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3 country finals ?? since when europe is like the U.R.S.S. I guess it will just include england, germany and france like the previous JAE, too bad neither Latin-America or Canada got the chance to participate... so close but so far at the same time

And is restricted to only legal residents of the US so it makes no use to travel to SD and all other locations... wich is kinda unffair

I guess I have to stick my hopes to the TCG nationals... VGS are far from reality for either mexico or argentina, I wish pokemex and Ives would put some effort regarding this matters

Are Toys R us salamence statically IV´s or there is a random soft reset method to get a good one ??
 
Gonzaa said:
3 country finals ?? since when europe is like the U.R.S.S. I guess it will just include england, germany and france like the previous JAE, too bad neither Latin-America or Canada got the chance to participate... so close but so far at the same time

And is restricted to only legal residents of the US so it makes no use to travel to SD and all other locations... wich is kinda unffair

I guess I have to stick my hopes to the TCG nationals... VGS are far from reality for either mexico or argentina, I wish pokemex and Ives would put some effort regarding this matters

Are Toys R us salamence statically IV´s or there is a random soft reset method to get a good one ??
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TRU salamence? where?
 
I sure hope they have something within 2-3 hours driving distance of where I live, seriously. California and New York are like the opposite of where I live. (which is in Nebraska, basically in between those two points =___=)
 
Fantastic. I was wondering when they were going to get around to announcing this.Though does everyone need to be playing Platinum? Cutting it kind of close Ninty...

Can definitely count on me showing up to this one with a better team than before.
 
Hikari Meoru said:
Fantastic. I was wondering when they were going to get around to announcing this.Though does everyone need to be playing Platinum? Cutting it kind of close Ninty...

Can definitely count on me showing up to this one with a better team than before.
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yes, its a platinum only tournament. well if you want we could test battle each other to see how our teams work out.
 
It's pretty cool that it seems that they are making them far more reaching this year than the last. If this signals anything, it may be that we might be getting these tournaments with the release of every new major pokemon game every so often. It will be interesting seeing who will make it and who won't :)
 
Quantum said:
Uh, how will Europe be able to compete if Platinum isn't released there until May?...
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I'd assume that they are later, the world thing isn't until august, so there is a month or too.

That actually sounds like a really short time for all of Europe to get ready for the world championship, I have no idea how they will get it done...
 
It´s interesting that there will be tournaments in Europe also.

I´d be happy if they made an "EU team" not just the obligatory GB/Germany mabye France one.

What Gonzaa said...I wish they would allow people from different countries in the qualifiers, because I would definitely travel 800+ km to Germany like I once did for a private tournament, not to mention it would raise the bar, mostly experienced players would do this...there better not be randoms participating in the world championships

yeah it will be close with the european platinum release on 22 may 2009
 
Are you allowed to use traded Pokémon in this? I heard somewhere that somebody got disqualified from a tournament because one of his team members was obtained on the GTS...

Anyway, if you are, I could help you guys out a bit. I'm probably not going to go myself (though you never know), so I'd be willing to do a few flawless Emerald breeds for some people. I'm currently working on my OU team, and I'm still planning an NFE team (to beat noobs with), but after I finish those, I wouldn't mind helping you out.
 
Wichu said:
Are you allowed to use traded Pokémon in this? I heard somewhere that somebody got disqualified from a tournament because one of his team members was obtained on the GTS...

Anyway, if you are, I could help you guys out a bit. I'm probably not going to go myself (though you never know), so I'd be willing to do a few flawless Emerald breeds for some people. I'm currently working on my OU team, and I'm still planning an NFE team (to beat noobs with), but after I finish those, I wouldn't mind helping you out.
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you are allowed mostly all the members who went to showdown used traded pokemon. most likely theye were hacked pokemon with hacked stats or something.
 
Wichu said:
Are you allowed to use traded Pokémon in this? I heard somewhere that somebody got disqualified from a tournament because one of his team members was obtained on the GTS...

Anyway, if you are, I could help you guys out a bit. I'm probably not going to go myself (though you never know), so I'd be willing to do a few flawless Emerald breeds for some people. I'm currently working on my OU team, and I'm still planning an NFE team (to beat noobs with), but after I finish those, I wouldn't mind helping you out.
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Why would they stop you from using traded pokemon?
they will DQ you if:

6.6. Disqualification
This is the most serious penalty that can be issued at a tournament, and it should only be used in the
most extreme cases. Players who receive this penalty are removed from the tournament and become
ineligible to receive any prizes. It is important that the removal be enacted in such a way so as not to
inflame, extend, or call any more attention to the situation than is absolutely necessary.

The timing of a player’s disqualification has an impact on the remainder of the tournament.
• If disqualified after pairings are posted or during an active match, the player is given a loss
for that round, and then dropped from the event.
• If disqualified after his or her match is completed but before pairings for the next round are
posted, the player is simply dropped from the event.
• If disqualified at any point during a Single Elimination cut, the player is dropped from the
event, and his or her opponent receives a win for that round.

If the player’s actions warrant it, asking the player to leave the tournament site may be necessary.
The player receiving the penalty should be given time to collect his or her belongings and to make
arrangements with any other players he or she may have traveled with.

7.6. Unsporting Conduct
This group of penalties covers the inappropriate actions taken by players or spectators at an event.
This category always assumes that the offending actions are intentional. A player does not have to be
actively involved in a match to receive an Unsporting Conduct penalty. While players and spectators
should enjoy their tournament experience, they also need to remember that their actions can have a
negative impact on fellow participants.

7.6.1. Minor
Players are expected to behave in a respectful manner to all attendees and staff of a Pokémon
event. Players who don’t behave properly need to be reminded to with the issuance of a
penalty. Infractions in this category have no impact on the event operation itself.
Examples of Unsporting Conduct: Minor include:

• Swearing in the tournament area.
• Leaving a small amount of garbage in the tournament area.
• Roughhousing.
• Disturbing a match in progress.
Tier 1: Caution
Tier 2: Warning

7.6.2. Major
Players are expected to behave in a respectful manner to all attendees and staff of a Pokémon
event. Players who don’t behave properly need to be reminded to with the issuance of a
penalty. Infractions in this category have a direct impact on event operation or cause a small
degree of emotional distress to those around them.

Examples of Unsporting Conduct: Major include:
• Leaving a large amount of garbage in the tournament area.
• Failure to comply with the instructions of the event staff.
• Engaging in gamesmanship/rules lawyering.
• Attempting to manipulate a match through intimidation or distraction.
• Refusal to sign a match slip.
• Defacing the tournament area.
• Making legal plays which have no effect on the game in progress to manipulate the time
remaining in a match.
• Playing slowly to manipulate the time remaining in a match.
Recommended Starting Penalty:
Tier 1: Game Loss
Tier 2: Game Loss

7.6.3. Severe
Players are expected to behave in a respectful manner to all attendees and staff of a Pokémon event. Players who don’t behave properly need to be reminded to with the issuance of a
penalty. Infractions in this category have a serious impact on event operation, cause great
emotional distress to those around them, or involve a physical altercation.

Examples of Unsporting Conduct: Severe include:
• Defacement of tournament area.
• Assault.
• Use of profanity or physical threats to event staff.
• Theft.
• Use of slurs or insults.
Recommended Starting Penalty:
Tier 1: Disqualification
Tier 2: Disqualification

7.6.4. Cheating
Cheating is the highest form of Unsporting Conduct that a player can display. Players who
intentionally commit infractions are looking to gain an unfair advantage over other players at
the event. The Head Judge should carefully consider whether an infraction was intentional or not
before applying this penalty. If the Head Judge feels that an infraction was unintentional, this
penalty should not be applied.

Examples of Unsporting Conduct: Cheating include:
• Offering some form of compensation to an opponent for a concession.
• Altering match results after the conclusion of the match.
• Lying to event staff.
• Use of dubious game actions intended to deceive your opponent into making misplays.

Recommended Starting Penalty:
Tier 1: Disqualification
Tier 2: Disqualification

8. Lasting Consequences
Players who commit repeated infractions over a series of events, or commit enough infractions at a
single event to result in disqualification, may require a lasting penalty to be assigned to them.

Pokémon Organized Play is the only body authorized to penalize players with penalties that extend over
multiple events. Pokémon Organized Play requires the reporting of all penalty assignments of Warning
level or higher in order to ensure that these penalties are made fairly and only when warranted.

9. Suspension
Pokémon Organized Play may issue suspensions to players who disrupt other players or the events they
attend. In these cases, the players will be notified and their names and POP IDs will be made available
to POP Tournament Organizers.

Suspended players should not be allowed to participate in any Pokémon Organized Play events as a
player, judge, Tournament Organizer, or volunteer. If a suspended player disrupts an event by trying to
participate and then refusing to leave, the incident should be reported to POP and may result in an
extension of the existing suspension.
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So there you have it people.
 
Originally Posted by Fat ultimatedra
Use of dubious game actions intended to deceive your opponent into making misplays.
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i wonder what that means, or is it just a fancy way of saying no hacking? the wording is quite odd so i'm not sure
 
LORD_NIGHTMARE said:
i wonder what that means, or is it just a fancy way of saying no hacking? the wording is quite odd so i'm not sure
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well, dubious means uncertain(i got it from dictionary.com lol!).
im guessing uncertain actions during the game to mess your opponent up.
like waiting for the 15 minute time limit or something like that?
idk.
 
LORD_NIGHTMARE said:
i wonder what that means, or is it just a fancy way of saying no hacking? the wording is quite odd so i'm not sure
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"Use of dubious game actions intended to deceive your opponent into making misplays."

Here is an example for everyone:
Player A tells Player B "I am using explosion"
Player B then uses Protect to intercept the explosion
Player A uses Feint intead of Explosion, knowing that Player B would Protect.

Another way to put this may be "Winning though Intimidation or Deception"

Also realise that it those where Examples of when a DQ is in order. you can be DQ'd for doing anything that is outside of proper game play. Excessive Swearing, Threatinging others, Colution, cheating etc.

Repeated offences will result in a stricter penalty:
Caution>Warning>Game Loss>Disqualification

Here is a quick run down of the penaltys
Code: 
Game-Play Error: Minor 7.1.1. Caution 
Game-Play Error: Major 7.1.2. Warning 
Game-Play Error: Severe 7.1.3. Game Loss 
Game Tempo: Slow Play 7.4.1. Warning 
Game Tempo: Rushing 7.4.2. Warning 
Procedural Error: Minor 7.5.1. Caution 
Procedural Error: Major 7.5.2. Warning 
Procedural Error: Severe 7.5.3. Game Loss 
Unsporting Conduct: Minor 7.6.1. Warning 
Unsporting Conduct: Major 7.6.2.  Game Loss 
Unsporting Conduct: Severe 7.6.3.  Disqualification 
Unsporting Conduct: Cheating 7.6.4. Disqualification
 
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