Art by Blazenix
Hosted by evakiyama! & Zpanther
Entering this seasonal earns you points in qualifying for the ADV OU Championship. Winning this tournament will allow you to display
Tournament Rules
- General tournament rules and regulations are in effect and can be found here.
- This is a standard Gen 3 OU Tournament.
- This tournament will be double elimination, all rounds will be Bo3. You may switch teams in between battles of the same set.
- Replays will not be required until Top 16, but it is mandatory to save them regardless in case of disputes.
- Matches are to be played on smogtours, unless both parties agree to play on Pokemon Showdown! main server.
- Do not make baseless activity posts -- get in contact with your opponent and report missed times / scheduling issues only. Activity calls will be made by myself, potentially with neutral assistance from a RoA Tournaments Moderator or Tournament Director. Coinflips will be done publicly on PS!
In the event that there is an uncompleted match at the deadline, it will be coin flipped unless one or both of the players involved in the match specifically request an activity win and explain sufficiently why they deserve to win over their opponent, or if hosts determine an activity win was earned based on public contact. Attempting to schedule a battle is required in order to receive the win by activity. To make it clear that you are requesting an activity win when you post, you must open your post with "Activity Win Request" in bold.
For example, if you believe your opponent is making an unfair request and that they don't deserve the activity win over you, you can either make your own request or quote their post and explain why they don't deserve it. You should try to make your activity win request posts at least 24 hours before the deadline to give your opponent a reasonable opportunity to contest it with their own activity win request.
Host discretion will be applied for all unplayed games. This means that an activity win will not be automatically granted if you post, and a lack of post does not automatically result in a coinflip.
For example, if you believe your opponent is making an unfair request and that they don't deserve the activity win over you, you can either make your own request or quote their post and explain why they don't deserve it. You should try to make your activity win request posts at least 24 hours before the deadline to give your opponent a reasonable opportunity to contest it with their own activity win request.
Host discretion will be applied for all unplayed games. This means that an activity win will not be automatically granted if you post, and a lack of post does not automatically result in a coinflip.
This is just a small snippet of the full rules, which one can find here!
Identity
Users are expected to play on identifiable accounts. They may choose not to, but if asked must comply with identification requests by an opponent, either via switching to an account you are identifiable on, or via a Smogon message. Do not assume an account that you use regularly in other tours or with your friends is "identifiable". Use an account that matches your Smogon username or is in your About page to avoid this problem.
Scouting
Going through publicly posted teams or available replays from other tournaments / rounds / the PS! replays site is understandable and an acceptable play in tournament prep. Using power given on Smogon or PS! to find things unavailable to the regular user, such as deleted posts, PS alt account connections, or hidden rooms, is unacceptable and can result in loss of access.
Do not badger an opponent's friends, teammates, or previous opponents for information, respect their wishes for privacy if asked. Divulging private information about someone's planned team to their opponent is never allowed, and will be heavily sanctioned. Requesting that such information be divulged is also grounds for punishment. Keep your scouting to publicly available information and you'll be fine.
Timer and Disconnections
The timer is expected to be on from the start of every game until its conclusion, unless indicated otherwise in a tournament's rules. Please be respectful of each other's time while in-game, battle timeouts are there for a reason.
If you run out of time, you lose. If you disconnect and run out of time to reconnect, you lose. For particularly high stakes games, under certain conditions, a Tournament Director may be able to recreate a game played on Smogtours, but do not rely on or expect this. It is the responsibility of the player that disconnected to get a TD into the room before it expires (15 minutes), as once a room expires there is no chance of recreation. A game played on Main can never be recreated.
Communication
Schedule your games via public wall/visitor messages (VMs) to make it possible for hosts to track activity claims when needed. Use this guide to ensure that you don't lose via activity or go to a coinflip. If you use other means of contacting your opponent, such as private messages on Smogon, Discord or PS! messages of any sort, or another platform altogether, then provide all scheduling conversations should you need to make an activity claim.
Remember that late contact is not grounds for an activity claim. If extensions are even possible, they will only be provided in circumstances where contact was early enough and you and your opponent were unable to find a time during the standard schedule to play and have already found a time during the standard extension window to play. The further you stray from that ideal, the less likely an extension request is to be granted.
Server
The default server to play tournament matches on is Smogtours. An acceptable alternative, should both players agree to go to it, is the main Pokemon Showdown server. No other server is allowed, even if both users agree to it. If one user requests to play on Main and the other user requests to play on Smogtours, the game must be played on Smogtours.
Bugs
Any battle mechanics not properly implemented in the simulator used for a tournament battle are fair game, unless explicitly banned by that tournament's rules. Illegal movesets that are not restricted by the simulator fall into this category as well. However, this does not include faulty tier scripts; for example, if there was a bug in the BW OU tier script that allowed you to use Drizzle and Swift Swim on the same team, taking advantage of this would result in disqualification in that battle. If a game breaking glitch is discovered, we will make a blanket tournament ban on that glitch via an announcement in the Tournaments forum until it is fixed.
Cheating, Throwing, and Poor Sportsmanship
Respect yourself and your fellow players. The Tournament Rules go into more detail on each of these topics, but the short answer is that players who do any of the above acts risk removal from the tournament, infractions, or worse.
Identity
Users are expected to play on identifiable accounts. They may choose not to, but if asked must comply with identification requests by an opponent, either via switching to an account you are identifiable on, or via a Smogon message. Do not assume an account that you use regularly in other tours or with your friends is "identifiable". Use an account that matches your Smogon username or is in your About page to avoid this problem.
Scouting
Going through publicly posted teams or available replays from other tournaments / rounds / the PS! replays site is understandable and an acceptable play in tournament prep. Using power given on Smogon or PS! to find things unavailable to the regular user, such as deleted posts, PS alt account connections, or hidden rooms, is unacceptable and can result in loss of access.
Do not badger an opponent's friends, teammates, or previous opponents for information, respect their wishes for privacy if asked. Divulging private information about someone's planned team to their opponent is never allowed, and will be heavily sanctioned. Requesting that such information be divulged is also grounds for punishment. Keep your scouting to publicly available information and you'll be fine.
Timer and Disconnections
The timer is expected to be on from the start of every game until its conclusion, unless indicated otherwise in a tournament's rules. Please be respectful of each other's time while in-game, battle timeouts are there for a reason.
If you run out of time, you lose. If you disconnect and run out of time to reconnect, you lose. For particularly high stakes games, under certain conditions, a Tournament Director may be able to recreate a game played on Smogtours, but do not rely on or expect this. It is the responsibility of the player that disconnected to get a TD into the room before it expires (15 minutes), as once a room expires there is no chance of recreation. A game played on Main can never be recreated.
Communication
Schedule your games via public wall/visitor messages (VMs) to make it possible for hosts to track activity claims when needed. Use this guide to ensure that you don't lose via activity or go to a coinflip. If you use other means of contacting your opponent, such as private messages on Smogon, Discord or PS! messages of any sort, or another platform altogether, then provide all scheduling conversations should you need to make an activity claim.
Remember that late contact is not grounds for an activity claim. If extensions are even possible, they will only be provided in circumstances where contact was early enough and you and your opponent were unable to find a time during the standard schedule to play and have already found a time during the standard extension window to play. The further you stray from that ideal, the less likely an extension request is to be granted.
Server
The default server to play tournament matches on is Smogtours. An acceptable alternative, should both players agree to go to it, is the main Pokemon Showdown server. No other server is allowed, even if both users agree to it. If one user requests to play on Main and the other user requests to play on Smogtours, the game must be played on Smogtours.
Bugs
Any battle mechanics not properly implemented in the simulator used for a tournament battle are fair game, unless explicitly banned by that tournament's rules. Illegal movesets that are not restricted by the simulator fall into this category as well. However, this does not include faulty tier scripts; for example, if there was a bug in the BW OU tier script that allowed you to use Drizzle and Swift Swim on the same team, taking advantage of this would result in disqualification in that battle. If a game breaking glitch is discovered, we will make a blanket tournament ban on that glitch via an announcement in the Tournaments forum until it is fixed.
Cheating, Throwing, and Poor Sportsmanship
Respect yourself and your fellow players. The Tournament Rules go into more detail on each of these topics, but the short answer is that players who do any of the above acts risk removal from the tournament, infractions, or worse.
Banned Pokémon
Deoxys, Deoxys-Attack, Deoxys-Defense, Deoxys-Speed, Groudon, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Latias, Latios, Lugia, Mew, Mewtwo, Rayquaza, Wobbuffet, Wynaut
Banned Moves
Assist, Baton Pass + Block, Baton Pass + Mean Look, Baton Pass + Spider Web, Smeargle + Ingrain, Swagger
Banned Abilities
Sand Veil, Soundproof
Banned Items
Bright Powder, Lax Incense
Deoxys, Deoxys-Attack, Deoxys-Defense, Deoxys-Speed, Groudon, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Latias, Latios, Lugia, Mew, Mewtwo, Rayquaza, Wobbuffet, Wynaut
Banned Moves
Assist, Baton Pass + Block, Baton Pass + Mean Look, Baton Pass + Spider Web, Smeargle + Ingrain, Swagger
Banned Abilities
Sand Veil, Soundproof
Banned Items
Bright Powder, Lax Incense
Resources
ADV OU Resources can be found here.
Scheduling guidelines can be found here. Activity win guidelines can be found here.
Round 1:
TheBaker vs UBD Yamoshi
Lupsss vs tea hawk
Laurel vs Sinodin
SpyOP vs Lady Bug
xikedih vs Oathkeeper
JeFraADV vs TLTK
agenS vs MTB
monchooo vs damflame 3
slopcat vs LpZ
Martiniman64 vs SOM/05
rineko vs B0by
Raceding vs Arcanis Prime
mentalsoft vs leoperi
RADU vs SammyCe123
Zpanther vs eeriespell
GUZOT vs AndryBlaze2424
Ruined vs liljackha
LuizgamerXD vs Prinz
Durk27 vs Bouff
freezingpop87 vs justbaguette
DugZa vs BIG WILL
des121 vs trickmasterz
Skrublax vs Zcarlett
Sato07 vs FastCarVroom!!!
Deezcastforms vs The K Tank
eden vs yfy
Yak Attack vs Slowpoke Fan
greenapricotttss vs David Watts
JC98 vs Sheik :
Skarmory vs BobChess
zinc vs 5imian
jus vs Void
Drud vs JunkyardBronze
X-Wing vs Msousa
DKM vs Incognition
yandaud vs RL
TakingNotesKinda vs lacoot
Larvii vs G-vyle
dwightasaurus vs Forte
SkyHighSundae vs Attazer
Blaze vs sylvea
darkman64 vs Teriso179
Tetrafolium vs DonBoneJones
Bugsileus vs softshellcrabcakes
A Welcome Guest vs Charcoal13
Amomeupaieminhamae vs Remnonc
Maarck vs le LLiolae
Wamr vs Portrait or Ruin
shuixin vs kiru
lealleallegal vs Finchely
nishikino kotori vs White Atoq
etern vs urrgh
Zelph vs Genexys
crimsonbacon38 vs Malekith
Exiline vs Sergio Aguero
bydy vs Lord V
Janis105 vs Django
Kykz vs Elias PSY
Estuardo19 vs Scally_Wagon
Garpachi vs CarTulo
goldmason vs SEROO
Peum vs Fraaxn
BlazingDark vs firecross
abreuolindo vs Mollymiltoast
DD Joe vs lighthouses
Dridri457 vs Lacks
spell vs Maitre rock
Cryolite vs Indulge in dreams
pzwrd vs Splendid Silver Star
Ganso vs Sanos
leo568 vs JoshSketch
Wubben vs Click>Think
Grounded vs AlphaKey187
Going Hard vs Zong200
Aln vs Sossa
FJ2K vs mielke
Abyssal Ruins vs gthorpe
F-00 vs Rainer24
zmath vs luisin
MahTheBot vs HSK7
CloudyEJ vs Oqo
Figull400 vs HydreigonTheChild
Sagazinha vs Rosegamerxd
xtinaxendrix vs 4tup
pixie909 vs Dwagon
dex vs TyCarter
chiefbeef1234 vs violet river
ZombieEyeZ vs diegoyuhhi
TFabian vs Matender
Rambode vs gorgie
Joaf vs NicodzirraADV
tahatahat vs isnialan
Rubyblood vs sky
MAT 2012 vs mipc
KeshBa54 vs Itoshiflwr
Elian vs Spreek
Yash Vortex vs CoolEvan1098
DarthTyros vs Wesleyy
Kira43 vs SeaLife
Cow vs PHB11677
Crab Person vs Charmayanne
SoggyBagel64 vs robjr
CyberOdin✝ vs krwozen
mayo vs Corvinus
mint yerb vs Staxi
Mom's Dumptruck vs Charliezard7
Bird lives! vs DoubleJimmy
jam vs WraxiusGaming
muk fan vs Voyager
Baptosta vs Truthankamon
Mindnight vs Shitrock enjoyer
Rybak vs Sylveon HRT
SuckyLucky vs Bye 1
Falancies vs Bye 2
Derevien vs Bye 3
Archduck vs Bye 4
Juni Frostheart vs Bye 5
Buzzed27 vs Bye 6
Gamebooadvanced vs Bye 7
SalvatoreSesso vs Bye 8
mrsunsmash vs Bye 9
Kollin7 vs Bye 10
bApe vs Bye 11
glowbrogang vs Bye 12
davidTheMaster vs Bye 13
Loneling vs Bye 14
Klird vs Bye 15
Thor vs Bye 16
Deadline: <t:1769403540:F>.
TheBaker vs UBD Yamoshi
Lupsss vs tea hawk
Laurel vs Sinodin
SpyOP vs Lady Bug
xikedih vs Oathkeeper
JeFraADV vs TLTK
agenS vs MTB
monchooo vs damflame 3
slopcat vs LpZ
Martiniman64 vs SOM/05
rineko vs B0by
Raceding vs Arcanis Prime
mentalsoft vs leoperi
RADU vs SammyCe123
Zpanther vs eeriespell
GUZOT vs AndryBlaze2424
Ruined vs liljackha
LuizgamerXD vs Prinz
Durk27 vs Bouff
freezingpop87 vs justbaguette
DugZa vs BIG WILL
des121 vs trickmasterz
Skrublax vs Zcarlett
Sato07 vs FastCarVroom!!!
Deezcastforms vs The K Tank
eden vs yfy
Yak Attack vs Slowpoke Fan
greenapricotttss vs David Watts
JC98 vs Sheik :
Skarmory vs BobChess
zinc vs 5imian
jus vs Void
Drud vs JunkyardBronze
X-Wing vs Msousa
DKM vs Incognition
yandaud vs RL
TakingNotesKinda vs lacoot
Larvii vs G-vyle
dwightasaurus vs Forte
SkyHighSundae vs Attazer
Blaze vs sylvea
darkman64 vs Teriso179
Tetrafolium vs DonBoneJones
Bugsileus vs softshellcrabcakes
A Welcome Guest vs Charcoal13
Amomeupaieminhamae vs Remnonc
Maarck vs le LLiolae
Wamr vs Portrait or Ruin
shuixin vs kiru
lealleallegal vs Finchely
nishikino kotori vs White Atoq
etern vs urrgh
Zelph vs Genexys
crimsonbacon38 vs Malekith
Exiline vs Sergio Aguero
bydy vs Lord V
Janis105 vs Django
Kykz vs Elias PSY
Estuardo19 vs Scally_Wagon
Garpachi vs CarTulo
goldmason vs SEROO
Peum vs Fraaxn
BlazingDark vs firecross
abreuolindo vs Mollymiltoast
DD Joe vs lighthouses
Dridri457 vs Lacks
spell vs Maitre rock
Cryolite vs Indulge in dreams
pzwrd vs Splendid Silver Star
Ganso vs Sanos
leo568 vs JoshSketch
Wubben vs Click>Think
Grounded vs AlphaKey187
Going Hard vs Zong200
Aln vs Sossa
FJ2K vs mielke
Abyssal Ruins vs gthorpe
F-00 vs Rainer24
zmath vs luisin
MahTheBot vs HSK7
CloudyEJ vs Oqo
Figull400 vs HydreigonTheChild
Sagazinha vs Rosegamerxd
xtinaxendrix vs 4tup
pixie909 vs Dwagon
dex vs TyCarter
chiefbeef1234 vs violet river
ZombieEyeZ vs diegoyuhhi
TFabian vs Matender
Rambode vs gorgie
Joaf vs NicodzirraADV
tahatahat vs isnialan
Rubyblood vs sky
MAT 2012 vs mipc
KeshBa54 vs Itoshiflwr
Elian vs Spreek
Yash Vortex vs CoolEvan1098
DarthTyros vs Wesleyy
Kira43 vs SeaLife
Cow vs PHB11677
Crab Person vs Charmayanne
SoggyBagel64 vs robjr
CyberOdin✝ vs krwozen
mayo vs Corvinus
mint yerb vs Staxi
Mom's Dumptruck vs Charliezard7
Bird lives! vs DoubleJimmy
jam vs WraxiusGaming
muk fan vs Voyager
Baptosta vs Truthankamon
Mindnight vs Shitrock enjoyer
Rybak vs Sylveon HRT
SuckyLucky vs Bye 1
Falancies vs Bye 2
Derevien vs Bye 3
Archduck vs Bye 4
Juni Frostheart vs Bye 5
Buzzed27 vs Bye 6
Gamebooadvanced vs Bye 7
SalvatoreSesso vs Bye 8
mrsunsmash vs Bye 9
Kollin7 vs Bye 10
bApe vs Bye 11
glowbrogang vs Bye 12
davidTheMaster vs Bye 13
Loneling vs Bye 14
Klird vs Bye 15
Thor vs Bye 16
Deadline: <t:1769403540:F>.
