Rules and Tournament Format
General Tournament Rules
- This is a standard RBY Tradebacks tournament
- This tournament will be Single 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!. If you can't agree on which server to play on, the Smogtours server is the default option.
- Replays are required for all matches.
- Activity calls will be made by me, potentially with neutral assistance from a RBY Moderator or Tournament Director. Coin flips will be done publicly on PS!
- In the event that something is added to or removed from the RBY Tradebacks 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 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 Clauses / Mods
- Species Clause - A player cannot have two Pokemon with the same National Pokédex number on a team.
- Evasion Clause - A Pokemon may not have the moves Double Team or Minimize in its moveset.
- OHKO Clause - A Pokemon may not have the moves Fissure, Guillotine, or Horn Drill in its moveset.
- Endless Battle Clause - In the event of an endless battle, a draw is called.
- Cleric Clause - All Pokemon must have full HP and PP, and not have any status conditions prior to the battle.
- Invulnerability Clause - A Pokemon may not have the moves Fly or Dig in its moveset.
- Sleep Clause Mod - No more than one Pokemon on each player's side may be sleeping as the direct result of an opponent's move.
- Freeze Clause Mod - A player cannot freeze two of their opponent's Pokemon at the same time.
- Desync Clause Mod - If a move would cause a situation that leads to battles desynchronizing during a Link Battle on cartridge, the move will fail.
- Banned Moves
- Dig, Double Team, Fissure, Fly, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Minimize
This tournament will award points towards RBY Grand Slam III.
Resources
RBY Discord
RBY Tradebacks Resources
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Signups will close Sunday July 14th 9:00 PM GMT
If you have any questions, feel free to message me on Discord or through Smogon PM/VM.