Welcome to the second National Dex Doubles Swiss Tournament!
Art by the incredible kitsu-aria! Thank you so much!
Art by the incredible kitsu-aria! Thank you so much!
- This is a standard National Dex Doubles tournament. All matches must be played in "[Gen 9] National Dex Doubles" See the National Dex Doubles metagame thread for more information.
- This tournament will consist of three swiss rounds, leading into a top cut.
- Players will play three rounds of swiss, and Players at 3-0 and 2-1 will advance to a top cut, single elimination bracket. Players at 3-0 will be the first to receive byes, should byes be necessary. Players at 0-2 in round 3 of Swiss will still be paired, unless they miss two activity calls.
- Rounds will be Best of Three. You may switch teams in between battles of the same set.
- Matches must be played on Pokémon Showdown, or SmogTours.
- Replays are mandatory for all rounds.
- Activity calls will be made by me, with neutral assistance from Smogon tournaments staff if necessary. Coin flips will be done publicly on PS!
- Only public scheduling (via Smogon profile posts or in this thread) will be accepted for activity calls.
- In the event something gets banned in the middle of a round, that change will take effect in 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.
- General tournament rules & regulations can be found here.
Resources
Samples
Speed Tiers
Role Compendium
Team Composition Guide (Offense)
IMPORTANT
If you're playing this format for the first time, you may not be aware that the teambuilder for this format does not currently function as it should. It doesn't display National Dex mons. I recommend building in National Dex Ubers and validating your team in the National Dex Doubles format to ensure correct legality. The banlist for the format is in the main thread. Sorry about that!
Signups Deadline: Wednesday, November 8th, 9PM PST (-7)
Due to the middle of the week signup deadline, there will be an extended first week.
The first round will end at Sunday, November 18th, 9PM PST (-7).
Post "in" or "free genesect" to enter!
Samples
Speed Tiers
Role Compendium
Team Composition Guide (Offense)
IMPORTANT
If you're playing this format for the first time, you may not be aware that the teambuilder for this format does not currently function as it should. It doesn't display National Dex mons. I recommend building in National Dex Ubers and validating your team in the National Dex Doubles format to ensure correct legality. The banlist for the format is in the main thread. Sorry about that!
Signups Deadline: Wednesday, November 8th, 9PM PST (-7)
Due to the middle of the week signup deadline, there will be an extended first week.
The first round will end at Sunday, November 18th, 9PM PST (-7).
Post "in" or "free genesect" to enter!
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