) new teams. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment. Do not do it.
I know that was a lot to read, but it is all necessary for me to have posted here so everyone can see it in the case of a dispute. I don't want any confusion or any problems.
I expect many battles to be completed under alts and I expect many battles to be completed on other servers to prevent scouting. These kind of factors are pretty bad for tournament security, and thus I will make this clear: If I hear any whispers of identity theft (battling as someone you are not) or proxy battling (helping someone else battle through pm) I will not be pleased and I will take severe actions.
Scouting
Next, I do not want to hear anything about counterteaming, at all. It is the silliest thing I have ever heard, any battler worth their marbles has more than one team. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any forceful scouting, whether it be spying on another teams irc channel or following your opponent around on PO. There is a difference between "ipl is known for using stall" and "let me follow ipl around all day to watch all his battles since I am his opponent". I expect a lot of the former and none of the latter.
With that said, I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching. However, given the fact that this is the big stage, I am sure a lot of people want to watch, so don't be too mean.
Timer Clause
As for taking long between moves, if your opponent asks you to hurry up, please oblige. If you are doing a damage calc for a key turn that is one thing, but prolonging every move is suspicious and annoying. Don't do it. Furthermore, Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason. If you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. It does not matter what your opponent says. Do not battle if you think you will have to leave mid battle, and instead reschedule for a better time. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment.
Disconnections
If a player disconnects and either player contends that they could still win, the optimal solution is to recreate the exact situation the disconnection occurred at during the battle. If it is agreed between players that this is not feasible due to unreasonable battle length, highly improbable circumstances, or some other reason, the player who did not disconnect may choose to rematch with either the same teams or (the option to use) new teams. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment. Do not do it.
I know that was a lot to read, but it is all necessary for me to have posted here so everyone can see it in the case of a dispute. I don't want any confusion or any problems.
Battle Clauses:
- Evasion Clause
- OHKO Clause
- Sleep Clause
- Species Clause
- Timed Battle
- Team Preview
PDC vs meeps
Nova vs Silvershadow234
Psychotic vs Hantsuki
Calloflochie vs New Breed
DittoCrow vs Afro Smash
Sinclair vs Soulgazer
sugarhigh vs srk1214
malefic vs Fat Lenny
xtrashine vs Sweep
Meru vs namehtmas
Son of Zeus vs Mr. Mendes
scorpdestroyer vs Honko
Destiny Device vs Xyldaz
Pako vs Terraquaza
cbt vs Texas Cloverleaf
Bluwing vs ßasedVictory
Moony vs Tricking
aim vs Mael
Rydro vs Cicada
Mr.378 vs MetalGro$$
JabbaTheGriffin vs Dark_Psiana
Bad Ass vs KratosMana
Bloo vs Toxzn
Kiyo vs Omfuga216
Double01 vs SoulDragonite
Finchinator vs gr8astard
NotAGymLdr vs radianthero156
U-Turn Out vs kokoloko
HBK vs Fantasy
Alexander. vs Gizmozian
Vinc2612 vs Level 56
-Sparkbeat- vs Lowgock
Nova vs Silvershadow234
Psychotic vs Hantsuki
Calloflochie vs New Breed
DittoCrow vs Afro Smash
Sinclair vs Soulgazer
sugarhigh vs srk1214
malefic vs Fat Lenny
xtrashine vs Sweep
Meru vs namehtmas
Son of Zeus vs Mr. Mendes
scorpdestroyer vs Honko
Destiny Device vs Xyldaz
Pako vs Terraquaza
cbt vs Texas Cloverleaf
Bluwing vs ßasedVictory
Moony vs Tricking
aim vs Mael
Rydro vs Cicada
Mr.378 vs MetalGro$$
JabbaTheGriffin vs Dark_Psiana
Bad Ass vs KratosMana
Bloo vs Toxzn
Kiyo vs Omfuga216
Double01 vs SoulDragonite
Finchinator vs gr8astard
NotAGymLdr vs radianthero156
U-Turn Out vs kokoloko
HBK vs Fantasy
Alexander. vs Gizmozian
Vinc2612 vs Level 56
-Sparkbeat- vs Lowgock
Highlight Match-ups:
Psychotic vs Hantsuki
Calloflochie vs New Breed
Meru vs namehtmas
Bad Ass vs KratosMana
Bloo vs Toxzn
Deadline for Round 3 is August 19th @ 11:59 PM EST.
- Round 1 was 11 days, Round 2 was 9, Round 3 will be 7, Round 4 will be 6, and the rest will be 5. No Johns.
- If there are any problems with the match-ups, VM/PM me or Limitless and let us know.
- Finally, because I know people will still be confused about it even if it's perfectly clear in the rules, Haxorus is allowed and Manaphy is not.
DO NOT MAKE POSTS SAYING NOTHING BUT "CONTACTED" OR "ACTIVITY". THEY ARE USELESS. THANKS.
That is all.
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