Hype! Deadline is February 2nd if you're too lazy to scroll down.
SPECIFIC RULES (ripped off from Arcticblast)
Pairings:
shrang vs Dark G
Master Sunny-EX vs TSR
SaiyanMaster95 vs Haund
Lady Gaga vs Bushtush
Rumor vs Confluxx
Starmei vs absdaddy
Arii~ vs John76
0kay vs didi
slurmz vs Mishimono
Lmao Its BT vs samqian2
hyw vs Peli
soviet vs p2
A wild waifu vs Safes
Foggi vs orch
Krauersaut vs obii
HSA ♥ vs .CarloO~
Hingo vs PROBLEMS
Dr Ciel vs Crestfall
Syncrasy vs Gastrik
Lankey Mankey vs Megazard
BlackJak vs Eternal Spirit
Jhonx~ vs Raseri
Drake'sProdigy vs Rodriblutar
IvoPost vs Confide.
Cuzzie123 vs PoMMan
retrowaves vs Arifeen
WreckDra vs malefic
Evil vs HurricanX
-Snow vs Meloettaaa
parivard vs Kame2333
Alice Kazumi vs Dundies
Mega-Swampert vs Brian12345
RedMaxx vs jiggle
Real FV13 vs Austin
ShadowQuinn vs Huston
KJ Corp vs Dilwar
Weebl vs ZoroarkForever
SharpManAreEpic vs Not Troller
Welli0u vs Serpi386
EienSeiryuu vs Mysterious M
HaxED vs TGMD
Hyogafodex vs Endal
Lord Qwilfish vs GoldenAltaria
TCMPG vs TraceofLife
Barian vs Gunner Rohan
Omastar vs Demerging
Duncajuwon vs potato14798
@Scotti gets a bye!
Highlight matches:
Starmei vs absdaddy
hyw vs Peli
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. 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 is Tuesday, February 2nd at 11:59 EST. NO EXTENSIONS FOR THIS ROUND. AT ALL. (i'll start accepting extensions round 5 probably). If you got a bye or an opponent that quite seasonals already, grats!
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.) There may be some exceptions to this rule.
- Every round, I will choose several games as the Highlight Matches. 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.
- Moody Clause
- Sleep Clause
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.
Pairings:
shrang vs Dark G
Master Sunny-EX vs TSR
SaiyanMaster95 vs Haund
Lady Gaga vs Bushtush
Rumor vs Confluxx
Starmei vs absdaddy
Arii~ vs John76
0kay vs didi
slurmz vs Mishimono
Lmao Its BT vs samqian2
hyw vs Peli
soviet vs p2
A wild waifu vs Safes
Foggi vs orch
Krauersaut vs obii
HSA ♥ vs .CarloO~
Hingo vs PROBLEMS
Dr Ciel vs Crestfall
Syncrasy vs Gastrik
Lankey Mankey vs Megazard
BlackJak vs Eternal Spirit
Jhonx~ vs Raseri
Drake'sProdigy vs Rodriblutar
IvoPost vs Confide.
Cuzzie123 vs PoMMan
retrowaves vs Arifeen
WreckDra vs malefic
Evil vs HurricanX
-Snow vs Meloettaaa
parivard vs Kame2333
Alice Kazumi vs Dundies
Mega-Swampert vs Brian12345
RedMaxx vs jiggle
Real FV13 vs Austin
ShadowQuinn vs Huston
KJ Corp vs Dilwar
Weebl vs ZoroarkForever
SharpManAreEpic vs Not Troller
Welli0u vs Serpi386
EienSeiryuu vs Mysterious M
HaxED vs TGMD
Hyogafodex vs Endal
Lord Qwilfish vs GoldenAltaria
TCMPG vs TraceofLife
Barian vs Gunner Rohan
Omastar vs Demerging
Duncajuwon vs potato14798
@Scotti gets a bye!
Highlight matches:
Starmei vs absdaddy
hyw vs Peli
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. 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 is Tuesday, February 2nd at 11:59 EST. NO EXTENSIONS FOR THIS ROUND. AT ALL. (i'll start accepting extensions round 5 probably). If you got a bye or an opponent that quite seasonals already, grats!
