Welcome, Smogoners, to the Point Buy tournament!
This event will test not only your skill at battling, but also your predictions, and your ability to build teams under strict guidelines. You will have a budget of ‘Points’ that you will be able to use to ‘Purchase’ Pokémon for use in your team. Not happy with your low Point total? Bet on other matches to try and get some more of those Points you love so much!
The Rules
Each entrant will be given a starting grant of 300 Points. Over the course of the tournament, you will be using those Points to buy Pokémon to use. The Points can also be used for betting on matches, both your own, and those of others. Keep in mind that this will be a long tournament, though, and so don’t blow all your points at the start! Those that successfully manage their Points will have a large advantage in this competition.
Buying Pokémon
For the first round, you will be restricted to only using Pokémon in the UU tier or below, which are always free. As the tournament progresses, though, there will be an opportunity for you to purchase Pokémon from the OU and BL tiers. Every Pokémon in the OU and BL tiers has been assigned a Point value, as seen below. The value listed is for buy a Pokémon for 3 matches. If you want to buy a Pokémon for 2 matches, it only costs 80% (4/5) of the price. 1-use Pokémon are a mere half of the price listed. Keep in mind that a 3-match Pokémon bought before round 2 will expire after round 4, whether or not you used it in all of your matches!
Garchomp 500
Gengar 450
Blissey 425
Gyarados 410
Tyranitar 380
Lucario 340
Bronzong 330
Heatran 310
Starmie 280
Infernape 270
Salamence 260
Metagross 250
Skarmory 230
Gliscor 230
Celebi 230
Swampert 220
Forretress 200
Heracross 180
Weavile 180
Azelf 180
Cresselia 170
Zapdos 170
Togekiss 150
Snorlax 140
Breloom 140
Jirachi 140
Hippowdon 130
Vaporeon 130
Dusknoir 130
Electivire 130
Machamp 120
Mamoswine 120
Magnezone 110
Yanmega 110
Milotic 110
Dragonite 100
Jolteon 100
Porygonz 100
Scizor 100
Suicune 100
Tentacruel 90
Ninjask 90
Dugtrio 90
Donphan 80
Gallade 80
Deoxys-s 70
Alakazam 70
Kingdra 70
Roserade 70
Abomasnow 70
Spiritomb 60
Charizard 60
Umbreon 60
Smeargle 60
Mismagius 50
Crobat 50
Weezing 50
Slowbro 50
Empoleon 50
Aerodactyl 50
Rhyperior 50
Sceptile 50
Ambipom 40
Staraptor 40
Tangrowth 40
Arcanine 40
Ludicolo 30
Mesprit 30
Hariyama 30
Raikou 30
Medicham 30
Shaymin 30
Flygon 30
Houndoom 30
Honchkrow 30
Porygon2 20
Venusaur 20
Azumarill 20
Moltres 20
Floatzel 20
Uxie 20
Gardevoir 20
Marowak 20
Espeon 20
Magmortar 20
Typhlosion 20
Blaziken 20
Miltank 20
Rampardos 20
Feraligatr 20
Slaking 20
Regice 20
Regirock 20
Ursaring 10
Torterra 10
Pinsir 10
Registeel 10
Tauros 10
Exeggutor 10
Lickilicky 10
Shedinja 10
Articuno 10
Zangoose 10
Regigigas 0
Entei 0
Betting on Yourself
There are 2 separate forms of betting available for betting on your own matches. You may bet against either the House, or your opponent. You will be required to make a bet against the House every round. The minimum bet you can make is 10% of your Points after the previous round. You may bet up to all of your Points, if you so wish. You may also bet against your opponent. You and your opponent must both agree to the amount of Points being bet, and both parties must inform either Eathworm or myself of the terms. Bets may be made publicly (in-thread), or privately (by PM).
Betting on Others
You may also choose to bet on matches you are not a part of, if you like. This will be done a little differently than betting on your own matches. First of all, all bets made on other matches must be exactly 50 Points, no less, no more. When you bet on a match, you will pick who you think will win the match. After the round, all bets for each individual match will be tallied. The entire pool of Points bet on a particular match will be evenly distributed amongst the people who wagered on the winner. Bets may be made publicly (in-thread), or privately (by PM). Even private bets, however, will be announced in-thread by Earthworm or myself, but we will not announce the name of the better, just the amount, and on who.
1. Warthog
2. Gouki
3. Thunderhorse
4. Mystica
5. Foreys
6. Aeroblacktyl
7. Rag
8. Tsurukara
9. XxBlueCookiesXx
10. FiveKRunner
11. Sapientia
12. Ike and Tina
13. KinglerDude24
14. Castlevania
15. puggy
16. Shiny Crobat
17. Expert Evan
18. maddog
19. tenta[aint]Cool
20. LonelyNess
21. unceunce
22. Mabw
23. JabbaTheGriffin
24. Maniclyrasist
25. [.darkie]
26. Rhykune
27. wolf_parade
28. azntrumpet
29. Loki
30. Giga Punch
31. Slickee
32. Twist of Fate
33. Venom
34. Dark Killer X
35. TAY
36. Magnechu
37. Sikh Assassin
38. Calciphoce
39. Master of the Six Kings
40. Ripchord
41. Justinawe
42. DD.
43. imperfectluck
44. SkyPirateCoud
45. Frosty
46. Mizuno
47. Senior Oak
48. Sonuis
49. swarm n slam
50. Blistex
51. Fabbles
52. Jackal
53. Ulquiorra
54. Judgement
55. Gormenghast
56. Blue Kirby
57. -Cynthia-
58. PabloMeza
59. zerowing
60. Da Letter El
61. Garchomp17
62. Wayff
63. IggyBot
64. Amelia
This event will test not only your skill at battling, but also your predictions, and your ability to build teams under strict guidelines. You will have a budget of ‘Points’ that you will be able to use to ‘Purchase’ Pokémon for use in your team. Not happy with your low Point total? Bet on other matches to try and get some more of those Points you love so much!
The Rules
- This will be a double-elimination tournament
- Battles MUST be played on Shoddy Battle.
- Self-KO Clause
- Only Pokémon UU and below, or Pokémon bought, can be used
- Sleep Clause
- Freeze Clause
- Evasion Clause
- OHKO Clause
- Species Clause
- Battle Timeout must be ON
- No Scouting
Each entrant will be given a starting grant of 300 Points. Over the course of the tournament, you will be using those Points to buy Pokémon to use. The Points can also be used for betting on matches, both your own, and those of others. Keep in mind that this will be a long tournament, though, and so don’t blow all your points at the start! Those that successfully manage their Points will have a large advantage in this competition.
Buying Pokémon
For the first round, you will be restricted to only using Pokémon in the UU tier or below, which are always free. As the tournament progresses, though, there will be an opportunity for you to purchase Pokémon from the OU and BL tiers. Every Pokémon in the OU and BL tiers has been assigned a Point value, as seen below. The value listed is for buy a Pokémon for 3 matches. If you want to buy a Pokémon for 2 matches, it only costs 80% (4/5) of the price. 1-use Pokémon are a mere half of the price listed. Keep in mind that a 3-match Pokémon bought before round 2 will expire after round 4, whether or not you used it in all of your matches!
Garchomp 500
Gengar 450
Blissey 425
Gyarados 410
Tyranitar 380
Lucario 340
Bronzong 330
Heatran 310
Starmie 280
Infernape 270
Salamence 260
Metagross 250
Skarmory 230
Gliscor 230
Celebi 230
Swampert 220
Forretress 200
Heracross 180
Weavile 180
Azelf 180
Cresselia 170
Zapdos 170
Togekiss 150
Snorlax 140
Breloom 140
Jirachi 140
Hippowdon 130
Vaporeon 130
Dusknoir 130
Electivire 130
Machamp 120
Mamoswine 120
Magnezone 110
Yanmega 110
Milotic 110
Dragonite 100
Jolteon 100
Porygonz 100
Scizor 100
Suicune 100
Tentacruel 90
Ninjask 90
Dugtrio 90
Donphan 80
Gallade 80
Deoxys-s 70
Alakazam 70
Kingdra 70
Roserade 70
Abomasnow 70
Spiritomb 60
Charizard 60
Umbreon 60
Smeargle 60
Mismagius 50
Crobat 50
Weezing 50
Slowbro 50
Empoleon 50
Aerodactyl 50
Rhyperior 50
Sceptile 50
Ambipom 40
Staraptor 40
Tangrowth 40
Arcanine 40
Ludicolo 30
Mesprit 30
Hariyama 30
Raikou 30
Medicham 30
Shaymin 30
Flygon 30
Houndoom 30
Honchkrow 30
Porygon2 20
Venusaur 20
Azumarill 20
Moltres 20
Floatzel 20
Uxie 20
Gardevoir 20
Marowak 20
Espeon 20
Magmortar 20
Typhlosion 20
Blaziken 20
Miltank 20
Rampardos 20
Feraligatr 20
Slaking 20
Regice 20
Regirock 20
Ursaring 10
Torterra 10
Pinsir 10
Registeel 10
Tauros 10
Exeggutor 10
Lickilicky 10
Shedinja 10
Articuno 10
Zangoose 10
Regigigas 0
Entei 0
Betting on Yourself
There are 2 separate forms of betting available for betting on your own matches. You may bet against either the House, or your opponent. You will be required to make a bet against the House every round. The minimum bet you can make is 10% of your Points after the previous round. You may bet up to all of your Points, if you so wish. You may also bet against your opponent. You and your opponent must both agree to the amount of Points being bet, and both parties must inform either Eathworm or myself of the terms. Bets may be made publicly (in-thread), or privately (by PM).
Betting on Others
You may also choose to bet on matches you are not a part of, if you like. This will be done a little differently than betting on your own matches. First of all, all bets made on other matches must be exactly 50 Points, no less, no more. When you bet on a match, you will pick who you think will win the match. After the round, all bets for each individual match will be tallied. The entire pool of Points bet on a particular match will be evenly distributed amongst the people who wagered on the winner. Bets may be made publicly (in-thread), or privately (by PM). Even private bets, however, will be announced in-thread by Earthworm or myself, but we will not announce the name of the better, just the amount, and on who.
1. Warthog
2. Gouki
3. Thunderhorse
4. Mystica
5. Foreys
6. Aeroblacktyl
7. Rag
8. Tsurukara
9. XxBlueCookiesXx
10. FiveKRunner
11. Sapientia
12. Ike and Tina
13. KinglerDude24
14. Castlevania
15. puggy
16. Shiny Crobat
17. Expert Evan
18. maddog
19. tenta[aint]Cool
20. LonelyNess
21. unceunce
22. Mabw
23. JabbaTheGriffin
24. Maniclyrasist
25. [.darkie]
26. Rhykune
27. wolf_parade
28. azntrumpet
29. Loki
30. Giga Punch
31. Slickee
32. Twist of Fate
33. Venom
34. Dark Killer X
35. TAY
36. Magnechu
37. Sikh Assassin
38. Calciphoce
39. Master of the Six Kings
40. Ripchord
41. Justinawe
42. DD.
43. imperfectluck
44. SkyPirateCoud
45. Frosty
46. Mizuno
47. Senior Oak
48. Sonuis
49. swarm n slam
50. Blistex
51. Fabbles
52. Jackal
53. Ulquiorra
54. Judgement
55. Gormenghast
56. Blue Kirby
57. -Cynthia-
58. PabloMeza
59. zerowing
60. Da Letter El
61. Garchomp17
62. Wayff
63. IggyBot
64. Amelia
