Huge shoutout to Bummer for making this art on the spot, my apologies for the late notice. You're a champ.
Tournament Rules:- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here.
- Grand Slam rules can be found here.
- Standard ORAS NU
- Best of three, single elimination.
- Battles should take place on Pokemon Showdown! preferrably, on the smogtours server.
- Please post your replays along with your win/loss post.
- ORAS cartridge win conditions are in place, there are no ties.
- Tiers are locked at the beginning of each round.
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:
- Sleep Clause: Limit one foe put to sleep
- Species Clause: Limit one of each Pokémon
- OHKO Clause: OHKO moves are banned
- Moody Clause: Moody is banned
- Evasion Moves Clause: Evasion moves are banned
- Endless Battle Clause: Forcing endless battles is banned
- Swagger Clause: Swagger is banned
- Baton Pass Clause: Limit one Baton Passer, can't pass Speed
Schedule:
For reference, all the threads will be posted at times that are convenient for me, which means you'll likely see them around noon pst (gmt-7) that day at the latest.
Jul 21: Signups
Jul 25: Round 1
Aug 4: Round 2
Aug 13: Round 3
Aug 22: Round 4
Aug 29: Round 5
Sep 5: Round 6
Sep 12: Round 7
Sep 19: Round 8
Round Deadlines will be 8:00AM PST (gmt-7) the day the next scheduled round is supposed to go up. i.e. if round 2 goes up on august 4th, round 1 will end august 4th at 8am pst, etc.Jul 25: Round 1
Aug 4: Round 2
Aug 13: Round 3
Aug 22: Round 4
Aug 29: Round 5
Sep 5: Round 6
Sep 12: Round 7
Sep 19: Round 8
Shoutouts to all the kids with zeros, underscores, weird symbols, etc. in their names that made the pairing process much longer than it needed to be. Also I swear some people literally seized when typing their usernames, but to each their own. Without further ado, lets get onto the pairings.
Pairings:
Level 56 vs MiyoKa
Hootie vs MajorBowman
PrinceLucian vs Yoda2798
FLCL vs Dream Eater Gengar
Skyford v 0kay
Robert Alfons vs ~Eternally
Take Azelfie vs Xyldaz
DTC vs Joshz
Fireburn vs NightFox
GreenGogoatttt vs Steve Angello
LuckOverSkill v H-C
fitzy72 vs Le Sabreur
RedEmptionMc vs ZoroDark
Donny P vs Mysterious M
Real FV13 vs Starmei
Manipulative vs Cranham
Tangelo vs GrilledClawitzer
Matame vs Sopheon
skrubrekker69 vs Ranger Mike
Christo. vs Vai Lusa
Teddeh vs Sam-testings
MONNA LUSA vs failsohard
Updated Kanto vs ryan
atomicllamas vs DaAwesomeDude1
z0mOG vs braveswin11
Terraquaza vs Orphic
Sapientia vs Rodriblutar
majaspic22 vs Foggi
Hec v Bongi
Hyssou vs Villa
Nido-Rus vs Gros orteil
SilentVerse vs Eyan
Gastrik vs Renny_
Randomnick vs Zarif
amber lamps vs darrell1297
TheGreenScizor v rnbs
Zokuru vs PasY_G
S.J.SAKIB v Accelgor
Sharp Ladder UU vs fran17
Adaam vs Champ‡Xmaster
Mentalist Swag vs Killua kun
Pak vs Ryoma Nagare
naruto(sage) vs -Tsunami-
NicoReaper vs jacob
JabbaTheGriffin vs Aberforth
Elegyy vs Ciele
Sanjay. vs qwily
Drangonn. vs CyberOdin
Sonired vs Weegah
Sobi vs JCM.
Ajna vs Beta.
Peli vs bugzinator
NaCl vs groudon518
Infamy vs Shrug
Lord Outrage vs DestinyUnknown
Guilas D v omastar
benbe vs kek123
tcr vs RyanX
DennisEG vs VictoriasDelibirds
xMarth vs Allstar
YouthBerry vs Threw
BlueSkiddoWeCanToo vs ManOfMany
Improbable vs obii
Twixtry vs Level 51
Team Pokepals vs Melle2402
Axel™ v mencemeat
Lord Booty Milk vs Pearl
blarajan vs p2
chundermunch vs Kingler12345
Wind Ice v Laroxyl
Drop the R's vs Dundies
Rumor vs Jayde
soTsoT vs megaqwer:D
Asim12 vs PDC
trash v knickerbocker13
The Leprechaun vs nv
shartruce vs ABR
Star. vs North
TraceofLife vs Hachimaki98
Alice Kazumi vs sta11
Syncrasy vs Nazib
ZoroarkForever v Bluwing
Camilas vs Jets
HaxED vs Laurens
Lednahh vs Bostonl1
Afro Smash vs wisc
Roseybear vs prooo
Hairy Toenail vs Haruno
Arii Stella vs Fiend
Confide. vs Shiba
Doctor_DraX v ggggdWSJ v UmPM
HJAD vs Gotham Paladin
LJDarkrai vs Nails
Berks vs badabing
-herO- v Euli94
Liones vs Kurukaito
Coverride vs Ren-chon
MetalGro$$ vs Harald Glööökler
Paraplegic vs GustavoYAY
Haund vs Sacri'
Hello Gardevoir vs Chez Minuit
Heysup vs WhiteLion
Crestfall vs FullLifeGames
AM vs ItsBaku
Advantage vs PD
SOMALIA vs Megazard
Regnak vs Stax
Izaya. vs Mambo
LaxLapras vs Lacus Clyne
MaroGod vs -Snow
Finding True Love vs bendavies
Jarii vs TSR
Scalar vs Rhythms
Quite Quiet vs TDK
rocknrolljesus42 vs passion
0Nl vs Brum
Mix vs Shadestep
marilli vs Tricking
Kushalos v sand1234
MikeDecIsHere vs Azelea
Euphonos vs papai noel
sugarhigh vs shaian
Dancii vs zben
Cased vs TTFTW
yTneyeT vs Karppi
Der Schweinsteiger vs ZeroAkito
xzern v nonconform
blinkboy vs gorex
Holiano vs Endal
kamikaze17 vs Evan.
Rare Poison v Umbra Soul
Memento Ein vs SparksBlade
Analytic vs soulgazer
Sir_Bagel vs Serpi386
Bughouse vs Hack
Quote vs Pohjis
Iloveleague vs Chill Shadow
Meru v rural
Kudasai vs Lepros
captivity vs Earth
HenshinHEro vs Ice Tea
Vinc2612 vs Adaire
Omfuga vs King UU
Finchinator vs Senpai D.M
Dibs The Dreamer vs WhiteQueen
fatty vs Hikari
Lolk v M&M suspect test
BuzzkillAmpharos v BiscuitSpartan
Nudisto v Cicada
praj.pran vs thecrystalonix
Stallion vs Welli0u
bigmidass vs Luck O' the Irish
Hogg v Ov3r Ac3
Sam vs HSA
TurboBlazeIV vs Eternal Spirit
DnB vs Mr.378
Realistic Waters vs rozes
Get this Money vs HANTSUKI
EnemyJurist vs toshimelonhead
-Davon vs Mr. Highways
rob. vs Mazz
cryalot vs Dark G
TonyFlygon vs Mael
Blast v Natural History
Energy vs Nintendi
The Idiot Ninja vs MAlkaviano
dodmen vs Scotti
Huston vs Duncajuwon
Asukara vs GyRro
BigHairyPenguin vs Calloflochie
Snowy. vs FlamingVictini
xXEricXx v Marshall.Law
BreloomMyHomie vs Clay Johnson
RawMelon vs StarChar
Zenadark vs miltankmilk
nLTk vs Void
WreckDra vs Prague Kick
Hassin627 vs Aramonia
BlackBird v Cheek Pouch (now known as holiday)
franiastar vs boltsandbombers
SoulWind vs Brian12345
Leru vs Rattled
Capt. KnightWalker vs Falciparum
Andromeda. vs BKC
lighthouses vs VeryPinkPancakes
RedMaxx vs Tymano
Pepeduce vs Reje
Derk vs Zamrock
Carmina Burana vs Coconut.
TUO vs nightcore
Silverwhiteblue vs Bushtush
Mix
Bushtush
Team Pokepals
Lord Booty Milk
MajorBowman
Sonired
Natural History
BlackBird
rural
Euli94
Skyford
0kay
Doctor_DraX
ggggd
LuckOverSkill
H-C
Sopheon
Orphic
Jsaok3
FlamingWraithSeer
rnbs
S.J.SAKIB
Guilas D
Axel™
mencemeat
Laroxyl
knickerbocker13
Bluwing
WSJ
UmPM
TheGreenScizor
Coverride
NightFox
xzern
Umbra Soul
M&M suspect test
BuzzkillAmpharos
BiscuitSpartan
Nudisto.
Cicada
Ov3r Ac3
xXEricXx
Marshall.Law
NightFox
Bongi
Parpar
osgoode
daredevil
YABO
Akashi
Draciel RC
Cronenberg
Kreme
andersonba1210
tjdaas
Lord Esche
ScrubADabDab
LSB
Double01
Yogibears
Dominatio
Sabella
BenXxX
barton
.CarloO~
chimpact
Wings of Night
Blightbringer
Jordn
Ox the Fox
Deadline for Round 1 matches will be August 4th at 8:00AM PST (GMT-7)
I have plenty of subs and will be using them liberally. If you don't want to risk being subbed out you need to schedule with your opponent via vm within 72 hours of this post, I feel thats more than generous. Don't schedule for 'friday afternoon' either, be sure to list a timezone and exact time range you'll be available. This not only protects you from being coinflipped, but it also makes it easier on all parties involved to understand the expectations. And for the love of god, do not get involved with ghosting. That's all I'm going to say on the matter. Have fun, guys!
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