Let the Signups Commence!
Welcome, one and all, to the sixth annual DPP OU summer seasonal! Your hosts for the evening are resident one-man circus GraveBee and the rather-spectacular Irene. I know you are all itching with excitement to load up that latias, slap on some specs and watch the world burn, but while I'm here I gotta go through some formalities... formalities which I will not force you to read. Treat them like waivers; I can't guarantee your safety if you break the terms and conditions an' all that jazz.
By playing in this tour, you can earn points towards the DPP OU Championship. Points earned will depend on your placement, following a little something like this:
I know that's a lot of numbers, but you opened the spoiler. You asked for this.
More importantly, winning grants unequivocable bragging rights!
It'll allow you to display
or
in your signature, which is pretty cool.
I know that's a lot of numbers, but you opened the spoiler. You asked for this.
More importantly, winning grants unequivocable bragging rights!
It'll allow you to display
- Visit this link if you need any sort of refreshers as far as how tours work.
- If I need to clarify tournament rules in further detail, I will. However, as far as I know, either A) this spoiler will never be read, or B) you'll already know any of the rules I could possibly need to yap on about.
- If you ever have any questions about general tournament rules, please ask me. I'm here to ensure that everyone is able to have fun, as part of a respectable tour. I'd be more than happy to go over rules/rulings in detail if people ask, but the truth of the matter is that the link above covers almost anything you'd possibly need to know.
- Last I checked, this is a Gen 4 OU Tournament. All matches must be played in "[Gen 4] OU". I don't think I can make it any clearer.
- This tournament will be Double Elimination. Finally, a tournament with some wiggle room - I'm sick of hosting single elim.
- In the situation where both players end the game with no Pokemon left, a tie is declared.
- All rounds will be First to 2 Wins. You may switch teams in between battles of the same set. In real-people speak, everything is a best of three.
- Saving replays is mandatory. You do not have to post your unless mentioned in the round's OP.
- Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown (or smogtours server).
- Sleep Clause Mod: Limit one foe put to sleep
- Species Clause: Limit one of each Pokémon
- OHKO Clause: OHKO moves are banned
- Evasion Clause: Evasion moves are banned, as are Sand Veil and Snow Cloak for Pokémon with more than one ability.
- HP Percentage Mod: HP is shown in percentages
- Baton Pass Stat Trap Clause: The following combinations of moves/effects are prohibited
- Baton Pass + Any Stat-Boosting Move
- Baton Pass + Any Effect which restricts the switching of pokemon
In short, use the DPP clauses for your DPP games. Pretty simple. In general, I try to look through each match when possible. It takes forever, but it's worth seeing how y'all progress. If I see a game of DPP that doesn't look like DPP, just know you've been warned.
Don't know what to bring or where to get started? Here are the DPP OU sample teams
Looking to chat about the tier or ask questions? We have the Q&A Thread and the Metagame Discussion Thread for that
Want to get more involved with the DPP community? Check out their community discord
It costs nothing to enter - With glory to be gained, and nothing to be lost, I always look forward to the chance to host a seasonal tour.
Want to get in on the action? Post "in" to sign up!
Signups will go for one week, and close Sunday, August 4th, at 11:59PM GMT-4
If you have any questions or concerns, absolutely feel free to reach out! I'm available both over discord and through my forum profile.
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