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Hello everyone and welcome to the third edition of the OU Last Chance Qualifier. This tournament is intended to give a final shot to qualify to try and qualify for the OU Circuit Championship at the end of the year. This is a Type C tournament for the OU Circuit, and more info about the circuit can be found here. Everyone is allowed to signup for this tournament and will receive points towards the 2025 OU Circuit. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me.
Specific Rules
This is a standard SV OU tournament
The format for this tournament is best of three, single elimination
Changing teams between matches is allowed
All matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown!
Replays are required from Round 2 onwards
Any tier changes that occur during a round will not be in effect until the following round
Please read the general tournament rules provided in this link: Rules
All standard clauses apply:
Sleep Moves Clause: Sleep moves are banned.
Species Clause: A player cannot have two of the same species of Pokémon on their team, based on the National Pokedex Number. For example, a player cannot have two Koffing on his or her team.
Evasion Clause: Players cannot use Double Team or Minimize in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
OHKO Clause: Players cannot use Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, or Fissure in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
Timer Clause: If a player exhausts the timer, he/she loses.
Endless Battle Clause: Any moveset on any pokemon that is capable of intentionally causing an endless battle is banned from competitive play.
Sign ups will end after 1 week, or once we have enough signups for at least a 256-player bracket.