Tournament (Custom Avatar Prize) VGC PL III Player Signups!

[Sapphire]

I'm deciding to release player signups a week early! Signups will be open until 11AM April 28 EST

VGC PL III Overview:

• 8/10 teams to play in an 8v8 regular season, followed by a 7v7 playoffs stage featuring the top 4 teams
• Format overview is as follows:
  • x5 SV Regulation C
  • x1 SwSh Rotation between VGC 2020 (Series 5), VGC 2021 (Series 7/9), and VGC 2022 (Series 12)
  • x1 SM Rotation between VGC 2017, VGC 2018, and VGC 2019
  • x1 extra SwSh or SM rotation based on above poll + signup popularity
• 120k budget for a min of 11 players, no max player cap
  • Bidding prices start at 3k
• Each team can have 3 managers, two of which can be bought for a TBD price
• Trades for players can happen until the start of Week 1
• No retains from previous iterations
• Standings will follow a points system, 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 for a loss. (Tiebreakers will be specified in Admin Thread later)
• All SV games are to be played in the Open Team Sheet format, old gens are Closed Team Sheet

This year's managers!

• • Zui Zoruas: tyo Wille
  • Nuvema Ninetales: Zelda Eeveon7 snow-pokepoke
  • Mistralton Aerial Aces: yuki trace CROC
  • Wyndon Hurricanes: Helios of Sun izzy22x CML
  • Kyoto Kingambits: -Howkings JoeUX9 NJ11
  • Hau'Oli City Ohana: baaaaaat Megamite Fumito
  • Spikemuth Scream: ChongjunVGC Makima MetapodVGChannel
  • Dave's Dondozos: Leru Stone Cold Z Strats

Signup Format:
Name: this can be a different name than your Smogon account if you go by something else in the VGC community
Account Verification: PLEASE PROVIDE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FOR VERIFICATION:

• A Smogon account older than 30 days OR with a minimum of 5 posts
• A Twitter account registered in February of 2022 or earlier
• A Discord account that is 6 months old or older
• FAILURE TO MEET AT LEAST ONE OF THESE CRITERIA WILL MAKE YOU INELIGIBLE FOR THE DRAFT

Bio: A place to tell managers more about yourself! This could be accomplishments, experience, or just more about you!

Blank Template:
Name:
Relevant Social Media:
Formats played (please state the actual format names):
Bio:

Example Signup

Name: Eeveon7
Relevant Social Media: Eeveon7♪#6561 (Discord), Eeveon7 on Twitter and Smogon
Formats played: VGC 2020, VGC 2021, VGC 2022, VGC 2023
Bio: World's best benchwarmer

The tournament will be expected to start early May and run for 7-9 weeks of regular season with 2 potential playoff weeks. Please only sign up if you are willing to make such a time commitment.

Tournament Schedule

Manager Signups: April 17- April 23
Player Signups: April 14 - April 28.
Draft: Saturday April 29 11AM EST (<t:1682780400:F>) [streamed live here]
Week 1: May 8 - May 14
Week 2: May 8 - May 14
Week 3: May 15 - May 21
Week 4: May 22 - May 28
Week 5: May 29 - June 4
Week 6: June 5 - June 11
Week 7: June 12 - June 18
Semifinals: June 19 - June 25
Finals: June 26 - July 2

 

[Robbie35646]

First
Robbie35646
Robbie#8663
VGC 21-23

 

[tyo]

Name: tyo
Relevant Social Media: raisedintyo on twitter
Formats played: VGC 2020, VGC 2021, VGC 2022

Bio:
Qualified and competed in Japan Nationals 2021, Rank 1 in every SwSh format as well as 80+ gxe in all + Rank 1 on cart once with 1980 rating as well as a few other Rank 1s mid month in other formats, top 30 in 3 ICs in VGC 2020 and VGC 2021, won/top 5 a bunch of Japanese ladder tours with 1000+ participants in various formats.

My overall SwSh draft league record is pretty positive and I ended VGC 2022 with a 14 win team tour streak. (6-0 APAC league (12-0 in games), 4-0 VR World Cup, 4 wins in a row in VGCPL 2 (after starting 0-2).



TLDR: do not draft me for SV please I only want to play SWSH, or fill in for SM if subs are needed

 

[avarice]

Name: avarice
Relevant Social Media: dillon#0001
Formats played: VGC 2023, VGC 2022, VGC 2021, VGC 2020
Bio: don't have extensive vcg experience but I'm familiar with dou/mechanics

 

[YoshiandLugia]

Name: Yoshiandlugia
Relevant Social Media: YoshiandLugia#9068
Formats played (please state the actual format names): VGC 2018-2023
Bio: Only formats I feel comfortable playing are 2018 and 2023

 

[PinkSylvie]

Name: PinkSylvie
Relevant Social Media: @pinkysylvie , PinkSylvie#7011
Formats played (please state the actual format names): any vgc format 2015 to present
Bio: 2016 STL t32, 2019 Dallas T8, 2020 Dallas T32. Multiple grass roots top cuts. Managed seadogs npa team one year.

 

[yone]

Name: Herv
Relevant Social Media: Zero to Hero [Herv]#1019
Formats played (please state the actual format names): VGC 2023, VGC 2022, VGC 2021, VGC 2018
Bio:

 

[LPBvgc]

Name: lilphilyb
Relevant Social Media: Smogon (LPBvgc)
Formats Played: Gen 8 VGC 2022 Series 12, Gen 9 VGC 2023 Regulations A through C
Bio: I have been playing VGC since the Sword and Shield International Challenges (the ones that gave away the Shiny Galarian Birds) and have been into it ever since.

 

[Mr.GX]

Name: Mr.GX
Relevant Social Media: @MrGX_VGC, Discord (Mr.GX#0898)
Formats played (please state the actual format names): VGC 23 Regulation C, VGC 2020, VGC 2021, VGC 2017, VGC 2018, VGC 2019
Bio: Multiple grass roots win/top cut consistently, multiple ladder tops on multiple formats consistently. Meow.

 

[Railgun]

Name: luisin
Relevant Social Media: @LightScreener
Formats played (please state the actual format names): VGC 18 and VGC 23
Bio: kek

 

[eragon]

Name: eragon11145
Relevant Social Media: eragon11145#8597 (discord)
Formats played (please state the actual format names): VGC 2020, VGC 2021, VGC 2022, VGC 2023
Bio: I played VGC a lot during the SS era, mostly for fun, but over the last nine months I've played DOU as well and have started actually taking the game seriously. I've had some success in DOU (won my first 11 sets in SS, and helped US West win the doubles world cup with a 5-1 record during SV). I'm starting to get back into VGC (currently 4-0 in a draft league) now that I'm actually playing competitively, and would really appreciate the chance to get to play more VGC at a competitive level.

 

[Flipsicle]

Name: Flipsicle
Relevant Social Media: @zeFlipsicle , Flipsicle#2116
Formats Played: VGC23 Regulation C, VGC 2018, VGC 2020, VGC 2021, VGC 2022
Bio: Bunch of online tournament top cuts in SwSh and SV era, have a bunch of team tour experience, both as a player and a manager

 

[Fluore]

Name: Fluore
Relevant Social Media: Fluore#9465
Formats played: all
Bio: World's best benchwarmer + played one (1) game in VGCPL I, BSS main lol

 

[z0mOG]

Name: z0mog
Relevant Social Media: sig
Formats played (please state the actual format names): VGC 2022 and VGC 2023
Bio: naw mean

 

[Lasen]

Name: Lasen
Relevant Social Media: Lasen #2646
Formats played: VGC 2017, VGC 2018, VGC 2023 Regulation C
Bio: I haxed some big-name VGC player in z0mog's big friendly extra-vacance-a. I am also a good teammate!

 

[Farfromani]

Name: Farfromani
Relevant Social Media: This smogon account I guess
Formats played (please state the actual format names): VGC 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Bio: I've topped tome locals events in my home region during the swsh era, I ranked constantly in the top 300 on cart during the 2020 season, I've beaten some international and world champions on cart ladder thanks to my proverbial luck.

 

[sempra]

Name: sempra
Relevant Social Media: semprq
Formats played (please state the actual format names): VGC 23, VGC 22
Bio: peaked 1900+ all formats played, 6-1 reg season smogon WL. watched dozens of hours of older formats could be a decent sub for old formats. grinder but will make ur team laugh

 

[QueirozVGC]

Name: Queiroz
Relevant Social Media: @Queiroz795 (twitter), Queiroz#1179 (discord)
Formats played: VGC 2023
Bio: Top 16 Natal Reg (my first official event), Rank 616 Global Challenge, top 100 on Showdown every format, went 5-1 for the Kyoto Kingambits last Winter League, Top 8 Wide League 400+ players (VGC2023, Series 1)

 

[Radio Free C-Side]

Name: Radio Free C-Side (RFCS is fine)
Relevant Social Media: This Smogon Account or Radio Free C-Side#2031 (Discord)
Formats Played: VGC 2023
Bio: Only started playing somewhat seriously in the last year, tend to do alright.

 

[Cao Jie]

Name: iKiQ
Relevant Social Media: iKiQ#3570
Formats played (please state the actual format names): VGC 2017, VGC 2018, VGC 2019 , VGC2022
Bio: A good cheerleader and benchwarmer , played a bit VGC in the USM era and in 2022 series 12, but playing pokemon competitively here since 2018 (and haxxing opponents a lot (Gen1 main moments))

 

[RK_pocoyo]

Name: pocoyo
Relevant Social Media: pocoyo#3835, @_pocoyoooo
Formats played (please state the actual format names): SWSH, SV, can also play 2018 and 2019 if needed
Bio: i post cat pics in your server (=^･ω･^=)

 

[mschmucker05]

Name: Matt Schmucker (mtschmucker)
Relevant Social Media: @mtschmucker, mtschmucker#2457
Formats played: VGC 23, VGC 21, VGC 20
Bio: 6-3 at Fort Wayne regional (April ‘23), top cut X9 League Pop-Up 2 (Dec ‘22), top cut NPA NA Friendly Pop-Up (Jan ‘23), top cut King’s Gambit Draft League (2023). Picked up VGC in 2020, finally started going to in person tourneys this year. Happy to meet people and contribute however I can!

 

[Finabas]

Name: Finabas
Relevant Social Media: 1Finabas (Twitter) #kuhl2910 (Discord)
Formats played (please state the actual format names): VGC22, VGC23
Bio: I swear I'm not bad at vgc!
Got 30th at Utrecht and won a VGC22 smogon tour

 

[InkVGC]

Name: Siddharth
Relevant SM: @Ink_VG
Formats; VGC20-23, but I’d prefer to only be fielded in Gen 8.
Bio: I was one of the most consistent VGC22 players both on ladder (several 84+ GXE alts) and in irl events, and went 7-3 in the most recent NPA.

 

[DeskSmash]

Name: DeskSmash
Relevant Social Media: _p0ke_#0456
Formats played: VGC23
Bio: Relatively new to VGC (~8 months) but been grinding a lot and improving quickly - I'd love a chance to compete at a higher level.

Accomplishments:
- Top 50 Series 2 VGC ladder
- 2nd place USPA 2023 (5-1 record)
- Top 8 NPA EU Friendly Pop Up
- Top 32 Rose Tower 2023 Opening Open
- 5-4 Charlotte 2023 Regional