VGC 2023 Summer Seasonal
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SPECIFIC RULES
- This is a standard VGC Regulation D tournament
- This tournament will be Double Elimination. You will be removed from the tournament after you have lost twice.
- Rounds will be Best of Three. You may not switch teams in between battles of the same set.
- Matches must be played with Open Team Sheets
- Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown! (main server only due to SmogTours timer rules)
- To encourage the development of the metagame, and so that everyone is on an even playing field, replays are required for all matches. If neither player posts 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.) REPLAYS ARE MANDATORY REPLAYS ARE REQUIRED POST REPLAYS OR I WONT COUNT YOUR WIN.
- 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.
- Team Lock Clause: Players must use the same team for all games of a given round. You can switch teams in between rounds, however.
- Item Clause: Players cannot have two of the same item on the same team.
- Species Clause: Players cannot have two Pokémon with the same Pokédex number on the same team.
- VGC 2023 Regulation D is a non-restricted format. This means players can use all Pokemon available in Scarlet/Violet besides the following:
- Mewtwo, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza, Palkia, Dialga, Giratina, Zekrom, Reshiram, Kyurem, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zygarde, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Lunala, Solgaleo, Necrozma, Zacian, Zamazenta, Eternatus, Koraidon, Miraidon
- Mythical Pokemon are banned. These include:
- Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Victini, Keldeo, Genesect, Diancie, Volcanion, Zeraora, Magearna, and Zarude
- Matches will be played at level 50.
- The format used for challenges is VGC 2023 Regulation D
- You change teams (if only one player changes teams, they will be given a game loss for each game they do not bring their game 1 team to)
- You do not post replays
- You play Regulation C. This is a Regulation D tournament!
This tournament will award points towards the 2023 VGC Circuit, which awards a prize banner and custom avatar to the winner of the entire circuit. If you win the seasonal itself, you will also get the "Seasonal Winner" role in the official Smogon VGC Discord!
HOW TO SCHEDULE
CALLING ACTIVITY
You may find that your opponent will not respond to your attempts to schedule the game. If this happens, make sure these rules happen before calling activity:
- It's at least halfway through the week. Don't be the person trying to call activity Tuesday morning, be reasonable! Try to wait until at least Friday to call one
- If it's later in the week, that you've been without a response for 24 hours
- You should be scheduling on each other's Smogon wall, but if you're scheduling using Smogon PMs, Discord DMs, or Twitter DMs, please either post the scheduling conversation or send it to a host privately.
- Extensions may be granted in the case that both players are active in scheduling but cannot find a time to play in the week.
PAIRINGS
Kaiuser vs tyo
yokoisop vs Eve
ChrystalFalchion vs Borghi
Ikarcc vs AlyssaVGC
txitxas vs Ado!
bage1 vs Licenciado Pan
Ninj0sh vs Brede
giove97 vs duckpond
kungfupanda vs Psycho782
Achlys vs Flipsicle
baaaaaat vs Miyoko
TrainerPla vs Herv
Ciqarettan vs probrn
izzy22x vs Cao Jie
∞Espada∞ vs emma
EggTime vs UserOmega
Mr.Bossaru vs lemonstre1
Fluore vs Beforethe6ix
Regis Regis vs Oriol Plaza
The_AG vs DreamPrince
Darts vs blckkkkkk
Opelucid vs ChrisVG
Tony vs IcebergVGC
winteredsoul vs p4bloL
ScottBeardsley vs leo-bloodysweet
Ryum vs SacredSandstorm
Lukitax vs ZardiCharVGC
Spooky77 vs Mareeoh8
Weredude08 vs Comedier
Jay is decent vs false
Grandmas Cookin vs Bye 1
Giokio vs Bye 2
ROUND DEADLINE: JUNE 25 @ 11:59 PM GMT-4 (Eastern US Time)
Kaiuser vs tyo
yokoisop vs Eve
ChrystalFalchion vs Borghi
Ikarcc vs AlyssaVGC
txitxas vs Ado!
bage1 vs Licenciado Pan
Ninj0sh vs Brede
giove97 vs duckpond
kungfupanda vs Psycho782
Achlys vs Flipsicle
baaaaaat vs Miyoko
TrainerPla vs Herv
Ciqarettan vs probrn
izzy22x vs Cao Jie
∞Espada∞ vs emma
EggTime vs UserOmega
Mr.Bossaru vs lemonstre1
Fluore vs Beforethe6ix
Regis Regis vs Oriol Plaza
The_AG vs DreamPrince
Darts vs blckkkkkk
Opelucid vs ChrisVG
Tony vs IcebergVGC
winteredsoul vs p4bloL
ScottBeardsley vs leo-bloodysweet
Ryum vs SacredSandstorm
Lukitax vs ZardiCharVGC
Spooky77 vs Mareeoh8
Weredude08 vs Comedier
Jay is decent vs false
Grandmas Cookin vs Bye 1
Giokio vs Bye 2
Ann
afaraday35
udhhfd12345
NecasInTrouble
Bless
Gigalodon
Ucaba
Finabas
DanMNC
noiceVGC
bdogplatinum
Aldrich
Lucky-Sama
Makima
Chris32156
sempra
ikerdds
ck49
SvenVGC
SrTorch13
Daviron
Robbie35646
Poin_Tea
trace
Chromate
Lunala
Tabu_24
jonago
z0mOG
JonoTv
JMOdri
false/dighel_37
afaraday35
udhhfd12345
NecasInTrouble
Bless
Gigalodon
Ucaba
Finabas
DanMNC
noiceVGC
bdogplatinum
Aldrich
Lucky-Sama
Makima
Chris32156
sempra
ikerdds
ck49
SvenVGC
SrTorch13
Daviron
Robbie35646
Poin_Tea
trace
Chromate
Lunala
Tabu_24
jonago
z0mOG
JonoTv
JMOdri
false/dighel_37
ROUND DEADLINE: JUNE 25 @ 11:59 PM GMT-4 (Eastern US Time)
I swear if it doesn't tag this time...
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