Those are the prizes yo
Hello and welcome one and all to the glorious return of the ASB Team Tournament *raucous cheering*! Almost four years ago came the tournament that would change the face of ASB, with 15 teams of three signing up for a chance at the then coveted Master Ball, fighting it out in glorious team destroying fashion. Long notorious for the quality of its matches, the rise of newcomers to the upper echelon of ASB, and the first instance of serious johning, the original team tournament was a sight to behold, with Team jassmashpwn triumphing in the finals over Team Cruel Brittania. In honour of that tournament, Birkal and myself return to bring you the highest quality of competition once more. This time the stakes are as high as ever, with not one but THREE legends being given out as prizes. Long awaited in ASB, you have the opportunity to win your team the Kalos trio: Xerneas, Yveltal, and Zygarde. With that being said, let's get to the rules!
Teams will be comprised of three members each competing against another team in three battles. Each member will participate in one of the following formats.
- 3v3 Singles
- 4v4 Doubles
- 5v5 Triples (Positioning: Off)
The following rules will apply to each tournament match:
- All Abilities
- All Items
- 3 recovers/5 chills
- 3 Substitutions
- 1 Mega
- Switch=KO
- 3 Day DQ for battlers
- 3 Day DQ for refs
- Self-KO clause; in the event of a double KO to end the match, the Pokemon that KOed itself through whatever means (self-KOing move, energy exhaustion, etc) loses.
Your Pokemon are locked in. You can not swap them out or edit in new moves or evolutions that you get outside the tournament after the first round starts, even between rounds.
Once battles start they are expected to move quickly; this means both battlers and refs should be active. Also, tournament matches should be your first priority; if you have to decide between posting for a tournament match and posting for another match, then unless you are severely risking DQ in the other match or have already done a tournament round that day then you should post in the tournament match. Battlers, you are on a 3 day DQ warning, between you and your teammates it should not be difficult to get orders in. You have one DQ warning per match, go over that and you lose, tough shit. Don't get DQed. With respect to LOAs, you will have a TOTAL of 5 days per match that you can extend DQ by via LOA. Go over 5 days, burn your DQ warning, and get DQed? You lose. Don't screw your team.
Finally, we would also like to see a return of the fantastic flavour that was characteristic of the original ASB Team Tournament and, as such, Birkal and I will be subjectively awarding bonus UC based on the subjective quality and content provided in the flavour of the reffing. Feel free to reference old tournament matches if you are unsure of how to go about this process.
Important Information, Rulings, Alterations, and Other Miscellaneous Information
- Birkal is the assistant host
- Singles will be 3a/round, doubles and triples will be 2a/round
- You may collaborate with team members to create orders. You MAY NOT post on their behalf.
- There is a default blanket ban on legendaries. You may bring them if both battlers agree to their use. Therefore we will allow an extra slot exclusively for the use of legends. As the opponent has control over the use of the legend, this should not convey any unfair advantages.
- Matchups will be re-randomized after the first round
Damn that's a lot of shit. Let's get to the matchups shall we?
Matchups:
Team TexSmashPwn Advances
1. Exclaimer vs. smashlloyd20
Ref: ZhengTann
2. Toon vs. Stratos
Ref: Matezoide
3. LouisCyphre vs. Texas Cloverleaf
Ref: jayelt413
Team Rocket Advances
4. Rainman Legends vs. Birkal
Ref: Leethoof
5. FMD vs. Mowtom
Ref: Toon
6. ZhengTann vs. Frosty
Ref: LouisCyphre
Team Daybreak Advances
7. Iron Caliber vs. jayelt413
Ref: Maxim
8. Fort Colorcastle vs. Someoneelse
Ref: Matezoide
9. zarator vs. deadfox081
Ref: Birkal
Team Midnight Machine Advances
10. YellowAdminSilver vs. Matezoide
Ref: Iron Caliber
11. Dogfish44 vs. Leethoof
Ref: smashlloyd20
12. Maxim vs. Glacier Knight
Ref: jayelt413
Deadline to send in is April 6th end of day EDT, refs have your threads up by the 7th please
Round deadlines will be determined on a need basis and given two weeks or more notice
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