Hosted by unaware clodsire, HarryOtter69 and 35Q71N | Approved by A Cake Wearing A Hat
Thanks to nemoauditur for the banner!
Randbats Spotlight Tournament
Welcome to the nineteenth bimonthly Spotlight Tour! This iteration will feature the recently elected Gen 9 Godly Gift Random Battle format. This tournament is your chance to showcase your skills in Gen 9 Godly Gift Random Battle in a single elimination best-of-3 series.
New!
Starting from this Spotlight, the series from Quarterfinals onward will be played in best of 5!
What is Gen 9 Godly Gift Random Battle?
One of the most beloved OMs makes its debut in rands! Every team will generate (at least) one Uber/Restricted pokemon in the first slot, which is going to "gift" its stats to the other pokemon on your team, depending on their position. The "God" will pass its attack stat to the pokemon in the second slot, defense to the third, special attack to the fourth etc. This format will have team preview to make things more balanced and competitive, but then you'll be free to pick your lead
Prizes
The winner of the Spotlight Tournament will receive the Room Prize Winner rank in the Random Battles room for a month and the possibility to pick a format for the next Randbats Spotlight poll!
How does the tour work?
It’s simple:
1. Contact your opponent on their Smogon wall and decide on a time to battle.
2. Battle each other in the format “Gen 9 Godly Gift Random Battle”. This format can be found under 'Ladder Spotlight', at the top of the second column. Alternatively, use /challenge Gen 9 Godly Gift Random Battle.
3. The first player to 2 games wins advances to the next round (3 games for Quarterfinals onward)
Note that this tournament will end before the next Randbats Spotlight Ladder commences, i.e., before May 2026. This will determine the pace of the tournament.
Please note:
1. All scheduling attempts MUST be done publicly on Smogon Walls. No other proof of communication will count for act calls regarding scheduling attempts.
2. You MUST post replays of your wins.
We strongly recommend familiarizing yourself with the Smogon Tournament Rules and General Guidelines, if you haven’t already. If you have further questions, don’t hesitate to contact the tour hosts, unaware clodsire, HarryOtter69 and 35Q71N here on Smogon.
If you're late and want to participate, post "in as sub" and you'll replace a random bye and receive an opponent for this week. The deadline for late signups is 18th March at 12pm GMT.
ROUND 1 MATCHUPS
Les2BG vs Panty&Stockings
unaware clodsire vs ETJX
NDD To The Top vs nemoauditur
GhostlyPlanets vs mdill97
35Q71N vs Arcanine1929
betathunder vs nanofan
zvbcv vs Sylveesnom
Prateekkp vs Verspatten
drowsy69 vs HaunterBoy28
Rowlet69420 vs dinispereira
someone random vs snorlax142857
Flights of Fantsy vs Bye 1
O1V7O2X9O vs Roadto15oo
Inazuma-Fulgur vs Bye 3
livid washed vs DukeOfKings
Click>Think vs Bye 5
meamPearl vs Bye 6
Dragonillis vs Bye 7
Munchy_Axolotls vs Bye 8
shulai vs Rhik
Cherry786 vs Bye 10
Shynii21 vs Bye 11
Best Gal vs Bye 12
Ghostilex vs Bye 13
giove97 vs Bye 14
AquaGuy2.0 vs Bye 15
sheepie vs Bye 16
jyusaan vs Bye 17
porcupine21 vs Bye 18
Wubben vs Career Ended
Just A Shroom God vs Bye 20
Fad IV vs Bye 21
Have fun! The deadline for round 1 is 22th March 2026, at 11:59 GMT.
Thanks to nemoauditur for the banner!
Randbats Spotlight Tournament
Welcome to the nineteenth bimonthly Spotlight Tour! This iteration will feature the recently elected Gen 9 Godly Gift Random Battle format. This tournament is your chance to showcase your skills in Gen 9 Godly Gift Random Battle in a single elimination best-of-3 series.
New!
Starting from this Spotlight, the series from Quarterfinals onward will be played in best of 5!
What is Gen 9 Godly Gift Random Battle?
One of the most beloved OMs makes its debut in rands! Every team will generate (at least) one Uber/Restricted pokemon in the first slot, which is going to "gift" its stats to the other pokemon on your team, depending on their position. The "God" will pass its attack stat to the pokemon in the second slot, defense to the third, special attack to the fourth etc. This format will have team preview to make things more balanced and competitive, but then you'll be free to pick your lead
Prizes
The winner of the Spotlight Tournament will receive the Room Prize Winner rank in the Random Battles room for a month and the possibility to pick a format for the next Randbats Spotlight poll!
How does the tour work?
It’s simple:
1. Contact your opponent on their Smogon wall and decide on a time to battle.
2. Battle each other in the format “Gen 9 Godly Gift Random Battle”. This format can be found under 'Ladder Spotlight', at the top of the second column. Alternatively, use /challenge Gen 9 Godly Gift Random Battle.
3. The first player to 2 games wins advances to the next round (3 games for Quarterfinals onward)
Note that this tournament will end before the next Randbats Spotlight Ladder commences, i.e., before May 2026. This will determine the pace of the tournament.
Please note:
1. All scheduling attempts MUST be done publicly on Smogon Walls. No other proof of communication will count for act calls regarding scheduling attempts.
2. You MUST post replays of your wins.
We strongly recommend familiarizing yourself with the Smogon Tournament Rules and General Guidelines, if you haven’t already. If you have further questions, don’t hesitate to contact the tour hosts, unaware clodsire, HarryOtter69 and 35Q71N here on Smogon.
If you're late and want to participate, post "in as sub" and you'll replace a random bye and receive an opponent for this week. The deadline for late signups is 18th March at 12pm GMT.
ROUND 1 MATCHUPS
Les2BG vs Panty&Stockings
unaware clodsire vs ETJX
NDD To The Top vs nemoauditur
GhostlyPlanets vs mdill97
35Q71N vs Arcanine1929
betathunder vs nanofan
zvbcv vs Sylveesnom
Prateekkp vs Verspatten
drowsy69 vs HaunterBoy28
Rowlet69420 vs dinispereira
someone random vs snorlax142857
Flights of Fantsy vs Bye 1
O1V7O2X9O vs Roadto15oo
Inazuma-Fulgur vs Bye 3
livid washed vs DukeOfKings
Click>Think vs Bye 5
meamPearl vs Bye 6
Dragonillis vs Bye 7
Munchy_Axolotls vs Bye 8
shulai vs Rhik
Cherry786 vs Bye 10
Shynii21 vs Bye 11
Best Gal vs Bye 12
Ghostilex vs Bye 13
giove97 vs Bye 14
AquaGuy2.0 vs Bye 15
sheepie vs Bye 16
jyusaan vs Bye 17
porcupine21 vs Bye 18
Wubben vs Career Ended
Just A Shroom God vs Bye 20
Fad IV vs Bye 21
Have fun! The deadline for round 1 is 22th March 2026, at 11:59 GMT.
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