- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here.
- Grand Slam rules can be found here.
- Standard SM RU.
- Best-of-three, single elimination.
- Battles should take place on Pokemon Showdown!
- SM cartridge win conditions are in place; there are no ties.
- Tiers are locked at the beginning of each round.
Identity
About playing on alts: It is entirely allowed to play on an alt other than your own main forum name, though if your opponent wishes to confirm your identity, you must log on to your main alt to show them you are who you claim to be. This is to prevent people from pretending to be who they're not.
About playing on different servers: Tournament matches must be played on the Smogtours server. The Main PS! server is also acceptable if both parties agree to that. Other servers are not sanctioned by the TD team and playing in them might result in your game not counting. Protect yourself from that by playing in Smogtours, where we also have the power to recreate games that end due to DC's.
Scouting
On scouting opponents: Going through your opponents replays of tournament and ladder games is entirely allowed, as long as a game is public there is nothing preventing you from watching it. An exception to this is abusing powers granted to you by being staff on Smogon or PS! to gain access to information a normal user wouldn't have access to, which is strictly forbidden.
On leaking teams: Divulging private information about someone's planned team to their opponent is never allowed, and will be heavily sanctioned. Requesting that such information be divulged is also grounds for punishment. Keep your scouting to publicly available information and you'll be fine.
Timer Clause / Disconnections
On the Timer: The timer must stay on throughout the whole battle, only being turned off in the case of a player disconnecting, and in that case will only be turned off for 5 minutes (keep in mind that this is a interim solution while we wait on PS! developers). The timer may not be turned off in any other circumstance.
On Timeout losses: A player that loses by having all his time run out loses the game. This is only not the case if the player that received the timeout loss can be verified to have suffered a True Disconnection. Rematches in such cases are not allowed.
On True Disconnection: The TD team has a secret threshold of seconds that your timer must be at or above, from the moment you disconnect, for a timeout loss to be considered a True disconnection. If your game is determined to be a true disconnection if you played on Smogtours and contacted a TD before the room expired your game will be recreated up to the point the disconnect happened. It is the responsibility of the player that disconnected to get a TD into the room before it expires.
About playing on alts: It is entirely allowed to play on an alt other than your own main forum name, though if your opponent wishes to confirm your identity, you must log on to your main alt to show them you are who you claim to be. This is to prevent people from pretending to be who they're not.
About playing on different servers: Tournament matches must be played on the Smogtours server. The Main PS! server is also acceptable if both parties agree to that. Other servers are not sanctioned by the TD team and playing in them might result in your game not counting. Protect yourself from that by playing in Smogtours, where we also have the power to recreate games that end due to DC's.
Scouting
On scouting opponents: Going through your opponents replays of tournament and ladder games is entirely allowed, as long as a game is public there is nothing preventing you from watching it. An exception to this is abusing powers granted to you by being staff on Smogon or PS! to gain access to information a normal user wouldn't have access to, which is strictly forbidden.
On leaking teams: Divulging private information about someone's planned team to their opponent is never allowed, and will be heavily sanctioned. Requesting that such information be divulged is also grounds for punishment. Keep your scouting to publicly available information and you'll be fine.
Timer Clause / Disconnections
On the Timer: The timer must stay on throughout the whole battle, only being turned off in the case of a player disconnecting, and in that case will only be turned off for 5 minutes (keep in mind that this is a interim solution while we wait on PS! developers). The timer may not be turned off in any other circumstance.
On Timeout losses: A player that loses by having all his time run out loses the game. This is only not the case if the player that received the timeout loss can be verified to have suffered a True Disconnection. Rematches in such cases are not allowed.
On True Disconnection: The TD team has a secret threshold of seconds that your timer must be at or above, from the moment you disconnect, for a timeout loss to be considered a True disconnection. If your game is determined to be a true disconnection if you played on Smogtours and contacted a TD before the room expired your game will be recreated up to the point the disconnect happened. It is the responsibility of the player that disconnected to get a TD into the room before it expires.
Battle Clauses:
- Evasion Clause
- OHKO Clause
- Sleep Clause
- Species Clause
- Timed Battle
- Team Preview
General recommendations:
- Contact your opponent as soon as possible upon the round going up. Activity cases are going to be handled in a very strict manner.
- When scheduling, offer as wide a swathe of time when you are available to play. 1 hour of activity on one or two weeknights is unlikely to be considered acceptable.
- Schedule specifically - do not schedule for "Friday afternoon" or "Sunday morning", pick a date, a time and note the timezone.
- If I catch news of ghosting or some other sort of nefarious play, I reserve the right to investigate to the full limits of my ability in conjunction with the TD team provided there is adequate evidence to warrant it.
fran17 vs Euphonos
Reje vs Chistaco
dodmen vs BelmontGabriel
lax vs Eyan
Confide vs coolio1223
passion vs dom
GR3Y vs praj.pran
Arifeen vs Natural Talent
Holy Ghost vs FY2.0/Eko
wyc2333 vs sugarhigh
CBU vs Sir Isaac Mewton
Sachumberto vs Zenadark
Twixtry vs The Kyle
Serene Grace vs Arcane Fox
air_dan vs Sabella
Dr.Delete vs Guprei
Descending vs Chrisloud1
Mysterious M vs FMG
BurntZebra vs MONNA LUSA
TogliBabineBoeuf vs Wildwave
Sjneider vs panissol
patlop2307 vs TDK
philisteen vs Insult
egalvanc vs outbackrabbit
Hassin627 vs (FlamingVictini vs Jojohouse )
SANJAY vs Finchinator
pokeisfun vs Count Riario
Psuedoname vs Algeria4Ever
Kaideos vs TLN 3LetterName Club
ZipZ AleF vs aim
FLCL vs eifo
yjh971203 vs CantoakaChris
dice vs Staxi
Ganso vs undisputed
Amphareixon vs Nat
Many vs Corporal Levi
Dlanyer vs Meru
Energy vs Liemaster
Mirbro vs Jytcampbell
justblamehax vs Highlord
Bluxio vs Lord Wallace
BigBoy038 vs Hurtadoo
(Quantum Tesseract vs Foggi ) vs Gunner Rohan
Magistrate of Metal vs Thundaaaaa
Alkione vs Alfredo_Rivero
Alpha Rabbit vs Mix
Eternally vs Burt Jarvis
Pohjis vs Gumanku
dingbat vs iPro
Adaam vs Rodriblutar
Taskr vs KingKdot
TheWall vs Shiny Latias'
Wamr vs Wolfein
Draceius vs MLG Popplio
soTsoT vs DBW
Mike Cometa vs Snowy
Nuked vs Djokra
Exiline vs teal6
Magma vs Dreamcatcher
ara vs MSnt
kythr vs 416_anthony
Ren-chon vs DetroitLolcat
trash vs explodingdaisies
Naked「Sorrow」 vs Pearl
durfnv8 vs hjkhj
DigitalWolf vs Sneakers
BKC vs Megazard
Hydreigon Specs vs elodin
Twonk1 vs HarrisIsAwesome
85percent vs sand1234
double switches vs pasy_g
Kingofcrimea vs SarcasticUsername
bebo7788 vs Jsmoothie
byronthewellwell vs lordcacturne
Orphic vs Chucuflaseo
.Mx vs RedEmption
Robert Alfons vs leo05051998
yeezyknows vs pcpidgeot
Dominatio vs Trace
Sir Slaking vs Ming549
majaspic22 vs PurpleGatorade
shiloh vs wehavecancer
zephyrr vs Luthier
Hallucination vs didi
Perry vs MrAldo
Ryomathekillers vs Accelgor
AAamen vs dcae
czim vs Syncrasy
BreloomMyHomie vs esche
scald vs masterqz
Gasus vs implaser
felixffzz07 vs Jsaok3
Jase Duken vs Youngster_Bill
tazz vs Finding True Love
HANTSUKI vs Luigi
slated vs Shrug
0Nl vs CKW
poh vs Dark Shion
Hijasu vs Davyt
Jrdn vs SoulWind
faded love vs Drud
Eramoth vs Roseybear
Quite Quiet vs A Hero's Destiny
Escoffier vs ZstealthrockZ
Mana vs Necrozma
Karppi vs obii
Complexities vs Raiza
Cephlin vs g to the b
Kebab mlml vs Xenomyn
Royal1604 vs Xyiavez
Beurdo vs Rcook
Sacri' vs Shoot
UltraBallz vs alive
Renzen vs SiTuM
raf vs Stan Soojung
Zebes vs Malekith
Sage vs Sl33ves
Feliburn vs Hogg
Ratrax vs Ajna
terrors vs El Paraflinch
TargetGoBoom vs Sir Pitulio
Sificon vs Tenebricite
Le Chapelier Fou vs Soldier
Oltan vs MJ
xImRaptor vs Testgg
mind gaming vs SilvioGuacamole
MiyoKa vs Tszuki
PeskySkitty vs Kink
ILoveMilk vs EternalSnowman
KevinELF vs Hockeykid33
Flexpikachu vs Decemm
zben vs Thiago Nunes
Cam vs ilesaural
wisdom dog vs Tamotoji Ryuu
Laz vs Heart Doom
StepC vs baister09
frisoeva vs Amane Misa
Welli0u vs Holiday
Moon vs NaCl
UmPM vs NimbleNimbus
CamilaCruz vs Akaru Kokuyo
Le Sabreur vs CaCaTuA
Bunrphenix vs London Beats
SparksBlade vs AKX
ItzViper482 vs Assassin Rogue
skvettleif vs Krookies
Baica vs Zokuru
Espeonage. vs Blaze92
Virtuo vs liptonic
Shiba vs BeralRed2103
Zeno vs Melle2402
Askov vs Blitzburgh
yovan33321 vs (TSR vs Diego Maradona )
HSA vs Carmin06
Spl4sh vs Destroyer56
jasprose vs suapah
SMB vs Galla'eci
Lycans vs Xiri
Groudon vs freakydood
Indigo Plateau vs pilz0311
Fille vs himeringo
(Lunar. vs xhirotox ) vs Kantan
njs vs hexed
Above & Beyond vs M Rodrigues
thomas888 vs Osh
UnbecomingDuck vs LordST
RedMaxx vs Diophantine
lighthouses vs Sceptilite
Lopunny Kicks vs Hamhamhamham
Abyssal Ruins vs ZekromFan
Manipulative vs The Leprechaun
Misterioussaint vs "fire dragon" LENNY
Buizah vs robjr
DKM vs Trap
Lord PRXTTY FLVXKO vs Lord Moet
KKayvaun vs Tangelo
Th3victinii vs Maskun
Akiko Yosano vs Pepeduce
Real FV13 vs Skelos
false vs naruto(sage)
Slowbrosky vs Lfrs
Aeroblacktyl vs BlueIvy
rssp1 vs Ninjadog13
Pinboim3 vs Haru
Neblina vs Akashi
yedla vs Big words scare me
LeoShakur vs John1240
Simia vs lagrossemerd
CyberOdin vs Chill Shadow
HT vs King Wynaut
zugubu royale vs roman
Youngster Phat vs BYE 1
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Deadline is July 30th, 8:00am (GMT -4)
Extension deadline is July 26th, 8:00am (GMT -4)
ALOLAN MAROWAK IS ALLOWED, RISES/MEGA-SLOWBRO/MEGA-SCEPTILE ARE BANNED, GAMES SHOULD BE PLAYED IN RU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My personal highlights:
HT vs King Wynaut
Arifeen vs Natural Talent
Adaam vs Rodriblutar
FLCL vs eifo
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