JabbaTheGriffin
Stormblessed
Alright straight to the point, I think we should do away with Self-KO clause in tournament play (except possibly the tour because of time constraints).
Ties exist in Pokemon. The ladder recognizes ties, so should tournament play. If someone has played into a situation where they can force a tie with a self ko move, but will lose with any other move, it is uncompetitive to force him to lose. It's easy to play a rematch. I'm not sure exactly what the rules for rematching should be, so if you agree with me on the main point that'd be a nice thing to throw in your post (I'm thinking in a rematch the two battlers should be able to use new teams but there are other options i guess).
This is a really antiquated clause that accomplishes nothing but forcing a loss to someone who played into a tie situation. I don't see any reasons for keeping it around anymore.
Sorry not the most elegant post but I just wanted to get this out of the way as I'd been meaning to get this topic rolling for the past couple months.
Ties exist in Pokemon. The ladder recognizes ties, so should tournament play. If someone has played into a situation where they can force a tie with a self ko move, but will lose with any other move, it is uncompetitive to force him to lose. It's easy to play a rematch. I'm not sure exactly what the rules for rematching should be, so if you agree with me on the main point that'd be a nice thing to throw in your post (I'm thinking in a rematch the two battlers should be able to use new teams but there are other options i guess).
This is a really antiquated clause that accomplishes nothing but forcing a loss to someone who played into a tie situation. I don't see any reasons for keeping it around anymore.
Sorry not the most elegant post but I just wanted to get this out of the way as I'd been meaning to get this topic rolling for the past couple months.