The World Cup of Pokemon VII - Finals [Won by Team USA West]

***Bloo***** · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:03:12 PM

The finals of the World Cup of Pokemon have finally arrived, and for the first time in World Cup history, it will be a battle between two teams from the United States. On one side, Team USA West, who lost to Team Oceania in last year's World Cup, are back and determined to take the crown. Will they be able to overcome the makiri curse, or will they be runner ups for the second year in a row? On the other hand, Team USA East will be participating in their first ever finals. Both teams have been dubbed the luckiest in the tournament this year around, so it will be interesting to see who comes out on top. May the best team win!

The final rosters can be viewed here.
The format can be found here.
The rules of the tournament can be found here.
The standings after the prelims can be found here.

Brackets

After the first round, the teams were seeded and will now play in a knockout style. Let's take a look at the pairings!

The Bracket

Substitutions

Substitutions can be made at any time, but once a player has been subbed out, they cannot be put back in for the duration of the round.

Rulings

Now some notes on a few issues I feel need to be addressed (basically rulings on often disputed topics):

A bunch of rulings I expect you all to read

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.

Deadline

The deadline for this round will be ten days from now, Wednesday, August 15th at 11:59 EST. Tiebreaker matches will happen after this deadline (if necessary). I will be calling activity wins and monitoring all these battles carefully, so make sure to keep in contact with your opponent and get it done!

Which US team will come out on top: EAST or WEST. Post your support!

Finals Logs

yondie (pidgeot) v. mostwanted (lust) - Replay
BKC (for anne) v. Lavos Spawn - Replay
dragonuser v. Oristeros (WestBest) - Replay
Lamppost v. Myzozoa - Replay
Bad Ass v. TFC - Replay
Thatsjustpeachy (Sword Art Online) v. yee (YEEE) - Replay
idiotfrommars (HODOR) v. Bloo - Replay

***Iconic**** · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:03:41 PM

fight.for.your.COUNTRY!

LoveDensity · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:05:38 PM

Philo0786 the last of the old west guards and new schoolers, lead us to victory and win rem a trophy

**locopoke** · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:05:48 PM

east is hot ass

Delta 2777 · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:06:18 PM

Hard to say but I'll go with east

Funkasaurus · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:06:20 PM

EAST

Faint · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat locopoke

east is hot ass

I agree....

Nantsuki. · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:07:55 PM

EAST !!!!!!!!

bro fist · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:08:22 PM

Go east

BKC vs Lavos Spawn
idiotfrommars vs Bloo
yondie vs mostwanted
Lamppost vs Myzozoa
dragonuser vs Oristeros
kd24 vs Philip7086
Thatsjustpeachy vs yee
Bad Ass vs TheFourthChaser

Shining Latios · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:17:32 PM

East.

Cristal · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:20:07 PM

USA USA USA

Alexander. · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:23:04 PM

EAST

**McMeghan** · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:23:19 PM

East (4) vs (4) West

BKC vs Lavos Spawn
idiotfrommars vs Bloo
yondie vs mostwanted
Lamppost vs Myzozoa
dragonuser vs Oristeros
kd24 vs Philip7086
Thatsjustpeachy vs yee
Bad Ass vs TheFourthChaser

Rooting for East

, I hope they won't bring us bad luck as all the Team i've been rooting for have been knocked out each round...

Austinf · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:23:21 PM

2014 FIFA World Cup final prediction :
North of Spain vs South of Spain

Lucs99 · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:41:53 PM

Canada!

complete legitimacy · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:43:36 PM

EAST lgi

**macle** · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:44:03 PM

WEST

Omicron · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:45:06 PM

East xD

***Delko**** · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:46:20 PM

predictions

Good luck to both teams !

Sayonara · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:50:27 PM

EAST

Atticus · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:51:53 PM

BKC vs Lavos Spawn
idiotfrommars vs Bloo
yondie vs mostwanted
Lamppost vs Myzozoa
dragonuser vs Oristeros
kd24 vs Philip7086
Thatsjustpeachy vs yee
Bad Ass vs TheFourthChaser

Phil vs East Tie Breaker (NOT A JOKE)

Philip7086 · Aug 5th, 2012, 1:55:06 PM

USA WEAST

MOET · Aug 5th, 2012, 2:07:53 PM

WEST

symphonyx64 · Aug 5th, 2012, 2:09:03 PM

USA CALIFORNIA

**Taylor** · Aug 5th, 2012, 2:20:56 PM

BKC vs Lavos Spawn
idiotfrommars vs Bloo
yondie vs mostwanted
Lamppost vs Myzozoa
dragonuser vs Oristeros
kd24 vs Philip7086
Thatsjustpeachyvs yee
Bad Ass vs TheFourthChaser

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:03:12 PM	#1
*Bloo* mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix Administrator** Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,455 Mentor	The World Cup of Pokemon VII - Finals [Won by Team USA West] The finals of the World Cup of Pokemon have finally arrived, and for the first time in World Cup history, it will be a battle between two teams from the United States. On one side, Team USA West, who lost to Team Oceania in last year's World Cup, are back and determined to take the crown. Will they be able to overcome the makiri curse, or will they be runner ups for the second year in a row? On the other hand, Team USA East will be participating in their first ever finals. Both teams have been dubbed the luckiest in the tournament this year around, so it will be interesting to see who comes out on top. May the best team win! The final rosters can be viewed here. The format can be found here. The rules of the tournament can be found here. The standings after the prelims can be found here. Brackets After the first round, the teams were seeded and will now play in a knockout style. Let's take a look at the pairings! The Bracket Substitutions Substitutions can be made at any time, but once a player has been subbed out, they cannot be put back in for the duration of the round. Rulings Now some notes on a few issues I feel need to be addressed (basically rulings on often disputed topics): A bunch of rulings I expect you all to read 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. Deadline The deadline for this round will be ten days from now, Wednesday, August 15th at 11:59 EST. Tiebreaker matches will happen after this deadline (if necessary). I will be calling activity wins and monitoring all these battles carefully, so make sure to keep in contact with your opponent and get it done! Which US team will come out on top: EAST or WEST. Post your support! Finals Logs yondie (pidgeot) v. mostwanted (lust) - Replay BKC (for anne) v. Lavos Spawn - Replay dragonuser v. Oristeros (WestBest) - Replay Lamppost v. Myzozoa - Replay Bad Ass v. TFC - Replay Thatsjustpeachy (Sword Art Online) v. yee (YEEE) - Replay idiotfrommars (HODOR) v. Bloo - Replay Last edited by mostwanted; Aug 15th, 2012 at 5:49:26 PM. Reason: fuk bloo

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:03:41 PM	#2
*Iconic Super Moderator** Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,784 Canadaland Mentor	fight.for.your.COUNTRY! __________________ ◠‿◠

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:05:38 PM	#3
LoveDensity Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 669 San Francisco	Philo0786 the last of the old west guards and new schoolers, lead us to victory and win rem a trophy __________________ I'm here to play the hand that I'm dealt I suggest you do the same these words are heartfelt

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:06:18 PM	#5
Delta 2777 5% determination, 10% concentration, 85% luck Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,192	Hard to say but I'll go with east __________________ #lifting on IRC <tito>: delta i never knew u won a smogon tour <tito>: congratz http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...N/9412ad9b.jpg

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:06:20 PM	#6
Funkasaurus Doubts will try to break you Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 392	EAST __________________

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:05:48 PM	#4
locopoke indulges in unsavory behavior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,744	east is hot ass

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:07:55 PM	#8
Nantsuki. BusinessMan Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 644 Si tu veux savoir, pourquoi viendrais-tu pas chez moi ?! Puis ce n'est pas loin.	*EAST !!!!!!!!* __________________

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:08:22 PM	#9
bro fist Voyager Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 508	Go east BKC vs Lavos Spawn idiotfrommars vs Bloo yondie vs mostwanted Lamppost vs Myzozoa dragonuser vs Oristeros kd24 vs Philip7086 Thatsjustpeachy vs yee Bad Ass vs TheFourthChaser Last edited by bro fist; Aug 5th, 2012 at 2:54:03 PM.

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:17:32 PM	#10
Shining Latios Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,311	East.

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:20:07 PM	#11
Cristal Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 981 Nantes, France	USA USA USA __________________ "When I score, I don't celebrate because it's my job. When a postman delivers your letters, does he celebrate?"

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:23:04 PM	#12
Alexander. Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,128	EAST

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:23:19 PM	#13
McMeghan Dreamcatcher Moderator Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,195 Belgium Mentor	East (4) vs (4) West BKC vs Lavos Spawn idiotfrommars vs Bloo yondie vs mostwanted Lamppost vs Myzozoa dragonuser vs Oristeros kd24 vs Philip7086 Thatsjustpeachy vs yee Bad Ass vs TheFourthChaser Rooting for East , I hope they won't bring us bad luck as all the Team i've been rooting for have been knocked out each round...

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:23:21 PM	#14
Austinf Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 64	2014 FIFA World Cup final prediction : North of Spain vs South of Spain __________________ 'ɒstɪnf ᕦ(ˇò_ó)ᕤ - ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:41:53 PM	#15
Lucs99 Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 50	Canada!

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:43:36 PM	#16
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Aug 5th, 2012, 1:44:03 PM	#17
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Aug 5th, 2012, 1:45:06 PM	#18
Omicron Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,041 Seattle, WA	East xD __________________

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:46:20 PM	#19
*Delko at the end of the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box Super Moderator** Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,962 Belgium Mentor	predictions East (3) vs (5) West BKC vs Lavos Spawn idiotfrommars vs Bloo yondie vs mostwanted Lamppost vs Myzozoa dragonuser vs Oristeros kd24 vs Philip7086 Thatsjustpeachy vs yee Bad Ass vs TheFourthChaser Good luck to both teams !

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:50:27 PM	#20
Sayonara into the new world Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 717	EAST

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:51:53 PM	#21
Atticus Atticus Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,248 Toronto	BKC vs Lavos Spawn idiotfrommars vs Bloo yondie vs mostwanted Lamppost vs Myzozoa dragonuser vs Oristeros kd24 vs Philip7086 Thatsjustpeachy vs yee Bad Ass vs TheFourthChaser Phil vs East Tie Breaker (NOT A JOKE) __________________

Aug 5th, 2012, 1:55:06 PM	#22
Philip7086 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,929 Mentor	USA WEAST __________________ # of times I've beaten the E4: 173 # of level 100 Pokes: 9 (NO HACKS!!!)

Aug 5th, 2012, 2:07:53 PM	#23
MOET Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 194 Money on my mind cause money is all I think of.	WEST

Aug 5th, 2012, 2:09:03 PM	#24
symphonyx64 Strive to be the best you can be everyday of your life Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,087	USA CALIFORNIA

Aug 5th, 2012, 2:20:56 PM	#25
Taylor no.... no i do not look like psyduck Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,988 play?	BKC vs Lavos Spawn idiotfrommars vs Bloo yondie vs mostwanted Lamppost vs Myzozoa dragonuser vs Oristeros kd24 vs Philip7086 Thatsjustpeachyvs yee Bad Ass vs TheFourthChaser __________________