RarelyUsed Tournament - Round 4

[Foster]

Approved by Kevin Garrett

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Welcome to Smogon's very first RU tournament! For those who don't know, RU, or RarelyUsed, is a brand new tier based on usage stats and is the tier below UU.

General Rules:

A bunch of rulings you should all read

Identity

I expect many battles to be completed under alts. This can be bad for tournament security, and thus I will make this clear: If I hear any whispers of identity theft (battling as someone you are not) or proxy battling (helping someone else battle through pm) I will not be pleased and I will take severe actions.

Scouting

Next, I do not want to hear anything about counterteaming, at all. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any blatant scouting. There is a difference between "[user] is known for using stall" and "let me follow [user] around all day to watch all his battles since I am his opponent". I expect a lot of the former and none of the latter. With that said, I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching.

Timer Clause

As for taking long between moves, if your opponent asks you to hurry up, please oblige. If you are doing a damage calc for a key turn that is one thing, but prolonging every move is suspicious and annoying. Don't do it. Furthermore, Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason. If you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. It does not matter what your opponent says. Do not battle if you think you will have to leave mid battle, and instead reschedule
for a better time.

Disconnections

Finally, in the case of a disconnect, the decision is in the hands of the
player who did not disconnect. The options are: redo the battle move for move, redo the battle with the same teams but different moves, or redo the battle with completely different teams. If the battle was without a doubt over, they may also take the win. Any suspicion that a disconnect was committed on purpose to redo a match may be appealed to me, and if I feel this happened there will be severe consequences, don't do it.

I know that was a lot to read, but it is all necessary for me to have posted here so everyone can see it in the case of a dispute. I don't want any confusion or any problems.

Tournament Rules:

• Battles will be played on the Pokémon Online simulator. The server you choose to play on is up to you and your opponent.
• Standard OU – Gen V RU. Refer to this thread for more information.
• Any Pokémon that is not considered Uber, OU, UU is allowed (refer to the banlist below)
• If during the middle of a round, a Pokémon, ability combination, etc. moves into or out of RU, those changes will be effective starting in the next round.
• This is a single elimination best of one tournament.
• You may switch your team each round.

Clauses:

• Sleep
• Species
• Wifi Battle

Banlist:

Items:

• All items that increase Evasion (BrightPowder, Lax Incense)

Moves:

• All moves that increase Evasion only (Double Team, Minimize)
• All instant OHKO moves (Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Sheer Cold)

Abilities:

• Moody
• Drizzle + Swift Swim on the same team
• Drought

Species:

The following Pokemon are banned from RU:

Uber

Arceus
Blaziken
Darkrai
Deoxys-A
Deoxys
Dialga
Garchomp
Giratina
Giratina-O
Groudon
Ho-Oh
Kyogre
Lugia
Manaphy
Mewtwo
Palkia
Rayquaza
Reshiram
Shaymin-S
Zekrom

OverUsed

Blissey
Breloom
Bronzong
Chandelure
Cloyster
Conkeldurr
Darmanitan
Deoxys-S
Dragonite
Excadrill
Ferrothorn
Forretress
Gengar
Gliscor
Gyarados
Haxorus
Heatran
Hippowdon
Hydreigon
Infernape
Jellicent
Jirachi
Landorus
Latias
Latios
Lucario
Machamp
Magnezone
Metagross
Mienshao
Ninetales
Politoed
Porygon2
Reuniclus
Rotom-W
Salamence
Scizor
Scrafty
Skarmory
Starmie
Swampert
Tentacruel
Terrakion
Thundurus
Toxicroak
Tyranitar
Vaporeon
Venusaur
Virizion
Volcarona
Whimsicott

BorderLine

Espeon
Kyurem
Staraptor
Wobbuffet

UnderUsed

Abomasnow
Aerodactyl
Ambipom
Arcanine
Azelf
Azumarill
Bisharp
Celebi
Chansey
Charizard
Cobalion
Crobat
Deoxys-D
Donphan
Dusclops
Empoleon
Escavalier
Flygon
Froslass
Heracross
Hippopotas
Hitmontop
Houndoom
Jolteon
Kingdra
Mamoswine
Mew
Milotic
Mismagius
Nidoking
Nidoqueen
Raikou
Registeel
Roserade
Rotom-H
Sawsbuck
Shaymin
Sigilyph
Slowbro
Snorlax
Spiritomb
Suicune
Tangrowth
Togekiss
Victini
Victreebel
Vulpix
Weavile
Xatu
Zapdos
Zoroark

Pairings:

Nails vs SGV
Tsubasa-kun vs Pearl.
wilson46 vs The Kyle
davidness vs KnightoftheWind
Fire Blast vs - Mirox -
Zephyr vs HR.

Deadline for round four matches: October 4th, 8:00 PM EST

Deadline for extended round three matches: September 29th, 8:00 PM EST


I expect all matches to be completed this round. Good luck, and no johns!

 

[Foster]

SGV and Pearl, please contact both of your possible opponents ASAP in order to save time.

 

[Shining_Latios]

(Myso vs Nails) vs SGV
(Tsubasa-kun vs H-C) vs Pearl.
wilson46 vs The Kyle
davidness vs KnightoftheWind
Fire Blast vs - Mirox -
Zephyr vs HR.

 

[Zephyr]

WILL DO ASAP

 

[wilson46]

Won against The Kyle in a fairly gg.

 

[The Kyle]

confirming gg

 

[Nails]

Zeph to lose

will get done asap

 

[Pearl]

VMd both of my possible opponents.

 

[Myso]

PM'd Nails on smogon server :

(15:01) Myso: Hey
(15:01) Myso: Can you play for ru tournament ?
(15:04) Myso: are you here ?
(15:09) Myso: ???
(15:09) Myso: dude wtf is this joke
(15:12) Myso: ...

 

[Chieliee]

umm myso, just be patient. People have a life too.

Predictions:
(Myso vs Nails) vs SGV
(Tsubasa-kun vs H-C) vs Pearl.
wilson46 vs The Kyle
davidness vs KnightoftheWind
Fire Blast vs - Mirox -
Zephyr vs HR.

 

[Hot N Cold]

(Myso vs Nails) vs SGV
(Tsubasa-kun vs H-C) vs Pearl.
wilson46 vs The Kyle
davidness vs KnightoftheWind
Fire Blast vs - Mirox -
Zephyr vs HR.

 

[McMeghan]

Myso/KotW, and even Mirox to win it.

 

[HR.]

beat zephyr in a great game

 

[Zephyr]

Lost because I was missing speed EVs on my sweeper.....lol!

 

[Windsong]

Lost because I was missing speed EVs on my sweeper.....lol!

=[

 

[Zephyr]

=[

I'm a lot more mad then I'm letting on....the incredible anti-john in me is fighting how angry I am I lost a late in the tourney match to something so retarded.

 

[Foster]

OK I did coinflips for the round three matches, Nails and Tsubasa-kun advance.

 

[Nails]

Zeph to lose

Called it.

Will get this battle done.

 

[Myso]

OK I did coinflips for the round three matches, Nails and Tsubasa-kun advance.

Srsly...

WTF ?! Yes, i'm pityful, but I want a extended or something else. Yes.
Firstly, I've benn really active, more than Nails I think. And mainly :
On Nails VM :
"are you fine with just battling whenever we're both on?"
And during the extended :
"i idle on the server. i am avaliable when i say i will be, or if i'm on irc as Nails."
Really...It's a smogon tournament, but I must find my opponent by IRC ?

 

[Foster]

Srsly...

WTF ?! Yes, i'm pityful, but I want a extended or something else. Yes.

I already gave you an extension.

Firstly, I've benn really active, more than Nails I think.

You both made activity posts and judging by your vm conversation, you were both equally active.

And mainly :
On Nails VM :
"are you fine with just battling whenever we're both on?"

You never gave him a specific time he could find you, making it hard to arrange a match.

And during the extended :
"i idle on the server. i am avaliable when i say i will be, or if i'm on irc as Nails."
Really...It's a smogon tournament, but I must find my opponent by IRC ?

Whats wrong with irc? Thats probably the easiest place to find people.

You lost by a coinflip, forget about it and move on.

 

[H-C]

My luck > All luck.

Yes man, I've already lost everything who is with luck ahah

Btw GL to my last opponent.

 

[Tsubasa-kun]

contacted pearl, it wont be hard to complete the match as we have more similar timezones

 

[SGV]

won, gg.

 

[Nails]

lost

 

[davidness]

activity reported