SPECIFIC RULES
This tournament will award points towards the 2026 BW OU Circuit, which awards a ribbon to the winner of the entire circuit
Resources
BW OU Resources can be found here.
Scheduling guidelines can be found here. Activity win guidelines can be found here.
WildPokerRabbit vs mielke
Raiza vs Cryolite
Losers
VictoriasDelibirds vs Oathkeeper
Real FV13 vs Hyssou
Deadline <t:1794240000:F>
If you have any questions, feel free to message me on Discord or through Smogon PM/VM.
- This is a standard BW OU tournament
- This tournament will be Double Elimination
- Rounds will be Best of Three. You may switch teams in between battles of the same set.
- Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown! (Main or SmogTours)
- Replays will not be required until Top 16.
- Activity calls will be made by me, potentially with neutral assistance from a Tournament Director. Coin flips will be done publicly on PS!
- In the event that something is added to or removed from the BW OU metagame in the middle of a round, that change will be in effect starting the next round.
- Do not cheat. Cheating will result in a disqualification. Additional punishments may be applied as necessary. Cheating includes, but is not limited to:
- Signing up with more than one account
- Ghosting or being ghosted by another player (e.g. while playing a set, asking for advice about what plays to make)
- Manipulating match outcomes (e.g. throwing a match in exchange for Smogon likes)
- Do not harass or insult your opponents. I reserve the right to disqualify anyone breaking this rule. Additional punishments may be applied as necessary.
- Standard Clauses / Mods
- Species Clause: Limit one of each Pokémon
- OHKO Clause: OHKO moves are banned
- Moody Clause: Moody is banned
- Evasion Items Clause: Evasion items are banned
- Evasion Moves Clause: Evasion moves are banned
- Endless Battle Clause: Forcing endless battles is banned
- HP Percentage Mod: HP is shown in percentages
- Evasion Abilities Clause: Evasion abilities are banned
- Sleep Moves Clause: Sleep-inducing moves are banned
- Swagger Clause: Swagger is banned
- Baton Pass Stat Clause: No Baton Passer may have a way to boost its stats
- Banned Moves
- Assist
- Banned Pokemon
- Arceus (All Forms), Blaziken, Cloyster, Darkrai, Deoxys, Deoxys-Attack, Deoxys-Defense, Deoxys-Speed, Dialga, Genesect, Giratina, Giratina-Origin, Groudon, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Kyurem-White, Landorus, Lugia, Manaphy, Mewtwo, Palkia, Rayquaza, Reshiram, Shaymin-Sky, Thundurus, Tornadus-Therian, Zekrom
This tournament will award points towards the 2026 BW OU Circuit, which awards a ribbon to the winner of the entire circuit
Resources
BW OU Resources can be found here.
Scheduling guidelines can be found here. Activity win guidelines can be found here.
WinnersWildPokerRabbit vs mielke
Raiza vs Cryolite
Losers
VictoriasDelibirds vs Oathkeeper
Real FV13 vs Hyssou
Deadline <t:1794240000:F>
If you have any questions, feel free to message me on Discord or through Smogon PM/VM.
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