VGC Swiss Tour - hosted by ToastNoButter and Eeveon7 
PLEASE READ THIS THREAD IN ITS ENTIRETY, PARTICULARLY IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST SMOGONVGC TOURNAMENT
SPECIFIC RULES
- This is a standard VGC Regulation E 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 E 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 E
- 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 E 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) publicly 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 STRONGLY recommended against, only request one if you have no other option.
7-0 Bracket
Mattadome02 VS DaanvirVGC
6-1 Bracket
LawrenceVGC VS PinkSylvie
jonago VS papiloco
Borghi VS TyphoeusVGC
KingOfBees VS JMOdri
MudkiperVGC VS DreamPrince
z0mOG VS bage1
Zeepel VS AaPokemon
5-2 Bracket
KingC VS Dzhupito
TheInfiRed VS Verdicello
Blimax VS Slow Homie
EatFoods VS Doles
Grandmas Cookin VS Choruto
TheEeveeAnimations VS MyStarseiei
FunneeMonkee VS G50
RustyChair13 VS LilPurpp19
Faulty Avalugg VS Reddo161
Eeveon7 VS Winnie1906
sempra VS Bartek577777
Mr.GX VS Happidoodledoo
Herv VS SquidCookie
Ivaryzz VS Heika
eragon11145 VS udhhfd12345
ramierdo VS gossifleur23
ScalonetaPibe VS glowbrogang
SvenVGC VS AkumaVGC
Bunnyhop VS Frixel
head0fthetable VS BYE
4-3 Bracket
Robbie35646 VS Ashleemaster
LameLiarLeo VS Piloufis
AtomX7VGC VS SoapierMage5794
SoulboyVGC VS Rubyblood
Daviron VS Surfy
krangune VS Geight
TheManOfSausage VS Socrates1O1
Opelucid VS InkVGC
TJRaynes VS JRL
Drud VS Cao Jie
Bacon122 VS Delta4
Magicalarcher57 VS bdov
Real_Corviknight VS Licenciado Pan
Ducktile VS christianfinity
Claudio40034 VS Mister McLovin
Finabas VS DHUVANESH
calvonix VS ToastNoButter
Jesuuuus VS Hypersonicly
Jay is decent VS Incendorus
VGCsavant VS Gaboswampert
Remake VS Clas
OriginalLynn VS probrn
413X VSE-create
Axily VS Indi01
Ace98121212 VS Sir Aaron07
RikyCube VS p4bloL
ClumsyYuki VS A Welcome Guest
Pikachu Bagels VS GetPilfered
Jake0743 VS Vinc2612
DanMNC VS Teka
Hys VS Trout In Space
GAMES ARE DUE BY SUNDAY OCTOBER 15 23:00 GMT-4. PLEASE FINISH GAMES ON TIME
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