
The Format
RoAPL returns with nearly the same format: 2 spots of RBY OU, GSC OU, ADV OU, DPP OU and BW OU best of 1 for each side in 5 weeks of qualifying, followed by a final with the top 2 ranked teams.
The winning team gets the possibility of displaying



RBY OU
Banned Pokémon: Mew, Mewtwo.
Banned Moves: Dig, Double Team, Fissure, Fly, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Minimize (Dig/Fly Glitch prevention + Evasion + OHKO moves).
Clauses:Freeze Clause, Sleep Clause, Species Clause.
GSC OU
Banned Pokémon: Celebi, Ho-oh, Lugia, Mew, Mewtwo.
Banned Moves:Double Team, Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Minimize (Evasion + OHKO moves).
Banned Moveset Combinations: Hypnosis|Lovely Kiss|Sing|Sleep Powder|Spore AND Perish Song AND Mean Look|Spider Web (Sleep Perish Trap)
Clauses:Freeze Clause, Sleep Clause, Species Clause.
ADV OU
Banned Pokémon: Deoxys, Deoxys-Attack, Deoxys-Defense, Deoxys-Speed, Groudon, Ho-oh, Kyogre, Latias, Latios, Lugia, Mew, Mewtwo, Rayquaza, Wobbuffet, Wynaut.
Banned Moves: Double Team, Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Minimize, Sheer Cold (Evasion + OHKO moves).
Banned Moves on Pokémon: Ingrain on Smeargle.
Clauses: Sleep Clause, Species Clause.
DPP OU
Banned Pokémon: Arceus (All formes), Darkrai, Deoxys, Deoxys-Attack, Deoxys-Defense, Deoxys-Speed, Dialga, Garchomp, Giratina, Giratina-Origin, Groudon, Ho-oh, Kyogre, Latias, Latios, Lugia, Manaphy, Mew, Mewtwo, Palkia, Rayquaza, Salamence, Shaymin-Sky, Wobbuffet, Wynaut.
Banned Moves: Double Team, Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Minimize, Sheer Cold (Evasion + OHKO moves).
Clauses: Sleep Clause, Species Clause.
BW OU
Banned Pokemon: Arceus (All Formes), Blaziken, Darkrai, Deoxys, Deoxys-Attack, Deoxys-Defense, Deoxys-Speed, Dialga, Genesect, Giratina, Giratina-Origin, Groudon, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Kyurem-White, Landorus, Lugia, Manaphy, Mewtwo, Palkia, Rayquaza, Reshiram, Shaymin-Sky, Thundurus, Tornadus-Therian, Zekrom.
Banned Moves: Double Team, Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Minimize, Sheer Cold (Evasion + OHKO moves).
Banned Items: Soul Dew.
Banned Abilities: Moody, Sand Veil and Snow Cloak.
Banned Combinations: Drizzle + Swift Swim , Sand Stream + Sand Rush, Drought + Chlorophyll
Clauses: Sleep Clause, Species Clause, Team Preview Clause.
Banned Pokémon: Mew, Mewtwo.
Banned Moves: Dig, Double Team, Fissure, Fly, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Minimize (Dig/Fly Glitch prevention + Evasion + OHKO moves).
Clauses:Freeze Clause, Sleep Clause, Species Clause.
GSC OU
Banned Pokémon: Celebi, Ho-oh, Lugia, Mew, Mewtwo.
Banned Moves:Double Team, Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Minimize (Evasion + OHKO moves).
Banned Moveset Combinations: Hypnosis|Lovely Kiss|Sing|Sleep Powder|Spore AND Perish Song AND Mean Look|Spider Web (Sleep Perish Trap)
Clauses:Freeze Clause, Sleep Clause, Species Clause.
ADV OU
Banned Pokémon: Deoxys, Deoxys-Attack, Deoxys-Defense, Deoxys-Speed, Groudon, Ho-oh, Kyogre, Latias, Latios, Lugia, Mew, Mewtwo, Rayquaza, Wobbuffet, Wynaut.
Banned Moves: Double Team, Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Minimize, Sheer Cold (Evasion + OHKO moves).
Banned Moves on Pokémon: Ingrain on Smeargle.
Clauses: Sleep Clause, Species Clause.
DPP OU
Banned Pokémon: Arceus (All formes), Darkrai, Deoxys, Deoxys-Attack, Deoxys-Defense, Deoxys-Speed, Dialga, Garchomp, Giratina, Giratina-Origin, Groudon, Ho-oh, Kyogre, Latias, Latios, Lugia, Manaphy, Mew, Mewtwo, Palkia, Rayquaza, Salamence, Shaymin-Sky, Wobbuffet, Wynaut.
Banned Moves: Double Team, Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Minimize, Sheer Cold (Evasion + OHKO moves).
Clauses: Sleep Clause, Species Clause.
BW OU
Banned Pokemon: Arceus (All Formes), Blaziken, Darkrai, Deoxys, Deoxys-Attack, Deoxys-Defense, Deoxys-Speed, Dialga, Genesect, Giratina, Giratina-Origin, Groudon, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Kyurem-White, Landorus, Lugia, Manaphy, Mewtwo, Palkia, Rayquaza, Reshiram, Shaymin-Sky, Thundurus, Tornadus-Therian, Zekrom.
Banned Moves: Double Team, Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Minimize, Sheer Cold (Evasion + OHKO moves).
Banned Items: Soul Dew.
Banned Abilities: Moody, Sand Veil and Snow Cloak.
Banned Combinations: Drizzle + Swift Swim , Sand Stream + Sand Rush, Drought + Chlorophyll
Clauses: Sleep Clause, Species Clause, Team Preview Clause.
The Teams
- Pacifidlog Typhloons (#typhloons) – managed by Typhlito
- Blazing Infernapes (#infernapes) – managed by Tomahawk
- Twinleaf Thunder (#tt) – managed by Jirachee
- Viridian Vikings (#vikings) – managed by Texas Cloverleaf
- Dewford Dogs (#ddogs) – managed by Finchinator
- Unpredictable Umbreons (#umbreons) – managed by Disaster Area
- Signups Close – Thursday September 3rd 2PM GMT-4
- Auction Date – Friday September 4th 4PM GMT - 4 / 10PM GMT +2 in #roapl
- Week 1 – Monday 7th September
- Week 2 – Monday 14th September
- Week 3 – Monday 21st September
- Week 4 – Monday 28th September
- Week 5 – Monday 5th October
- Finals – Monday 12th October
Tiers: RBY OU / GSC OU / ADV OU / DPP OU / BW OU
Bio: I've mastered all tiers to the highest level.
Inactivity: None
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