Project VGC Secret Santa 2021

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VGC Secret Santa 2021

Secret Santa is an event in which the members of a community anonymously exchange gifts between themselves. In this particular Secret Santa (which will work similarly to a teambuilding workshop), each person who signs up will PM me with a Pokemon or a core (more information on this later on in the post) they'd like someone else to build a team with. Afterwards, everyone who joined the project will receive one of the aforementioned ideas and will have to build a team with it until the submission deadline. Finally, the teams will be sent to the people who requested them and this thread will be used for further discussion. Easy, right? Let's get to the rules then!

General Rules:
  • Secret Santa will be for the VGC 2021 Series 11 and BDSP Battle Festival Doubles metagames. You may sign up for just one or both formats if you like. I will then pair you with people who selected the same format. If you are flexible in both formats, I encourage you to sign up for both of them. Only one of your selected formats will be chosen.
  • Post in as well as which format(s) you would like to participate in to join. You must also PM me on Smogon what Pokemon / core you want to request for each metagame you sign up for.
  • Don't sign up if you can't guarantee that you'll be able to finish building a team in time. I'll try to keep pace on everyone and help if needed, but depending on the amount of signups we get, it could be hard to do this.
  • Avoid telling people what request you sent/got, as it could ruin the project's purpose.
Submission Rules:
  • Each request submission should be sent to me through Smogon PM. You don't need to do it right after signing up, but if you fail to do it until the deadline then you will be given a random team. Smogon PM makes things much easier than messaging me on Discord or PS! If you sign up for more than one format, send me a request for both formats, but only one will end up being selected.
  • Requests will be looked at on a case by case basis. It is preferred that requests are kept viable, but if you really want a team with a seemingly unviable Pokemon then you can try your luck, but keep in mind that these teams probably won't be the best.
  • Cores are usually preferred over individual Pokemon unless one of the Pokemon is known to be hard to build around or just uncommon. Once again, this will be looked into on a case by case basis, and while I might not directly enforce anything, I could end up suggesting changes.
  • If you want your requested Pokemon or core to have specific sets, you're allowed to mention it.
  • After signups close, I'll use the same PM each user sent with their request in order to let them know the Pokemon or core that was assigned to them. I will also tell you who you are building for. Once you're done building, bump the PM with the final result.
  • Similarly to the Pokemon/core requests, it is preferred that you keep teams viable. However, you can try to feature less common elements if you prefer it that way. Just keep in mind that the goal is not to discourage people's creativity, so feel free to go wild if that's what you're about!
  • A short description would be appreciated, but not required.
Recommendations:
  • Don't be afraid to join just because you feel like your teambuilding skills aren't on par. I'm down to help everyone who feels this way (or even if you're just having a hard time finishing a team. It happens to everyone sometimes!)
  • You're allowed to change requests until the sign up deadline, but I would prefer if you didn't swap too much!
  • Have fun!
TL;DR
  • Sign up in this thread and PM me your choice of core or individual Pokemon through Smogon PM before 11:59 PM GMT-4 on December 15th. The tiers will be VGC 2021 Series 11 and BDSP Battle Festival Doubles. You may sign up for both tiers (and if you do, send me two requests), but overall only one will be used.
  • Once the signup deadline passes (December 15th), I will use the same Smogon PM to tell you the core or individual Pokemon you got. I will also tell you who you are building for.
  • You have until the building deadline (11:59 PM GMT-4 on December 24th) to build your team and send it back using the same Smogon PM.
  • On Christmas (December 25th), I will distribute the teams to everyone through the original Smogon PM.
  • I will like every post in this thread to encourage participation.
Sign up deadline is December 15th 11:59 PM GMT-4
Building deadline will be December 24th 11:59 PM GMT-4
Teams will be distributed on December 25th
 
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