SPECIFIC RULES
- This is a standard National Dex Doubles 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)
- To encourage the development of the metagame, and so that everyone is on an even playing field, replays are required for all matches.
- Activity calls will be made by me, potentially with neutral assistance from a National Dex Forum Moderator. Coin flips will be done publicly on PS!
- In the event that something is added to or removed from the National Dex Doubles 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 team to bring or 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.
- Endless Battle Clause: Anything capable of intentionally creating an endless battle is banned.
- Evasion Abilities Clause: Evasion abilities (Sand Veil, Snow Cloak) are banned
- OHKO Clause: Players cannot use the moves Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold.
- Species Clause: Players cannot have two Pokémon with the same Pokédex number on the same team.
- Gravity Sleep Clause: Sleep moves with below one hundred percent accuracy may not be used in conjunction with Gravity.
Pokémon Restrictions
Players cannot use the following Pokémon:
Players cannot use the following abilities:
Item Restrictions
Players cannot use the following items:
Move Restrictions
Players cannot use the following moves:
Players cannot use the following Pokémon:
- Annihilape
- Arceus (all formes)
- Calyrex-Ice
- Calyrex-Shadow
- Dialga
- Eternatus
- Genesect
- Giratina
- Giratina-Origin
- Groudon
- Ho-Oh
- Koraidon
- Kyogre
- Kyurem-White
- Lugia
- Lunala
- Magearna
- Melmetal
- Metagross-Mega
- Mewtwo
- Miraidon
- Necrozma-Dawn Wings
- Necrozma-Dusk Mane
- Palkia
- Rayquaza
- Reshiram
- Shedinja
- Solgaleo
- Urshifu (Single Strike forme)
- Xerneas
- Yveltal
- Zacian
- Zacian-Crowned
- Zamazenta-Crowned
- Zekrom
Players cannot use the following abilities:
Item Restrictions
Players cannot use the following items:
Move Restrictions
Players cannot use the following moves:
What are we playing for?
This tournament will award points towards the 2025 National Dex Doubles Circuit. The circuit championship awards a Forum Banner, like the one you see below!
Round 1:
veti vs Cros9911
LovelyLuna vs PAIN2007
Rose Mountain vs crow crumbs
Beemo666 vs Monai
Pengu vs McBruh
Grillo vs Farfromani
IsaiahMeep vs LugiaJP
pwnin vs waffle2O2O
volcaronavgc vs Razachu
Tricknology vs Astro Nation Shoe
Terekusai vs ChainlessJoe
mipc vs bagel
Voltix vs Smudge
gephicka vs Bye 1
Test Bots vs Bye 2
forkuser vs Steam Buns
AKhant vs Bye 4
Nephtyrix vs Bye 5
Kunal vs Bye 6
MADARAAAA vs Bye 7
Hugo vs Bye 8
EatFoods vs Bye 9
LogIce vs iPetBigfoot
Marss Barss vs Bye 11
Comett7778 vs Bye 12
evakiyama! vs Bye 13
Schister vs Bye 14
darkman64 vs Bye 15
Deathbang vs Bye 16
Calmmind75 vs Bye 17
anelton :3 vs Bye 18
U242 vs Bye 19
Deadline for Substitution is <t:1756353540:F>.
Deadline for Round 1 is <t:1756699140:F>. GLHF!
Deadline for Round 1 is <t:1756699140:F>. GLHF!
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