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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.) There may be some exceptions to this rule.
- 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.
- Moody Clause
- Sleep Clause
General Tournament Rules:
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.
Pairings:
shaian VS ZoroDark
mafreel VS Duncajuwon
metaphysical VS Eternal Spirit
Lord Qwilfish VS luisrw
DaRizzleMyShizzle VS Paraplegic
benbe VS thetalkingtree
Myzozoa VS Get this Money
DracoMaster Dab VS HaxED
Bouffalant VS Time Stall
littlelucario VS Gunner Rohan
Twix VS PoMMan
SaiyanMaster95 VS qsns
Vicky the Shitlord VS clius
tyrannosaurusshrekted VS Silverwhiteblue
Kebabe VS Tricking
potato14798 VS rayzard
parivard VS Visione
Pawnzer VS Monsters of Men
Holiano VS Anonymous'N
Shocki VS -Grim
Freeroamer VS Tunaface
crrs VS Magermilchpuur
ZoroarkForever VS Karppi
Champion xfc VS WreckDra
Level 56 VS Peli
Haruno VS trc
Melle2402 VS Caterpiellar
ElegyOfVGC VS Arifeen
Hyogafodex VS Freend
orch VS ApplepieFTW
H&MBerkeley VS Pohjis
TraceofLife VS TheKingKarp
Lord Outrage VS ssjjynx
Pendulum Swing VS Znain
Dr Ciel VS OP
Shad0wBlazze VS NotAGymLdr
arnyyr VS Alice Kazumi
thecrystalonix VS Fortune
slurmz VS Safes
GiantWhirlpool VS Yoda2798
Krauersaut VS shrang
Crestfall VS Euphonos
White Lion18 VS hyw
Mr.378 VS Confide.
ShadowQuinn VS praj.pran
Carloos VS -Leon-
PikachuCandyツ VS frozen inside
Edgar VS Kingler12345
Serga VS Dominatio
fran17 VS teal6
4jonny2 VS Megazard
Steve Angello VS n10sit
pastelgameboy VS Mega-Swampert
Shiny Girl VS LJDarkrai
scald VS Zeno;
Lady Gaga VS Asmodean
Pat Labor VS Mysterious M
Real FV13 VS Thugly Duckling
The Trap God VS Genesis7
antemortem VS A wild waifu
Drookez VS Chef Rice
Hack VS DennisEG
RedMaxx VS ForgottenOnes
Incarnation-Fate VS Half of Two
Highlight matches:
Kebabe vs Tricking
Subs:
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.
The deadline is listed below the tournament logo in this post. 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 1 will last a week to give any potential substitutes time to schedule.
I am accepting substitutes; you are encouraged to contact me or Sweep if you want to be put on the waiting list. If you do not make contact your opponent within 72 hours of this post, you risk getting subbed out.
Neutral luck to all competitors!
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