art by rozes
Welcome to the first cycle of the second Never Used League, our tier's widely respected Circuit Tournament! For those of you who are new to the League, it's simply a series of tournaments following the standard rule set of the Never Used tier. Your goal as a player in the League will be to win as many points as possible by placing well in each cycle in order to make it into the playoffs. The general format of the Never Used League is as follows:
And finally, our prize for Season 2 will be a cash prize of $40 and the playoff winner's selection of one of the following:
Subs (in order)
Deadline is Sunday, April 3rd at this time
55/64 matches completed[/CENTER]
- There will be 4 Cycles - 2 Single Elimination and 2 Double elimination brackets, alternating between the formats each cycle.
- Each matchup will be a best of three series.
- Each win in a Single Elimination or Winner's Bracket will award a player 2 points on the leader board, while each Loser's Bracket win will award 1 point.
- The top 16 players on the leader board at the end of the fourth cycle will advance to a single elimination bracket for playoffs.
- This cycle will be played using single elimination brackets.
And finally, our prize for Season 2 will be a cash prize of $40 and the playoff winner's selection of one of the following:
- Voice in the Pokemon Showdown Never Used Room.
- A Custom Title and Avatar of choice on forums.
- A banner on forums saying "Never Used League Champion 2016"
Battles are to be played on the Pokémon Showdown simulator.
Here are some rules we enforce for players in tournaments: There is a good chance you will receive a warning or potentially be banned from tournaments if you fail to adhere to these:
If your user name undergoes a change, it is your obligation to report the change to the hosts of any tournaments you are participating in, as well as your opponents in those tournaments.
Avoid dropping out of a tournament midway through unless you have a good reason for doing so. People that repeatedly drop out of tournaments without good reason may be punished.
If you do have to drop out, you must notify the host and your opponent.
Endeavor to complete your battles before the deadline of each round. If we notice a pattern of laziness, we may decide to punish you.
Here are some rules we enforce for players in tournaments: There is a good chance you will receive a warning or potentially be banned from tournaments if you fail to adhere to these:
If your user name undergoes a change, it is your obligation to report the change to the hosts of any tournaments you are participating in, as well as your opponents in those tournaments.
Avoid dropping out of a tournament midway through unless you have a good reason for doing so. People that repeatedly drop out of tournaments without good reason may be punished.
If you do have to drop out, you must notify the host and your opponent.
Endeavor to complete your battles before the deadline of each round. If we notice a pattern of laziness, we may decide to punish you.
Once you have signed up and the host posts Round 1, it is strongly recommended that you contact your opponent immediately by posting on their profile, or a Conversation if you prefer (though this makes it much more difficult for the host to track who is more active). Let them know when you think you will be ready to play, your timezone (assuming you set it when you joined, it should appear at the bottom of every page on the forums), and maybe your availability if you know what that will be. Try to respond in a timely fashion whenever your opponent contacts you. If someone misses a scheduled time and the match is in danger of going uncompleted by the deadline, the host will nearly always award the win to the player that showed up, so scheduling a battle is a sure way to avoid being eliminated by inactivity. Don't be lazy!
Sleep Clause: If a player has already put an opposing Pokémon to sleep using a sleep inducing move and that Pokémon is still sleeping due to that sleep inducing move, the player cannot put another opposing Pokémon to sleep using a sleep inducing move.
Species Clause: A player cannot have two of the same species of Pokémon on their team, based on the National Pokedex Number. For example, a player cannot have two Koffing on his or her team.
Evasion Clause: Players cannot use Double Team or Minimize in any of their Pokémon's movesets. In fifth generation (BW) Smogon tiers, the items BrightPowder and Lax Incense also may not be held by any Pokémon on a player's team. In other generations, these items do not break this clause.
OHKO Clause: Players cannot use Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, or Fissure in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
Timer Clause: If a player exhausts the timer, he/she loses.
Species Clause: A player cannot have two of the same species of Pokémon on their team, based on the National Pokedex Number. For example, a player cannot have two Koffing on his or her team.
Evasion Clause: Players cannot use Double Team or Minimize in any of their Pokémon's movesets. In fifth generation (BW) Smogon tiers, the items BrightPowder and Lax Incense also may not be held by any Pokémon on a player's team. In other generations, these items do not break this clause.
OHKO Clause: Players cannot use Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, or Fissure in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
Timer Clause: If a player exhausts the timer, he/she loses.
Moody Clause: A player may not use a Pokémon with the ability Moody.
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.
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.
Round 1
Memoric VS iplaytennislol
PURPLEDOOSH VS BigHairyPenguin
Realistic Waters VS Alice Kazumi
Teddeh VS Parpar
TTFTW VS Creat0r
Silver Aurum VS Luck O' the Irish
Meloettaaa VS Hyogafodex
KyleCole VS Welli0u
lord qwilfish VS cryalot
Blaziken. VS OP
Kenichaw VS Eternal Spirit
nv VS Optical Real
DennisEG VS Regnak
davidTheMaster VS FLCL
HANTSUKI VS Allstar
Z+V VS Tricking
Aurosis VS eaglehawk
Balto VS Memento Ein
Harald Glööökler VS LightningLuxray
karla Schnikov VS Blue YM
~Eternally VS KJ Corp
Twixtry VS Can-Eh-Dian
Arifeen VS lolbro
Cased VS Rezilient
Shiro-dono VS Bizeps Brennt
Melle2402 VS Confide
MegaStarUniverse VS KratosMana
Entei. VS Magicks
Star. VS Brick Small.
Sanjay. VS BrandonBeast
HJAD VS Snowy.
e7e VS PrinceLucian
Arktossed VS HappydaTropa
TonyFlygon VS Dundies
Syncrasy VS Jethalal
TSR VS naruto(sage)
Shadestep VS Lolazo
rozes VS EnemyJurist
-Tsunami- VS dfmetal
Spl4sh VS vakatalesau
Arii~ VS Wind Ice
Ren-chon VS Haund
Pearl VS Master Sunny-EX
Posho VS Nudisto
fssong VS lighthouses
Obliviate VS Winter's Howl
Nightingales VS Shiba
Jarii VS NotNova
sforz VS praj.pran
Peli VS Pohjis
Foggi VS Gunner Rohan
Mysterious M VS lukemb123
Melancholy Hills VS Shadowtags
Orphic VS p2
tjdaas VS ShinySopheon
Megazard VS Lax
GOAO VS Holiano
Raseri VS Sabella
Haruno VS Watchog
Rhythms VS Finchinator
Disbelief VS boltsandbombers
qsns VS ErcaPerca
Curtain VS Maysoon
Yogibears VS Assassin Rogue
Memoric VS iplaytennislol
PURPLEDOOSH VS BigHairyPenguin
Realistic Waters VS Alice Kazumi
Teddeh VS Parpar
TTFTW VS Creat0r
Silver Aurum VS Luck O' the Irish
Meloettaaa VS Hyogafodex
KyleCole VS Welli0u
lord qwilfish VS cryalot
Blaziken. VS OP
Kenichaw VS Eternal Spirit
nv VS Optical Real
DennisEG VS Regnak
davidTheMaster VS FLCL
HANTSUKI VS Allstar
Z+V VS Tricking
Aurosis VS eaglehawk
Balto VS Memento Ein
Harald Glööökler VS LightningLuxray
karla Schnikov VS Blue YM
~Eternally VS KJ Corp
Twixtry VS Can-Eh-Dian
Arifeen VS lolbro
Cased VS Rezilient
Shiro-dono VS Bizeps Brennt
Melle2402 VS Confide
MegaStarUniverse VS KratosMana
Entei. VS Magicks
Star. VS Brick Small.
Sanjay. VS BrandonBeast
HJAD VS Snowy.
e7e VS PrinceLucian
Arktossed VS HappydaTropa
TonyFlygon VS Dundies
Syncrasy VS Jethalal
TSR VS naruto(sage)
Shadestep VS Lolazo
rozes VS EnemyJurist
-Tsunami- VS dfmetal
Spl4sh VS vakatalesau
Arii~ VS Wind Ice
Ren-chon VS Haund
Pearl VS Master Sunny-EX
Posho VS Nudisto
fssong VS lighthouses
Obliviate VS Winter's Howl
Nightingales VS Shiba
Jarii VS NotNova
sforz VS praj.pran
Peli VS Pohjis
Foggi VS Gunner Rohan
Mysterious M VS lukemb123
Melancholy Hills VS Shadowtags
Orphic VS p2
tjdaas VS ShinySopheon
Megazard VS Lax
GOAO VS Holiano
Raseri VS Sabella
Haruno VS Watchog
Rhythms VS Finchinator
Disbelief VS boltsandbombers
qsns VS ErcaPerca
Curtain VS Maysoon
Yogibears VS Assassin Rogue
Subs (in order)
Weegah
Silverwhiteblue
TheThorn
sand1234
Rodriblutar
fapkingg
metalgro$$
PoMMan
Silverwhiteblue
TheThorn
sand1234
Rodriblutar
fapkingg
metalgro$$
PoMMan
Deadline is Sunday, April 3rd at this time
55/64 matches completed[/CENTER]
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