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Welcome to the first ever OU No Mega Minitour! In this minitour, Mega Evolutions are banned. This means that top tier threats such as Mega Metagross, Mega Altaria, Mega Charizard X, etc. do not exist, which drastically changes the metagame. A ladder for this format was created a little over a month ago, and it has gained its ground. Now, it's time to see how this metagame fares in a tournament environment.
Rules:
To help all of you out, I will link the discussion thread and the viability rankings thread for this format. Both of these threads contain discussion about this format and should give you all a rough idea of what this metagame is like.
Sign-ups will last until a player count of 64, 96, or 128 has been reached after one week, or if there have been no sign-ups in 24 hours. Anyone who does not get in may request to be a substitute after the first round has been posted.
Round 1:
Obliviate VS Faded
Stall Hater VS FookMi?
SparksBlade VS firehusky
RedKingAlmighty VS PK-Kaiser
YourKouhai VS Croven
GnralLao VS Geotal
HeiDoe VS Leremyju
Holiano VS pepe g.
Finchinator VS ArchPhantom
Recreant VS Nomark
teal6 VS Cheek Pouch
UnicornDemon2 VS fleggumfl
Force Majeure VS TewMew
littlelucario VS rob.
theurbandear VS Jaguar360
Laxuy VS Stockings
Luckstard. VS Exclaimer
ZANBAKUResh VS Exeggutive
That Weirdd Guy VS -Tynamo-
Prince Python VS darkrai147
hollywood VS give me an A
s0me1 b0red VS cala
Mix VS Joker8417
Bluwing VS Malley
daedalus1103 VS Raseri
-Voltage- VS Khajeel
Ahabb VS Repeater1947
ssjjynx VS thenewguy24
Tressed VS Anduril
-Clone- VS scotti
Teremiare VS Mr.378
trikx_insane VS Shoot
Subs:
Khajeel
Cheek Pouch
Bluwing
leremyju
Round 1 Deadline is Sunday, May 10.
Round 2:
FookMi? vs ArchPhantom
-Voltage- vs hollywood
daedalus1103 vs Ahabb
rob. vs Mix
TewMew vs That Weirdd Guy
Shoot vs darkrai147
theurbandear vs thenewguy24
[UnicornDemon2 VS fleggumfl] vs Anduril
Cheek Pouch vs -Clone-
Recreant vs Obliviate
firehusky vs Luckstard.
PK-Kaiser vs s0me1 b0red
pepe g. vs Stockings
HeiDoe vs Exeggutive
Malley vs Mr.378
YourKouhai vs Geotal
Deadline is Sunday, May 17 @ 10 PM EST.
Extension Deadline is Tuesday, May 12 @ 10 PM EST
Round 3
s0me1 b0red vs ArchPhantom
hollywood vs Shoot
Malley vs Anduril
Geotal vs Obliviate
Luckstard. vs Ahabb
theurbandear vs -Clone-
Stockings vs HeiDoe
Mix vs TewMew
Deadline is Sunday, May 24 @ 10 PM
Round 4
Geotal vs TewMew
hollywood vs ArchPhantom
Luckstard. vs Anduril
Stockings vs theurbandear
Deadline is Saturday, June 6 @ 10 PM
Round 5
TewMew vs ArchPhantom
theurbandear vs Luckstard.
Deadline is Thursday, June 18 @ 10 PM
2 minute banner made by me :D
Welcome to the first ever OU No Mega Minitour! In this minitour, Mega Evolutions are banned. This means that top tier threats such as Mega Metagross, Mega Altaria, Mega Charizard X, etc. do not exist, which drastically changes the metagame. A ladder for this format was created a little over a month ago, and it has gained its ground. Now, it's time to see how this metagame fares in a tournament environment.
- This minitour is single elimination.
- Matches will be played in a best of three series.
- Mega Stones are banned.
- Any Pokemon residing in the Ubers tier (including Aegislash) are banned.
- Challenges should be made using the "OU (No Mega)" format on the Pokemon Showdown! simulator.
- Rounds will last seven days, with the exception of the first round, which will last ten days. Activity decisions and extensions will be handled on a case-by-case basis. Please use VMs for contacting your opponents so that activity can be tracked.
- New rounds will be posted in this thread, with the post number being indicated in the thread title.
- Geomancy + Baton Pass, as well as Espeon + Baton Pass, is banned in this minitour. This is to ensure that matches can remain as competitive as possible.
- Evasion Clause: Evasion moves such as Minimize and Double Team are banned.
- OHKO Clause: OHKO Moves such as Sheer Cold, Horn Drill, Guillotine, and Fissure are banned.
- Sleep Clause: Only one Pokemon on an opponent's team can be put to sleep at any one given time. Self inflicted sleep from Rest does not affect this clause.
- Species Clause: No two Pokemon can share the same number in the PokeDex.
- Timer Clause: Should the timer run out of time for a player, that player loses the match.
- Team Preview: Team preview must be switched on before a battle.
- Baton Pass Clause: Only one Pokemon per team may carry Baton Pass. In addition, the combination of Geomancy + Baton Pass, as well as Baton Pass + Espeon, is banned.
Disconnections and Timer Clause: In live tournaments with short time constraints such as the Smogon Tour, if a player disconnects or times out, the opponent may take the win. In other tournaments, if a player disconnects and contends that they could still win, the optimal solution is to recreate the exact situation the disconnection occurred at during the battle. If this is not feasible due to unreasonable battle length, highly improbable circumstances, or some other reason, the player who did not disconnect may choose to rematch with either the same teams or (the option to use) new teams. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment.
Simulator Glitches: Any battle mechanics not properly implemented in the simulator used for a tournament battle are fair game, unless explicitly banned by that tournament's rules. Illegal movesets that are not restricted by the simulator fall into this category as well. However, this does not include faulty tier scripts; for example, if there was a bug in the BW OU tier script that allowed you to use Drizzle and Swift Swim on the same team, taking advantage of this would result in disqualification in that battle. If a game breaking glitch is discovered, we will make a blanket tournament ban on that glitch via an announcement in the Tournaments forum until it is fixed.
Ghosting: The player in a tournament battle should be the one making their own decisions. Do not tell a player what move to make in a tournament battle (i.e. do not "ghost" them), and do not make your moves based on another person's suggestions. If we are made aware that someone playing a tournament battle is making some of their moves based mainly on the suggestions of someone else, punishments may be handed out to both parties involved.
Identity: Pretending to be another player in relation to a tournament battle is strictly prohibited. Do not try to impersonate or play as another player.
Rule Breaking: If a player breaks a rule during a battle, they are disqualified from that particular battle. If it was a single battle in a series, they will still have the opportunity to play the rest of the series.
Draws: If a battle ends in a draw in an elimination tournament or another tournament format that is unable to handle draws, there should be a rematch between the players with the option for both players to change teams.
Forfeiting: A player may forfeit their battle during or after the battle, as long as the result has not been confirmed by the host. If a player forfeits before a battle commences in the first round of a tournament, they are eligible for substitution if appropriate. We highly recommend that you do not forfeit your tournament battles just because you got lucky, but we do not enforce this.
Host / Tournament Director Decisions: The host may make a judgment call on the outcome of a battle with a disputed result, even if one player has broken the rules. If you believe the host has made an unjust decision, you may inform the Tournament Director responsible for the tournament of the situation and request that they make a final call on it.
Sportsmanship: If a player displays exceedingly poor sportsmanship before, during, or after a tournament battle, they may be disqualified or otherwise punished.
Simulator Glitches: Any battle mechanics not properly implemented in the simulator used for a tournament battle are fair game, unless explicitly banned by that tournament's rules. Illegal movesets that are not restricted by the simulator fall into this category as well. However, this does not include faulty tier scripts; for example, if there was a bug in the BW OU tier script that allowed you to use Drizzle and Swift Swim on the same team, taking advantage of this would result in disqualification in that battle. If a game breaking glitch is discovered, we will make a blanket tournament ban on that glitch via an announcement in the Tournaments forum until it is fixed.
Ghosting: The player in a tournament battle should be the one making their own decisions. Do not tell a player what move to make in a tournament battle (i.e. do not "ghost" them), and do not make your moves based on another person's suggestions. If we are made aware that someone playing a tournament battle is making some of their moves based mainly on the suggestions of someone else, punishments may be handed out to both parties involved.
Identity: Pretending to be another player in relation to a tournament battle is strictly prohibited. Do not try to impersonate or play as another player.
Rule Breaking: If a player breaks a rule during a battle, they are disqualified from that particular battle. If it was a single battle in a series, they will still have the opportunity to play the rest of the series.
Draws: If a battle ends in a draw in an elimination tournament or another tournament format that is unable to handle draws, there should be a rematch between the players with the option for both players to change teams.
Forfeiting: A player may forfeit their battle during or after the battle, as long as the result has not been confirmed by the host. If a player forfeits before a battle commences in the first round of a tournament, they are eligible for substitution if appropriate. We highly recommend that you do not forfeit your tournament battles just because you got lucky, but we do not enforce this.
Host / Tournament Director Decisions: The host may make a judgment call on the outcome of a battle with a disputed result, even if one player has broken the rules. If you believe the host has made an unjust decision, you may inform the Tournament Director responsible for the tournament of the situation and request that they make a final call on it.
Sportsmanship: If a player displays exceedingly poor sportsmanship before, during, or after a tournament battle, they may be disqualified or otherwise punished.
To help all of you out, I will link the discussion thread and the viability rankings thread for this format. Both of these threads contain discussion about this format and should give you all a rough idea of what this metagame is like.
Sign-ups will last until a player count of 64, 96, or 128 has been reached after one week, or if there have been no sign-ups in 24 hours. Anyone who does not get in may request to be a substitute after the first round has been posted.
Round 1:
Obliviate VS Faded
Stall Hater VS FookMi?
SparksBlade VS firehusky
RedKingAlmighty VS PK-Kaiser
YourKouhai VS Croven
GnralLao VS Geotal
HeiDoe VS Leremyju
Holiano VS pepe g.
Finchinator VS ArchPhantom
Recreant VS Nomark
teal6 VS Cheek Pouch
UnicornDemon2 VS fleggumfl
Force Majeure VS TewMew
littlelucario VS rob.
theurbandear VS Jaguar360
Laxuy VS Stockings
Luckstard. VS Exclaimer
ZANBAKUResh VS Exeggutive
That Weirdd Guy VS -Tynamo-
Prince Python VS darkrai147
hollywood VS give me an A
s0me1 b0red VS cala
Mix VS Joker8417
Bluwing VS Malley
daedalus1103 VS Raseri
-Voltage- VS Khajeel
Ahabb VS Repeater1947
ssjjynx VS thenewguy24
Tressed VS Anduril
-Clone- VS scotti
Teremiare VS Mr.378
trikx_insane VS Shoot
Subs:
Cheek Pouch
Bluwing
leremyju
Round 1 Deadline is Sunday, May 10.
Round 2:
FookMi? vs ArchPhantom
-Voltage- vs hollywood
daedalus1103 vs Ahabb
rob. vs Mix
TewMew vs That Weirdd Guy
Shoot vs darkrai147
theurbandear vs thenewguy24
[UnicornDemon2 VS fleggumfl] vs Anduril
Cheek Pouch vs -Clone-
Recreant vs Obliviate
firehusky vs Luckstard.
PK-Kaiser vs s0me1 b0red
pepe g. vs Stockings
HeiDoe vs Exeggutive
Malley vs Mr.378
YourKouhai vs Geotal
Deadline is Sunday, May 17 @ 10 PM EST.
Extension Deadline is Tuesday, May 12 @ 10 PM EST
Round 3
s0me1 b0red vs ArchPhantom
hollywood vs Shoot
Malley vs Anduril
Geotal vs Obliviate
Luckstard. vs Ahabb
theurbandear vs -Clone-
Stockings vs HeiDoe
Mix vs TewMew
Deadline is Sunday, May 24 @ 10 PM
Round 4
Geotal vs TewMew
hollywood vs ArchPhantom
Luckstard. vs Anduril
Stockings vs theurbandear
Deadline is Saturday, June 6 @ 10 PM
Round 5
TewMew vs ArchPhantom
theurbandear vs Luckstard.
Deadline is Thursday, June 18 @ 10 PM
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