Smogon Tournament #12
Welcome to this year's Official Smogon Tournament, the twelfth installment of one of Smogon's most prestigious tournaments. The OST is one of Smogon's longest standing traditions in tournaments and has crowned many great Pokemon players as its champions across four generations. Over the next few months, hundreds of players will compete to the best of their ability as they attempt to join the exclusive ranks of the OST trophy holders. Only one of those players will succeed in their journey and earn the recognition that comes with their victory, along with the iconic OST trophy.
Before participating in this tournament, please take some time to read the following thread: Tournament Rules, Guidelines, and General Information
This year, we will also have a cash prize! The winner of the tournament wins a hundred (100) US Dollars, provided generously by Pokémon Showdown. The winner will get contacted about the details of the money transfer after the tournament is completed.
The tournament will have a best of three format. This means that players will play until one of them wins two games. This will later change to a best of five format when there's 16 players remaining, requiring a player to win three games to complete the set. Players are allowed to switch teams completely between games, or use the same team, it is completely up to the player. If players only partially complete a series before the deadline, it will be considered an uncompleted match and action will be taken accordingly (either an activity win or a coin flip).
Specific Rules
- This is a standard ORAS OU tournament.
- The tournament will be single elimination.
- Players will play a best of three series of games each round, changing to a best of five series when 16/24 players remain in the tournament.
- Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown!. If both players agree, matches may also be played on Pokemon Online.
Standard Rules and Clauses
- Sleep Clause: A player cannot put two or more different opposing Pokémon to sleep using attacks that induce sleep to opposing Pokémon.
- Species Clause: A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on their team. For example, a player cannot have two Koffing on his or her team.
- Evasion Clause: A player cannot use the moves Double Team or Minimize in their Pokémon's movesets.
- OHKO Clause: Players cannot use Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, or Fissure in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
- Swagger Clause: Players cannot use Swagger in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
- Team Preview: Players must turn on the Team Preview feature where players can view the opposing team's Pokémon and choose their lead Pokémon.
- Timer Clause: If a player exhausts the timer, he/she loses.
- Endless Battle Clause: Any moveset on any pokemon that is capable of intentionally causing an endless battle is banned from competitive play. Check this thread for more informations.
- Baton Pass Clause: Check this thread.
- Uber Clause: Players may not use any items, moves, abilities, or Pokemon that appear on Smogon's OU Ban List. If the tiers change or new items, abilities, moves, or Pokemon become available in the middle of a round, the changes will take effect in the following round. There will be an announcement in the relevant round if this occurs.
About Activity Decisions
Activity Decisions / Coin Flips: In the event that there is an uncompleted match at the deadline, 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.
Activity Win Request
I contacted my opponent on the 27th, one day after the round was posted and told him my timezone. He responded on the 30th but did not indicate his timezone. I replied back asking for a timezone on the 1st of December, and he never replied. On the 7th, I VMed him again asking whether he could battle on the weekend, and yet again he didn't respond. I deserve the activity win because my opponent ignored my attempts to schedule our battles.
I contacted my opponent on the 27th, one day after the round was posted and told him my timezone. He responded on the 30th but did not indicate his timezone. I replied back asking for a timezone on the 1st of December, and he never replied. On the 7th, I VMed him again asking whether he could battle on the weekend, and yet again he didn't respond. I deserve the activity win because my opponent ignored my attempts to schedule our battles.
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.
Timer Clause will be strictly enforced for this tournament. This means that the normal disconnection rules found in the Tournament Rules, Guidelines, and Information thread do not apply. If a player disconnects and does not reconnect to their battle before the timer expires, they lose that particular game. This doesn't necessarily mean they lose the entire set.
Substitutions
Players may sign up as a substitute if they either didn't join in time or their posts in the signups thread were deleted. If you are eliminated from the tournament (i.e. you lose your games, are substituted out, or drop out), you may not sign up as a substitute. I will endeavor to substitute players in whenever a player drops out, and one week before the Round 1 deadline, I will look through all players and activity win requests and replace any inactive players with substitutes. There is a very high chance that you will get to play if you sign up as a substitute. Substitutes will only be allowed into the tournament during Round 1. Substitutes will be implemented on a mostly first come, first serve basis, but if you are inactive after you sign up as a substitute then I will not substitute you into the tournament.
Playing before the prediction tour occured
You may play before the prediction tournament is up but try not to announce the result of your games before it actually get posted. In case you would play, the result wouldn't be altered anyway.
If a ban occurs during the Round 1, it won't affect the tournament until its next round.
Pairings
Make sure to double check if you're there just in case there is a typo in your username.
509/512 games played
Yogiras vs Hikari
Riahi vs 49
FairlyFleek-_- vs BanSpecsMachamp
ashm vs Aurora
Haunted Diamond vs DarkKnight2.6
Crystal Marth vs Knuckstrike
PaulPetta vs Megazard
DaSpoofy vs Hachimaki98
Rydro vs Imanalt
TreMoii vs CrashinBoomBang
PokèManiac Livio vs Guinzo
Analytic vs Twix
Cronenberg vs macle
KSBK vs deoxys speed
Bouff vs IvoPost
Fiend vs pokebasket
PROBLEMS vs Bostonl1
Shalashaskha vs Darkrising
a12qsd vs Mia Risi
Welli0u vs Stallion
benbe vs Kit10
Fireburn vs n.n rattata
badabing vs AstroGecko
Ada vs Stone_Cold
ErcaPerca vs Karppi
CrashingDRaco vs thomas9779
Buizal vs Atoni
Zebes vs Takuto'
Gunner Rohan vs Golden Sun
Nido-Rus vs Meru
Unamed vs TSR
Jsaok3 vs Rundas
MarsGuoKnows vs papai noel
NightFox vs Haxnova
_Smalls_ vs iGlack
Nelson vs tagnonfury
retrowaves vs Centygon
TerribleTazer vs Arii~
njnp vs distances
AugustRadburn vs Sturdynips
We Are All We Need vs AntBadMon
Mega Magic Bounce vs Merritt
ElegyOfVGC vs ChaosKrow
Timeless vs Kid Buu
Spectroscopy vs Shiba
5th vs single regret
[K-12] The Madchine vs AGuyWithPants
Triangles vs ToF
Terrakion. vs Accelgor
Enzonana. vs byee
Alvis astley vs Nova
EienSeiryuu vs TheJFrenzy1
Kiyo vs Vai Lusa
le fat kid vs Golden Electrivire
KratosMana vs Based Lord ATG
DerDomme vs Jarii
GnralLao vs Rewer
Xboy vs ToeyJoey
LukiCK vs Alkov
-Voltage- vs Gentleman Tech
dice vs Shaka Brah
xMarth vs eriados
C and E vs brunch
Haruno vs dEnIsSsS
lily vs The_Wonder
Pridy vs Inaho
Acamir vs ArchPhantom
ceraa vs Chras
Pendulum Swing vs don't lose
Vore Gidal vs Sonired
d0nut vs Mistaken
Anguizh vs shartruce
Freeroamer vs Diogo
dusk raimon vs MattyBrollic
3 pokes vs Lolazo
Brian12345 vs Alfonso Dragonlord
MegaManooze41 vs blarghlfarghl
BlazeTemplar vs Dominatio
Obliviate vs Jcpdragonx
Tirander vs michaeloche
Nachos vs TooMuchSwag4u
Genos vs jvl101993
Tobyfant vs Misugi
ShiroFox vs e7e
Alloy vs Barhamet
HockeyBoyz3 vs stonedgy
Teclis vs Nedor
HJAD vs Selwyn
Coti vs King Cacturne
Sleigh Bells vs Jordn
Flynned' vs TravyTheChozenOne
The Kyle vs NightLight26
Jayde vs Scotti
Gastrik vs Crash Override
wisc vs idarki
WhiteQueen vs old news
TGMD vs passion
dodmen vs venomshanker
-Mantis- vs ItsBaku
silver ghost vs Ununhexium
Moonclawz vs Choice Specs
Lyconik vs silver97
-Tynamo- vs truedrew
Sam I Yam vs BlackBloodz
Rupe vs Hammyosman
Silverwhiteblue vs Syncrasy
GaryTheGengar vs Evil
raikoo vs Quote
peere vs SocialSocialSocial
Kampffussel vs babidi1998
Delta 2777 vs CTC
GreasyXSpoon vs Leremyju
AuraRayquaza vs Giagantic
Leelep vs Genesis7
Stratos vs Sheroak
Golden Freddy's vs HBK
Can-Eh-Dian vs Vinc608
Shaneghoul vs Cedrico
YABO vs basicallysteve
Arik vs Whatchugonedo
Roxer vs Jethalal
Esteemed User Ginku vs Prankster.
AuraBomb vs Mounts
NaCl vs Paradigm Shift
NIghtRealmClaw1 vs Jefozz
Togevoir vs EASYBALLZ
Sacred Lie vs NV
Jmac AU vs Flexxen
starsweater vs looiiyut
etaoi vs Crash Your Face
Asek vs I'm Rick Astley
D4RR3N vs Meteordash
Ren-chon vs Krauersaut
UmPM vs Lionyx
FlamingVictini vs Gyarad0s
Lange vs NayGiggers
Draciel RC vs DiggerSR
Shadow_Sneak vs North
Yoda2798 vs Teddeh
Navy vs BreloomSuaj
Scyther no Swiping vs Axel10
Robert Alfons vs Mambo
Chechen U Out vs shaian
MegaStarUniverse vs Spl4sh
King UU vs TheThorn
Grinch Beast vs Lady Bug
OmegaZ3 vs Mark Suckerberg
Subject 18 vs mfhoundoom
ShootingStarmie vs Ahabb
brokenwings vs DestinyUnknown
Silent Palindrome vs groudon518
Malekith vs Criticality
Pohjis vs Zokuru
jpw234 vs raddical
Jirachee vs vakatalesau
Holiano vs Znain
Peli vs michy47
thinkin vs dih
Veni Vidi Vici vs princessgod
antemortem vs Draeden
adilbilal vs malefic
13sdic vs MikeDecIsHere
Quaggster vs JabbaTheGriffin
Close vs petyer
Nails vs Darkdiglett
christos21 vs kingmidas
Unparadise vs praj.pran
Steve Angello vs brodean
Vapo vs joshz
Picollo vs Valentine
Lax vs ssneak
LoserMcNoob vs The Alio
ManOfMany vs Bluwing
Pearl vs ABR
Braverius vs Jimmy Turtwig
Star. vs FrozenMan
OP vs color the sky
R0ady vs Pak
Gogoplata vs Pidge
absdaddy vs Seven Cat
Hairy Toenail vs TheUziGunner
IAmGingy vs Bizeps Brennt
Prague Kick vs yunggucci06
Recreant vs Fakes
Sakis vs GustavoYAY
Taylor vs Kefky
Mysteria vs Ikari
thecrystalonix vs Clone.
Arcticblast vs Altina
Curtain vs UnfoGhettoBle
ZoroarkForever vs tjdaas
Kyblad vs Reymaki
Dilwar vs Dlanyer
-magic- vs Coverride
taeyeon vs Jim zoldyck
LighTz911 vs Liones
Luigi. vs 1996ITO
empoleonlove vs tyrannosaurusshrekted
Mihrab Samad vs Seeme
PoMMan vs TopLel TopKek
Cheek Pouch vs Wiz T7
ReshiRampage vs Bad Ass
The Avalanches vs cuzzie
toxigen734 vs BerserCar
jackinthebox1210 vs NorwegianGuy
TheInsanity vs Omastar
AntonioJr vs sugarhigh
Hector Hard Mode vs casedismissed
TDK vs Femto
Shoot vs bro fist
Heniii vs TraceofLife
explodingdaisies vs Frizze
Rinzer vs Terraquaza
Merkagge vs Tahu - extended
GOD MARTH vs a-suh-dude
eugenethegreat vs Aminiscent
Amaroq vs MASTER TITANS
Lufia vs TheTacoMan
Thatwackycruton vs Ace074
Shrug vs ShinySopheon
Tressed vs Sengoku
Balto vs Bushtush
Frizy vs Wond3rbread
jordanlad vs FURORE DEI MICETTI
giara vs Danilo
lost in the city vs Saph
Ceeze vs Nuanda92
Jerseyking101 vs BigBoy038
Doctor Assmaster vs pork chop man
HSA
vs Andy25161Rayzark vs Doctor Gucci
DoomXFTW vs BLOOD TOTEM
Mix vs WECAMEASROMANS
We Three Kings vs rural
Esquiilo66 vs wayup
Luckstard. vs gemüsler
Miles Tails vs ByronT
Kyuss vs Confluxx
FAJI vs bobma99
shui3 vs Dream Eater Gengar
Realistic Waters vs DetroitLolcat
Sergi vs Shogarth
TheDementedCube vs jtots123
Conflict vs Mysterious M
blarajan vs SmashBrosBrawl
reiku vs Ksh13
Damin vs Level 51
Anty vs Ojama
Snowtop vs SaiyanMaster95
daftmau5 vs Vinc2612
TTFTW vs SamVGC
Tamahome vs LLH
GeeMick vs RickyGao
GRAND EMPRESS vs DeeJ
a.grex vs TheKFC
KFresh11 vs Fredrick1
Esidisi vs Itsuki
Sam vs MrTiger
Hand Relief vs Reken
-Davon vs xFir3
RedzoneX vs yungstef
Puralux vs MeLevies
boltsandbombers vs Dark G
Kushalos vs metagamesecrets
jiggle vs Soldier
LightningLuxray vs chimpact
Kingofcrimea vs Hyssou
Fruitdealer vs miltankmilk
lukw1010 vs ssjjynx
BIHI vs Shiny Snorlax
dekzeh vs Krahzer
Flame Road vs Lfrs
galbia vs Omfuga
p2 vs Rampecker
199 Lives vs cdumas
Kingler12345 vs TheEnder
Specterito vs EnemyJurist
scald vs Amir
Dark Sphynx vs manahax
Azelea vs Sacri'
gamingfanclub vs teamsnickers
littlelucario vs dragonlord94240
CHROMITE vs Sanjay.
White Lion18 vs xtra$hine
Terry24 vs Zephir
yuruuu vs Exceed in Dreaming
The Holy Penguin vs paradisessb
imsosorrylol vs Birkal
eaglehawk vs Anttya
Entei. vs clius
Koaster vs Cristal
Zeno; vs Mr. Mendes
internet vs SuperSlayer649
Sabella vs Bowlii-
Y8 vs PURPLEDOOSH
Krubby vs Stathakis
Posho vs Disbelief
SJCrew vs azogue
PDC vs llttss
Tomahawk vs apt-get
During Summer vs potatobagel
candyflip vs S.J.SAKIB
1 True Lycan vs Memento Ein
Wheezer vs -herO-
ZANBAKUResh vs Impact
Mr.378 vs Lhions
bluri vs Mizuhime
-gizmo- vs Rare Poison
Thueris vs ghettozilla
Villa vs Vrille
MetalGro$$ vs Cerizawa
Barian vs Habito
King Sun vs MagmarJoe
Deluks917 vs Lord Ninjax
Ice Tea vs all falls down
Croo vs astroboy
lucqq vs Philip7086
Mur vs Yagura
Real FV13 vs Cynthia612
Improbable vs DennisEG
Casparov vs Snowy.
Crestfall vs Lana Del Seldo
Level 56 vs Confide.
Spirit vs Gene Sp
Jack Boots vs Trosko - extended
Konstantellos vs TheGreninjaWarrior21
RawMelon vs Dread Arceus
cescken vs Endeby
Calloflochie vs Arkian
akaFila vs kd24
Jackhammer Made vs FLCL
Dr Zeus vs potato14798
Eremita vs Reymedy
TheTabKey vs Tesung
Vertex vs -Frexa-
CrimsonBlastoise vs Ruppy
Mimolette vs Zebraiken
Ottsel vs -Grim
davidTheMaster vs Raseri
Quite Quiet vs Melvilicious
Blades Haxorus vs Bro Kappa
Little Hulk vs JohnYiu
Kudasai vs Smurf.
Mr. Perry vs Mob Barley
Happen vs Zockcent
obii vs DAVIDpwns
M&M suspect test vs Fortune
Bedschibaer vs Akab
atomicllamas vs die strong
Mistt vs staxandstax
Duncajuwon vs marilli
snagaa vs Elavion
jeran vs TheGamer789
B0bGary vs Always!
Anacleto vs cosine180
gobln vs bloody alfa
LittleRunnerXC vs bromelain
Raven vs A I Got TM87
Zephiros vs Alexander.
TheLaughingCats vs Cherub Agent
Franky391 vs taxi driver
Destiny Device vs Shoka
Derivatives vs Steps of Destiny.
SheWentToJarod's vs qsns
Twin Citiez vs z0m(no g)OG ;_;
Jack. vs NE0S12
Michielleus vs Disenchanted
cbt vs Ary
Sweep vs quagback2qc
D!fficult vs BradSharp
Paleo vs Sweepage
teso24 vs Googly
Carl Murray vs Hyogafodex
Costi vs Endal
Ox the Fox vs Wanka
ben gay vs WildestofWheat
Doctor_DraX vs Guilas D
Starmei vs ZoroDark
Meroe vs BandedCaterpie
juanen vs Marshall.Law
Get this Money vs Dundies
ObScuryty vs Miridy
flubzor vs idiotfrommars
Honor vs oml it's too ez
AM vs karla Schnikov
Evuelf vs manga team
Barge vs Zamrock
reyscarface vs NotFalse
Error403 vs Srn
aussicht vs undisputed - extended
BKC vs D. Miralis
Yaksok vs otto normalverbraucher
M Dragon vs Reddragonn
jerrygs96 vs ChaZanG1
iplaytennislol vs Yes.
Exiline vs Red King
jacob vs Ban ponyta
BLINGAS vs Demerging
Drowsy Cheesecake vs -Snow
xG12im12eaperx vs Sr.Noctowl
Escavalier vs FookMi?
topah vs 4jonny2
RiCH HOMiE CHRiS vs fatty
lolbro vs Rodriblutar
UltiMario vs Baxstenias
Tricking vs Pablo The Boss
m00ns vs OG Taco
Anthonyiscool84 vs Lukemb123
ShadowQuinn vs Robjr_88
Asuya vs Benzemagia
Lord Qwilfish vs gamer boy
henry vs Blastystoise
Astounded vs JesusJ
Vileman vs Master Sunny-EX
Pandamaster4000 vs IncreasinglyU
aman2420 vs naruto(sage)
Eniigma vs GOAO.
H-C vs Melle2402
Aisaka Taiga vs Melancholy Hills
Double01 vs McGreen
Official Fissure vs sand1234
Tom0410 vs Twixtry
xInsrew vs Sagati
aim vs Aurious
DefiantLion33 vs Luddy
X-Trader vs Cicada
scpinion vs EdwardElric15
shadestep vs TurboPig
byronthewellwell vs Haund
Johansen vs Tatsumaa
Kouhai vs CrystalRam
hellpowna vs Nunno
ysetbon vs Relous
FullLifeGames vs Lasagne
Bughouse vs Jagi12
Len3 vs Sensory
Smalls vs GandalF
SoulWind vs Soulraiser
majaspic22 vs Lepros
Eternal Spirit vs AdvanceShip
The Idiot Ninja vs W2S
Rattled Snakes vs Crashy
Regnite vs Whisudi
Divixel vs Meloettaaa
hey yal vs Luispeikou
Agammemnon vs ~GreenCore
Darkdevil vs Croconaw Guy
Colchonero vs LORD ISSEI
nightcore vs Rumor
Laroxyl vs NightSpear
Chill Shadow vs Lady Gaga
Disjunction vs Finchinator
Cuzzie123 vs Toptierboy
dukevesper vs stickytack
Korby vs AD impish john
FatCorgi vs soTsoT
.CarloO~ vs KJ Corp
xray vs Gtcha
makiri vs Lockheed
Loveless Rhapsody vs Leftiez
Drake'sProdigy vs Newrof
Palooka vs Hootie
Big Splitz vs speks
Sapientia vs kael
CrazyClown94 vs Enki
Robert. vs omgitsquon
Ticktock vs toshimelonhead
Ilyakomaster vs Parpar
Nintendi vs Yeezus.
ADF Test vs tennisace
Kirigakure vs AlphabetBOY
L0ST vs MetaM3nce
PrinceLucian vs The Trap God
Blackoblivion vs Oibaf cune
Christo. vs Derk
theurbandear vs Hingo
Nuxl vs -Lone
bugzinator vs Sir_Bagel
Gangnam Style vs rob.
trc vs Toxzn
Croven vs -Tsunami-
spineripper vs Teremiare
_Chosen vs Tele
Erz vs Skarmx2
-okara vs mariveau80
GOthee vs Thirst
H&MBerkeley vs -altercation-
Aquarium1 vs Laurel
SwedishBiscuit vs Hogg
Zepherox vs Rebirth101
JackR vs Arifeen
RedMaxx vs psVoltage
Rain. vs Lunar.
HQuaze vs Hec
Lord Rhodes vs ManofDapper
rozes vs NOVED
Mago vs Floppy
Broken Promises; vs Alter
Enteixic vs Alice Kazumi
Zenadark vs Alastor Law
EV Umbreon vs MegaAccelgor123
boudouche vs Coton
Thatsjustpeachy vs Void
teal6 vs Eo Ut Mortus
imlesmartest vs Decision Makers
NotAGymLdr vs CaPTiViTY
rnbs vs slurmz
Cubonerss vs Worldkingfist
fbc vs soulgazer
Poek97 vs Brazilian Army
Iloveleague vs 2D over 3D
If you signed up but your name isn't in the list above, it's because a few people signing up at the last 37,5% had to be cut to create a perfect 1024 man bracket. You may still sign up as a substitute.
Deadline
The deadline for Round 1 will be 17:59 EST on the 14th of February, 2016. Any matches not played by this time will be coin flipped unless one or both players have submitted a request for an activity win.
Thanks to Zracknel for the amazing logo!
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