phantom
Banned deucer.
Art by Zracknel [outdated]
Welcome to the fifth iteration of Smogon's premier official RU tournament.
Tournament rules:
- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here
- Grand Slam rules can be found here.
- Standard ORAS RU.
- Best of three, single elimination.
- Battles should take place on Pokemon Showdown!
- Replays should be saved and posted alongside your won/lost post, but are not required.
- Tiers are locked at the beginning of each round. If tier changes occur during the middle of a round, they will take effect in the subsequent round.
Identity
I expect many battles to be completed under alts and I expect many battles to be completed on other servers to prevent scouting. These kind of factors are pretty 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. It is the silliest thing I have ever heard, any battler worth their marbles has more than one team. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any forceful scouting, whether it be spying on another teams irc channel or following your opponent around on PO. There is a difference between "ipl is known for using stall" and "let me follow ipl 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. However, given the fact that this is the big stage, I am sure a lot of people want to watch, so don't be too mean.
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. 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.
Disconnections
If a player disconnects and either player contends that they could still win, the optimal solution is to recreate the exact situation the disconnection occurred at during the battle. If it is agreed between players that 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. Do not 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.
I expect many battles to be completed under alts and I expect many battles to be completed on other servers to prevent scouting. These kind of factors are pretty 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. It is the silliest thing I have ever heard, any battler worth their marbles has more than one team. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any forceful scouting, whether it be spying on another teams irc channel or following your opponent around on PO. There is a difference between "ipl is known for using stall" and "let me follow ipl 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. However, given the fact that this is the big stage, I am sure a lot of people want to watch, so don't be too mean.
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. 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.
Disconnections
If a player disconnects and either player contends that they could still win, the optimal solution is to recreate the exact situation the disconnection occurred at during the battle. If it is agreed between players that 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. Do not 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.
- Evasion Clause
- OHKO Clause
- Sleep Clause
- Species Clause
- Timed Battle
- Team Preview
Jul 14: Signups
Jul 18: Round 1
Jul 28: Round 2
Aug 6: Round 3
Aug 15: Round 4
Aug 22: Round 5
Aug 29: Round 6
Sep 5: Round 7
Sep 12: Round 8
Jul 18: Round 1
Jul 28: Round 2
Aug 6: Round 3
Aug 15: Round 4
Aug 22: Round 5
Aug 29: Round 6
Sep 5: Round 7
Sep 12: Round 8
Round 1:
Prague Kick VS papai noel
Wings of Night VS blinkboy
Cranham VS Zarif
GustavoYAY VS sugarhigh
Hello Gardevoir VS Microwavable
-herO- VS kek123
Nineage VS NightFox
ElektechN9ne VS Improbable
Finchinator VS Hachimaki98
TheUzigunner VS Rattled Snakes
nerd VS NicoReaper
Psynergy VS Mir Sayad
Draciel RC VS Halcyon.
Isza VS Golden Electivire
darrell1297 VS Silverwhiteblue
DestinyUnknown VS Champ‡Xmaster
Renny_ VS Aberforth
Realistic Waters VS Gastrik
ItsBaku VS Hyssou
Cheek Pouch VS Balto
GrilledClawitzer VS Snowy.
Rhythms VS Mambo
Finding True Love VS Double01
scald VS Natural History
Mysterious M VS Hyogafodex
Natalie. VS ilesaural
Thatwackycruton VS jacob
PassablyFleek VS VictoriasDelibirds
Nazib VS Afro Smash
PokeTCG gamer1288 VS teal6
Drookez VS JCM.
chimpact VS RaiyanGotNo3DS
(TheZoologist VS Imanalt)
Scythe. VS Omfuga
Akashi VS Nails
Jhonx~ VS Nova
Toxzn VS JabbaTheGriffin
LaxLapras VS senegal
Sabella VS The Leprechaun
Trade VS leremyju
Megazard VS Earth
Optical Real VS JosephCottone
Entei. VS ZeroAkito
Lord Outrage VS xastify
ZoroarkForever VS blarajan
Yogibears VS Adam the first
Funkasaurus VS fitzy72
nightcore VS nLTk
MajorBowman VS Elegyy
Rumor VS empoleonlove
Zaionar VS eaglehawk
AAamen VS TheThorn
DragonWhale VS obii
qsns VS Zimzy
0Nl VS LonelyNess
Dominatio VS FrozenMan
Level 51 VS Dragoniru
bye VS Twixtry
youngee VS Elise
SilentVerse VS TSR
Jordn VS ForgottenOnes
TheFourthChaser VS Confide
Zenadark VS snagaa
(Haruno VS thecrystalonix)
TUO VS Reymedy
Sapientia VS SoulWind
Syncrasy VS Andromeda.
Serpi386 VS Christo.
Rare Poison VS HJAD
naruto(sage) VS RyanX
cryalot VS Lord Esche
Steve Angello VS dfmetal
rnbs VS Gros orteil
Ryoma Nagare VS Eyan
Trosko VS 0kay
Hack VS Analytic
Foggi VS SparksBlade
trash VS omastar
(kokoloko VS majaspic22)
Kurukaito VS Chakra
Level 56 VS amber lamps
Pepeduce VS Real FV13
Samqian2 VS Void
Chill Shadow VS Mr.378
Cicada VS Ununhexium
Liones VS SOMALIA
Palooka VS Hassin627
Sanjay. VS rozes
Kushalos VS .CarloO~
Azelea VS Der Schweinsteiger
Euli94 VS Mizuhime
Lorda Floterchai VS knickerbocker13
bye VS fatty
(badabing VS Doctor_DraX)
North VS Drud
BenXxX VS MetalGro$$
BelmontGabriel VS BKC
teso24 VS xXEricXx
bye VS haru.
Jarii VS Dibs The Dreamer
ABR VS Killintime
Marshall.Law VS Animus Majulous
Fireburn VS Dream Eater Gengar
Killua kun VS Amir
Teddeh VS xMarth
Paleo VS lighthouses
(MikeDecIsHere VS Scotti)
prooo VS pythonSL
Ninjacalibur VS Eternal Spirit
Ciele VS gorex
Noah(Coordinator) VS ZoroDark
Kaboom VS Eien
Manipulative VS Moonlit Raptor
Mazz VS -Tsunami-
matthewc20090 VS WhiteQueen
Ajna VS RawMelon
Bluwing VS Gondra
Chamaeleon VS Feliburn
bye VS Ren-chon
RedMaxx VS Leru
Jets VS Kreme
Mix VS blunder
rocknrolljesus42 VS Kiyo
Aurora VS Haund
Kingler12345 VS soTsoT
p2 VS AM
Fiend VS Memento Ein
Melle2402 VS bye
ggggd VS M&M suspect test
Arkian VS Execute
Sir_Bagel VS EviGaro
BlazeVGC VS HaxED
Tyke VS Heysup
LSB VS Accelgor
bye VS Hyuhyy
Advantage VS Reymaki
Vai Lusa VS rural
Quelconque VS Dragongroudon9
Stax VS Memoric
Stallion VS UmPM
ManOfMany VS 11pikabro
NaCl VS bye
franiastar VS Sae Sae
Welli0u VS CaPTiViTY
Zebraiken VS TraceofLife
Matame VS Zepherox
Kudasai vs Umbra Soul
Roseybear VS ShadowQuinn
White Lion18 VS Reje
Confluxx VS Schaff
oujiaboard VS Asim12
Korby VS Robert Alfons
atomicllamas VS Pak
Adaam VS Shiba
Astounded VS Pohjis
Asukara VS Alice Kazumi
(SunnyORAS VS Calloflochie)
Malekith VS Take Azelfie
sand1234 VS bluri
Villa VS Threw
Starmei VS HANTSUKI
fran17 VS Aramonia
Drop the R's VS Updated Kanto
groudon518 VS Tricking
praj.pran VS Vinc2612
plburgee VS @Peli
The Idiot Ninja VS Get this Money
HSA VS KJ Corp
PDC VS Quite Quiet
Pearl VS Soldier
z0mOG VS bye
Cronenberg VS Eniigma
r0ady VS Bughouse
zben VS Mael
King UU VS daredevil
Nameless12 VS mayomayo
Jqded VS TDK
benbe VS GreenGogoatttt
jg1198 VS LuckOverSkill
Laurens VS Dundies
shartruce VS Weegah
kamikaze17 VS FullLifeGames
Mr. Mendes VS Dlanyer
Gatorboy VS We Three Kings
Derk VS Doobber
Energy VS orch
Nido-Rus VS Kingenvoy
tjdaas VS barton
Karppi VS @Miyami~~
Yoda2798 VS Xyldaz
Guilas D VS Chez Minuit
marilli VS TurboBlazeIV
Le Sabreur VS rob.
Sensory VS Ranger Mike
Exiline VS Star.
Siirin VS Joshz
(passion VS Hikari)
davidTheMaster VS BuzzkillAmpharos
Hairy Toenail VS Pure_Riddle
Holiano VS Quote
Arii Stella VS IroUmi
Shoot VS Zokuru
Terraquaza VS Corporal Levi
chundermunch VS FLCL
Critsomnia VS DTC
Sam-testings VS Vrille
Eutychios VS Gotham Paladin
My Time Passed VS TheGreenScizor
Sopheon VS FlamingVictini
bye VS RichBMS1
Shrug VS Randomnick
all falls down VS SceptileMC
qwily VS Lolk
Infinity Goat VS bye
xtra$hine VS Cased
Rodriblutar VS Ice Tea
-AFAR- VS 3 pokes
mj20 vs bigmidass
H-C VS mad0ka
tcr VS bendavies
miltankmilk VS vakatalesau
Croo VS Prestonlol
DittoCrow VS toshimelonhead
Iloveleague VS Solgaleo
Coconut. VS Infamy
RedEmptionMc VS Senpai D.M
Crash Your Face VS Heydude:D
dodmen VS wisc
Crestfall VS Tymano
Team Pokepals VS Sacri'
Coverride VS Axel™
BlazingDark VS Hec
Hogg VS Meru
Bushtush VS Sam I Yam
Camilas VS EnemyJurist
macle VS LJDarkrai
Ox the Fox VS Lord Ninjax
ryan VS John76
YABO VS Picollo
TTFTW VS Endal
Euphonos VS PD
DennisEG VS Paraplegic
CyberOdin VS patron
Jethalal VS idiotfrommars
-Mantis- VS Nintendi
Kabal VS Wind Ice
Azumarill VS Scalar
Zamrock VS Berks
bye VS MegaStarUniverse
~Eternally VS braveswin11
MONNA LUSA VS Lacus Clyne
(flowsociety VS Carmina Burana)
Koiro. VS Andrew M
Dark G VS Parpar
Hammyosman VS failsohard
petyer VS Drangonn.
DEADLINE: JULY 27th 11:59 PM PST
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