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
GENERAL TOURNAMENT RULES
Loser's Bracket
Yellow Paint vs. Lugia_numair
RelicanthPrimal vs. papiloco
Loser of (Oravlatore vs. KennyJ) vs. turtalkatthing -- EXTENSION
WhereDaPuff vs. Tagmouse27 -- GAVE WIN
The_Bandit vs. xzern -- ACTIVITY
Mr.GX vs. Raineko -- GAVE WIN
EviGaro vs. Spurrific
Nido-Rus vs. Winner of (EriDBst vs. Shadowmonstr7)
GenOne vs. Far too complex
duckpond vs. txitxas
Lyss vs. mammalu -- GAVE WIN
n1n1 vs. Xrn_n
Yoda2798 vs. AtmosphereVGC -- ACTIVITY
Alpha Rabbit vs. Demantoid
MADARAAAA vs. Karnisbroke
K3ppr vs. Winner of (Derpeddeath vs. Human -- COINFLIP) -- COINFLIP
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 June 6th at 11:59 PM GMT-4
The extension deadline is Wednesday June 2nd at 11:59 PM GMT-4.
If you have any questions, feel free to message me on Discord at emma#0404!
Have fun

Gothitelle (and Shadow Tag as a whole) is now currently being voted on, but Shadow Tag is NOT legal for this round, even if it gets unbanned five minutes after I post this round. If it gets unbanned this week, it will be legal next week.
SHADOW TAG IS NOT LEGAL
SHADOW TAG IS NOT LEGAL
SHADOW TAG IS NOT LEGAL
SHADOW TAG IS NOT LEGAL
SHADOW TAG IS NOT LEGAL
SHADOW TAG IS NOT LEGAL
SHADOW TAG IS NOT LEGAL
SHADOW TAG IS NOT LEGAL
SHADOW TAG IS NOT LEGAL
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