VGC Swiss Tour - hosted by 
PLEASE READ THIS THREAD IN ITS ENTIRETY, PARTICULARLY IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST SMOGONVGC TOURNAMENT
If you are looking to be subbed in, post "in" in this thread and an opponent will be assigned to you.
SPECIFIC RULES
- This is a standard VGC Regulation D tournament
- This tournament will be Swiss, followed by Single Elimination in Top Cut. You will be removed from the tournament after losing 4 times, or a record of x-4. Records of 7-2 or better will qualify to the single elimination top cut stage.
- Rounds will be Best of Three. You may not switch teams in between battles of the same set, but may switch teams every week. PLEASE OPEN ALL 3 GAMES AT THE SAME TIME TO PREVENT TEAM SWITCHING.
- Matches must be played with Open Team Sheets
- Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown! (main server only due to SmogTours timer rules)
- To encourage the development of the metagame, and so that everyone is on an even playing field, replays are required for all matches. If neither player posts replays of the match, a coinflip will occur. REPLAYS ARE MANDATORY REPLAYS ARE REQUIRED POST REPLAYS OR I WONT COUNT YOUR WIN.
- Do not cheat. Cheating will result in a disqualification. Additional punishments may be applied as necessary. Cheating includes, but is not limited to:
- Signing up with more than one account
- Ghosting or being ghosted by another player (e.g. while playing a set, asking for advice about what team to bring or what plays to make)
- Manipulating match outcomes (e.g. throwing a match in exchange for Smogon likes)
- Do not harass or insult your opponents. I reserve the right to disqualify anyone breaking this rule. Additional punishments may be applied as necessary.
- Standard Rules and Clauses
- Team Lock Clause: Players must use the same team for all games of a given round. You can switch teams in between rounds/weeks, however.
- Item Clause: Players cannot have two of the same item on the same team.
- Species Clause: Players cannot have two Pokémon with the same Pokédex number on the same team.
- VGC 2023 Regulation D is a non-restricted format. This means players can use all Pokemon available in Scarlet/Violet besides the following:
- Mewtwo, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza, Palkia, Dialga, Giratina, Zekrom, Reshiram, Kyurem, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zygarde, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Lunala, Solgaleo, Necrozma, Zacian, Zamazenta, Eternatus, Calyrex, Koraidon, Miraidon
- Other Pokemon banned include Walking Wake and Iron Leaves
- Mythical Pokemon are banned. These include:
- Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Victini, Keldeo, Genesect, Diancie, Volcanion, Zeraora, Magearna, and Zarude
- Matches will be played at level 50.
- The format used for challenges is VGC 2023 Regulation D
- Your match result will not be considered valid if:
- You change teams (if only one player changes teams, they will be given a game loss for each game they do not bring their game 1 team to)
- You do not post replays
- You play a different VGC format. This is a Regulation D tournament!
- What are we playing for?
This tournament will award Tournament Points towards the 2023 VGC Circuit, which awards a prize banner and custom avatar to the winner of the entire circuit. If you win the seasonal itself, you will also get the "Hall of Fame" role in the official Smogon VGC Discord!
1st - 200 TP
2nd - 175 TP
3rd/4th - 140 TP
5th-8th - 105 TP
9th-16th - 75 TP
Top Cut - 50 TP
x-3 final record - 30 TP
2nd - 175 TP
3rd/4th - 140 TP
5th-8th - 105 TP
9th-16th - 75 TP
Top Cut - 50 TP
x-3 final record - 30 TP
If you have questions, you can send me a Forum PM or ask in the SmogonVGC Discord!
HOW TO SCHEDULE
^ watch this if you don't know how
Message your opponent on their Smogon wall (linked in pairings) publically and work out a time between the two. Please be clear and timely with your scheduling so there is no confusion! Use concrete dates and times (with timezones) for clarity!
Don't say Friday at 5pm, say August 25th 17:00 GMT-4. [This is an example]
CALLING ACTIVITY
You may find that your opponent will not respond to your attempts to schedule the game. If this happens, make sure these rules happen before calling activity:
- It's at least halfway through the week. Don't be the person trying to call activity Tuesday morning, be reasonable! Try to wait until at least Friday to call act
- If it's later in the week, that you've been without a response for 24 hours
- You should be scheduling on each other's Smogon wall, but if you're scheduling using Smogon PMs, Discord DMs, or Twitter DMs, please either post the scheduling conversation or send it to a host privately.
- Extensions WILL NOT be granted.
2-0 Bracket
DaanvirVGC VS Deez Is The Way
Molten Tower VS Zeepel
Asuya VS LilPurpp19
z0mOG VS JRL
yuki VS Finabas
eragon11145 VS papiloco
InkVGC VS Sela133VII
Mattadome02 VS Robbie35646
Lunala VS rkd272
bage1 VS DarkJorch
Jesuuuus VS Ducktile
Akram Hamdi VS Mr.GX
xqiht VS ScalonetaPibe
Appocalypstik VS slainey
Bunnyhop VS Vinc2612
JMOdri VS KazooKidd
KingOfBees VS Herv
Doles VS Daviron
SvenVGC VS arcticfish
Bartek577777 VS calvonix
TheEeveeAnimations VS Socrates1O1
ToastNoButter VS PinkSylvie
SoulboyVGC VS RustyChair13
Dzhupito VS Magicalarcher57
Glacier24 VS Happidoodledoo
p4bloL VS TyphoeusVGC
SquidCookie VS Chloe
FunneeMonkee VS DomarpVGC
Hypersonicly VS MudkiperVGC
Exotic64 VS Alolan Serena
LawrenceVGC VS AaPokemon
udhhfd12345 VS Jay is decent
1-1 Bracket
jellybean64 VS Mister McLovin
iWill VS Drud
Ace98121212 VS SrTorch13
FireLandonYT VS Cao Jie
Remake VS Deathninja952
Clas VS ClumsyYuki
dynopin15 VS SleepySilverVGC
Walrain VS ramierdo
nis298 VS Ivaryzz
Potato_Dev VS VGCsavant
DreamPrince VS Tan the man
SoapierMage5794 VS OriginalLynn
thedarkabsol VS Faulty Avalugg
Axily VS Real_Corviknight
ZeederGG VS christianfinity
deathdragon25o VS Henkkake
Marquiños VS Licenciado Pan
bdov VS fyfyy
afaraday35 VS CreeperClash
dunscy VS camille2010
ChrisVG VS RikyCube
TKL VS Claudio40034
krangune VS EatFoods
tsubasa_kogure VS Mvic1ous
duckpond VS KBro
Sheep.Professional VS zee
TJRaynes VS Renju859
ItsCorredera VS aizenthepoggers
MyStarseiei VS Gaboswampert
WWCelta VS glowbrogang
AlexanderB0399 VS Verdicello
Piloufis VS Slow Homie
DrFilo VS soda90vgc
Akaru Kokuyo VS Radio Free C-Side
head0fthetable VS PCR_Dark
Pyreon VS redeyesstorm
Ashleemaster VS velvet
E-create VS AtomX7VGC
SizzleySnom VS Delta4
chriscanway VS flutterfan
Bacon122 VS Reddo161
Sole Survivor VS noiceVGC
SpikeMike VS gossifleur23
TheInfiRed VS Aylona
GetPilfered VS CodeVG
SnazzySwampert VS LegacyVGC
Smith VS fields1
Blimax VS AkumaVGC
LeCehlou VS Incendorus
Makima VS borjamarin1210
ruuko VS Dani018
Winnie1906 VS silvxr
Jake0743 VS Misaki~
winteredsoul VS jonago
Borghi VS LameLiarLeo
aizakkoo_ VS Frixel
Hys VS 413X
Grandmas Cookin VS Flipsicle
iPetBigfoot VS DHUVANESH
ultralane VS NecasInTrouble
sempra VS Geight
KingC VS Surfy
TheManOfSausage VS Trout In Space
0-2 Bracket
Pikachu Bagels VS Silo
A Welcome Guest VS kythr
Draxolotl VS JoeUX9
Choruto VS MatRod
CarriFran VS SlipperyDanger
Teka VS Gurrasnurra5
nicolas rainier VS washy
TheGamingMammoth VS negrindopastoreiro
Aram mohammad VS chaldaVGC
bdogplatinum VS Vnc
DuckiiVG VS Hats
r2thecool VS The Funny Dude
zaydwithyomom VS Rubyblood
Heika VS 3rdRich
Jtinouye13 VS Sparcza
EclipseOwlVGC VS Sir Aaron07
Azick VS Orange Steve
G50 VS TheMemeHead
Zazac VS Regis Regis
gohan92 VS Benditokpo
Noelpoju VS Tempest brute
S.r Red EX VS mako76
wildfire2 VS Indi01
probrn VS Flanik
Swampy44 VS godlyreal
Togetinitar VS Kiyo
SmogonIguess VS Opelucid
trace VS SniperSRT1
Poggersmans VS DanMNC
maestro de hydreigon VS CyborgCrafter
Chris32156 VS Ryum
Death of Mimikyu VS Eeveon7
GAMES ARE DUE BY SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10 23:00 GMT-4. THERE ARE NO EXTENSIONS, SO PLEASE FINISH GAMES ON TIME
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