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DOU 2026 Doubles Ladder Tournament
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DLTVS sternwizard
I have read and understand the rules
I have read and understand the rules
New UserOriginal OP by Level 51
Art by GenOne
Drampa! Drampa! Burning bright,
On ladder room, half past midnight;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could guess thy one ability?
In what world and in what time
Would you need to run Cloud Nine?
Who would use a set like this?
Why'd my Ninetales' Blizzard miss?
And which user, and which donk,
Stays in on Fini with their Conk?
For when my Fini threatened harm,
What made your Conk click Hammer Arm?
Why the Hammer Arm, again?
In what dimension runs your brain?
Who clicks Protect in front of 'Cott?
Is that even a brain you've got?
When I claimed hax my enemy's fault
And shower'd Smogon with my salt:
Did I smile my reqs to see?
Do I qualify for TC?
Drampa! Drampa! Burning bright,
On ladder room, half past midnight;
What immortal mouth could tell,
How to escape from Elo hell?
View attachment 800352
Dust off your Dragapult and pitchforks! Ready your torches and your Chi-Yu! It's time for an all-new Doubles Ladder Tournament. This tournament can earn you vital points towards qualifying for the 2026 Doubles Circuit Championship. But before you get around to smashing Trick Room and trampling down the ladder, here are a few specifics you should know. Please read every one of the rules; important information lies within. This is to prevent confusion, especially regarding the qualification process.
The Rules
- The engine of the tournament is the regular Pokemon Showdown Doubles OU ladder, not a new one. All normal Doubles Rules and Clauses apply. All qualification will be done on this ladder. The top 16 players (selected as described below) will be placed into a best of 3 single elimination bracket playoffs.
- You need to make a new alt account for this tournament. Your alt name must begin with "DLTVS" to make determining the top players for each cycle easier. For example, I might register the alt "DLTVS Actuarily" for laddering. To give us a way to identify each account, please include in your sign-up post your alt name(s) in plain text, as well as a picture of your laddering alt(s). You are not required to make a new alt for each ladder cycle.
- In order to sign up for the Doubles Ladder Tournament, please create a post in this thread listing your alts. You are allowed an unlimited number of alts, so don't worry about starting over with a new one; just remember to follow the name format for each alt you create, and please update your post each time you create a new alt. Include in your post a picture of your "clean" alt before playing any games on it. If an alt in the Top 4 at the end of a cycle is not registered in this thread at the time the cycle ends, it will be ignored.
- You must create and register a new alt in this thread before you play any battles on it.
- The ladder portion of the tournament spans 4 cycles lasting 7 days each. The cutoff times for each cycle are listed below; at the cutoff time, one of the moderators will take a screenshot of the ladder. In order to qualify for the playoffs, your alt must be among the top 4 newly made alts in this screenshot. If a player in the top 4 of a given cycle is already qualified, their alt will be ignored when counting the top 4 alts for that cycle. Cycles will have adjusted end times to give players from different regions and timezones a better chance at being on at the end of the cycle. The next cycle begins immediately after the previous cycle ends.
- In order to break potential ties, the unrounded ELO of each player who qualifies in a given cycle will be recorded in order to break any potential ties. Your unrounded ELO can be found by using the following URL: https://pokemonshowdown.com/users/[USERNAME HERE].json
- For the playoffs stage, players will be seeded by their ELO at their respective screenshot time.
- Don't show unsportsmanlike behavior on the ladder. If we have a reason to believe you forfeited a game to boost a friend's account, you will be punished. If you try to prevent your opponent from joining the battle again after a disconnection, you will be punished. If you ask someone to forfeit to you, you will be punished. If you try to fish for matchups against yourself on alternate accounts (i.e. boosting), you will be punished. The consequences could range from disqualification for one cycle, the entire tournament, or even a tournament ban in extreme cases. Again, please please use your common sense.
- In keeping with OLT and other ladder tournaments, all ladder games involving a player with a DLT prefix are now forced to be public. If you have the "Don't allow spectators" box checked when you start a DLT game, your game will be public and you will be met with this message: "This battle is required to be public due to a player having a name starting with 'DLTVS'."
- In your sign-up post, please include a line reflecting the fact that you have read and understand the rules. Your alt may not be considered eligible if your post does not contain this line.
View attachment 800352
Relevant Dates
Cycle 1
START | 12 January 2026 at 11:00
END | 18 January 2026 at 21:59
Cycle 2
START | 18 January 2026 at 22:00
END | 26 January 2026 at 03:59
Cycle 3
START | 26 January 2026 at 04:00
END | 2 February 2026 at 09:59
Cycle 4
START | 2 February 2026 at 10:00
END | 9 February 2026 at 15:59
View attachment 800352
Qualifiers
Cycle 1
1. TanDaMan - DLTVS Stars - 1928.1936489142136
2. LogIce - DLTVS LogIce - 1925.3090492853
3. Schister - DLTVS Skywalker - 1922.4252913168
4. aseqq - DLTVSElBarbiquicas - 1921.0273862010108
Cycle 2
1. Ferrari450 - DLTVSMiyazawaKenji - 1940.646223980162
2. MADARAAAA - DLTVSallusti - 1938.1864968259995
3. Mava2 - DLTVS RE COLOMBO - 1931.1384158403735
4. DubiousBulb1033 - DLTVS Zara - 1930.6447188100917
Cycle 3
Cycle 4
View attachment 800352
DLTVSBigRed
Original OP by Level 51
Art by GenOne
Drampa! Drampa! Burning bright,
On ladder room, half past midnight;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could guess thy one ability?
In what world and in what time
Would you need to run Cloud Nine?
Who would use a set like this?
Why'd my Ninetales' Blizzard miss?
And which user, and which donk,
Stays in on Fini with their Conk?
For when my Fini threatened harm,
What made your Conk click Hammer Arm?
Why the Hammer Arm, again?
In what dimension runs your brain?
Who clicks Protect in front of 'Cott?
Is that even a brain you've got?
When I claimed hax my enemy's fault
And shower'd Smogon with my salt:
Did I smile my reqs to see?
Do I qualify for TC?
Drampa! Drampa! Burning bright,
On ladder room, half past midnight;
What immortal mouth could tell,
How to escape from Elo hell?
View attachment 800352
Dust off your Dragapult and pitchforks! Ready your torches and your Chi-Yu! It's time for an all-new Doubles Ladder Tournament. This tournament can earn you vital points towards qualifying for the 2026 Doubles Circuit Championship. But before you get around to smashing Trick Room and trampling down the ladder, here are a few specifics you should know. Please read every one of the rules; important information lies within. This is to prevent confusion, especially regarding the qualification process.
The Rules
- The engine of the tournament is the regular Pokemon Showdown Doubles OU ladder, not a new one. All normal Doubles Rules and Clauses apply. All qualification will be done on this ladder. The top 16 players (selected as described below) will be placed into a best of 3 single elimination bracket playoffs.
- You need to make a new alt account for this tournament. Your alt name must begin with "DLTVS" to make determining the top players for each cycle easier. For example, I might register the alt "DLTVS Actuarily" for laddering. To give us a way to identify each account, please include in your sign-up post your alt name(s) in plain text, as well as a picture of your laddering alt(s). You are not required to make a new alt for each ladder cycle.
- In order to sign up for the Doubles Ladder Tournament, please create a post in this thread listing your alts. You are allowed an unlimited number of alts, so don't worry about starting over with a new one; just remember to follow the name format for each alt you create, and please update your post each time you create a new alt. Include in your post a picture of your "clean" alt before playing any games on it. If an alt in the Top 4 at the end of a cycle is not registered in this thread at the time the cycle ends, it will be ignored.
- You must create and register a new alt in this thread before you play any battles on it.
- The ladder portion of the tournament spans 4 cycles lasting 7 days each. The cutoff times for each cycle are listed below; at the cutoff time, one of the moderators will take a screenshot of the ladder. In order to qualify for the playoffs, your alt must be among the top 4 newly made alts in this screenshot. If a player in the top 4 of a given cycle is already qualified, their alt will be ignored when counting the top 4 alts for that cycle. Cycles will have adjusted end times to give players from different regions and timezones a better chance at being on at the end of the cycle. The next cycle begins immediately after the previous cycle ends.
- In order to break potential ties, the unrounded ELO of each player who qualifies in a given cycle will be recorded in order to break any potential ties. Your unrounded ELO can be found by using the following URL: https://pokemonshowdown.com/users/[USERNAME HERE].json
- For the playoffs stage, players will be seeded by their ELO at their respective screenshot time.
- Don't show unsportsmanlike behavior on the ladder. If we have a reason to believe you forfeited a game to boost a friend's account, you will be punished. If you try to prevent your opponent from joining the battle again after a disconnection, you will be punished. If you ask someone to forfeit to you, you will be punished. If you try to fish for matchups against yourself on alternate accounts (i.e. boosting), you will be punished. The consequences could range from disqualification for one cycle, the entire tournament, or even a tournament ban in extreme cases. Again, please please use your common sense.
- In keeping with OLT and other ladder tournaments, all ladder games involving a player with a DLT prefix are now forced to be public. If you have the "Don't allow spectators" box checked when you start a DLT game, your game will be public and you will be met with this message: "This battle is required to be public due to a player having a name starting with 'DLTVS'."
- In your sign-up post, please include a line reflecting the fact that you have read and understand the rules. Your alt may not be considered eligible if your post does not contain this line.
View attachment 800352
Relevant Dates
Cycle 1
START | <t:1768176000:F>
END | <t:1768733940:F>
Cycle 2
START | <t:1768734000:F>
END | <t:1769360340:F>
Cycle 3
START | <t:1769360400:F>
END | <t:1769986740:F>
Cycle 4
START | <t:1769986800:F>
END | <t:1770613140:F>
View attachment 800352
Qualifiers
Cycle 1
1. TanDaMan - DLTVS Stars - 1928.1936489142136
2. LogIce - DLTVS LogIce - 1925.3090492853
3. Schister - DLTVS Skywalker - 1922.4252913168
4. aseqq - DLTVSElBarbiquicas - 1921.0273862010108
Cycle 2
1. Ferrari450 - DLTVSMiyazawaKenji - 1940.646223980162
2. MADARAAAA - DLTVSallusti - 1938.1864968259995
3. Mava2 - DLTVS RE COLOMBO - 1931.1384158403735
4. DubiousBulb1033 - DLTVS Zara - 1930.6447188100917
Cycle 3
Cycle 4
View attachment 800352
Original OP by Level 51
Art by GenOne
Drampa! Drampa! Burning bright,
On ladder room, half past midnight;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could guess thy one ability?
In what world and in what time
Would you need to run Cloud Nine?
Who would use a set like this?
Why'd my Ninetales' Blizzard miss?
And which user, and which donk,
Stays in on Fini with their Conk?
For when my Fini threatened harm,
What made your Conk click Hammer Arm?
Why the Hammer Arm, again?
In what dimension runs your brain?
Who clicks Protect in front of 'Cott?
Is that even a brain you've got?
When I claimed hax my enemy's fault
And shower'd Smogon with my salt:
Did I smile my reqs to see?
Do I qualify for TC?
Drampa! Drampa! Burning bright,
On ladder room, half past midnight;
What immortal mouth could tell,
How to escape from Elo hell?
View attachment 800352
Dust off your Dragapult and pitchforks! Ready your torches and your Chi-Yu! It's time for an all-new Doubles Ladder Tournament. This tournament can earn you vital points towards qualifying for the 2026 Doubles Circuit Championship. But before you get around to smashing Trick Room and trampling down the ladder, here are a few specifics you should know. Please read every one of the rules; important information lies within. This is to prevent confusion, especially regarding the qualification process.
The Rules
- The engine of the tournament is the regular Pokemon Showdown Doubles OU ladder, not a new one. All normal Doubles Rules and Clauses apply. All qualification will be done on this ladder. The top 16 players (selected as described below) will be placed into a best of 3 single elimination bracket playoffs.
- You need to make a new alt account for this tournament. Your alt name must begin with "DLTVS" to make determining the top players for each cycle easier. For example, I might register the alt "DLTVS Actuarily" for laddering. To give us a way to identify each account, please include in your sign-up post your alt name(s) in plain text, as well as a picture of your laddering alt(s). You are not required to make a new alt for each ladder cycle.
- In order to sign up for the Doubles Ladder Tournament, please create a post in this thread listing your alts. You are allowed an unlimited number of alts, so don't worry about starting over with a new one; just remember to follow the name format for each alt you create, and please update your post each time you create a new alt. Include in your post a picture of your "clean" alt before playing any games on it. If an alt in the Top 4 at the end of a cycle is not registered in this thread at the time the cycle ends, it will be ignored.
- You must create and register a new alt in this thread before you play any battles on it.
- The ladder portion of the tournament spans 4 cycles lasting 7 days each. The cutoff times for each cycle are listed below; at the cutoff time, one of the moderators will take a screenshot of the ladder. In order to qualify for the playoffs, your alt must be among the top 4 newly made alts in this screenshot. If a player in the top 4 of a given cycle is already qualified, their alt will be ignored when counting the top 4 alts for that cycle. Cycles will have adjusted end times to give players from different regions and timezones a better chance at being on at the end of the cycle. The next cycle begins immediately after the previous cycle ends.
- In order to break potential ties, the unrounded ELO of each player who qualifies in a given cycle will be recorded in order to break any potential ties. Your unrounded ELO can be found by using the following URL: https://pokemonshowdown.com/users/[USERNAME HERE].json
- For the playoffs stage, players will be seeded by their ELO at their respective screenshot time.
- Don't show unsportsmanlike behavior on the ladder. If we have a reason to believe you forfeited a game to boost a friend's account, you will be punished. If you try to prevent your opponent from joining the battle again after a disconnection, you will be punished. If you ask someone to forfeit to you, you will be punished. If you try to fish for matchups against yourself on alternate accounts (i.e. boosting), you will be punished. The consequences could range from disqualification for one cycle, the entire tournament, or even a tournament ban in extreme cases. Again, please please use your common sense.
- In keeping with OLT and other ladder tournaments, all ladder games involving a player with a DLT prefix are now forced to be public. If you have the "Don't allow spectators" box checked when you start a DLT game, your game will be public and you will be met with this message: "This battle is required to be public due to a player having a name starting with 'DLTVS'."
- In your sign-up post, please include a line reflecting the fact that you have read and understand the rules. Your alt may not be considered eligible if your post does not contain this line.
View attachment 800352
Relevant Dates
Cycle 1
START | January 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
END | January 18, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Cycle 2
START | January 18, 2026 at 3:00 AM
END | January 25, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Cycle 3
START | January 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM
END | February 1, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Cycle 4
START | February 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
END | February 8, 2026 at 8:59 PM
View attachment 800352
Qualifiers
Cycle 1
1. TanDaMan - DLTVS Stars - 1928.1936489142136
2. LogIce - DLTVS LogIce - 1925.3090492853
3. Schister - DLTVS Skywalker - 1922.4252913168
4. aseqq - DLTVSElBarbiquicas - 1921.0273862010108
Cycle 2
1. Ferrari450 - DLTVSMiyazawaKenji - 1940.646223980162
2. MADARAAAA - DLTVSallusti - 1938.1864968259995
3. Mava2 - DLTVS RE COLOMBO - 1931.1384158403735
4. DubiousBulb1033 - DLTVS Zara - 1930.6447188100917
Cycle 3
Cycle 4
View attachment 800352
Original OP by Level 51
Art by GenOne
Drampa! Drampa! Burning bright,
On ladder room, half past midnight;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could guess thy one ability?
In what world and in what time
Would you need to run Cloud Nine?
Who would use a set like this?
Why'd my Ninetales' Blizzard miss?
And which user, and which donk,
Stays in on Fini with their Conk?
For when my Fini threatened harm,
What made your Conk click Hammer Arm?
Why the Hammer Arm, again?
In what dimension runs your brain?
Who clicks Protect in front of 'Cott?
Is that even a brain you've got?
When I claimed hax my enemy's fault
And shower'd Smogon with my salt:
Did I smile my reqs to see?
Do I qualify for TC?
Drampa! Drampa! Burning bright,
On ladder room, half past midnight;
What immortal mouth could tell,
How to escape from Elo hell?
View attachment 800352
Dust off your Dragapult and pitchforks! Ready your torches and your Chi-Yu! It's time for an all-new Doubles Ladder Tournament. This tournament can earn you vital points towards qualifying for the 2026 Doubles Circuit Championship. But before you get around to smashing Trick Room and trampling down the ladder, here are a few specifics you should know. Please read every one of the rules; important information lies within. This is to prevent confusion, especially regarding the qualification process.
The Rules
- The engine of the tournament is the regular Pokemon Showdown Doubles OU ladder, not a new one. All normal Doubles Rules and Clauses apply. All qualification will be done on this ladder. The top 16 players (selected as described below) will be placed into a best of 3 single elimination bracket playoffs.
- You need to make a new alt account for this tournament. Your alt name must begin with "DLTVS" to make determining the top players for each cycle easier. For example, I might register the alt "DLTVS Actuarily" for laddering. To give us a way to identify each account, please include in your sign-up post your alt name(s) in plain text, as well as a picture of your laddering alt(s). You are not required to make a new alt for each ladder cycle.
- In order to sign up for the Doubles Ladder Tournament, please create a post in this thread listing your alts. You are allowed an unlimited number of alts, so don't worry about starting over with a new one; just remember to follow the name format for each alt you create, and please update your post each time you create a new alt. Include in your post a picture of your "clean" alt before playing any games on it. If an alt in the Top 4 at the end of a cycle is not registered in this thread at the time the cycle ends, it will be ignored.
- You must create and register a new alt in this thread before you play any battles on it.
- The ladder portion of the tournament spans 4 cycles lasting 7 days each. The cutoff times for each cycle are listed below; at the cutoff time, one of the moderators will take a screenshot of the ladder. In order to qualify for the playoffs, your alt must be among the top 4 newly made alts in this screenshot. If a player in the top 4 of a given cycle is already qualified, their alt will be ignored when counting the top 4 alts for that cycle. Cycles will have adjusted end times to give players from different regions and timezones a better chance at being on at the end of the cycle. The next cycle begins immediately after the previous cycle ends.
- In order to break potential ties, the unrounded ELO of each player who qualifies in a given cycle will be recorded in order to break any potential ties. Your unrounded ELO can be found by using the following URL: https://pokemonshowdown.com/users/[USERNAME HERE].json
- For the playoffs stage, players will be seeded by their ELO at their respective screenshot time.
- Don't show unsportsmanlike behavior on the ladder. If we have a reason to believe you forfeited a game to boost a friend's account, you will be punished. If you try to prevent your opponent from joining the battle again after a disconnection, you will be punished. If you ask someone to forfeit to you, you will be punished. If you try to fish for matchups against yourself on alternate accounts (i.e. boosting), you will be punished. The consequences could range from disqualification for one cycle, the entire tournament, or even a tournament ban in extreme cases. Again, please please use your common sense.
- In keeping with OLT and other ladder tournaments, all ladder games involving a player with a DLT prefix are now forced to be public. If you have the "Don't allow spectators" box checked when you start a DLT game, your game will be public and you will be met with this message: "This battle is required to be public due to a player having a name starting with 'DLTVS'."
- In your sign-up post, please include a line reflecting the fact that you have read and understand the rules. Your alt may not be considered eligible if your post does not contain this line.
View attachment 800352
Relevant Dates
Cycle 1
START | <t:1768176000:F>
END | <t:1768733940:F>
Cycle 2
START | <t:1768734000:F>
END | <t:1769360340:F>
Cycle 3
START | <t:1769360400:F>
END | <t:1769986740:F>
Cycle 4
START | <t:1769986800:F>
END | <t:1770613140:F>
View attachment 800352
Qualifiers
Cycle 1
1. TanDaMan - DLTVS Stars - 1928.1936489142136
2. LogIce - DLTVS LogIce - 1925.3090492853
3. Schister - DLTVS Skywalker - 1922.4252913168
4. aseqq - DLTVSElBarbiquicas - 1921.0273862010108
Cycle 2
1. Ferrari450 - DLTVSMiyazawaKenji - 1940.646223980162
2. MADARAAAA - DLTVSallusti - 1938.1864968259995
3. Mava2 - DLTVS RE COLOMBO - 1931.1384158403735
4. DubiousBulb1033 - DLTVS Zara - 1930.6447188100917
Cycle 3
Cycle 4
View attachment 800352
Attachments
Rules understood
DLTVS arceusofgod
DLTVS arceusofgod
Last edited:
I have read and understand the rules
Cycle 3 has concluded!
The four qualifiers from this cycle are:
1. Code - DLTVS Bored - 1965.6856238441205
2. tyo - DLTVS eFootball - 1940.579458233018
3 SeaLife - DLTVS SealLift5 - 1944.683227832412
4. Chris32156 - DLTVS Spaghetti - I was unfortunately late getting the rounded elo for this user, so we're just going to have to use 1922.6
Cycle 4 has already begun! Remember, you do not need to make a new alt for each cycle. Any alts in the top 4 of next week's post of people who have already qualified will be ignored. Reminder that each cycle ends at a different time! Cycle 4 will end <t:1770613140:F>(i.e. 6 hours later next weekend than the time this cycle ended).
The four qualifiers from this cycle are:
1. Code - DLTVS Bored - 1965.6856238441205
2. tyo - DLTVS eFootball - 1940.579458233018
3 SeaLife - DLTVS SealLift5 - 1944.683227832412
4. Chris32156 - DLTVS Spaghetti - I was unfortunately late getting the rounded elo for this user, so we're just going to have to use 1922.6
Cycle 4 has already begun! Remember, you do not need to make a new alt for each cycle. Any alts in the top 4 of next week's post of people who have already qualified will be ignored. Reminder that each cycle ends at a different time! Cycle 4 will end <t:1770613140:F>(i.e. 6 hours later next weekend than the time this cycle ended).
