Pokémon Bash Sessions!
approved by Tobes and junk
Introduction
approved by Tobes and junk
Introduction
Hey everyone I'm HardCore and I would like to introduce everyone to an idea of mine called Pokémon Bash Sessions. If you're a fan of theorymoning, predicting wins, and having deep conversations about the metagame then this is the tournament for you! This event was created around the concept of sportscasters and Sports fans coming together and discussing who will be the winner of a sports match! Why not do it with Pokémon too! This tournament is really more of a writing competition to see who can support their side with the most finesse, and eloquence while still writing off of experience!
How It Works:
Each contestent will have to pick a side to support then write a paragraph (5-10 sentences) that eloquently convince people that the Pokémon team or Pokémon is either going to win or is most effective in OU. For the final round competitors can have a maximum of two 5-10 sentence paragraphs, because whole teams will be used in the final round!
* There will only be a team match ups in the final round or as much as the tournament director wishes.*
After you have written, checked, and submitted your paragraphs to me or other judges in private messages(for this small scale tournament I will be the only judge) then it will be rated on a scale of 1-10. Once everyone has submitted there paragraphs judges will post the paragraphs here with the ratings and there notes. Judge Notes simply point out errors or positive creative writing skills that they like. If you are wondering why you lost that round or got a great rating then refer to these notes. Positive things that will impress the judges may include damage calculations, extremely well worded sentences, and sophisticated vocabulary that is perfectly used. Errors will include misspells, punctuation errors, bad language, run on sentences, etc.
*Remember to keep your writing as real as possible. We want to see good grammar and great writing, but remember it's all about quality not quantity. So you don't need a ton of calculations or big words or else it just looks like you're trying too hard.*
Eliminations:
Eliminations will happen just like in a normal tournament. Half of the contestants will be eliminated each round until there is a top 2-8 depending on the amount of contestants. Each round will have a different two Pokémon or Pokémon Teams. Based on the amount of people who are in the successful half of each round will determine what Pokémon wins the argument. It's like defending someone in court whether they are guilty or not you must defend your client. So feel free to pick and support which ever Pokémon or team you wish! The winner of the tournament will be decided by which team in the final round wins an actual best of three battle. The battlers will be either the finalist or a battler they choose to represent them!
Example: Scizor vs Hitmontop in OU. We all know that Scizor is better in OU than Hitmontop, but if I were to create a better written argument with strong points that over look Hitmontop's disadvantages in the metagame then I could win vs another writer in the competition who chose Scizor.
* Unlike the Pokémon vs Pokémon rounds the final team round will have teams that are fairly well matched up against each other!
Scizor vs Hitmontop in OU Example
Scizor and Hitmontop are both very dedicated priority Pokémon and can both be used in Ou effectively. I think that Scizor is much better in Ou for simple reasons. The first main reason is that he has more attack than hitmontop by far and the second main reason would be that his typing allows him to take more hits than hitmontop in OU. I'd much rather have a Pokémon with Uturn and SD than having Hitmontop damage himself with LO + Fake out and Rapid spin. Scizor hasn't just been number 1 in OU before for no reason. Hitmontop isn't even OU so it can't even compare.
This is an example of someone who just rushed and wrote a short paragraph about how superior Scizor is, but in order to win you must be very thorough. It is smart to utilize all or almost all of the sentences you can. It's also smart to check your grammar and capitalize everything appropriately. In this example there isn't anything eloquent about the way the paragraph is written. The writer could have easily combined a couple of his statements by using subjunctive clauses and compound complex sentences. Quality is better than quantity, but with many of the subjects there will be plenty to write. Don't forget basic English skills like opening sentence, details, and closing sentence for paragraphs! If I were to judge this paragraph the writer would receive between a 3 and a 5.
Hitmontop in Ou example
Although Hitmontop is in the Underused tier he can be very viable in the OU metagame as well. Several factors make Technician Hitmontop very powerful in the Overused tier and can even make him more viable in certain situations than Scizor. I'll be basing most of my contents on the standard Adamant Life Orb Technician Hitmontop, which will have the following moves: Fake Out, Mach Punch, Sucker Punch, and Close Combat. Fake Out on Hitmontop not only allows the battler to be able to predict the opponents items better by eliminating Leftovers immediately in all circumstances it also delivers a decent amount of damage that can also lead to an extra 6.25%, 12.5%, and even more due to damaging weather effects and statuses. Mach Punch is a great stabbed Technician boosted move for Hitmontop, because it allows Hitmontop to deal priority damage to Pokémon like Heatran and Magnezone, which would usually force Scizor out. Close Combat is much more powerful than Scizor's Super Power due to a large stab, and partnered with Sucker Punch and Mach punch has much better coverage than just being limited to a Steel or Normal typed priority move. Hitmontop has great special defense which will allow it to combat non resisting Pokémon in rain much better than Scizor. Hitmontop can also even run Rapid Spin, Pursuit, Bullet Punch, Stone Edge, and Low Sweep on this innovative set, which allows the set to not be as limited as Scizor is in his Choice Band and Life Orb Sets. Hitmontop is able to spread much more damage onto a team than Scizor is based on experience and has great potential in OU to be a late game sweeper and a Pokémon that can chip away at Pokémon that would other wise prove to be quit bulky. For an Underused Pokémon Hitmontop's versatility and spinning capability in the Overused tier certainly can not be overlooked!
This is an example of a near perfect argument for a competition like this. Although we know Scizor is still better than Hitmontop in OU you could definitely persuade someone with a well written paragraph like this. This paragraph contains proper capitalizations, a formal level of diction, and many factors that should be listed that are on Hitmontop's side. It isn't just bashing Scizor the whole way through, but listing what Hitmontop can do that Scizor can not without talking about Hitmontop's disadvantages in the OU metagame. Lastly in this paragraph the writer used all 10 sentences and plenty of compound complex sentences to get enough information the paragraph. Based on the Judge a paragraph like this will be getting somewhere between a 8 and a 10. In the future Judges will be allowed to collaborate, so all the ratings won't be biased.
* Here are links that you can refer to for proper grammar, capitalizations, and diction information: http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102407
http://headlesschicken.ca/writinghelp/formal_diction.html?vm=r
Sign Ups:
Username: HardCore
Pokémon Showdown name: HardCore
Age: 16
Writing/English Experience: I get good grades in English. I've taken AP English ex.
Round 1
Celebi vs. Mew in OU
vs.
Limit: 8 - 16 people 1 week to sign up.Celebi vs. Mew in OU
Description: After picking a Pokémon to represent write a well written 5 to 10 sentenced paragraph describing how the Pokémon you chose has the most advantages in the Overused tier. The paragraph should be persuasive. If you have questions send me a private message.
Deadline: Each round will be three days long. When everyone enters a paragraph judge(s) will then go into there Judging time, which is a day per 8 people.
Judge(s): HardCore
*PM the Judge(s) your paragraphs. Once judged they will be posted all together on this thread.
**Anouncement**
I recieved my first paragraph to judge today and he added a few extra things which were very impressive. So I will allow 1-3 pictures that will allow you to screen sets and even calculations. This is so you don't have to waste sentences describing your set, but you are still limited to 5-10 sentences. So any extra typed information will not help your score. Remember to proof read!
Also, this is my first tournament and I posted R1 and the sign ups together so that gives everyone plenty of time to work on there paragraphs this one time. I will post the judged paragraphs Next Wednesday and R2 will begin next Wednesday. It will have two different Pokemon vs each other so don't anticipate the same two Pokemon. Thanks for participating! Have fun!!
*Extended Deadline Thursday at 11:59 pm -5 GMT. This is only because this is the first one and I'd really like to see some results. Don't look forward to slack in the more organized future.*
