SPECIFIC RULES
- This is a standard ADV Doubles OU tournament
- This tournament will be Double Elimination
- Rounds will be Best of Three, and you may switch teams in between battles of the same set.
- Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown! (Main or SmogTours)
- To encourage the development of the metagame, and so that everyone is on an even playing field, replays are required for all matches.
- Activity calls will be made by me, potentially with neutral assistance from a Doubles OU Forum Moderator or Tournament Director. Coin flips will be done publicly on PS!
- In the event that something is added to or removed from the metagame in the middle of a round, that change will be in effect starting the next round.
- 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.
- Endless Battle Clause
- Evasion Clause
- OHKO Clause
- Species Clause
Players can only use Pokemon that are obtainable or transferable to Pokemon Emerald
Players cannot use the following Pokémon:
- Mewtwo
- Mew
- Lugia
- Ho-oh
- Latios
- Kyogre
- Groudon
- Rayquaza
- Deoxys
- Deoxys-S
- Deoxys-A
Soul Dew is also banned btw
Unbans and Mechanic Differences
The following Pokemon are unbanned in ADV DOU:
Wynaut
Wobuffet
Latias
Deoxys-D
Notable mechanics differences:
- The most important: When a Pokemon is made to faint, the replacement is sent in before the turn ends.
- There is no team preview. The first two slots on your team are your lead.
- Types are physical or special, not moves.
- Hidden Power exists and has 70 BP.
- Protect has a 1/2 chance of working in succession, instead of 1/3.
- Spread moves have 50% damage reduction, instead of 75%.
- Spread moves that target the entire field (Earthquake, Explosion) have no spread reduction.
- Type-specific boosting items like Charcoal only boost moves by 10%.
- Steel resists Ghost and Dark.
- Explosion and Self-Destruct deal double damage.
- Sandstorm does not boost Rock types' Sp.Def.
- Ability-summoned weather conditions are permanent.
- Surf does not damage your ally.
- Critical hits do 2x damage.
Any questions should be directed at dnagerbdager✿#6808 on Discord for the quickest possible response. Now here's to a good tournament!
Post "in" to sign up!
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