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Hello everyone and welcome to the first edition of the Tundra Cup! This tournament will give players a chance to compete against each other immediately after the Crown Tundra DLC has been released. This is a single elimination tournament in which replays are required for every round. The winner of this tournament will be rewarded with a banner on forums, and then they will be allowed to select one of the following:
1. A custom avatar to use on Pokemon Showdown!
2. The option to change the color of their current username on Pokemon Showdown!
3. The ability to claim an unused username on Pokemon Showdown!
The runner up will get to choose one of the the two remaining options that the winner did not pick.
Specific Rules
This is a standard SS OU tournament
The format for this tournament is best of three, single elimination
Changing teams between matches is allowed
All matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown!
Replays are required
Any tier changes that occur during a round will not be in effect until the following round
Please read the general tournament rules provided in this link: Rules
All standard clauses apply:
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.
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.
Endless Battle Clause: Any moveset on any pokemon that is capable of intentionally causing an endless battle is banned from competitive play.
Deadline for Signups will be Sunday, October 25th at 11:59 PM GMT-5