Art by Zracknel [outdated]
Welcome to the fifth iteration of Smogon's premier official RU tournament.
Tournament rules:
- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here
- Grand Slam rules can be found here.
- Standard ORAS RU.
- Best of three, single elimination.
- Battles should take place on Pokemon Showdown!
- Replays should be saved and posted alongside your won/lost post, but are not required.
- Tiers are locked at the beginning of each round. If tier changes occur during the middle of a round, they will take effect in the subsequent round.
Identity
I expect many battles to be completed under alts and I expect many battles to be completed on other servers to prevent scouting. These kind of factors are pretty 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. It is the silliest thing I have ever heard, any battler worth their marbles has more than one team. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any forceful scouting, whether it be spying on another teams irc channel or following your opponent around on PO. There is a difference between "ipl is known for using stall" and "let me follow ipl 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.
With that said, I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching. However, given the fact that this is the big stage, I am sure a lot of people want to watch, so don't be too mean.
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. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment.
Disconnections
If a player disconnects and either player contends that they could still win, the optimal solution is to recreate the exact situation the disconnection occurred at during the battle. If it is agreed between players that this is not feasible due to unreasonable battle length, highly improbable circumstances, or some other reason, the player who did not disconnect may choose to rematch with either the same teams or (the option to use) new teams. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment. Do not do it.
I know that was a lot to read, but it is all necessary for me to have posted here so everyone can see it in the case of a dispute. I don't want any confusion or any problems.
I expect many battles to be completed under alts and I expect many battles to be completed on other servers to prevent scouting. These kind of factors are pretty 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. It is the silliest thing I have ever heard, any battler worth their marbles has more than one team. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any forceful scouting, whether it be spying on another teams irc channel or following your opponent around on PO. There is a difference between "ipl is known for using stall" and "let me follow ipl 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.
With that said, I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching. However, given the fact that this is the big stage, I am sure a lot of people want to watch, so don't be too mean.
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. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment.
Disconnections
If a player disconnects and either player contends that they could still win, the optimal solution is to recreate the exact situation the disconnection occurred at during the battle. If it is agreed between players that this is not feasible due to unreasonable battle length, highly improbable circumstances, or some other reason, the player who did not disconnect may choose to rematch with either the same teams or (the option to use) new teams. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment. Do not do it.
I know that was a lot to read, but it is all necessary for me to have posted here so everyone can see it in the case of a dispute. I don't want any confusion or any problems.
- Evasion Clause
- OHKO Clause
- Sleep Clause
- Species Clause
- Timed Battle
- Team Preview
Jul 14: Signups
Jul 18: Round 1
Jul 28: Round 2
Aug 6: Round 3
Aug 15: Round 4
Aug 22: Round 5
Aug 29: Round 6
Sep 5: Round 7
Sep 12: Round 8
Jul 18: Round 1
Jul 28: Round 2
Aug 6: Round 3
Aug 15: Round 4
Aug 22: Round 5
Aug 29: Round 6
Sep 5: Round 7
Sep 12: Round 8
ABR VS Sabella
Tymano VS Nova
Hyuhyy VS Animus Majulous
Trade VS Gondra
Infinity Goat VS ggggd
Manipulative VS Dark G
CyberOdin VS TheGreenScizor
Ren-chon VS papai noel
Killua kun VS badabing
idiotfrommars VS NightFox
VictoriasDelibirds VS Vinc2612
(SunnyORAS VS Lacus Clyne)
snagaa VS Mr.378
lighthouses VS Foggi
Steve Angello VS Omfuga
Hassin627 VS soTsoT
Tricking VS Matame
(Lorda Floterchai VS BuzzkillAmpharos)
Zamrock VS fatty
Coverride VS FLCL
Bushtush VS TTFTW
TheZoologist VS Megazard
Golden Electivire VS Guilas D
Andrew M VS North
zben VS Haund
Optical Real VS Adam the first
Get this Money VS Cased
GustavoYAY VS Ox the Fox
Tyke VS Ajna
Eternal Spirit VS ~Eternally
majaspic22 VS Melle2402
H-C VS Feliburn
Cicada VS NaCl
passion VS ItsBaku
Afro Smash VS DittoCrow
Empo VS SceptileMC
DennisEG VS Skyford
Mambo VS Reje
Adaam VS EviGaro
Aramonia VS Zimzy
Realistic Waters VS Holiday
King UU VS rural
Void VS TraceofLife
rnbs VS TDK
obii VS teal6
captivity VS cryalot
(Kudasai VS WhiteQueen)
Sensory VS HSA
Draciel RC VS qwily
jacob VS Confide
Energy VS Zokuru
NicoReaper VS Psynergy
LonelyNess VS Kaboom
Sopheon VS LaxLapras
ZoroarkForever VS failsohard
(Cranham VS JabbaTheGriffin)
Kabal VS Christo.
barton VS chimpact
-herO- VS thecrystalonix
ManOfMany VS UmPM
Carmina Burana VS Derk
Eyan VS rozes
LSB VS FullLifeGames
Pohjis VS fitzy72
vakatalesau VS Joshz
(Alice Kazumi VS Scalar)
Hello Gardevoir VS Rodriblutar
(ZoroDark VS dodmen)
Cronenberg VS Rattled
Advantage VS marilli
Jordn VS .CarloO~
We Three Kings VS Infamy
Jarii VS tcr
Arkian VS BenXxX
Sam-testings VS Updated Kanto
franiastar VS TUO
RyanX VS Senpai D.M
Yoda2798 VS Mix
Fiend VS nightcore
Kurukaito VS YABO
Quote VS rob.
MikeDecIsHere VS Mysterious M
PD VS Nido-Rus
Star. VS -AFAR-
teso24 VS Jets
rocknrolljesus42 VS Teddeh
0kay VS Prestonlol
CosmicLimit VS Confluxx
Miyami~~ VS Nails
omastar VS oujiaboard
(Laurens VS Drangonn.)
LJDarkrai VS Liones
Memoric VS Peli
Renny_ VS Natural History
Weegah VS Lord Outrage
DestinyUnknown VS eaglehawk
RichBMS1 VS Snowy.
Randomnick VS Hec
pythonSL VS John76
bye VS AM
haru. VS Bughouse
Wings of Night VS Twixtry
benbe VS LuckOverSkill
Natalie. VS Corporal Levi
Ciele VS youngee
Double01 VS Solgaleo
sand1234 VS Villa
HANTSUKI VS HaxED
Gotham Paladin VS Silverwhiteblue
Hairy Toenail VS Dominatio
Pepeduce VS Level 51
MajorBowman VS EnemyJurist
Meru VS Euli94
ElektechN9ne VS -Tsunami-
Take Azelfie VS BKC
PDC VS Korby
Crash Your Face VS Level 56
Roseybear VS Leru
Hack VS JCM.
SilentVerse VS Arii Stella
Azelea VS Pearl
-Mantis- VS Pak
HJAD VS mayomayo
Syncrasy VS SoulWind
Finchinatorz0mOG
TheThorn VS Dream Eater Gengar
Sacri' VS Critsomnia
bigmidass VS ZeroAkito
DEADLINE FOR EXTENSIONS: JULY 30th at 11:59 PM PST
NORMAL DEADLINE: AUGUST 5th at 11:59 PM PST"> VS z0mOG
TheThorn VS Dream Eater Gengar
Sacri' VS Critsomnia
bigmidass VS ZeroAkito
DEADLINE FOR EXTENSIONS: JULY 30th at 11:59 PM PST
NORMAL DEADLINE: AUGUST 5th at 11:59 PM PST
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