Tournament Rules
- General tournament rules and regulations are in effect and can be found here.
- Smogon Classic rules can be read here.
- Standard ADV OU.
- Best of three, single elimination.
- Replays are now mandatory!
- Matches are to be played on Smogtours, unless both parties agree to play on Main PS! server.
- Do not make baseless activity posts -- get in contact with your opponent and report missed times / scheduling issues only.
- Replays will be required starting in Round 2 of the tournament.
This is just a small snippet of the full rules, which one can find here!
Identity
About playing on alts: It is entirely allowed to play on an alt other than your own main forum name, though if your opponent wishes to confirm your identity, you must log on to your main alt to show them you are who you claim to be. This is to prevent people from pretending to be who they're not. Furthermore, pretending to be another player in relation to a tournament battle is strictly prohibited. Do not try to impersonate or play as another player.
About playing on different servers: Tournament matches must be played on the Smogtours server. The Main PS! server is also acceptable if both parties agree to that. Other servers are not sanctioned by the TD team and playing in them might result in your game not counting. Protect yourself from that by playing on Smogtours, where we also have the power to recreate games that end due to DC's.
Scouting
On scouting opponents: Going through your opponents replays of tournament and ladder games is entirely allowed, as long as a game is public there is nothing preventing you from watching it. An exception to this is abusing powers granted to you by being staff on Smogon or PS! to gain access to information a normal user wouldn't have access to, which is strictly forbidden.
On leaking teams: Divulging private information about someone's planned team to their opponent is never allowed, and will be heavily sanctioned. Requesting that such information be divulged is also grounds for punishment. Keep your scouting to publicly available information and you'll be fine.
Timer Clause / Disconnections
On the Timer: The timer must stay on throughout the whole battle.
On Timeout losses: A player that loses by having all his time run out loses the game. This is only not the case if the player that received the timeout loss can be verified to have suffered a True Disconnection. Rematches are only allowed if there was a True Disconnection.
On True Disconnection: The TD team has a secret threshold of seconds that your timer must be at or above, from the moment you disconnect, for a timeout loss to be considered a True Disconnection. If your game is determined to be a true disconnection, if you played on Smogtours and contacted a TD before the room expired, your game will be recreated up to the point the disconnect happened. It is the responsibility of the player that disconnected to get a TD into the room before it expires.
Identity
About playing on alts: It is entirely allowed to play on an alt other than your own main forum name, though if your opponent wishes to confirm your identity, you must log on to your main alt to show them you are who you claim to be. This is to prevent people from pretending to be who they're not. Furthermore, pretending to be another player in relation to a tournament battle is strictly prohibited. Do not try to impersonate or play as another player.
About playing on different servers: Tournament matches must be played on the Smogtours server. The Main PS! server is also acceptable if both parties agree to that. Other servers are not sanctioned by the TD team and playing in them might result in your game not counting. Protect yourself from that by playing on Smogtours, where we also have the power to recreate games that end due to DC's.
Scouting
On scouting opponents: Going through your opponents replays of tournament and ladder games is entirely allowed, as long as a game is public there is nothing preventing you from watching it. An exception to this is abusing powers granted to you by being staff on Smogon or PS! to gain access to information a normal user wouldn't have access to, which is strictly forbidden.
On leaking teams: Divulging private information about someone's planned team to their opponent is never allowed, and will be heavily sanctioned. Requesting that such information be divulged is also grounds for punishment. Keep your scouting to publicly available information and you'll be fine.
Timer Clause / Disconnections
On the Timer: The timer must stay on throughout the whole battle.
On Timeout losses: A player that loses by having all his time run out loses the game. This is only not the case if the player that received the timeout loss can be verified to have suffered a True Disconnection. Rematches are only allowed if there was a True Disconnection.
On True Disconnection: The TD team has a secret threshold of seconds that your timer must be at or above, from the moment you disconnect, for a timeout loss to be considered a True Disconnection. If your game is determined to be a true disconnection, if you played on Smogtours and contacted a TD before the room expired, your game will be recreated up to the point the disconnect happened. It is the responsibility of the player that disconnected to get a TD into the room before it expires.
Banned Pokemon
Deoxys, Deoxys-Attack, Deoxys-Defense, Deoxys-Speed, Groudon, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Latias, Latios, Lugia, Mew, Mewtwo, Rayquaza, Wobbuffet, Wynaut
Banned Moves
Assist, Baton Pass + Block, Baton Pass + Mean Look, Baton Pass + Spider Web, Smeargle + Ingrain, Swagger
Banned Abilities
Sand Veil, Soundproof
Banned Items
Bright Powder, Lax Incense
Tie Rules
Battle ties do not progress either player towards winning the match.
Deoxys, Deoxys-Attack, Deoxys-Defense, Deoxys-Speed, Groudon, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Latias, Latios, Lugia, Mew, Mewtwo, Rayquaza, Wobbuffet, Wynaut
Banned Moves
Assist, Baton Pass + Block, Baton Pass + Mean Look, Baton Pass + Spider Web, Smeargle + Ingrain, Swagger
Banned Abilities
Sand Veil, Soundproof
Banned Items
Bright Powder, Lax Incense
Tie Rules
Battle ties do not progress either player towards winning the match.
Battle Clauses
- Evasion Clause
- OHKO Clause
- Sleep Clause
- Species Clause
- Freeze Clause
- Timed Battle
- Endless Battle Clause
- Baton Pass Clause: Teams are limited to 1 form of stat-boosting alongside Baton Pass across the whole team. Mean Look/Spider Web/Block + Baton Pass is also disallowed.
Round 2
Ktools vs shadowhooh
sayyonara vs AV11
feen vs TheDougArt
oliveroddish vs Baddy
Zokuru vs Thor
Concept Everything vs pixie909
Hacker vs Endill
Sato07 vs reyscarface
Alice Kazumi vs alive
3d vs Jaajgko
Zygarde12 vs HeyYa!_Forte
LopunnyIsSoHot vs Deezcastforms
egalvanc vs ForeverCubone23
mind gaming vs Bouff
ohko by scald vs Airi
fakenagol vs mikeuuu
evakiyama! vs Stories
Siatam vs Magnetoso
ArcticBreeze vs kDCA
BIG WILL vs M Dragon
Golden Sun vs Funkybeangamer
LuichoX vs Dastardlydwarf
lolebruh vs Irene
false vs chrisp428
xXEricXx vs Isza
BIG loven vs UltiNooba19
Fogbound Lake vs yfy
Hclat vs BP
16bit vs entrocefalo
Bygone Days vs ez
Void vs OOz!?
RichBMS1 vs CyberOdin✝
ABR vs Ash KetchumGamer
Hydromissfocushit vs daunt vs
Yoko vs ZoloJ
shiloh vs Blox
MantisTobogganMD vs AC7
TyCarter vs leoperi99
Brigtel vs NeverX
Neko vs CrossHeart
watashi vs Eternal Spirit
Monai vs riri_ice
Iguana vs fran17
Portrait or Ruin vs Majestic777
SPMagnezone97 vs OOF_MAXIMA
yungmacedgod vs THE918th
crying vs robjr
Tree69420 vs twash
BlazingDark vs Dawn Dreams
Cristal vs charizardsnuts
Kenix vs a fairy
marsandback vs Aliss
woobysmooby vs nicole7735
JCEntrena vs TheRealEGR
Triangles vs BIHI
featHer14 vs Eeveeto
azogue vs Mako
dice vs Fakes
triple axel blaze vs Elfuseon
nightcore vs Oskari
Groudon vs mkizzy
m rodrigues vs Lily
wavyish vs samorathis
Kollin7 vs Fabriisse
Charmflash vs Quarante8
devin vs Miyoko
NDK vs Kaboom
le LLiolae vs lighthouses
Edentical vs el poeta
OG Thomas Shakur vs Seanobiwan
Luthier vs Xalvadore
njs vs CalamityGreed
Pideous vs Tempokin
melancholy0 vs GirlsSeeGhosts
KeshBa54 vs Celdanami
Onraider vs JabbaTheGriffin
Colteor vs violet river
Pikete vs Maître Apagnan
Koby23 vs Ninja
Oathkeeper vs Internal
Malo8824 vs One Last Kiss
RTM vs berry
Heatranator vs Hachimaki
Leftwingbo vs Malekith
yovan33321 vs etern
Genesis7 vs Star
Hybuyn vs Welli0u
Akola vs Jytcampbell
Yoink 0 vs Bohrier
Tobes vs Opchurtle100
mielke vs bricknermon
Mimikyu Stardust vs Cdijk16
decis vs mentalsoft
Charmayanne vs zinc
Milkshook vs monchooo
Lionyx vs Kinetic
Gochan vs Stareal
Vermillion Gangsta vs Finchinator
tahatahat vs AM
vani vs Auxplr
Pheo vs Loneling
God destroyer 29 vs Zelph
SoulWind vs Heysup
Alder ST vs Conflict
Parpar vs Rubyblood
Fantos13 vs TRXXJEH
Souw vs LpZ
CremFresh vs SFG
Garpachi vs TheDonW
A plague doc vs Skarpherim
w_r vs joemonke
LilBigBamSam vs goldmason
Luigi vs Exublem
Shitrock enjoyer vs Suhayb
Aero Genesis vs AndrewRK
Kristyl vs elodin
frisoeva vs Fakee
Huntu vs Gainery
Elian vs Cousiin
Ganso vs Xocov
stunner047 vs BluesEnergy00
urrgh vs NoName6293
Sificon vs bydy
Sapientia vs Msousagamer
Garay oak vs Ryuji
Chichein vs Zpanther19
McMeghan vs qdhwefdw
crucify vs FennekMazter
Matches are due by Sunday, July 28th at 22:00 GMT-4.
REPLAYS MUST BE POSTED FOR YOUR WIN TO COUNT!
REPLAYS MUST BE POSTED FOR YOUR WIN TO COUNT!
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