Point Buy II [Sign-ups Open!]

Badal · Jul 13th, 2010, 12:44:52 PM

Point Buy Tournament II

Welcome, Smogoners, to the second Point Buy tournament!

General Tournament Rules
co-hosted by Earthworm
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 single-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

The Point System

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

As the tournament progresses, there will be opportunities 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!

Prices

These are based upon the usage statistics on the Standard Ladder in June. They will remain fixed throughout the tournament. All UU Pokemon may be used without being purchased.

Scizor: 250
Heatran: 225
Salamence: 220
Tyranitar: 180
Gyarados: 175
Gengar: 170
Jirachi: 170
Rotom-A: 170
Starmie: 165
Infernape: 160
Metagross: 155
Swampert: 145
Blissey: 125
Machamp: 120
Lucario: 120
Azelf: 115
Breloom: 115
Gliscor: 100
Flygon: 100
Skarmory: 95
Vaporeon: 95
Jolteon: 90
Suicune: 85
Dragonite: 85
Celebi: 80
Magnezone: 80
Zapdos: 75
Kingdra: 75
Togekiss: 70
Bronzong: 70
Forretress: 65
Aerodactyl: 65
Electivire: 60
Empoleon: 60
Weavile: 55
Dusknoir: 50
Ninjask: 50
Mamoswine: 50
Hippowdon: 50
Snorlax: 50
Umbreon: 40
Tentacruel: 40
Roserade: 40
Smeargle: 40
Porygonz 35
Heracross 30
Cresselia: 30
Abomasnow: 30
Crobat: 25
Gallade: 25
Froslass: 25
Yanmega: 25
Shaymin: 20
Honchkrow: 20
Raikou: 15
Staraptor: 10

Betting

You will be required to make a bet on yourself against the House every round. You must make a bet of 50 points on yourself each round. This is to ensure you always have at least 100 points going into a round.

You may also choose to bet on matches you are not a part of, if you like. 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.

Players:
coolking49
little loven
Iconic
Accipender
locopoke
Arin
DragonKnight
LinIsKorean
DCJ
Bluewind
Night-san
alive
IronBullet93
Yondie
shipowdon
_Flygon_
DarkLucario
SilentEcho
Eo Ut Mortus
Doctor Octagonapus
Delta 2777
ILoveLiza
Master of the Six Kings
PttP
Lakers
danmantincan
Towelie
tophway
seven7xenon
B-Lulz
drcossack
Blue_tornado
HSA
JabbaTheGriffin
Shaymin Man
Iris
Gockel
UltraSkyDive
Save The Queen
Class
JD124
ENZO
Optimusje
undisput3d
The_Chaser
manav95
Dr.Attack
Darkvirus
Alexa888
G80
snorlax
DarXidE
hanke
supermarth64
Ala
legendary_07
LeBron_James
huntofthelion
Quagsires
Sage Abdul
KingOldBoy
apologies
shartruce2

BIG loven · Jul 13th, 2010, 12:45:41 PM

IN FIRST

***Iconic**** · Jul 13th, 2010, 12:45:41 PM

in

Accipender · Jul 13th, 2010, 12:45:59 PM

in please

**locopoke** · Jul 13th, 2010, 12:46:03 PM

in

Eternal · Jul 13th, 2010, 12:47:16 PM

in

Also, you should do examples on the tournament descriptions so it is more clear.

Dragonknight! · Jul 13th, 2010, 12:47:57 PM

In

LinIsKorean · Jul 13th, 2010, 12:48:25 PM

In.

DCJ · Jul 13th, 2010, 12:48:32 PM

in

Bluewind · Jul 13th, 2010, 12:48:47 PM

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Night-san · Jul 13th, 2010, 12:49:00 PM

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alive · Jul 13th, 2010, 12:49:01 PM

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IronBullet93 · Jul 13th, 2010, 12:49:18 PM

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yondie · Jul 13th, 2010, 12:49:43 PM

in.

shipowdon · Jul 13th, 2010, 12:52:05 PM

in

_Flygon_ · Jul 13th, 2010, 12:52:50 PM

i'm in

DarkLucario · Jul 13th, 2010, 12:53:34 PM

in

Farmer · Jul 13th, 2010, 12:55:30 PM

In.

**Eo Ut Mortus** · Jul 13th, 2010, 1:00:24 PM

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Doctor Octagonapus · Jul 13th, 2010, 1:00:34 PM

In

Delta 2777 · Jul 13th, 2010, 1:01:38 PM

In!

Brammi · Jul 13th, 2010, 1:04:07 PM

ni

Master of the Six Kings · Jul 13th, 2010, 1:05:15 PM

In.

ballabrown24 · Jul 13th, 2010, 1:05:41 PM

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Lakers · Jul 13th, 2010, 1:12:59 PM

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Jul 13th, 2010, 12:44:52 PM	#1
Badal Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,908	Point Buy II [Sign-ups Open!] Point Buy Tournament II Welcome, Smogoners, to the second Point Buy tournament! General Tournament Rules co-hosted by Earthworm 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 single-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 The Point System 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 As the tournament progresses, there will be opportunities 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! Prices These are based upon the usage statistics on the Standard Ladder in June. They will remain fixed throughout the tournament. All UU Pokemon may be used without being purchased. Scizor: 250 Heatran: 225 Salamence: 220 Tyranitar: 180 Gyarados: 175 Gengar: 170 Jirachi: 170 Rotom-A: 170 Starmie: 165 Infernape: 160 Metagross: 155 Swampert: 145 Blissey: 125 Machamp: 120 Lucario: 120 Azelf: 115 Breloom: 115 Gliscor: 100 Flygon: 100 Skarmory: 95 Vaporeon: 95 Jolteon: 90 Suicune: 85 Dragonite: 85 Celebi: 80 Magnezone: 80 Zapdos: 75 Kingdra: 75 Togekiss: 70 Bronzong: 70 Forretress: 65 Aerodactyl: 65 Electivire: 60 Empoleon: 60 Weavile: 55 Dusknoir: 50 Ninjask: 50 Mamoswine: 50 Hippowdon: 50 Snorlax: 50 Umbreon: 40 Tentacruel: 40 Roserade: 40 Smeargle: 40 Porygonz 35 Heracross 30 Cresselia: 30 Abomasnow: 30 Crobat: 25 Gallade: 25 Froslass: 25 Yanmega: 25 Shaymin: 20 Honchkrow: 20 Raikou: 15 Staraptor: 10 Betting You will be required to make a bet on yourself against the House every round. You must make a bet of 50 points on yourself each round. This is to ensure you always have at least 100 points going into a round. You may also choose to bet on matches you are not a part of, if you like. 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. Players: coolking49 little loven Iconic Accipender locopoke Arin DragonKnight LinIsKorean DCJ Bluewind Night-san alive IronBullet93 Yondie shipowdon _Flygon_ DarkLucario SilentEcho Eo Ut Mortus Doctor Octagonapus Delta 2777 ILoveLiza Master of the Six Kings PttP Lakers danmantincan Towelie tophway seven7xenon B-Lulz drcossack Blue_tornado HSA JabbaTheGriffin Shaymin Man Iris Gockel UltraSkyDive Save The Queen Class JD124 ENZO Optimusje undisput3d The_Chaser manav95 Dr.Attack Darkvirus Alexa888 G80 snorlax DarXidE hanke supermarth64 Ala legendary_07 LeBron_James huntofthelion Quagsires Sage Abdul KingOldBoy apologies shartruce2 __________________ ^___^ Last edited by Badal; Jul 15th, 2010 at 7:27:56 AM.

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