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Tournaments Forum Rules
The UU Tier has undergone numerous changes over the years since the beginning of the 4th Generation. Numerous policy changes, bans, and strategy changes have constantly reshaped the UU metagame. This tournament will explore the UU metagame from its beginning (a.k.a. Old UU) to the recent Heracross drop (September 2010). Each round will explore a different UU metagame after each tiering change in chronological order. The metagames are January 2009, Old UU, July 2009, October 2009, January 2010, May 2010.
This round's metagame is October 2009. This is the round after all of the HeartGold/SoulSilver move tutors appeared, so this is a pretty different metagame than the previous one. I'm pretty good at screwing up tier lists, so if I make an error, PM me. If I messed something up in the pairings, PM me. Any questions? Complaints? Other? PM me.
Rules:
Species Clause
Classic Sleep Clause
OHKO Clause
Classic Freeze Clause
Strict Damage Clause (if played on Shoddy, PO has this already)
Evasion Clause
Self-KO Clause (this will be implemented because it was not deemed uncompetitive until December 2010.)
Single Elimination, but with 3-person round robin finals
HGSS moves are NOT allowed until they have been released (they will be allowed from October 2009 metagame onwards). It's October 2009. They're OK.
Helpful Links
The Smog's article on the history of the UU metagame. The October 2009 metagame was called "The Boys Are Back in Town".
Banlists and Pokemon and such:
Here is the UU List for October 2009: http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62135. EDIT: AS PER POPULAR DEMAND, WE ARE INCLUDING THE RESULTS OF THE SUSPECT TEST. GALLADE, FROSLASS, AND RAIKOU ARE ALLOWED, YANMEGA IS NOT.
Jabba's 'np thread': http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62403.
Pokemon currently in UU or BL that are not allowed yet: Cresselia, Porygon-Z, Heracross, Yanmega
Pokemon not allowed in this metagame or future metagames: Abomasnow, Smeargle, Staraptor, Crobat, Shaymin
Pokemon in OU now that are allowed: None
The extension deadline is Saturday, February 12th @ 11:59:59 PM. If you cannot complete your extension match by then, I will take action. If you know you cannot complete it, you should activity post to be safe.
The Round Four deadline is Thursday, February 17th @ 11:59:59 PM. If you cannot complete your match by then, you should activity post to be safe.
Good luck, and please PM me with any complaints/questions/corrections.
Pairings:
Dummy007 vs Bad Ass
reachzero vs Texas Cloverleaf
Xiang vs Uragg
Wilson46 vs Agammemnon
Limitless vs. Alan
JabbatheGriffin vs zdrup15
Remember: THE OFFICIAL BANLIST IS THE THE NP: THREAD, as per popular demand.
It's the same as the UU List except withOUT Yanmega and WITH Gallade, Froslass, and Raikou.
Tournaments Forum Rules
The UU Tier has undergone numerous changes over the years since the beginning of the 4th Generation. Numerous policy changes, bans, and strategy changes have constantly reshaped the UU metagame. This tournament will explore the UU metagame from its beginning (a.k.a. Old UU) to the recent Heracross drop (September 2010). Each round will explore a different UU metagame after each tiering change in chronological order. The metagames are January 2009, Old UU, July 2009, October 2009, January 2010, May 2010.
This round's metagame is October 2009. This is the round after all of the HeartGold/SoulSilver move tutors appeared, so this is a pretty different metagame than the previous one. I'm pretty good at screwing up tier lists, so if I make an error, PM me. If I messed something up in the pairings, PM me. Any questions? Complaints? Other? PM me.
Rules:
Species Clause
Classic Sleep Clause
OHKO Clause
Classic Freeze Clause
Strict Damage Clause (if played on Shoddy, PO has this already)
Evasion Clause
Self-KO Clause (this will be implemented because it was not deemed uncompetitive until December 2010.)
Single Elimination, but with 3-person round robin finals
HGSS moves are NOT allowed until they have been released (they will be allowed from October 2009 metagame onwards). It's October 2009. They're OK.
Helpful Links
The Smog's article on the history of the UU metagame. The October 2009 metagame was called "The Boys Are Back in Town".
Banlists and Pokemon and such:
Here is the UU List for October 2009: http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62135. EDIT: AS PER POPULAR DEMAND, WE ARE INCLUDING THE RESULTS OF THE SUSPECT TEST. GALLADE, FROSLASS, AND RAIKOU ARE ALLOWED, YANMEGA IS NOT.
Jabba's 'np thread': http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62403.
Pokemon currently in UU or BL that are not allowed yet: Cresselia, Porygon-Z, Heracross, Yanmega
Pokemon not allowed in this metagame or future metagames: Abomasnow, Smeargle, Staraptor, Crobat, Shaymin
Pokemon in OU now that are allowed: None
The extension deadline is Saturday, February 12th @ 11:59:59 PM. If you cannot complete your extension match by then, I will take action. If you know you cannot complete it, you should activity post to be safe.
The Round Four deadline is Thursday, February 17th @ 11:59:59 PM. If you cannot complete your match by then, you should activity post to be safe.
Good luck, and please PM me with any complaints/questions/corrections.
Pairings:
Dummy007 vs Bad Ass
reachzero vs Texas Cloverleaf
Xiang vs Uragg
Wilson46 vs Agammemnon
Limitless vs. Alan
JabbatheGriffin vs zdrup15
Remember: THE OFFICIAL BANLIST IS THE THE NP: THREAD, as per popular demand.
It's the same as the UU List except withOUT Yanmega and WITH Gallade, Froslass, and Raikou.
