SPECIFIC RULES (ripped off from Arcticblast)
- This is a standard ORAS Ubers tournament
- This tournament will be Double Elimination
- All 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!
- To encourage the development of the metagame, and so that everyone is on an even playing field, all matches must have replays recorded. If neither player posts or at least saves replays of the match, both players will suffer an automatic game loss. (If you were in losers' when you played, you are both out. If you were in winners', the winner is in losers' and the loser is out.)
- Every round, I will choose several games as the Highlight Matches. We don't have streaming yet, but this is something I am going to look into for future rounds when things get competitive.
- Species Clause: A player cannot have two Pokemon with the same PokeDex number on his team.
- Evasion Clause: The moves Double Team and Minimize are banned. (No other evasion boosting things 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.
Identity
I expect many battles to be completed under alts. This can be bad for tournament security, and thus I will make this clear: If I hear any whispers of identity theft (battling as someone you are not) or proxy battling (helping someone else battle through pm) I will not be pleased and I will take severe actions.
Scouting
Next, I do not want to hear anything about counterteaming, at all. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any blatant scouting. There is a difference between "[user] is known for using stall" and "let me follow [user] around all day to watch all his battles since I am his opponent". I expect a lot of the former and none of the latter. I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching. Everyone will have access to your replays from earlier rounds though.
Timer Clause
As for taking long between moves, if your opponent asks you to hurry up, please oblige. If you are doing a damage calc for a key turn that is one thing, but prolonging every move is suspicious and annoying. Don't do it. Furthermore, Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason. If you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. It does not matter what your opponent says. Do not battle if you think you will have to leave mid battle, and instead reschedule for a better time.
Disconnections
Finally, in the case of a disconnect, the decision is in the hands of the player who did not disconnect. The options are: redo the battle move for move, redo the battle with the same teams but different moves, or redo the battle with completely different teams. If the battle was without a doubt over, they may also take the win. Any suspicion that a disconnect was committed on purpose to redo a match may be appealed to me, and if I feel this happened there will be severe consequences, don't do it.
I expect many battles to be completed under alts. This can be bad for tournament security, and thus I will make this clear: If I hear any whispers of identity theft (battling as someone you are not) or proxy battling (helping someone else battle through pm) I will not be pleased and I will take severe actions.
Scouting
Next, I do not want to hear anything about counterteaming, at all. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any blatant scouting. There is a difference between "[user] is known for using stall" and "let me follow [user] around all day to watch all his battles since I am his opponent". I expect a lot of the former and none of the latter. I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching. Everyone will have access to your replays from earlier rounds though.
Timer Clause
As for taking long between moves, if your opponent asks you to hurry up, please oblige. If you are doing a damage calc for a key turn that is one thing, but prolonging every move is suspicious and annoying. Don't do it. Furthermore, Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason. If you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. It does not matter what your opponent says. Do not battle if you think you will have to leave mid battle, and instead reschedule for a better time.
Disconnections
Finally, in the case of a disconnect, the decision is in the hands of the player who did not disconnect. The options are: redo the battle move for move, redo the battle with the same teams but different moves, or redo the battle with completely different teams. If the battle was without a doubt over, they may also take the win. Any suspicion that a disconnect was committed on purpose to redo a match may be appealed to me, and if I feel this happened there will be severe consequences, don't do it.
Winner's Bracket:
Lady Gaga vs Zxut
Regnite vs trc
TheHungrySage vs LzrGunPewPew
Mr.378 vs Funbot28
Human Mystery Box vs Freeroamer
Aladyyn vs - lord
Kebabe vs Hairy Toenail
Steve Angello vs ZoroarkForever
Exiline vs WreckDra
Level 56 vs Dilwar
Lacus Clyne vs BelmontGabriel
TFK vs Aurora
EG Anonymous vs Cherub Agent
Jefozz vs PoMMan
Astounded vs hyw
Tomahawk vs teal6
shrang vs LetMeShine-
-Clone- vs moods
galbia vs sparktrain
Lasagne vs Haruno
Croven vs Kingler12345
haxiom vs -Sora-
Froosty vs qsns
snagaa vs Shocki
Bouffalant vs The Trap God
SweetPosho vs boudouche
Tricking vs benbe
Dr Ciel vs ApplepieFTW
Vileman vs Raseri
steelphoenix vs Lord Outrage
StarmeiTheGod vs absdaddy
antemortem vs color the sky
Losers's Bracket:
SocialSocialSocial vs praj.pran
Vinc2612 vs fran17
Go10 vs BKC
Jhonx~ vs stunner047
malefic vs Mael
Aidan1441 vs Zeno;
Wesleyxd vs FLCL
Jirachee vs Mega-Swampert
Rumor vs Hydra5
Arcticblast vs RedMaxxx
Silverwhiteblue vs Mr. Uncompetitive
shrop05 vs Miang
Nido-Rus vs U-Turn Out
D4RR3N vs Bughouse
Krauersaut vs toshimelonhead
fapkingg vs PikachuCandyツ
shaian vs Lord Alphose
Neil. vs metaphysical
Obliviate vs Mr. NudistoBeach
Real FV13 vs †Blade†
Thugly Duckling vs dice
kingmidas vs 3RROR404
s_aman vs DracoMaster Dab
TK67 vs Cirdec
Asmodean vs Laga
TewMew vs Monsters of Men
Safes vs Robert.
Lord Ninjax vs Half of Two
SparksBlade vs Master Sunny-EX
Stratos vs orch
Private vs New Attitude
Yoda2798 vs NotAGymLdr
Highlight matches:
Astounded vs. hyw
Steve Angello vs. ZoroarkForever
StarmeiTheGod vs. absdaddy
Vileman vs. Raseri
Scheduling Rules:
USE VM WALLS! If you really don't want to schedule via a VM conversation, then post in this thread to let me know that you are in contact with your opponent some other way. If you use VM walls, you do not need to post in this thread to let me know. Unless you have clearly scheduled for a date shortly after the deadline (and cannot make a date before the deadline) you will be given an activity call instead of an extension. I'm not making the calls, so I can't promise what will or won't make you safe, but I know that activities which will up your chances are posting specific times on your opponent's wall, responding to their VMs promptly, and posting any IRC logs of you scheduling in this thread.
Deadline: Sunday, August 2nd at 11:59 P.M. EST. This is a hard deadline. No extensions will be granted for this round. Future rounds will last 5 days in the interests of saving time, but round 2 will last a week because we still have 128 people.
Finally, I know a couple people wanted to drop out of this tournament. If this is the case, please let your opponent know.
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