thank you miniarchitect for that absolutelie SPLENDID logo!
Tournament Rules:
- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here.
- Smogon Classic rules can be read here
- Standard BW OU
- Best of three, single elimination.
- Battles should take place on Pokemon Showdown!
- Do not make baseless activity posts, get in contact with your opponent and report missed times / scheduling issues only.
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
- Moody Clause
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BlackBloodz vs BlazingDark
[ Dark G vs majaspic22 ] vs k3nan
Spl4sh vs Kiyo
Sergi vs Evuelf
SiTuM'parleT'mort vs Obliviate
Robert. vs TraceofLife
ogasian vs Deluks917
blunder vs Star
Conflict vs Pearl
H-C vs PDC
Jayde vs Kaisser
OP vs Team Pokepals
NewGame+ vs Vinc2612
Gunner Rohan vs Malekith
Finchinator vs Rayzark
ToF vs Calloflochie
Always! vs Laroxyl
Confide vs Moonclawz
MegaStarUniverse vs [ reyscarface vs Fredrick1 ]
bluri vs dEnIsSsS
bb skarm vs giara
[ Alvis astley vs Scythe. ] vs fapkingg
Chimechoo vs Chadizard
TDK vs Omfuga
[ PokèManiac Livio vs pokebasket ] vs Altina
babidi1998 vs Valentine
Raseri vs Mizuhime
Funkasaurus vs Rodriblutar
Improbable vs NaCl
Harsha vs Kit10
Zebes vs Alastor Law
Quite Quiet vs Soldier
ZoroarkForever vs Emvee
[ Uchiha Sasuke vs Zenadark ] vs Luigi.
Mr.378 vs BKC
Chechen U Out vs [ choolio vs Laurel ]
Miridy vs Meru
[ idiotfrommars vs Lax ] vs Crestfall
Welli0u vs PttP
Balto vs Tomahawk
Hyssou vs Axel™
Ninjacalibur vs Lord Ninjax
W2S vs Shiba
bugzinator vs Christo.
Smurf. vs [ Astounded vs We Three Kings ]
qsns vs PROBLEMS
toshimelonhead vs Zamrock
Bomber. vs tjdaas
FURORE DEI MICETTI vs [ JabbaTheGriffin vs Toxzn ]
Asuya vs HANTSUKI
silver ghost vs -okara
KratosMana vs RickyGao
Gastrik vs FlamingVictini
Kushalos vs katioucha
miltankmilk vs xray
SoulWind vs Chill Shadow
MegCham vs Posho
Fakes vs Omastar
taxi driver vs Sleigh Bells
Analytic vs 199 Lives
Hyogafodex vs [ d0nut vs sugarhigh ]
Master Sunny-EX vs [ jacob vs badabing ]
-Tsunami- vs Sovahkiin
Isa vs potato14798
[ Apollo. vs LSB ] vs AAamen
hellpowna vs rinnegan123
enter the void vs Cheek Pouch
Genos vs Mustounet
-Snow vs MetalGro$$
HQuaze vs Lusch
lighthouses vs KJ Corp
wisc vs CTC
Triangles vs Pohjis
Ununhexium vs Jirachee
fatty vs Real FV13
Nails vs Coffe
Shoka vs Luispeikou
atomicllamas vs mfhoundoom
Tesung vs Colchonero
Rhythms vs Spirit
ZoroDark vs FLCL
e7e vs Mael
trc vs [ Prankster. vs Steve Angello ]
Ciele vs lord qwilfish
Nelson vs Shrug
Zephir vs Sacri'
Reymedy vs Foggi
[ Zebraiken vs twash ] vs Raiza
Genesis7 vs snagaa
Void vs Bull Of Heaven
Thatsjustpeachy vs dice
Get this Money vs Alexander.
M Dragon vs Iloveleague
Curtain vs Arifeen
boudouche vs PNF
Leftiez vs [ dekzeh vs MONNA LUSA ]
Deadline:
April 17th, 23:59 PM EDT
extension deadline: April 12th, 23:59 PM EDT
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