Welcome to the third Doubles Classic! See the Doubles Classic III commencement thread for details on scoring and the playoffs that will follow the conclusion of BW, XY, and SM Cups.
SPECIFIC RULES
- This is a standard SM Doubles OU tournament. (See the SM DOU metagame thread for various resources.)
- This tournament will be Single 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!
- Replays must be saved. Any match win reported without replays will not count. This is to promote the development of the SM DOU metagame and ensure players are on an equal playing field with regard to replay access.
- Activity calls will be made by
meArcticblast, potentially with neutral assistance from a TD / other Doubles Classic hosts. Coin flips will be done publicly in the Smogon Doubles room. - If you are found signing up under more than one alt, you will be banned from circuit events for life.
- 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.
- Moody Clause: Players cannot use a Pokémon with the Moody ability.
- 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
Players cannot use the following Pokémon:
- Snorlax
- Mewtwo
- Lugia
- Ho-oh
- Kyogre
- Groudon
- Rayquaza
- Jirachi
- Dialga
- Palkia
- Giratina
- Giratina-Origin
- Arceus
- Reshiram
- Zekrom
- Kyurem-White
- Xerneas
- Yveltal
- Solgaleo
- Lunala
- Magearna
- Marshadow
- Necrozma-Dusk Mane
- Necrozma-Dawn Wings
Players cannot use the following moves:
- Dark Void
- Swagger
- Gravity and sleep moves with below one hundred percent accuracy
Players cannot use the following items:
- Eevium Z
- Gengarite
- Kangaskhanite
Players cannot use the following abilities:
- Power Construct
Pairings
txitxas vs Memoric
Parmesan Cheese vs KennyJ
That Dude vs MADARAAAA
Akaru Kokuyo vs luisin
CyndaKill-SH vs dnagerbdager
Drivetacos vs Chris32156
jcbc vs Yourwelcomethanku
gorex vs StallSucksBro
Zeal vs Frania
Gatubraz vs lhce628
peanutbutterpanic vs JRL
Meminger21 vs Actuarily
Tenzai vs Bless
Crunchman vs YoBuddy
Lucky-Sama vs SingleThunder
Toxigen vs omicorio
SMB vs Mack Knife
Yoda2798 vs SliferSkyD
jonas vs John1240
IBM vs robjr
Zigh vs WheretheWest
Sweet Yamato vs MXF
fespy vs papiloco
Yuichi vs Acehunter1
Mr.Bossaru vs Ann nonima
hunternoooob vs GasaiYunoSan
Frixel vs pinorska
Shaneghoul vs Mishimono
Spurrific vs Shadowmonstr7
Fangame10 vs Enzonana.
Tikkito vs RelicanthPrimal
Grandmas Cookin vs Amaranth
Sub priority:
Ace4869
Nephtyrix
The deadline for round 1 is Sunday, June 19th at 11:59 PM EDT.
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