SPECIFIC RULES (ripped off from Arcticblast)
- This is a standard ORAS Ubers tournament
- This tournament will be Double Elimination
- All 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!
- To encourage the development of the metagame, and so that everyone is on an even playing field, all matches must have replays recorded. If neither player posts or at least saves replays of the match, both players will suffer an automatic game loss. (If you were in losers' when you played, you are both out. If you were in winners', the winner is in losers' and the loser is out.)
- Every round, I will choose a match (possibly two) as the Highlight Match. We don't have streaming yet, but this is something I am going to look into for future rounds when things get competitive
- Species Clause: A player cannot have two Pokemon with the same PokeDex number on his team.
- Evasion Clause: The moves Double Team and Minimize are banned. (No other evasion boosting things are banned).
- OHKO Clause: The moves Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, and Fissure are banned.
- Endless Battle Clause: Anything capable of intentionally creating an endless battle is banned.
General tournament rules:
Identity
I expect many battles to be completed under alts. This can be bad for tournament security, and thus I will make this clear: If I hear any whispers of identity theft (battling as someone you are not) or proxy battling (helping someone else battle through pm) I will not be pleased and I will take severe actions.
Scouting
Next, I do not want to hear anything about counterteaming, at all. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any blatant scouting. There is a difference between "[user] is known for using stall" and "let me follow [user] around all day to watch all his battles since I am his opponent". I expect a lot of the former and none of the latter. I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching. Everyone will have access to your replays from earlier rounds though.
Timer Clause
As for taking long between moves, if your opponent asks you to hurry up, please oblige. If you are doing a damage calc for a key turn that is one thing, but prolonging every move is suspicious and annoying. Don't do it. Furthermore, Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason. If you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. It does not matter what your opponent says. Do not battle if you think you will have to leave mid battle, and instead reschedule for a better time.
Disconnections
Finally, in the case of a disconnect, the decision is in the hands of the player who did not disconnect. The options are: redo the battle move for move, redo the battle with the same teams but different moves, or redo the battle with completely different teams. If the battle was without a doubt over, they may also take the win. Any suspicion that a disconnect was committed on purpose to redo a match may be appealed to me, and if I feel this happened there will be severe consequences, don't do it.
I expect many battles to be completed under alts. This can be bad for tournament security, and thus I will make this clear: If I hear any whispers of identity theft (battling as someone you are not) or proxy battling (helping someone else battle through pm) I will not be pleased and I will take severe actions.
Scouting
Next, I do not want to hear anything about counterteaming, at all. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any blatant scouting. There is a difference between "[user] is known for using stall" and "let me follow [user] around all day to watch all his battles since I am his opponent". I expect a lot of the former and none of the latter. I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching. Everyone will have access to your replays from earlier rounds though.
Timer Clause
As for taking long between moves, if your opponent asks you to hurry up, please oblige. If you are doing a damage calc for a key turn that is one thing, but prolonging every move is suspicious and annoying. Don't do it. Furthermore, Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason. If you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. It does not matter what your opponent says. Do not battle if you think you will have to leave mid battle, and instead reschedule for a better time.
Disconnections
Finally, in the case of a disconnect, the decision is in the hands of the player who did not disconnect. The options are: redo the battle move for move, redo the battle with the same teams but different moves, or redo the battle with completely different teams. If the battle was without a doubt over, they may also take the win. Any suspicion that a disconnect was committed on purpose to redo a match may be appealed to me, and if I feel this happened there will be severe consequences, don't do it.
Round 1:
snagaa VS TewMew
shaian VS Funbot28
Robert. VS Tomahawk
Silverwhiteblue VS LzrGunPewPew
Miang VS Dr Ciel
Vinc2612 VS StarmeiTheGod
-Sora- VS NotAGymLdr
Vileman VS PikachuCandyツ
DracoMaster Dab VS shrang
SweetPosho VS Safes
Hairy Toenail VS Hydra5
benbe VS fapkingg
haxiom VS dice
Freeroamer VS BKC
Nido-Rus VS Croven
Astounded VS RedMaxxx
PoMMan VS Asmodean
Lasagne VS Cirdec
Mr. Uncompetitive VS Tricking
Bouffalant VS metaphysical
toshimelonhead VS The Trap God
Jefozz VS malefic
SockeFTW VS orch
qsns VS kingmidas
Wesleyxd VS Final Demolition
Kingler12345 VS stunner047
Mael VS Dilwar
†Blade† VS Cherub Agent
Zxut VS shrop05
Bughouse VS hyw
Rumor VS Exiline
praj.pran VS Human Mystery Box
fran17 VS Mr.378
Yoda2798 VS galbia
TK67 VS WreckDra
3RROR404 VS Raseri
sparktrain VS Master Sunny-EX
EG Anonymous VS U-Turn Out
Kebabe VS FLCL
TheHungrySage VS D4RR3N
- lord VS Private
Aurora VS Zeno;
New Attitude VS BelmontGabriel
SparksBlade VS teal6
Obliviate VS Steve Angello
Haruno VS Neil.
Half of Two VS antemortem
LetMeShine- VS Mega-Swampert
Thugly Duckling VS trc
It's just Lacus VS Go10
Froosty VS Stratos
Krauersaut VS Regnite
Laga VS boudouche
Lord Ninjax VS absdaddy
Jirachee VS ApplepieFTW
Monsters of Men VS Aladyyn
Jhonx~ VS ZoroarkForever
Lord Outrage VS SocialSocialSocial
s_aman VS -Clone-
Level 56 VS Mr. NudistoBeach
Arcticblast VS Lady Gaga
steelphoenix VS Lord Alphose
color the sky VS Real FV13
moods VS Aidan1441
Highlight matches:
haxiom VS dice
DracoMaster Dab VS shrang
Scheduling Rules:
USE VM WALLS! If you really don't want to schedule via a VM conversation, then post in this thread to let me know that you are in contact with your opponent some other way. If you use VM walls, you do not need to post in this thread to let me know. (If you don't know how to access your opponent's VM wall, type their name in the search box like shown). If neither player has established contact by the sub date, you will be at risk of a double sub. If one player has contacted and the other has not responded, he will be at risk of a sub. Unless you have clearly scheduled for a date shortly after the deadline (and cannot make a date before the deadline) you will be given an activity call instead of an extension. I'm not making the calls, so I can't promise what will or won't make you safe, but I know that activities which will up your chances are posting specific times on your opponent's wall, responding to their VMs promptly, and posting any IRC logs of you scheduling in this thread.
Deadline: Sunday, July 26th at 11:59 P.M. EST. This is a hard deadline. No extensions will be granted for this round. Future rounds will last 5 days in the interests of saving time, but round 1 will last a week to give any potential substitutes time to schedule.
Good luck! I am accepting substitutes; you are encouraged to contact me or Fireburn if you want to be put on the waiting list. If you do not make contact your opponent within 72 hours of this post, you risk getting subbed out.
Subs:
-Clone-
Stratos
FLCL
galbia
Exiline
Boudouche
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