SPECIFIC RULES
- This is a standard SS Doubles 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)
- To encourage the development of the metagame, and so that everyone is on an even playing field, replays are required for all matches.
- Activity calls will be made by me, potentially with neutral assistance from a Doubles OU Forum Moderator. Coin flips will be done publicly on PS!
- In the event that something is added to or removed from the Doubles 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.
- Endless Battle Clause: Players cannot use any moveset on any Pokémon capable of intentionally causing an endless battle. Thus:
- A Pokémon may not carry Recycle and hold a Leppa Berry in conjunction with Heal Pulse and Milk Drink, Moonlight, Morning Sun, Recover, Roost, Slack Off, Soft-Boiled, or Wish.
- A Pokémon may not hold a Leppa Berry while carrying Recycle and Pain Split.
- A Pokémon may not hold a Leppa Berry while carrying Recycle and Fling
- Evasion Clause: Players cannot use the moves Double Team or Minimize.
- OHKO Clause: Players cannot use the moves Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold.
- Species Clause: Players cannot have two Pokémon with the same Pokédex number on the same team.
- Gravity Sleep Clause: Sleep moves with below one hundred percent accuracy may not be used in conjunction with Gravity.
- Dynamax Clause: You cannot dynamax.
Players can only use Pokemon that are currently either obtainable in Pokemon Sword and Shield or transferable to Pokemon Sword and Shield
Players cannot use the following Pokémon:
Players cannot use the following Pokémon:
- Calyrex-Ice
- Calyrex-Shadow
- Dialga
- Eternatus
- Giratina
- Giratina-Origin
- Groudon
- Ho-Oh
- Jirachi
- Kyogre
- Kyurem-White
- Lugia
- Lunala
- Magearna
- Marshadow
- Melmetal
- Mewtwo
- Necrozma-Dawn Wings
- Necrozma-Dusk Mane
- Palkia
- Rayquaza
- Reshiram
- Solgaleo
- Urshifu (Single Strike)
- Xerneas
- Yveltal
- Zacian
- Zacian-Crowned
- Zamazenta
- Zamazenta-Crowned
- Zekrom
- Power Construct
- Shadow Tag
- Swagger
HOW TO SCHEDULE
Winner's Bracket:
Nido-Rus vs. Huston -- GAVE WIN
Hervalt vs. Mishimono
Winner of (Karnisbroke vs. Quairo) vs. EviGaro
Paraplegic vs. Maki
LightScreener vs. Mr.GX
Yugon vs. dnagerbadger
The_Bandit vs. Itchyy
AtmosphereVGC vs. Frania
AuraRayquaza vs. SingleThunder
CyndaKill-SH vs. WhereDaPuff
Oravlatore vs. Winner of (CaesarzeppeliXD vs. Trelloant)
mammalu vs. KennyJ
JRL vs. txitxas
Akaru Kokuyo vs. Winner of (RelicanthPrimal vs. AnnaMyers)
RKD vs. Enzonana.
Yellow Paint vs. I want Atago to sit on me
Shadowmonstr7 vs. Drivetacos
K3ppr vs. EriDBst
fespy vs. Spurrific
SMB vs. MADARAAAA
Grandmas Cookin vs. Raineko
Winner of (EternalSnowman vs. jcbc) vs. Alpha Rabbit
Yoda2798 vs. LTG
Winner of (zeefable vs. Laurel) vs. Hrishioo7
n1n1 vs. Zigh
Tagmouse27 vs. no one interesting
Eisenherz vs. turtalkatthing
Avery vs. Lyss
duckpond vs. TeamCharm
papiloco vs. Toxigen -- EXTENSION
emma vs. GenOne
YoBuddy vs. Lugia_numair -- EXTENSION
Loser's Bracket
Bye #15 vs. iKiQ
Meminger21 vs. Unicorns -- GAVE WIN
Loser of (Karnisbroke vs. Quairo) vs. sawamura
Hys vs. MassiveDestruction -- ACTIVITY
Bye #8 vs. Oda123
ClaimingRobin vs. Zoaw -- EXTENSION
Bye #7 vs. mc56556
MXF vs. |Powerman|
Bye #12 vs. xzern
Soviet Glonk vs. queso -- COINFLIP
crow crumbs vs. Loser of (CaesarzeppeliXD vs. Trelloant) -- ACTIVITY
iNoLife vs. Mr.Bossaru -- GAVE WIN
Bye #11 vs. Sunrose
StealElo vs. Loser of (RelicanthPrimal vs. AnnaMyers)
Bye #4 vs. Hydro Power
Gatubraz vs. Jomatoes
Bye #14 vs. Manan999
Far too complex vs. n10sit -- EXTENSION
Loudwinner vs. Crach
iuguns vs. Tzon
Bye #9 vs. Hypn0tic
Loser of (EternalSnowman vs. jcbc) vs. Crunchman
Bye #6 vs. Xrn_n
Loser of (zeefable vs. Laurel) vs. Elian-san
Bye #13 vs. MZB
entrocefalo vs. AtraX Madara
Decem vs. smudgerox
Demantoid vs. euFeatured
Bye #10 vs. SuperEpicAmpharos
animallol vs. Silensum -- COINFLIP
Bye #5 vs. Derpeddeath
Ta9967 vs. Human
Here is the bracket for transparency: https://challonge.com/douspringssnl2021
A reminder that REPLAYS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL MATCHES!
The deadline for this round is Sunday May 16th at 11:59 PM GMT-4
If you have any questions, feel free to message me on Discord at emma#0404!
Have fun

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