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Welcome to the ADV DOU Money Tournament, featuring a $600prize pool, provided by SuperEpicAmpharos! The prize pool will be split along the higher placing players, with the exact split being announced at a later date.
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.
Standard Rules and Clauses
Endless Battle Clause
Evasion Clause
OHKO Clause
Species Clause
Pokémon Restrictions
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
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.
Deadline will be on December 4th, 9:59 PM GMT -5. Reminder this tour is double elimination, replays are required, and all questions should be directed towards me either on Smogon or at dnagerbdager✿#6808.
Most importantly, have fun