Welcome to the first round of this year's Official Smogon Tournament! The OST is one of Smogon's longest standing traditions in tournaments and has crowned many great Pokémon players as its champions across five generations. Over the next few months, thousands* (!) of players will compete to the best of their ability as they attempt to join the exclusive ranks of the OST trophy holders. Only one of those players will succeed in their journey and earn the recognition that comes with their victory, along with the iconic OST trophy.
The tournament will have a best of three format. This means that players will play until one of them wins two games. Players are allowed to switch teams in between games, or use the same team throughout the set; it is completely up to the player. If players only partially complete a series before the deadline, it will be considered an uncompleted match and action will be taken accordingly (either an activity win or a coin flip).
Just like last year, there will be a cash prize for this tournament! The winner of this year's Official Smogon Tournament will receive 200 USD!
If there are any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to me or another TD team member!
OST Specific Rules
- This is a standard SS OU tournament.
- The tournament will be single elimination.
- Players will play a best of three series of games each round
- Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown!. If you can't agree on which server to play on, the Smogtours server is the default option.
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- Sleep Clause: A player cannot put two or more different opposing Pokémon to sleep using attacks that induce sleep to opposing Pokémon.
- Species Clause: A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on their team. For example, a player cannot have two Koffing on his or her team.
- Evasion Clause: A player cannot use the moves Double Team or Minimize in their Pokémon's movesets.
- OHKO Clause: Players cannot use Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, or Fissure in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
- Team Preview: Players must turn on the Team Preview feature where players can view the opposing team's Pokémon and choose their lead Pokémon.
- Timer Clause: If a player exhausts the timer, he/she loses.
- Endless Battle Clause: Any moveset on any Pokémon that is capable of intentionally causing an endless battle is banned from competitive play. Check this thread for more information.
- Baton Pass Clause: The move Baton Pass is banned outright.
- Uber Clause: Players may not use any items, moves, abilities, or Pokemon that appear on Smogon's OU Ban List. If the tiers change or new items, abilities, moves, or Pokemon become available in the middle of a round, the changes will take effect in the following round. There will be an announcement in the relevant round if this occurs.
About Activity Decisions
Activity Decisions / Coin Flips: In the event that there is an uncompleted match at the deadline, it will be coin flipped unless one or both of the players involved in the match specifically request an activity win and explain sufficiently why they deserve to win over their opponent. Attempting to schedule a battle is required in order to receive the win by activity. To make it clear that you are requesting an activity win when you post, you must open your post with "Activity Win Request" in bold.
For example, if you believe your opponent is making an unfair request and that they don't deserve the activity win over you, you can either make your own request or quote their post and explain why they don't deserve it. You should try to make your activity win request posts at least 24 hours before the deadline to give your opponent a reasonable opportunity to contest it with their own activity win request.
In case of disconnections, if you played in the SmogTours server, call a Tournament Director as soon as possible and we'll see about the possibility of having a rematch.
Activity Decisions / Coin Flips: In the event that there is an uncompleted match at the deadline, it will be coin flipped unless one or both of the players involved in the match specifically request an activity win and explain sufficiently why they deserve to win over their opponent. Attempting to schedule a battle is required in order to receive the win by activity. To make it clear that you are requesting an activity win when you post, you must open your post with "Activity Win Request" in bold.
For example, if you believe your opponent is making an unfair request and that they don't deserve the activity win over you, you can either make your own request or quote their post and explain why they don't deserve it. You should try to make your activity win request posts at least 24 hours before the deadline to give your opponent a reasonable opportunity to contest it with their own activity win request.
In case of disconnections, if you played in the SmogTours server, call a Tournament Director as soon as possible and we'll see about the possibility of having a rematch.
General Tournament Rules
Substitutions
Players may sign up as a substitute if they didn't join in time. If you are eliminated from the tournament (i.e. you lose your games, are substituted out, or drop out), you may not sign up as a substitute. I will endeavor to substitute players in whenever a player drops out, and one week before the round 1 deadline, I will look through all players and activity win requests and replace any inactive players with substitutes. Given the size of the bracket this year, there might be two substitution waves. There is a very high chance that you will get to play if you sign up as a substitute. Substitutes will only be allowed into the tournament during round 1. Substitutes will be implemented on a mostly first come, first serve basis, but if you are inactive after you sign up as a substitute then you're at risk of not being substituted into the tournament.
Please read this guide if you're unsure how to schedule with your opponent! Alternatively, watch this video made by teal6:
Now then, without further ado..
(If your name isn't in this list check the OST Round 1-B, 1-C and 1-D threads for it!)
Updated Kanto vs Twixtry
talah vs KidFromPallet
Hyogafodex vs RaJ.Shoot
Averardo vs Bloody alfa
Descending vs Oronarmz
xImRaptor vs Sir Ducklings
Aurella vs Jefozz
Ade50 vs Liemaster
H.M.N.I.P vs MetaMnce
FMG vs PerfectBlinker
Leo vs Akagamin27
umbreon098 vs KiruxOnTheFlux
Finchinator vs Kadir070
Rewer vs souljaphone
Nat vs avarice
Adri vs PapiPat
TonyFlygon vs Steve Angello
DenisTheMenace vs majority
corey_axis vs garboatgame
Joya vs FoxyLeGoumeur
Ace-11 vs Mana
7shoes vs lazygecko
The Number Man vs GeniusX
Lfrs vs Always!
DurzaOffTopic vs SacredKunoCV
Sificon vs CrispyCheese
HJAD vs Raichy
mind gaming vs Nafi7
Ahmad Alfatih vs MajorBowman
Vusty. vs Glav
Xevara vs ShadowKyle
MJ vs RahelGamer03
Emre Mor 9 vs w0rmh0le
Fantos13 vs Maxalexandra
Tikkito vs Dlanyer
SiTuM vs helios3895
ggggd vs up_startme
zugubu royale vs Podim1
GMars vs Pulsegod
Gei vs Sovahkiin
SolarflareRo vs Sweet Dreams
Roginald vs rsicard
Huston vs BKC
Santu vs arms like machoke
FU SHUN HA vs BloodRaven
Indigo Plateau vs fran17
The Hallows vs LegendaryPineapple
Ewin vs Luispeikou
Rinzer vs idiotfrommars
The Grand Babido vs Shiiftry
Hurtadoo vs Grandchamp1
Nowh vs ouiswack
Bad Player vs Xiri
rozes vs Der Sweitzer
Excal vs VGC2020 Is scary
Confluxx vs Zesty43
TheFranklin vs EMERALDMINER
Fogbound Lake vs ImAMaid
Sabella vs notaking777
pasy_g vs Sir Isaac Mewton
lighthouses vs GodPrIce
Its all RNG vs Zorasta
Shoot vs Teggun Burcs
Perish Song vs Garay oak
Reyzark vs Go0d
Luthier vs PNDGuzma
MichaelderBeste2 vs csmoove77
zSpxdes vs Amaroq
Kev vs BigDaddyBlunt
snøfall vs mad0ka
Gondra vs Twonk1
alive vs Hinjaw
Savouras vs Pheo'
Nuked vs Roxme2108
Hypo_id vs ItsxLegendz
Ash KetchumGamer vs malefic
Dragonillis vs AlejoSebas120903
Giannis Antetokommo-o vs TheAwesomeTorterra
ChaFouuu vs M3teora
Como Estas vs ElectricShox
Christo vs aythi
Fish1899 vs Commander F
valpal05 vs SorryDidYouGetRekt
Hiro' vs Apple Moon
flymon vs starry blanket
EternalSnowman vs PuttPuttFan
HGgamer vs AltCauseImInsecure
EriDBst vs vegeta-aaz
enzotiezzi vs -Voltage-
Estronic vs VichPokemon
-okara vs Bongi
Lionyx vs osskey_doe
Arkhan vs Nagou-san
Alumn vs Jawow
patlop2307 vs London13
Alternatif vs 100percentpureheat
dahli vs toshimelonhead
SOMALIA vs Real FV13
Roseybear vs yedla
egalvanc vs thebestbugcatcher
thomas888 vs medstudent
Quint_ vs Lusa
Panty&Stockings vs Virtuo
Just Call Me 203 vs -Howkings
Blim vs Zarakro
Makesuit vs babynogalXD
Skyrio vs Leopropvp
Quite Quiet vs jacoooby
ziloXX vs Lord Ninjax
Kenix vs Fantasy
Egor vs chinchiliconcarne
GotCookies vs Sensei Luke
Raining Inside vs Euglena
Staxi vs Froggy
Decem vs Bia-Akemi
McMeghan vs noivernblast
Curtain vs Sneakers
John W vs abriel gabram
Ken Kirihara vs Jayde
stfu itz a cartoon vs Pradhaaan
Maskun vs Weegah
Jeremy D Goat vs THEVOIDSTUDIOS
toytean vs luka600
feenex vs Hybuyn
The Hunterr vs Pabloxty
LordST vs Mateeus
Guprei vs byronthewellwell
Abinoam M vs 5FingerMachPunch
Jhonx~ vs Stoward
Atrix MJ vs gilftl308
solonor24 vs Reverend B.C
Onoka vs DAVIDpwns
Chill Shadow vs Bishmii
Djokra vs Dekuzard
Quartosa vs Daman42
Leftiez vs agustinivanpardal
Count Riario vs Commander Beta
jacob vs Oto1450
Cynara vs DJRubik
kythr vs CrimsonFireball
maroon vs SpaaceTree
AlolaPersian12 vs ladieslikeme21
Heika vs The Reunited Kingdom
Shakur vs Rinweisse
Aishia vs Purple Hermit
Randompizza vs UltraBallz
1 True Lycan vs Ssitqc
Moutemoute vs boyn
Regnite vs Fardin
Bloodseeker vs Uribe13
Trognon vs EpicBoost
Robot7620 vs Uncle Jack
TheTrueLegendary vs Splash
Pierrick vs Shogarth
Plimsoll Punks vs supermonst
ima vs KingBrine41
gorgie vs SanJl
Olliert vs ZoroDark
mudd_skip vs KillaLeston
Stef Bryant vs His
AlexThePleasant vs Mix
KaminaLegend vs Avez
Meru vs SkyBgt
Kevin Garrett vs Bye 2
Valentine vs Bye 3
shade vs Bye 4
Drowsy Cheesecake vs Bye 5
hellpowna vs Bye 6
celebi_vor vs totoche34
FLCL vs Bye 8
Lunar. vs Bye 9
Karppi vs Bye 10
Y8 vs bath
Cicada vs Bye 12
Sageau vs Bye 13
BIHI vs Undaddy
Nugget vs YeMaster
Marshall.Law vs Bye 16
Nelson vs Bye 17
danilo vs Bye 18
Mike Fenix vs Bye 19
Staraptor vs Bye 20
Aurora vs Bye 21
jake vs Bye 22
Tressed vs 69hornyprince69
dice vs Bye 24
MarquisPhantom vs viniaj
100 Hoes Kaido vs Bye 26
zf vs Bye 27
Alastor Law vs Bye 28
sugarhigh vs Bye 29
Garchomp for president vs Bye 30
atomicllamas vs Bye 31
soulgazer vs SqueeGee
Ren-chon vs Bye 33
Eternal Spirit vs Bye 34
Sage vs BoopDoop
Sand Castle vs Bye 36
Bundy300 vs Aceinthewild
zezetel vs Bye 38
brodean vs Strażak Sam
Expulso vs Bye 40
Yay vs Maxouille
Whydon vs NicolaM28
Trade vs Gilgamesh9
Fresher Than You vs Bye 44
Zenadark vs Bye 45
KlefkiHolder vs Bye 46
ABR vs Ill Leave
Analytic vs Bye 48
MrAldo vs Bye 49
Davon vs Bye 50
Skysolo vs Bye 51
Amir vs Bye 52
soTsoT vs Bye 53
Guilas D vs Guiratina
Serpi vs Bye 55
FlamingVictini vs Bye 56
Aaronboyer vs Bye 57
Miridy vs Nexecutioner
tko vs Bye 59
naruto(sage) vs Bye 60
Posho vs Bye 61
Mimolette vs 2000mudkip
false vs Bye 63
Zaylo vs Bye 64
ceraa vs Bye 65
Senni vs Bye 66
Selwyn vs Bye 67
snaga vs Bye 68
Wildcat Formation vs Bye 69
Crashy vs Bye 70
The412Gang vs mollymiltoast
not a racist vs TheDarkSwirl
Chloe vs FCB_Replayz
Skarmx2 vs Bye 74
A Hero's Destiny vs Bye 75
Laroxyl vs DanHaw
Spl4sh vs Bye 77
Pais vs Bye 78
cuzzie vs Bye 79
Its Choco Bitch vs Bye 80
obii vs Bye 81
BlazingDark vs Bye 82
TSR vs Bye 83
Kit10 vs pokemonsish
Klay vs Bye 85
Enzo Gorlami vs Heaven's Breaker
Ticken vs Bye 87
Pohjis vs Bye 88
Reje vs Bye 89
Yuitaeth vs Bye 90
Verde vs Michael213
Osh vs Bye 92
Bitana vs Bye 93
Deadline is Sunday, February 9th, Midnight EST.
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