| THE ASB SINGLES TOURNAMENT |
Welcome, ASB trainers, to the first ever ASB Singles Tournament! Ever wanted to prove that you're the best Pokemon trainer on the ASB block? This tournament is the first of many that will give you the opportunity to play against the best trainer in the league, and climb your way to the spot of Tournament Champion! Who will be the first to reach this pinnacle?
TOURNAMENT RULES
Each participant must bring four Pokemon with them into the tournament. There is no restriction as to what Pokemon you can bring in (including both pre-evolved and fully evolved Pokemon). A trainer's team will always be visible during the course of the tournament, and a trainer must choose his Pokemon from the pool of four he/she has submitted. The Pokemon submitted to the referee (through either myself or Engineer) will be put on display when the battle thread is created. Turn order will be decided on a coin flip by the referee so that there is an even shot at turn order advantages. There are 48 spots in this tournament, which means that we will be doing this tournament round robin style (48-24-12-6-3 with the finals being a rotation-based system).
STANDARD BATTLE RULES
NUMBER OF POKEMON: 2v2
BATTLE TYPE: Singles
RECOVERIES: Two Recovers per Pokemon | Five Chills per Pokemon
SWITCH: Switch=KO
ITEMS: Items OFF
ABILITIES: All Abilities
FINAL BATTLE AND THIRD PLACE BATTLE RULES
NUMBER OF POKEMON: 3v3
BATTLE TYPE: Singles
RECOVERIES: Two Recovers per Pokemon | Five Chills per Pokemon
SWITCH: Switch=KO
ITEMS: Items OFF
ABILITIES: All Abilities
ARENA
The ASB Tournament Arena
Surrounded by thousands of screaming Pokemon fans, the ASB Arena can be best described as a standard Pokemon battling arena. In the center of the arena lies a dirt-based floor outlined to show two separate sides (with a white Pokeball center). Surrounding the dirt is a moat filled with water. The moat is about fifteen feet wide and creates a perimeter around the dirt arena. The arena itself is eighty feet wide, one hundred feet long. All moves, weathers, and abilities are legal for the match, since it's an outdoor arena with a large water source and packed dirt. Pokemon must stay in the arena (or the dimensions of the arena in the case of Flying Pokemon, who cannot leave the arena and cannot fly higher than sixty feet). This prevents Pokemon from injuring the crowd watching the tournament. There are no outside interruptions by fans, Pokemon, or other elements not associated with the current battle.
PARTICIPANT RULES
Battles do not have a specified deadline to post actions, but we're looking for actions at least once every 48 hours. Battles should last around 10-14 days at maximum. No penalty will be given for battles lasting longer than 14 days if the participants post at least once in the 24' hour time span. A player who does not post in the time span will be disqualified and will lose the round. Battle extensions will not be given out. No exceptions. If a battle goes over the 14 day mark, each member of the battle (including the referee) will be placed on sudden death mode, meaning they have 24 hours to make their move.
There is no arguing with the referee over the results of move interpretation. The only permitted arguments that can be brought forth are calculation corrections and referee mistakes (ie: forgetting a certain effect of a move). If you feel that the referee has been making too many mistakes or question the referee's motives, contact a tournament official such as DarkSlay, smashlloyd20, or Engineer and we will look into the matter.
All current ASB rules must be adhered to, including proper battle formatting and presentation. Combo moves are permitted and are up to the referee for interpretation, although a player may imply a desired effect so that the referee may understand the battler's thought process.
TOURNAMENT PRIZES
You may be wondering what the prize is for completing the tournament. Since the ASB Tourney is an event of great prestige, it is only fair that the prizes are grand as well! So, here are the possible prizes one may win:
FIRST PRIZE: The winner of the tournament will be offered one of three legendary Pokemon to add to their team: Raikou, Entei, or Suicune. These Pokemon will come with their learned movepool up until Level 25, three pre-determined BW TM's, and their non-ExtremeSpeed Event Moves as well as a pre-determined nature. These Pokemon are available for use in regular battles, but will be ineligible for future tournaments (unless specified) and gym challenges (this includes use for gym leaders as well).
SECOND PRIZE: The runner up will receive five Tourney Counters, which can be used as universal counters for any of the runner up's Pokemon and TC count.
THIRD PRIZE: The winner of the third place battle will receive three Tourney Counters.
Along with these prizes, players will receive the regular rewards of ASB battles in the tournament. That means 1 EC, 2 MC, and 1 DC when a Pokemon is used in battle, and 1 KO Counter per knock out. These tokens can be spent in the specially made ASB Tournament Approval Thread. Moves and abilities gained during the tournament must be claimed in this thread. You can only use new moves and abilities in the tournament. You cannot use these new moves outside in separate battles.
MISCELLANEOUS RULES
Rotom is allowed to change into ONE appliance, and can switch back and forth between that appliance and regular Rotom. Rotom must start out in the original form when the battle starts, and must take an action to switch back and forth from either form. You are only allowed to bring one appliance with you for this tournament.
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS:
1: smashlloyd20
2: -Charmander-
3: Rolf
4: Leethoof
5: Galladiator
6: DarkSlay
7: SevenDeadlySins
8: Tortferngatr
9: Terrador14
10: danmantincan
11: LupusAter
12: Temperantia
13: HD
14: Fire Blast
15: GoldenKnight
16: jas61292
17: Rediamond
18: Darkamber8828
19: rickheg
20: Athenodoros
21: Solstice
22: Kaxtar
23: Doran Dragon
24: Dummy007
25: Spenstar
26: C$FP
27: IceBug
28: Flamestrike
29: Deck Knight
30: AlphaJolt
31: dragonboy52
32: rewindman
33: shadowbone66
34: TravelLog
35: Venser
36: porygon3
37: Its_A_Random
38: iiMKUltra
39: elDino
40: Nightmare jigglypuff
41: Arcanite
42: Dogfish44
43: Lady Salamence
44: Glacier Knight
45: Son_Of_Shadoo
46: Engineer Pikachu
47: Zarator
48: Destiny_Warrior
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49. Blue_Tornado
50. Pippy
TOURNAMENT RULES
Each participant must bring four Pokemon with them into the tournament. There is no restriction as to what Pokemon you can bring in (including both pre-evolved and fully evolved Pokemon). A trainer's team will always be visible during the course of the tournament, and a trainer must choose his Pokemon from the pool of four he/she has submitted. The Pokemon submitted to the referee (through either myself or Engineer) will be put on display when the battle thread is created. Turn order will be decided on a coin flip by the referee so that there is an even shot at turn order advantages. There are 48 spots in this tournament, which means that we will be doing this tournament round robin style (48-24-12-6-3 with the finals being a rotation-based system).
STANDARD BATTLE RULES
NUMBER OF POKEMON: 2v2
BATTLE TYPE: Singles
RECOVERIES: Two Recovers per Pokemon | Five Chills per Pokemon
SWITCH: Switch=KO
ITEMS: Items OFF
ABILITIES: All Abilities
FINAL BATTLE AND THIRD PLACE BATTLE RULES
NUMBER OF POKEMON: 3v3
BATTLE TYPE: Singles
RECOVERIES: Two Recovers per Pokemon | Five Chills per Pokemon
SWITCH: Switch=KO
ITEMS: Items OFF
ABILITIES: All Abilities
ARENA
The ASB Tournament Arena
Surrounded by thousands of screaming Pokemon fans, the ASB Arena can be best described as a standard Pokemon battling arena. In the center of the arena lies a dirt-based floor outlined to show two separate sides (with a white Pokeball center). Surrounding the dirt is a moat filled with water. The moat is about fifteen feet wide and creates a perimeter around the dirt arena. The arena itself is eighty feet wide, one hundred feet long. All moves, weathers, and abilities are legal for the match, since it's an outdoor arena with a large water source and packed dirt. Pokemon must stay in the arena (or the dimensions of the arena in the case of Flying Pokemon, who cannot leave the arena and cannot fly higher than sixty feet). This prevents Pokemon from injuring the crowd watching the tournament. There are no outside interruptions by fans, Pokemon, or other elements not associated with the current battle.
PARTICIPANT RULES
Battles do not have a specified deadline to post actions, but we're looking for actions at least once every 48 hours. Battles should last around 10-14 days at maximum. No penalty will be given for battles lasting longer than 14 days if the participants post at least once in the 24' hour time span. A player who does not post in the time span will be disqualified and will lose the round. Battle extensions will not be given out. No exceptions. If a battle goes over the 14 day mark, each member of the battle (including the referee) will be placed on sudden death mode, meaning they have 24 hours to make their move.
There is no arguing with the referee over the results of move interpretation. The only permitted arguments that can be brought forth are calculation corrections and referee mistakes (ie: forgetting a certain effect of a move). If you feel that the referee has been making too many mistakes or question the referee's motives, contact a tournament official such as DarkSlay, smashlloyd20, or Engineer and we will look into the matter.
All current ASB rules must be adhered to, including proper battle formatting and presentation. Combo moves are permitted and are up to the referee for interpretation, although a player may imply a desired effect so that the referee may understand the battler's thought process.
TOURNAMENT PRIZES
You may be wondering what the prize is for completing the tournament. Since the ASB Tourney is an event of great prestige, it is only fair that the prizes are grand as well! So, here are the possible prizes one may win:
FIRST PRIZE: The winner of the tournament will be offered one of three legendary Pokemon to add to their team: Raikou, Entei, or Suicune. These Pokemon will come with their learned movepool up until Level 25, three pre-determined BW TM's, and their non-ExtremeSpeed Event Moves as well as a pre-determined nature. These Pokemon are available for use in regular battles, but will be ineligible for future tournaments (unless specified) and gym challenges (this includes use for gym leaders as well).
SECOND PRIZE: The runner up will receive five Tourney Counters, which can be used as universal counters for any of the runner up's Pokemon and TC count.
THIRD PRIZE: The winner of the third place battle will receive three Tourney Counters.
Along with these prizes, players will receive the regular rewards of ASB battles in the tournament. That means 1 EC, 2 MC, and 1 DC when a Pokemon is used in battle, and 1 KO Counter per knock out. These tokens can be spent in the specially made ASB Tournament Approval Thread. Moves and abilities gained during the tournament must be claimed in this thread. You can only use new moves and abilities in the tournament. You cannot use these new moves outside in separate battles.
MISCELLANEOUS RULES
Rotom is allowed to change into ONE appliance, and can switch back and forth between that appliance and regular Rotom. Rotom must start out in the original form when the battle starts, and must take an action to switch back and forth from either form. You are only allowed to bring one appliance with you for this tournament.
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS:
1: smashlloyd20
2: -Charmander-
3: Rolf
4: Leethoof
5: Galladiator
6: DarkSlay
7: SevenDeadlySins
8: Tortferngatr
9: Terrador14
10: danmantincan
11: LupusAter
12: Temperantia
13: HD
14: Fire Blast
15: GoldenKnight
16: jas61292
17: Rediamond
18: Darkamber8828
19: rickheg
20: Athenodoros
21: Solstice
22: Kaxtar
23: Doran Dragon
24: Dummy007
25: Spenstar
26: C$FP
27: IceBug
28: Flamestrike
29: Deck Knight
30: AlphaJolt
31: dragonboy52
32: rewindman
33: shadowbone66
34: TravelLog
35: Venser
36: porygon3
37: Its_A_Random
38: iiMKUltra
39: elDino
40: Nightmare jigglypuff
41: Arcanite
42: Dogfish44
43: Lady Salamence
44: Glacier Knight
45: Son_Of_Shadoo
46: Engineer Pikachu
47: Zarator
48: Destiny_Warrior
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49. Blue_Tornado
50. Pippy
Tournament Navigation:
Prize Claim Thread
Predictions Thread
