SPECIFIC RULES
- This is a standard GSC 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)
- Replays will not be required until Top 16.
- Activity calls will be made by me, potentially with neutral assistance from a Tournament Director. Coin flips will be done publicly on PS!
- In the event that something is added to or removed from the GSC 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.
- Freeze Clause Mod: If a player has already frozen an opposing Pokémon using a freeze-inducing move and that Pokémon is still frozen due to that freeze-inducing move, the player cannot freeze another opposing Pokémon with a freeze-inducing move.
- Sleep Clause Mod: If a player has already put an opposing Pokémon to sleep using a sleep-inducing move and that Pokémon is still sleeping due to that sleep-inducing move, the player cannot put another opposing Pokémon to sleep using a sleep-inducing move.
- Species Clause: A player cannot have two of the same species of Pokémon on their team, based on the National Pokédex number. For example, a player cannot have two Koffing on their team.
- Evasion Clause: Players cannot use Double Team or Minimize in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
- OHKO Clause: Players cannot use Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, or Fissure in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
- Timer Clause: If a player exhausts the timer, they lose.
- Cleric Clause: Pokémon must be at full health and without status conditions at the start of battle.
- SleepTrap Clause: Having a sleep-inducing move and Mean Look or Spider Web on the same moveset is not allowed.
- TrapPass Clause: A Pokémon cannot have Baton Pass alongside the moves Mean Look or Spider Web in its moveset.
What are we playing for?
This tournament will award points towards the 2025 GSC OU Circuit, which awards a ribbon to the winner of the entire circuit.
GSC OU Resources can be found here. GSC OU Sample Teams can be found here. The general GSC Forum can be found here.
Tournament Rules and General Guidelines can be found here. Scheduling Guide can be found here. Activity Win guidelines can be found here.
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melancholy0 vs mclagno
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jam vs Suhayb
magma_man vs Sensibility
Egor vs Siatam
ziloXX vs Conflict
Christos vs JustFranco
PHB11677 vs Rubyblood
leoperi vs Strictsceptile
sableorderly vs Alecss
AhmedxWaleed vs TibarnWasTaken
Kiryu Gaming vs Bielzinxp
MrSoup vs A Welcome Guest
mentalsoft vs Deezcastforms
Seanobiwan vs dangerk1d
Josh Fleszar vs lihj
Arcanine1929 vs chio
DiscoveryCat vs pixie909
Zcarlett vs Onraider
adorluigi vs Medeia
xFactorymade vs LizardBrain
Soda_Eesti vs Flying Beagle
Bohrier vs Surimi
Wishing vs tahatahat
SANKE CARP vs violet river
Big Thicc Blissey vs Yahoo12
aminita vs Django
Zokuru vs Dusk
bydy vs The_App
Falancies vs MahTheBot
gastlies vs SEROO
Thor vs OmBrArch
DanceOfHearts vs DBJ2024
Zerotwo. vs cyberacc
mjfblaze vs yogo896
NotVeryCake vs Airi
Metallica126 vs Uta The Clown
Mannuraj vs Oskari
ThauanXxX vs Charmriah
Oathkeeper vs TheLegendaryJ
monchooo vs Alice Kazumi
King Billu vs Are you vaping?
Raahel vs Don Eduardo
AssortedGoods vs tachi
CrossHeart vs Knight who says "Ni"
tylerkehne vs Elian
eldids vs Hyogafodex
neomon vs feen
Lord V vs SENTURIES
Mindnight vs Vileman
no way iz vs Zelph
GabrieLopez vs gorgie
Donnel vs Jojen
Mik3ymon vs JoaF
TLTK vs Drake.D.Blitz
UltiNooba vs Dawn Dreams
Manz_2 vs Sato07
sayyonara vs Neko
Chiles Habaneros vs Louna
Substitutes:
Substitutes are a consequence of the number of signups in the tournament. Players marked as substitutes will replace inactive competitors by wednesday. If you haven't publicly scheduled by wednesday, or indicated in the thread that you've scheduled on Discord, you are at risk of being replaced for a substitute player.The deadline is February 9th, 11:59PM -3
If you have any questions, feel free to message me or jam on Discord or through Smogon PM/VM.
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