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 13:
Enzonana. vs Astro Nation Shoe
Reminder that in order to win the tournament, Enzonana. must win 1 set, while Astro Nation Shoe must win 2 sets.
Deadline for Finals is <t:1763956740:F>. GLHF!
