That's right! Smogon is hosting a Wi-Fi Tournament! Other sites have been hosting them, but we all know ours will be better? Well, we think so anyway. Please be sure to read all the rules, because this differs from your usual NetBattle tournament we're all fond of.
There will be a set time for this tournament. That time will be 2 PM EST June 23rd. Hopefully the tournament should only take 5-6 hours if that. If you cannot put in for that much, I guess you aren't joining. Tournaments dragged out over weeks and weeks kinda suck. People lose interest in them.
This format worked fairly well for a tournament myself and some other Smogoneers competed in on the 5th of May. While there were some troubles with that, with strict hosting to avoid delays it will run smoothly.
Rules:
The one thing Nintendo dropped the ball on with Wi-Fi is disconnections. It does not tell you which party disconnected. As such, 5 people will be given a "council" spot to debate on disconnections. Player character, past record, other disconnections, and battle status will be taken into account. Such as if player A has a 6x DD Gyarados and player B has only 1 Pokemon left, and its a 2 HP Staraptor, player A will win. We realize this may be unfair with some decisions, but that is what you get by signing up. There has to be some way of mediating disputes. If you sign up for the tournament you are automatically in acceptance of whatever the tournament director(s) decide.
There will be an IRC channel created expressly for the tournament. You must use this IRC channel since it will be very easy to contact your opponent among other things. You don't know how to use IRC? Well, you had over a month to find out then, didn't you. www.mirc.com There are enough tutorials on this site to assist you.
Tournament staff:
skarm: Administrator
Sonuis: Co-Administrator
Surgo/Misty/Synre: Rest of the Council, unless they resign.
Please PM myself or Sonuis with tournament questions.
IRC CHANNEL: #smogontournament @ irc.dejatoons.net
Please include: Yourname/FC
Example:
HI I WANT TO SIGN UP I ROCK.
Name: skarm
FC: 5111 9898 3822
I will be in the channel at the given time!
If you don't know how to use IRC, please visit www.mirc.com. I said this was a requirement before. If you're still unsure, AIM me or PM me on these forums and I might explain it to you.
I am limiting this to 64 participants.
PLEASE CHECK IN ONE HOUR BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT.
Good luck. May Smogon smile down on you benevolently before stabbing you with a blue ki katana.
There will be a set time for this tournament. That time will be 2 PM EST June 23rd. Hopefully the tournament should only take 5-6 hours if that. If you cannot put in for that much, I guess you aren't joining. Tournaments dragged out over weeks and weeks kinda suck. People lose interest in them.
This format worked fairly well for a tournament myself and some other Smogoneers competed in on the 5th of May. While there were some troubles with that, with strict hosting to avoid delays it will run smoothly.
Rules:
- Single Battle format. Use Wi-Fi to set levels to 100.
- The following Pokemon are banned: Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Ho-oh, Latios, Latias, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Deoxys (all forms), Palkia, Dialga, Giratina, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus (all types). Yes, that means Celebi and Jirachi are allowed, but please refer to the rule below.
- Please do not use sharked Pokemon. I know this is probably pointless to state but some of us have spent a lot of time on our teams for D/P.
- Sleep clause, item clause, and species clause. OHKO ban. No. I did not forget evasion ban. I don't think it matters in D/P so lets try it out.
- Any disconnections will be judged on a case by case basis by a "Council". Please see below.
The one thing Nintendo dropped the ball on with Wi-Fi is disconnections. It does not tell you which party disconnected. As such, 5 people will be given a "council" spot to debate on disconnections. Player character, past record, other disconnections, and battle status will be taken into account. Such as if player A has a 6x DD Gyarados and player B has only 1 Pokemon left, and its a 2 HP Staraptor, player A will win. We realize this may be unfair with some decisions, but that is what you get by signing up. There has to be some way of mediating disputes. If you sign up for the tournament you are automatically in acceptance of whatever the tournament director(s) decide.
There will be an IRC channel created expressly for the tournament. You must use this IRC channel since it will be very easy to contact your opponent among other things. You don't know how to use IRC? Well, you had over a month to find out then, didn't you. www.mirc.com There are enough tutorials on this site to assist you.
Tournament staff:
skarm: Administrator
Sonuis: Co-Administrator
Surgo/Misty/Synre: Rest of the Council, unless they resign.
Please PM myself or Sonuis with tournament questions.
IRC CHANNEL: #smogontournament @ irc.dejatoons.net
Please include: Yourname/FC
Example:
HI I WANT TO SIGN UP I ROCK.
Name: skarm
FC: 5111 9898 3822
I will be in the channel at the given time!
If you don't know how to use IRC, please visit www.mirc.com. I said this was a requirement before. If you're still unsure, AIM me or PM me on these forums and I might explain it to you.
I am limiting this to 64 participants.
PLEASE CHECK IN ONE HOUR BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT.
Good luck. May Smogon smile down on you benevolently before stabbing you with a blue ki katana.
