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RU ORAS RU Cup IX - Signups
- Thread starter Murphy Lawden
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Welcome to the ninth iteration of ORAS RU Cup. This tournament is one of five individual tournaments that make up the qualification stage of the RU Classic tournament. To earn points for the RU Circuit, you must qualify for the playoffs stage or win one of the five Cups. You qualify for playoffs by earning sufficient qualification points between the SS, SM, ORAS, BW, and ADV Cups; a standings spreadsheet will be updated weekly.
Specific Rules:
- This is a standard ORAS RU (Generation 6) tournament.
- Matches are to be played on PS!, preferably on the Smogtours server.
- All rounds will be a best of three, single elimination.
- Replays will be required for ALL rounds!
- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here
- Species Clause: A player cannot have two Pokemon with the same PokeDex number on his team.
- Sleep Clause: Sleep-inducing moves are banned.
- Evasion Clause: The moves Double Team and Minimize are banned.
- OHKO Clause: The moves Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, and Fissure are banned.
- Endless Battle Clause: Anything capable of intentionally creating an endless battle is banned
- Identity: I expect many battles to be completed under alts. This can be 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. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any blatant scouting. There is a difference between "[user] is known for using stall" and "let me follow [user] 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. I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching.
- Timer Clause: Play with the Battle Timer on. Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason; if you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. [Exceptions might be made for server-side problems such as a PS-wide server reset]. 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.
- Disconnections: Finally, in the case of a disconnect, the decision is in the hands of the player who did not disconnect. The options are: redo the battle move for move, redo the battle with the same teams but different moves, or redo the battle with completely different teams. If the battle was without a doubt over, they may also take the win. Any suspicion that a disconnect was committed on purpose to redo a match may be appealed to me, and if I feel this happened there will be severe consequences, don't do it.
- Use VMs to schedule with your opponent to make it easier for me to track activity calls when needed. If you use other methods to contact your opponent outside of VMs, then post in this thread confirming you're in contact with your opponent; otherwise, it's not necessary.
- Extensions for those with time conflicts may not be granted if they are requested last-minute. I also expect extended matches to be completed as soon as possible, so stating the specific time you have scheduled for is important to get an extension.
- Do not schedule last minute expecting to be compensated in case of timezone conflicts or be given an activity win over your opponent.
Signups will close at <t:1754884800:F>.
Post "in" or "meow" to sign up.
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Welcome to the ninth iteration of ORAS RU Cup. This tournament is one of five individual tournaments that make up the qualification stage of the RU Classic tournament. To earn points for the RU Circuit, you must qualify for the playoffs stage or win one of the five Cups. You qualify for playoffs by earning sufficient qualification points between the SS, SM, ORAS, BW, and ADV Cups; a standings spreadsheet will be updated weekly.
Specific Rules:
- This is a standard ORAS RU (Generation 6) tournament.
- Matches are to be played on PS!, preferably on the Smogtours server.
- All rounds will be a best of three, single elimination.
- Replays will be required for ALL rounds!
- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here
- Species Clause: A player cannot have two Pokemon with the same PokeDex number on his team.
- Sleep Clause: Sleep-inducing moves are banned.
- Evasion Clause: The moves Double Team and Minimize are banned.
- OHKO Clause: The moves Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, and Fissure are banned.
- Endless Battle Clause: Anything capable of intentionally creating an endless battle is banned
- Identity: I expect many battles to be completed under alts. This can be 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. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any blatant scouting. There is a difference between "[user] is known for using stall" and "let me follow [user] 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. I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching.
- Timer Clause: Play with the Battle Timer on. Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason; if you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. [Exceptions might be made for server-side problems such as a PS-wide server reset]. 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.
- Disconnections: Finally, in the case of a disconnect, the decision is in the hands of the player who did not disconnect. The options are: redo the battle move for move, redo the battle with the same teams but different moves, or redo the battle with completely different teams. If the battle was without a doubt over, they may also take the win. Any suspicion that a disconnect was committed on purpose to redo a match may be appealed to me, and if I feel this happened there will be severe consequences, don't do it.
- Use VMs to schedule with your opponent to make it easier for me to track activity calls when needed. If you use other methods to contact your opponent outside of VMs, then post in this thread confirming you're in contact with your opponent; otherwise, it's not necessary.
- Extensions for those with time conflicts may not be granted if they are requested last-minute. I also expect extended matches to be completed as soon as possible, so stating the specific time you have scheduled for is important to get an extension.
- Do not schedule last minute expecting to be compensated in case of timezone conflicts or be given an activity win over your opponent.
Signups will close at August 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM.
Post "in" or "meow" to sign up.
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Welcome to the ninth iteration of ORAS RU Cup. This tournament is one of five individual tournaments that make up the qualification stage of the RU Classic tournament. To earn points for the RU Circuit, you must qualify for the playoffs stage or win one of the five Cups. You qualify for playoffs by earning sufficient qualification points between the SS, SM, ORAS, BW, and ADV Cups; a standings spreadsheet will be updated weekly.
Specific Rules:
- This is a standard ORAS RU (Generation 6) tournament.
- Matches are to be played on PS!, preferably on the Smogtours server.
- All rounds will be a best of three, single elimination.
- Replays will be required for ALL rounds!
- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here
- Species Clause: A player cannot have two Pokemon with the same PokeDex number on his team.
- Sleep Clause: Sleep-inducing moves are banned.
- Evasion Clause: The moves Double Team and Minimize are banned.
- OHKO Clause: The moves Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, and Fissure are banned.
- Endless Battle Clause: Anything capable of intentionally creating an endless battle is banned
- Identity: I expect many battles to be completed under alts. This can be 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. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any blatant scouting. There is a difference between "[user] is known for using stall" and "let me follow [user] 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. I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching.
- Timer Clause: Play with the Battle Timer on. Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason; if you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. [Exceptions might be made for server-side problems such as a PS-wide server reset]. 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.
- Disconnections: Finally, in the case of a disconnect, the decision is in the hands of the player who did not disconnect. The options are: redo the battle move for move, redo the battle with the same teams but different moves, or redo the battle with completely different teams. If the battle was without a doubt over, they may also take the win. Any suspicion that a disconnect was committed on purpose to redo a match may be appealed to me, and if I feel this happened there will be severe consequences, don't do it.
- Use VMs to schedule with your opponent to make it easier for me to track activity calls when needed. If you use other methods to contact your opponent outside of VMs, then post in this thread confirming you're in contact with your opponent; otherwise, it's not necessary.
- Extensions for those with time conflicts may not be granted if they are requested last-minute. I also expect extended matches to be completed as soon as possible, so stating the specific time you have scheduled for is important to get an extension.
- Do not schedule last minute expecting to be compensated in case of timezone conflicts or be given an activity win over your opponent.
Signups will close at <t:1754884800:F>.
Post "in" or "meow" to sign up.
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Bienvenidos a la novena edición de la Copa ORAS RU . Este torneo es uno de los cinco torneos individuales que conforman la fase clasificatoria del torneo Clásico RU. Para obtener puntos para el Circuito RU, deben clasificarse para la fase de playoffs o ganar una de las cinco Copas. Para clasificarse para la fase de playoffs, deben obtener suficientes puntos de clasificación entre las Copas SS, SM, ORAS, BW y ADV. La tabla de clasificación se actualizará semanalmente.
Reglas específicas:
- Este es un torneo estándar ORAS RU (Generación 6).
- Los partidos se jugarán en PS!, preferiblemente en el servidor Smogtours.
- Todas las rondas serán al mejor de tres, eliminación simple .
- ¡Se requerirán repeticiones para TODAS las rondas!
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- Las reglas y regulaciones generales del torneo se pueden encontrar aquí
- Cláusula de especie: Un jugador no puede tener dos Pokémon con el mismo número de PokeDex en su equipo.
- Cláusula de sueño: Los movimientos que inducen al sueño están prohibidos.
- Cláusula de evasión: Los movimientos Doble equipo y Minimizar están prohibidos.
- Cláusula OHKO: Los movimientos Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold y Fissure están prohibidos.
- Cláusula de batalla interminable: cualquier cosa capaz de crear intencionalmente una batalla interminable está prohibida.
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- Identidad: Espero que muchas batallas se completen con alter egos. Esto puede perjudicar la seguridad del torneo, así que lo dejaré claro: si escucho algún rumor sobre robo de identidad (luchar con la identidad de alguien que no eres) o combates por poder (ayudar a alguien a luchar por mensaje privado), no me complacerá y tomaré medidas drásticas.
- Exploración: A continuación, no quiero ni oír hablar de contraataques. No te quejes. Tampoco quiero ni oír hablar de exploración descarada. Hay una diferencia entre "[usuario] es conocido por usar la estrategia de ganar tiempo" y "déjame seguir a [usuario] todo el día para ver todas sus batallas, ya que soy su oponente". Espero mucho de lo primero y nada de lo segundo. Autorizo a todos los participantes a pedirle a cualquier espectador que se retire si no quieren que lo vea.
- Cláusula de Tiempo: Juega con el Tiempo de Batalla activado. El Tiempo de Batalla es una regla por una razón: si se te acaba el tiempo, pierdes, así de simple. [Se pueden hacer excepciones por problemas del servidor, como un reinicio del servidor PS]. No importa lo que diga tu oponente. No luches si crees que tendrás que abandonar a mitad de la batalla; mejor reprograma para un mejor momento.
- Desconexiones: Finalmente, en caso de desconexión, la decisión recae en el jugador que no se desconectó. Las opciones son: repetir la batalla movimiento por movimiento, repetir la batalla con los mismos equipos pero con movimientos diferentes, o repetir la batalla con equipos completamente diferentes. Si la batalla estaba definitivamente terminada, también pueden llevarse la victoria. Cualquier sospecha de que una desconexión se cometió a propósito para repetir una partida puede ser apelada ante mí, y si considero que esto ocurrió, habrá graves consecuencias, no lo hagan.
- Use VMs to schedule with your opponent to make it easier for me to track activity calls when needed. If you use other methods to contact your opponent outside of VMs, then post in this thread confirming you're in contact with your opponent; otherwise, it's not necessary.
- Extensions for those with time conflicts may not be granted if they are requested last-minute. I also expect extended matches to be completed as soon as possible, so stating the specific time you have scheduled for is important to get an extension.
- Do not schedule last minute expecting to be compensated in case of timezone conflicts or be given an activity win over your opponent.
Signups will close at <t:1754884800:F>.
Post "in" or "meow" to sign up.
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Welcome to the ninth iteration of ORAS RU Cup. This tournament is one of five individual tournaments that make up the qualification stage of the RU Classic tournament. To earn points for the RU Circuit, you must qualify for the playoffs stage or win one of the five Cups. You qualify for playoffs by earning sufficient qualification points between the SS, SM, ORAS, BW, and ADV Cups; a standings spreadsheet will be updated weekly.
Specific Rules:
- This is a standard ORAS RU (Generation 6) tournament.
- Matches are to be played on PS!, preferably on the Smogtours server.
- All rounds will be a best of three, single elimination.
- Replays will be required for ALL rounds!
- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here
- Species Clause: A player cannot have two Pokemon with the same PokeDex number on his team.
- Sleep Clause: Sleep-inducing moves are banned.
- Evasion Clause: The moves Double Team and Minimize are banned.
- OHKO Clause: The moves Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, and Fissure are banned.
- Endless Battle Clause: Anything capable of intentionally creating an endless battle is banned
- Identity: I expect many battles to be completed under alts. This can be 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. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any blatant scouting. There is a difference between "[user] is known for using stall" and "let me follow [user] 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. I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching.
- Timer Clause: Play with the Battle Timer on. Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason; if you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. [Exceptions might be made for server-side problems such as a PS-wide server reset]. 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.
- Disconnections: Finally, in the case of a disconnect, the decision is in the hands of the player who did not disconnect. The options are: redo the battle move for move, redo the battle with the same teams but different moves, or redo the battle with completely different teams. If the battle was without a doubt over, they may also take the win. Any suspicion that a disconnect was committed on purpose to redo a match may be appealed to me, and if I feel this happened there will be severe consequences, don't do it.
- Use VMs to schedule with your opponent to make it easier for me to track activity calls when needed. If you use other methods to contact your opponent outside of VMs, then post in this thread confirming you're in contact with your opponent; otherwise, it's not necessary.
- Extensions for those with time conflicts may not be granted if they are requested last-minute. I also expect extended matches to be completed as soon as possible, so stating the specific time you have scheduled for is important to get an extension.
- Do not schedule last minute expecting to be compensated in case of timezone conflicts or be given an activity win over your opponent.
Signups will close at <t:1754884800:F>.
Post "in" or "meow" to sign up.
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Welcome to the ninth iteration of ORAS RU Cup. This tournament is one of five individual tournaments that make up the qualification stage of the RU Classic tournament. To earn points for the RU Circuit, you must qualify for the playoffs stage or win one of the five Cups. You qualify for playoffs by earning sufficient qualification points between the SS, SM, ORAS, BW, and ADV Cups; a standings spreadsheet will be updated weekly.
Specific Rules:
- This is a standard ORAS RU (Generation 6) tournament.
- Matches are to be played on PS!, preferably on the Smogtours server.
- All rounds will be a best of three, single elimination.
- Replays will be required for ALL rounds!
- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here
- Species Clause: A player cannot have two Pokemon with the same PokeDex number on his team.
- Sleep Clause: Sleep-inducing moves are banned.
- Evasion Clause: The moves Double Team and Minimize are banned.
- OHKO Clause: The moves Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, and Fissure are banned.
- Endless Battle Clause: Anything capable of intentionally creating an endless battle is banned
- Identity: I expect many battles to be completed under alts. This can be 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. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any blatant scouting. There is a difference between "[user] is known for using stall" and "let me follow [user] 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. I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching.
- Timer Clause: Play with the Battle Timer on. Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason; if you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. [Exceptions might be made for server-side problems such as a PS-wide server reset]. 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.
- Disconnections: Finally, in the case of a disconnect, the decision is in the hands of the player who did not disconnect. The options are: redo the battle move for move, redo the battle with the same teams but different moves, or redo the battle with completely different teams. If the battle was without a doubt over, they may also take the win. Any suspicion that a disconnect was committed on purpose to redo a match may be appealed to me, and if I feel this happened there will be severe consequences, don't do it.
- Use VMs to schedule with your opponent to make it easier for me to track activity calls when needed. If you use other methods to contact your opponent outside of VMs, then post in this thread confirming you're in contact with your opponent; otherwise, it's not necessary.
- Extensions for those with time conflicts may not be granted if they are requested last-minute. I also expect extended matches to be completed as soon as possible, so stating the specific time you have scheduled for is important to get an extension.
- Do not schedule last minute expecting to be compensated in case of timezone conflicts or be given an activity win over your opponent.
Signups will close at <t:1754884800:F>.
Post "in" or "meow" to sign up.
