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.
Standard Rules and Clauses
- 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.
This tournament uses the same banlist as the "National Dex Doubles" format on Pokemon Showdown!
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:
Pokémon Restrictions
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 (both formes)
- Xerneas
- Yveltal
- Zacian
- Zacian-Crowned
- Zamazenta
- Zamazenta-Crowned
- Zekrom
- Zygarde
Players cannot use the following abilities:
Item Restrictions
Players cannot use the following items:
Move Restrictions
Players cannot use the following moves:
Finals
eragon (Winners Bracket) vs Terekusai (Losers Bracket)
Since Terekusai came from the loser's bracket they will have to win two Best-Of-Threes to win the tournament.
Round Deadline: Monday, September 2nd @ 9pm PDT (-7)
Two week deadline to accommodate for a bracket reset, if you need more time that's fine. Just get the games done.
REPLAYS ARE REQUIRED
When you post replay links, please do not modify the link in any way (i.e. shortening it to a single character, etc). Thank you.