Welcome to the 2026 RU Winter Seasonal! This Type A tournament is the opening tournament of the 2026 RU circuit, therefore a great opportunity to start gaining a consistent amount of points in the race to the 2026 RU Ribbon. This tour is hosted by seed.
Specific Rules:
- This is a standard SV RU tournament.
- Matches are to be played on PS!, preferably on the Smogtours server.
- The format for this tournament is best of three, double elimination.
- Any tier changes that occur during a round will not be in effect until the following round.
- Replays are required, so be sure to properly save and post them for proof of your victory.
- Changing teams between games is allowed.
Activity Win Rules:
Activity Decisions / Coin Flips: 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, it is recommended that you open your post with "Activity Win Request" in bold and provide a link to the evidence of an activity win.
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 (such as a ghosting tour). 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 one 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 (https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/tournament-rules-and-general-guidelines.3642760/) 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 (https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/tournament-rules-and-general-guidelines.3642760/) 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.
Activity Decisions / Coin Flips: 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, it is recommended that you open your post with "Activity Win Request" in bold and provide a link to the evidence of an activity win.
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 (such as a ghosting tour). 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 one 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 (https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/tournament-rules-and-general-guidelines.3642760/) 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 (https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/tournament-rules-and-general-guidelines.3642760/) 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.
Species Clause: A player cannot have two Pokemon with the same PokeDex number on their team.
Sleep Clause: You cannot inflict sleep upon more than one member of the opposing team.
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, draws will be enforced after 1000 turns
Sleep Clause: You cannot inflict sleep upon more than one member of the opposing team.
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, draws will be enforced after 1000 turns
Round 3 (losers):
Vxltarktimi vs swedrf
Txunt! vs Silent Waltz
rrr2r2r2rrr2 vs Tomja95
robjr vs Snowzada
slopcat vs Ampha
Jhavichuela vs EliteGamerCheezo
MAT 2012 vs cute vn
Nemosse vs NinjaCaro
no way iz vs Gymleadernyash
JacintoElGrande vs FlamPoke
chiefbeef1234 vs OtaviioZx
Cyrakii vs baututitu
KeshBa54 vs Nkc1201*
t&a ninetales vs SpyOP
KingBillu vs djistivi
Shaak15 vs Defolgado
Slikkles vs Rats220
CarTulo vs killua_
peixe200 vs Ryuuji Kuroiwa
Starfox. vs BlackU-turn
Guille vs DripLegend
Rubyblood vs KaderLeCrime
What should by name be? vs Tjoker
entrocefalo vs Benimh
Wubben vs coconut1234
B0by vs Airi
EldestSlayer vs Ea-Nasir
Scarf Kricketune vs abreuolindo
zause vs YT_JP_SL
G-vyle vs riXtro
giove97 vs Incognition
zAllonso vs Bye 1
Bastien_ vs Bye 2
Acrididae vs Bye 3
ruidoceus vs Bye 4
melonnoodle vs Bye 5
Mzmarcos1 vs Bye 6
JuliTukJ vs Bye 7
MrPioupiou vs Bye 8
Nakoruru_XD vs Bye 9
lavpatatas vs Bye 10
qualityblu vs Bye 11
milliongatejumpguy vs Bye 12
Peum vs Bye 13
JoelXLeaf vs Bye 14
lighthouses vs Bye 15
LeBomboclats vs Bye 16
about15gals vs Bye 17
des121 vs Bye 18
AnotherSlobro vs Bye 19
Don Bork vs Bye 20
Dutchum vs Bye 21
renxø_pl vs Bye 22
MCOBSOK vs Bye 23
yatanxz vs Bye 24
SHRAIDER vs Bye 25
akxhdwy vs Bye 26
VaporeonUser vs Bye 27
Sabella vs Bye 28
TheOGDragon1 vs Bye 29
frogfrend5 vs Bye 30
The Hisui Region vs Bye 31
Remake vs Bye 32
Irene vs Bye 33
Hildi Thryth vs Bye 34
db vs Bye 35
asssnatcher67 vs Bye 36
Metallica126 vs Bye 37
Staxi vs Bye 38
zmath vs Bye 39
StFirezim vs Bye 40
MatLaTomate vs Bye 41
ambi_ vs Bye 42
Lacks vs Bye 43
ewitslou vs Bye 44
SilverKnight3716 vs Bye 45
Jerm175 vs Bye 46
colorednaem vs Bye 47
Fernanch vs Bye 48
Piriko vs Bye 49
Sussyzao vs Bye 50
seraphz vs Bye 51
Mumu-The-mudkip-8787 vs Bye 52
heelkey vs Bye 53
skopergmamer vs Bye 54
paralelo vs Bye 55
pheonixxed vs Bye 56
flamefix vs Bye 57
GhostlyPlanets vs Bye 58
xGinesect vs Bye 59
JuninxZ9 vs Bye 60
ZombieEyeZ vs Bye 61
Heni-san vs Bye 62
eeriespell vs Bye 63
kokomybeloved vs Bye 64
benladil vs Bye 65
lcalvexx vs Bye 66
Calmmind75 vs Bye 67
sra99 vs Bye 68
God Koro vs Bye 69
Frishjoejgf vs Bye 70
DustPlasma24 vs Bye 71
Falancies vs Bye 72
UltraX vs Bye 73
Winterbub vs Bye 74
Legofakatsuki vs Bye 75
agenS vs Bye 76
GC vs Bye 77
Gentai_Kaijo vs Bye 78
Yttoshirib vs Bye 79
Aariceus vs Bye 80
DD Joe vs Bye 81
Mok3s vs Bye 82
Charcoal13 vs Bye 83
seed vs Bye 84
Sagazinha vs Bye 85
Ellie<3 vs Bye 86
RuanK1o vs Bye 87
couchlaserparty vs Bye 88
musashi109 vs Bye 89
Durk27 vs Bye 90
Wadley vs Bye 91
BlazingDark vs Bye 92
RADU vs Bye 93
DeCurry vs Bye 94
kiru vs Bye 95
Hyperium1233 vs Bye 96
Zong200 vs Bye 97
The deadline for this round is <t:1770008340:F>. Good luck!
The deadline to complete Round 2 games granted extension is <t:1769662740:F>.
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