RU 2022 RU Circuit Playoffs - Round One

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Welcome to the 2022 RarelyUsed Circuit Playoffs! This is what the entire year's RarelyUsed tournament circuit has led up to. After struggling through the year's many different versions of the RU metagame, we finally have our 16 playoff contestants. The winner of this tournament will receive the 2022 RarelyUsed ribbon as a reward for their hard work and accomplishments this year!

Congratulations to you all for accomplishing this, and good luck in the playoffs!

SPECIFIC RULES
  • This is a standard Gen 8 RarelyUsed tournament.
  • This tournament will be SINGLE Elimination.
  • Rounds 1 and 2 will be Best of 3; the semifinals and finals will be Best of 5.
  • You may switch teams in between battles of the same set.
  • Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown; you must play on either Smogtours or the main server.
  • Replays are mandatory for each game you play! I recommend playing on Smogtours so that they are automatically saved. DO NOT HIDE YOUR REPLAYS.
  • Baton Pass Clause: Baton Pass is banned
  • Sleep Clause Mod: Limit one foe put to sleep
  • Species Clause: Limit one of each Pokémon
  • OHKO Clause: OHKO moves are banned
  • Moody Clause: Moody is banned
  • Evasion Moves Clause: Evasion moves are banned
  • Endless Battle Clause: Forcing endless battles is banned
  • HP Percentage Mod: HP is shown in percentages
  1. 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.
  2. Scouting: Don't leak teams. Keep in mind when laddering and testing teams that you may encounter another player on an alt account; thus, I recommend not playing under your Smogon username. (I also recommend you use a different avatar then usual). I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching, and recommend you follow the aforementioned procedure and /modjoin or /ionext for all test games. Keep in mind that everyone will have access to your replays from earlier rounds of this Circuit Tournament.
  3. Timer Clause: Keep Battle Timer on for these games. I recommend playing on Smogtours. Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason; timer management is a necessary skill, and if you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. It does not matter what your opponent says. If you ask your opponent to turn off timer due to internet issues, etc., they can do so, but it is their right to refuse. I recommend that all such requests be made only if necessary; if it is necessary, notify your opponent before the series begins. Do not battle if you think you will have to leave mid battle, and instead reschedule for a better time.
  4. 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.
1. eifo - 1027.50
2. Alpha Rabbit - 820
3. Feliburn - 791.67
4. Floss - 767.50
5. GoldCat - 711.67
6. bb skarm - 701.67
7. DugZa - 665.00
8. TJ - 588.33
9. Beraldinho - 585.00
10. ProDigeZz - 556.67
11. kythr - 545.00
12. Xiri - 500.00
13. LBN - 500.00
14. TheFranklin - 475.00
15. Meru - 460.00
16. robjr - 429.17

The spreadsheet containing the full 2022 RU Circuit results is available here.

Huge shoutout to Nineveh for the amazing matchup artwork!

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[1] eifo vs. [16] robjr
Game 1 | Game 2
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[2] Alpha Rabbit vs. [15] Meru
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
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[3] Feliburn vs. [14] TheFranklin
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
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[4] Floss vs. [13] LBN
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3

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[5] GoldCat vs. [12] Xiri
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3

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[6] bb skarm vs. [11] kythr
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
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[7] DugZa vs. [10] ProDigeZz
Game 1 | Game 2
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[8] TJ vs. [9] Beraldinho
Game 1 | Game 2​
DEADLINE FOR ROUND 1 IS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 2022 AT 11:59 PM GMT -5. REMEMBER THAT THIS ROUND IS BO3. LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
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Eifo vs Robjr: This is an interesting one as Eifo hasn't been too active in RU tournaments lately and Robjr is a great player; that being said, I do think Eifo has an edge when it comes to experience with this tier and building, and he's a very skilled player of course.
Alpha Rabbit vs Meru: Just seen more good of Meru lately with his great Ssnl run.
Floss vs LBN: A bandwagon supporting LBN? Let's fix that.
Feliburn vs TheFranklin: Too bad the meme is dead, Feliburn has won an RU tournament recently in the Autumn Seasonal, no voting for him to lose in finals anymore and not have that win. On a more serious note, I do think Arc is a stronger builder than Feli(Or at least I'm a bigger fan of his teams) while I would say they're about the same in terms of skill.
Goldcat vs Xiri: I support my fellow Regidragoist.
BB Skarm vs Kythr: I think Big Boy Skarm is bigger than Kythr.
DugZa vs Prodigezz: DugZa beat me in Ssnl earlier this year, easy choice.
TJ vs Beraldo: I still remember that Beraldo complemented me, I also think Beraldo is more familiar with RU.
 
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