TIME FOR THE CUTEST OF THE OPENS
- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here.
- Grand slam rules can be found here.
- Standard BW2 LC.
- Best of three, single elimination.
- The banlist for this tournament is the same as the LC ladder of the Smogon University server of Pokemon Showdown.
- If tier changes occur during the middle of a round, they will take effect in the subsequent round.
- Battles should take place on Pokemon Showdown! unless both players agree otherwise.*
- PS allows some illegal movesets. You cannot use them. If you use a banned moveset, depending on the circumstances, you could forfeit your match.
- LC Rules and Resources can be found here.
- BW cartridge win conditions are in place, there are no ties.
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.
Battle Clauses:
- Evasion Clause
- OHKO Clause
- Sleep Clause
- Species Clause
- Timed Battle
- Team Preview
Corkscrew v Bad Ass
Royalty v Dice
Kojes v DC.
Pako v Limitless
Nozzle v MarceloDK
Hawkstar v The Unlucky One
SoulDragonite v EPL Champs
Kingler12345 v Nelson
papai noel v Malfunction
vileman v fatty
kokoloko v The Immortal
Zebraiken v Danilo
Eo Ut Mortus v Brap
macle v ~Greencore
CyberOdin v TehMexicanDewd
Temptation v cxinlee
Annoyer v atomicllamas
davidness v scorpdestroyer
Dr Ciel v XenoBlade911
Reiku v Hack He Must
blarajan v Chisposo
Kiyo v Terraquaza
Sweep v Lolkomori
Fuzznip v Stinson
The Quasar v DCAE
TPO3 v aerialace TM40
Remedy v D44R3N
Hot N Cold v Blim
1996ITO v Lasagne21
RT. v PasY_G
Imanalt v Ryanor
Malekith v King
Qwilphish v BKC
JirachiCelebiMew v Kebabe
Goddess Briyella v Haund
majaspic22 v pokebasket
Bloo v New Breed
Celever v Nglittleguy
Mylo Xyloto v Cicada
Charmander v llvallejoll
Guayo v Ciele
Elismae' v Wobbyble
Jayde v apt-get
DestinyUnknown v Alf'
FLCL v Mew
LonelyNess v Huskisson906
XxP0RP01S3M4ST3RxX v fitzy72
DetroitLolCat v King of Random
iss v PsYch071c
Fiction. v Vinc2612
Level 51 v SilentVerse
Soulgazer v Hantsuki
Marisson v SoulWind
Furai v ThunderBlunder
Heist v Raseri
CBTerrakion v PDC
Swirlix v Zaos
TCR v Treecko
Dittocrow v august
Swamp-Rocket v Laurel
Metal Sonic v Kenny
Chieliee v kingmitus
Brammi v weirdishitsux
Sapientia v WePwnemon
Substitutes: I'm sorry if you did not get placed for R1. Substitutes are based on order of sign ups for those who did not make it.
1. trev
2. IceZagam
3. Inside
4. Raichy
5. DestinyBondage
6. Scarlett
Highlight Matches
Hawkstar v The Unlucky One
Zebraiken v Danilo
Heist v Raseri
If you would like to write these match ups up, or have any other matches you believe are highlight, please do not hesitate to let me know!
For those that want their battle livecasted:
http://smogon.com/forums/threads/livecasted-battle-compendium.3487261/#post-4799641
*Note: If you're uncomfortable playing on Pokemon Showdown, matches can be played on Pokemon Online v2 if both players agree.
Thanks to Zracknel for contributing the artwork for the tournament!
If there are any questions or concerns about the tournament, feel free to join #gslam on IRC.
The current standings are available here: http://goo.gl/rkS0M7
Deadline is 10 days from now, on Sunday 09/29
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