Welcome to the Draft League Spring Seasonal! This tournament is a Type A tournament and will be hosted by Happygate and Thomas18. This tournament will take place in the [Gen 9] Draft tier on Pokémon Showdown! The battles will take place in a swiss followed by a single elimination bracket
Round Four
- You have up to 90 points with which to draft 8 Pokémon. Costs are listed on your pool’s tab on the drafting spreadsheet.
- If a Pokémon is picked by someone else, you may not pick it.
- For the first round, there is a 12 hour timer. After the first round ends, there will be a continuous 6 hour timer within which you must pick, or you will be skipped, and will be required to make-up your pick when you are next online. All timers are off between 10pm-7am local time (check your pools pinned message for local time).
- In order to help speed up the first few rounds of the draft for everybody, tournament staff will impose a 24 hour check in. What that means is this:
- From the commencement of the draft until 24 hours after, every single competitor will need to reach out to their pool mod (either in drafting channel discussion thread, or Discord DM)
- This message can be simple "I'm here for pool X and ready to draft", no need to be elaborate
- Any competitor who has already made a pick does not need to check in.
- Any competitor who has not checked in with their pool mod by the time check-in is over in 24 hours will be replaced.
- Your timer will halve every time you are skipped. It is recommended to leave picks (with backups) with your pool moderator to avoid this.
- It is the responsibility of the player to inform the other members of the pool if they have left a pick with the pool mod so the players can properly notify the pool mod it is your turn to pick. The pool mods are not responsible for watching every pick at every hour of the day waiting to input your pick.
- If you are skipped by the other players when you left a pick but did not inform them that you did, the skip is justified.
- If the pool mod does not respond in a timely manner, notify 1 online Moderator for further assistance.
- Once the draft is over, you must declare 2 to 3 tera captains worth 28 points total. They are the only Pokémon on your draft that may Terastallize.
- The following complex bans are in place:
- No Pokémon may use the move Last Respects.
- No Pokémon may use the move Shed Tail. - The following Pokémon may not be Tera-Captains:
- Baxcalibur
- Darkrai
- Deoxys-Speed
- Dragonite
- Garchomp
- Gouging Fire
- Iron Bundle
- Iron Valiant
- Kyurem
- Latios
- Latias
- Ogerpon-Hearthflame
- Palafin
- Regieleki
- Roaring Moon
- Sneasler
- Terapagos
- Ursaluna-Bloodmoon
- Volcarona
- The following Pokémon have access to all of their forms (although you may only bring up to 1 to each battle):
- Pikachu
- Basculin
- Oricorio
- Toxtricity
- Indeedee
- Basculegion
- Oinkologne
- Maushold
- Squawkabilly
- Tatsugiri
- Dudunsparce
- If a Pokémon that is available in SV is untiered, please ask a host.
- Smogon’s Species Clause applies to your draft.
- All games must be played in the [Gen 9] Tera Preview Draft tier on smogtours.psim.us or psim.us. Be aware that each game on smogtours starts a timer automatically and cannot be turned off.
- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here.
- SV cartridge win conditions are in place; there are no ties.
- Each set is a best-of-one set.
- The following clauses apply:
- Species Clause: A player cannot have two Pokémon with the same National Pokédex number on a team.
- Sleep Clause: If a player has already put a Pokémon on their opponent's side to sleep and it is still sleeping, another one can't be put to sleep.
- Evasion Clause: A Pokémon may not hold an item, use a move or possess an ability that can increase their evasion stat
- OHKO Clause: A Pokémon may not have the moves Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold in its moveset.
- Moody Clause: A team cannot have a Pokémon with the ability Moody.
- Endless Battle Clause: Players cannot intentionally prevent an opponent from being able to end the game without forfeiting.
- Baton Pass Clause: A Pokémon may not have Baton Pass in its moveset. - Quick Claw, King's Rock and Razor Fang are banned.
- Any items unreleased in SV are banned.
- Replays must be posted to the round thread.
About Activity Decisions
Activity Decisions / Coin Flips: In the event that there is an uncompleted match at the deadline, and an extension has not been requested, it will be coin flipped unless one or both of the players involved in the match specifically request an activity win and explain sufficiently why they deserve to win over their opponent. Attempting to schedule a battle is required in order to receive the win by activity. To make it clear that you are requesting an activity win when you post, you must open your post with "Activity Win Request" in bold.
For example, if you believe your opponent is making an unfair request and that they don't deserve the activity win over you, you can either make your own request or quote their post and explain why they don't deserve it. You should try to make your activity win request posts at least 24 hours before the deadline to give your opponent a reasonable opportunity to contest it with their own activity win request.
Please note that all extension requests and activity claims must be posted to the thread, and that all of these will be judged on a case by case basis.
[Credit to the Official Smogon Tournament hosting team for the base form of this rule.]
Activity Decisions / Coin Flips: In the event that there is an uncompleted match at the deadline, and an extension has not been requested, it will be coin flipped unless one or both of the players involved in the match specifically request an activity win and explain sufficiently why they deserve to win over their opponent. Attempting to schedule a battle is required in order to receive the win by activity. To make it clear that you are requesting an activity win when you post, you must open your post with "Activity Win Request" in bold.
For example, if you believe your opponent is making an unfair request and that they don't deserve the activity win over you, you can either make your own request or quote their post and explain why they don't deserve it. You should try to make your activity win request posts at least 24 hours before the deadline to give your opponent a reasonable opportunity to contest it with their own activity win request.
Please note that all extension requests and activity claims must be posted to the thread, and that all of these will be judged on a case by case basis.
[Credit to the Official Smogon Tournament hosting team for the base form of this rule.]
Contact your opponent as soon as possible upon the round going up. Activity cases are going to be handled in a very strict manner.
When scheduling, offer as wide a swathe of time when you are available to play. 1 hour of activity on one or two weeknights is unlikely to be considered acceptable.
Schedule specifically - do not schedule for "Friday afternoon" or "Sunday morning", pick a date, a time and note the time zone, ideally as GMT offset.
If either host catches news of ghosting or some other sort of nefarious play, we reserve the right to investigate to the full limits of our ability.
When scheduling, offer as wide a swathe of time when you are available to play. 1 hour of activity on one or two weeknights is unlikely to be considered acceptable.
Schedule specifically - do not schedule for "Friday afternoon" or "Sunday morning", pick a date, a time and note the time zone, ideally as GMT offset.
If either host catches news of ghosting or some other sort of nefarious play, we reserve the right to investigate to the full limits of our ability.
Round Four
4-0
ReverseTracebacks vs Battlestorm
ducky75 vs gengariza
agentflane vs Juicyjaguar
dgrgrnd vs Phonytail
Gensuzu vs Colin
paysa vs vengabenga
antheartt vs SouthernCavern
Skyhops vs Scribble
E Man vs datoneman
Almighty Rye vs s1lveryo
HisuAvalugg vs 64 Squares
Stefaan vs thebeardydragon
I love Bagon vs SammyCe123
AgencyIsOwn vs Hurtadoo
a12qsd too vs KCric12
Lucas2543 vs Lin
3-1
Waermeflasche vs Kloen
Ball_diddleman vs huuh
Flycelium vs givorscasanova
subzero_slammer vs cicepece11
kyrogeniz vs streganona8
ChronosXZ vs Obviously_JBOB
Jiggypoo vs EmperorAry
Samebrrbrr vs Smatte
slayerholfen vs angolano06
Gwendolin vs Teriso179
sylvea vs BionicLettuce
jricky vs RamzaB
sp00kyHost vs Guille
Abocado24 vs ScissoryGwen
TheRageSmogon vs Shade1x
StarMaiden ;W; vs DonMarto
Jamieon vs Haildras
cardinals29 vs PTKmoekyuun
Heinny vs pkcc
toastrgophr vs bricknermon
Wappy.kBs vs DarkSafire_YT
Dobesito vs Spoontech
obamaprism1234 vs Fierce Flamethrower
Ultrxviolet vs DJblak
Big Pharma vs xdRudi.exe
CanuckChum vs bobbiswas
FlutterFliss vs dawnmidst
IMCOOKiNG vs Monai
klyze vs Arc_Atoika
faygoes vs Sir.dee
Hamish150 vs Neil445
DiamondScyther vs Fish and Chips
lavaskull100 vs I_Am_Wrenellen
foodv_v vs teal6
Ace98121212 vs Furyy
wughead vs Celeste
Vaami vs Paying Attenton
ButterCHOKE vs Mister McLovin
Ghostke vs gorex
ALG Spies vs ComputerWhiz
Tjb145 vs Ryan&Ditto
someone random vs Hacker
jscurf vs Tamamo
Ethereal Sword vs Maansibmac
Hydra_Y21 vs Professor Shuckle
ThinkingSceptile vs ogalbina
Akeras vs King Choco
Jadinobambino vs EntryHazardous
Swagata Mitra vs vinithewini
Steven Stone 007 vs Kingsous
Jedonn vs Shengineer
TWiTT vs pattek
Mada vs 66Ben
Lizardu vs Drookez
Scizor Boladão vs SageSpike
Antares vs ayep
iiFWM vs thunderbug
Bowas vs Kaneki-san
Puckbud vs Edgar
MoneyGuy9559 vs urban
King L5 vs apologies
Elgino vs entrocefalo
crying vs HANTSUKI
Wildcat Formation vs kirby6728
2-2
AwesomeAnfernee vs Flying Beagle
daefwfjnsdlfap vs olivia
ToaoJOG vs Razorgliscor
Phayeta vs ConquestGanda
Fc vs Nalaa
LeaoGhost vs TheVale
2004LexusGX470 vs JRoberts
Fark vs Coconut | 椰果
Rexalis vs OOz!?
flapjack12 vs Isa
rawbraines vs hikznat
impersonxtor vs Arpan
huddymustard vs berna-
NancySimp vs Firechicken1
Jackylechicken vs Seed Sower
churrojr vs TheCMC
RuanTheBuilder vs Sad Skooma Cat
MyNameIsGabe vs technoTS
DiAlpen vs ksavage91
steinbaum vs PrinceofUnderworld
dinkyx vs Xx_CheckM8_xX
HunkyDonkey vs Blue YM
LeBomboclats vs Dr. Geo
Goosewithsword vs Xocov
TheRam7 vs Paxerion
children game pro vs Masskeau
PikachuRTM vs Azery
Murp3 vs Baws381
VaporeonUser vs mayoouran2
Ghoul in PJs vs Viggywuzheer
Domum vs palladiumpaladin
LiviQuail vs MG
xGinesect vs Ac130gaming
ReaDynn vs Tytheguy004
TigerQuasar vs sablolol
mclagno vs nel4576
VashStravos vs Lord Da Spam
Xev vs Masoon
Jamaarkques vs yuramas
EgotisticalElekid vs Azcelerator
mbf vs Crystal Methyd
Oopsie Peach vs TORVEX
Encruintact vs SoggyDoggySage
megamudkipz77 vs Rissoux
Hussumon2 vs YourRoyalSlave
BeauDiddly vs Ninjasker
Animepedia vs kurse
royzer vs HaunterBoy28
TheSourOne999 vs BurningMonSoul
Gengar_Mask vs LatiGOD
Ryueen vs CNCorsolas
GabrieLopez vs Brayz
Hyper bol vs DaSpoofy
hexjob vs pokevin03dragonite
SatisfactorySeal vs Armo
pro140505 vs himynameisbobert
DJS vs Happygate
Waci vs Idyll
OhioGengar vs Valerie
OdinRM vs Xinc
WombatBaby vs CyndaKill-SH
vmnunes vs SixftHax
TwentyTwan vs PrettyMan
ontario oshawott vs Portrait or Ruin
JereReturn vs VoidOfDarknesss
Gallinule vs hjj no
e1i vs Toto
Ninja Mob vs CyanChimera
bronzo vs Bouff
Vholtninja vs aagarocks
joemonke vs Dackt
yven vs Be11ringer
MonkeBoi215 vs drizzle
Rémi25 vs Emolgang
Freya vs Lupla
SlickPanther vs giove97
FSF Iceik vs takuaa
Elevated vs watashi
gephicka vs Golden Warrior
JCMShadow vs ItsNimXD
benjaboynl vs TPH
MegaIdot vs Thootjuh
Mushroom-Flower vs SuckyTheClown
P2gyorg vs ultraplayer
hex vs HarrisIsAwesome
Wolf14 vs Stories
santygrass vs powergo1
Empire_Sharky vs KingofKrook
Babyhuey vs Soulblaze
Shiiftry vs yedla
BigBadKii vs Palkia62
choptch vs trace
WreckItMike vs 3.14dgeot-Mega
Nozzermat vs The Dovahneer
moistats vs 6Roggenrolas
Lord Ninjax vs toshimelonhead
ReverseTracebacks vs Battlestorm
ducky75 vs gengariza
agentflane vs Juicyjaguar
dgrgrnd vs Phonytail
Gensuzu vs Colin
paysa vs vengabenga
antheartt vs SouthernCavern
Skyhops vs Scribble
E Man vs datoneman
Almighty Rye vs s1lveryo
HisuAvalugg vs 64 Squares
Stefaan vs thebeardydragon
I love Bagon vs SammyCe123
AgencyIsOwn vs Hurtadoo
a12qsd too vs KCric12
Lucas2543 vs Lin
3-1
Waermeflasche vs Kloen
Ball_diddleman vs huuh
Flycelium vs givorscasanova
subzero_slammer vs cicepece11
kyrogeniz vs streganona8
ChronosXZ vs Obviously_JBOB
Jiggypoo vs EmperorAry
Samebrrbrr vs Smatte
slayerholfen vs angolano06
Gwendolin vs Teriso179
sylvea vs BionicLettuce
jricky vs RamzaB
sp00kyHost vs Guille
Abocado24 vs ScissoryGwen
TheRageSmogon vs Shade1x
StarMaiden ;W; vs DonMarto
Jamieon vs Haildras
cardinals29 vs PTKmoekyuun
Heinny vs pkcc
toastrgophr vs bricknermon
Wappy.kBs vs DarkSafire_YT
Dobesito vs Spoontech
obamaprism1234 vs Fierce Flamethrower
Ultrxviolet vs DJblak
Big Pharma vs xdRudi.exe
CanuckChum vs bobbiswas
FlutterFliss vs dawnmidst
IMCOOKiNG vs Monai
klyze vs Arc_Atoika
faygoes vs Sir.dee
Hamish150 vs Neil445
DiamondScyther vs Fish and Chips
lavaskull100 vs I_Am_Wrenellen
foodv_v vs teal6
Ace98121212 vs Furyy
wughead vs Celeste
Vaami vs Paying Attenton
ButterCHOKE vs Mister McLovin
Ghostke vs gorex
ALG Spies vs ComputerWhiz
Tjb145 vs Ryan&Ditto
someone random vs Hacker
jscurf vs Tamamo
Ethereal Sword vs Maansibmac
Hydra_Y21 vs Professor Shuckle
ThinkingSceptile vs ogalbina
Akeras vs King Choco
Jadinobambino vs EntryHazardous
Swagata Mitra vs vinithewini
Steven Stone 007 vs Kingsous
Jedonn vs Shengineer
TWiTT vs pattek
Mada vs 66Ben
Lizardu vs Drookez
Scizor Boladão vs SageSpike
Antares vs ayep
iiFWM vs thunderbug
Bowas vs Kaneki-san
Puckbud vs Edgar
MoneyGuy9559 vs urban
King L5 vs apologies
Elgino vs entrocefalo
crying vs HANTSUKI
Wildcat Formation vs kirby6728
2-2
AwesomeAnfernee vs Flying Beagle
daefwfjnsdlfap vs olivia
ToaoJOG vs Razorgliscor
Phayeta vs ConquestGanda
Fc vs Nalaa
LeaoGhost vs TheVale
2004LexusGX470 vs JRoberts
Fark vs Coconut | 椰果
Rexalis vs OOz!?
flapjack12 vs Isa
rawbraines vs hikznat
impersonxtor vs Arpan
huddymustard vs berna-
NancySimp vs Firechicken1
Jackylechicken vs Seed Sower
churrojr vs TheCMC
RuanTheBuilder vs Sad Skooma Cat
MyNameIsGabe vs technoTS
DiAlpen vs ksavage91
steinbaum vs PrinceofUnderworld
dinkyx vs Xx_CheckM8_xX
HunkyDonkey vs Blue YM
LeBomboclats vs Dr. Geo
Goosewithsword vs Xocov
TheRam7 vs Paxerion
children game pro vs Masskeau
PikachuRTM vs Azery
Murp3 vs Baws381
VaporeonUser vs mayoouran2
Ghoul in PJs vs Viggywuzheer
Domum vs palladiumpaladin
LiviQuail vs MG
xGinesect vs Ac130gaming
ReaDynn vs Tytheguy004
TigerQuasar vs sablolol
mclagno vs nel4576
VashStravos vs Lord Da Spam
Xev vs Masoon
Jamaarkques vs yuramas
EgotisticalElekid vs Azcelerator
mbf vs Crystal Methyd
Oopsie Peach vs TORVEX
Encruintact vs SoggyDoggySage
megamudkipz77 vs Rissoux
Hussumon2 vs YourRoyalSlave
BeauDiddly vs Ninjasker
Animepedia vs kurse
royzer vs HaunterBoy28
TheSourOne999 vs BurningMonSoul
Gengar_Mask vs LatiGOD
Ryueen vs CNCorsolas
GabrieLopez vs Brayz
Hyper bol vs DaSpoofy
hexjob vs pokevin03dragonite
SatisfactorySeal vs Armo
pro140505 vs himynameisbobert
DJS vs Happygate
Waci vs Idyll
OhioGengar vs Valerie
OdinRM vs Xinc
WombatBaby vs CyndaKill-SH
vmnunes vs SixftHax
TwentyTwan vs PrettyMan
ontario oshawott vs Portrait or Ruin
JereReturn vs VoidOfDarknesss
Gallinule vs hjj no
e1i vs Toto
Ninja Mob vs CyanChimera
bronzo vs Bouff
Vholtninja vs aagarocks
joemonke vs Dackt
yven vs Be11ringer
MonkeBoi215 vs drizzle
Rémi25 vs Emolgang
Freya vs Lupla
SlickPanther vs giove97
FSF Iceik vs takuaa
Elevated vs watashi
gephicka vs Golden Warrior
JCMShadow vs ItsNimXD
benjaboynl vs TPH
MegaIdot vs Thootjuh
Mushroom-Flower vs SuckyTheClown
P2gyorg vs ultraplayer
hex vs HarrisIsAwesome
Wolf14 vs Stories
santygrass vs powergo1
Empire_Sharky vs KingofKrook
Babyhuey vs Soulblaze
Shiiftry vs yedla
BigBadKii vs Palkia62
choptch vs trace
WreckItMike vs 3.14dgeot-Mega
Nozzermat vs The Dovahneer
moistats vs 6Roggenrolas
Lord Ninjax vs toshimelonhead
You can find all matchups with drafts here: https://spo.ink/spring_seasonal_2025_matchups
The challenge code for this event is: /chall gen9draft @@@ +TeraTypePreview, -Last Respects, -Baton Pass, -King's Rock, - Quick Claw, -Razor Fang, -Shed Tail
When challenging your opponent please use this code.
Given the Swiss nature of this tour, there are NO EXTENSIONS. Anyone who is dropping will be phased out at 3 losses, they will still be given matchups.
Games are due at 10pm GMT-4 on Sunday, 6th April
This thread and all future Spring Seasonal 2025 threads should be considered the final ruling in case of discrepancy between threads, Discord announcements, and Google spreadsheets. Contact a host if you have any questions or spot an error. We are human, after all.[/user]The challenge code for this event is: /chall gen9draft @@@ +TeraTypePreview, -Last Respects, -Baton Pass, -King's Rock, - Quick Claw, -Razor Fang, -Shed Tail
When challenging your opponent please use this code.
Given the Swiss nature of this tour, there are NO EXTENSIONS. Anyone who is dropping will be phased out at 3 losses, they will still be given matchups.
Games are due at 10pm GMT-4 on Sunday, 6th April
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