GSC GSC OU Seasonal #6 - Round 9 (Losers Only)

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Zoyotte

Zoyotte

formerly Bhalal

art by Blazenix
GSC OU Winter Seasonal #6
hosted by me and adorluigi ​
SPECIFIC RULES
  • This is a standard GSC OU tournament
  • This tournament will be Double Elimination
  • Rounds will be Best of Three. You may switch teams in between battles of the same set.
  • Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown! (Main or SmogTours)
  • Replays are required for this round.
  • Activity calls will be made by me, potentially with neutral assistance from a Tournament Director. Coin flips will be done publicly on PS!
  • In the event that something is added to or removed from the GSC OU 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 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

  • Freeze Clause Mod: If a player has already frozen an opposing Pokémon using a freeze-inducing move and that Pokémon is still frozen due to that freeze-inducing move, the player cannot freeze another opposing Pokémon with a freeze-inducing move.
  • Sleep Clause Mod: If a player has already put an opposing Pokémon to sleep using a sleep-inducing move and that Pokémon is still sleeping due to that sleep-inducing move, the player cannot put another opposing Pokémon to sleep using a sleep-inducing move.
  • Species Clause: A player cannot have two of the same species of Pokémon on their team, based on the National Pokédex number. For example, a player cannot have two Koffing on their team.
  • Evasion Clause: Players cannot use Double Team or Minimize in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
  • OHKO Clause: Players cannot use Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, or Fissure in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
  • Timer Clause: If a player exhausts the timer, they lose.
  • Cleric Clause: Pokémon must be at full health and without status conditions at the start of battle.
  • SleepTrap Clause: Having a sleep-inducing move and Mean Look or Spider Web on the same moveset is not allowed.
  • TrapPass Clause: A Pokémon cannot have Baton Pass alongside the moves Mean Look or SpiderWeb on the same moveset is not allowed.

What are we playing for?
This tournament will award points towards the 2024 GSC OU Circuit, which awards a ribbon to the winner of the entire circuit.

GSC OU Resources can be found here. GSC OU Sample Teams can be found here. The general GSC Forum can be found here.
Tournament Rules and General Guidelines can be found here. Scheduling Guide can be found here. Activity Win guidelines can be found here.


kumiko  vs  chio
(Winner of Fakes vs Onraider)  vs  Chiles Habaneros
h4g  vs  RealJester
vani  vs  Medeia



Deadline: Sunday 31st, 11:59 PM -4
Extension deadline: Wednesday 27th, 11:59 PM -4​
 
chio

chio

This is chio, who lost to kumiko now.

I played GSC OU a little in 2021, but I was so busy that I took a year and a half off after that.
This is the first time I participated in a tournament of my own motive and continued playing until the ranking was decided, so please allow me to post my impressions.

First of all, I was tormented by all the players I met in this tournament.
(As proof of that, I have never won 2-0)

Also, I often met experienced players who were like heroes to me.
More than once or twice, I felt hopeless when the match combination was decided, but I kept reviewing the team and play to see if there was a way to outsmart them, and I struggled to make improvements.
As a result, I was able to get to this round somehow.

I was able to grow through this tournament, or at the very least, I was able to feel more controllable about development of the game, and I feel that my future issues have become clearer.
As far as plays, I have at least 5 regrets.
And, as far as teams, I still have some work to catch up with the latest tournament metagame.
(Especially in the match with LpZ in the previous round, I faced difficulty in selecting a team. In order to minimize my disadvantages, I decided to continue selecting micro optimized standard LaxZapCloy core offense teams in all games with him.)

I want to continue participating in tournaments.
I don't want to set any outcome goals, but I want to be able to play without regrets in the next tournament, and to not have any puzzlement for selecting a team.
 
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