VGC Swiss Tour - hosted by 
SPECIFIC RULES
- This is a standard VGC Regulation D tournament
- This tournament will be Swiss, followed by Single Elimination in Top Cut. You will not be removed from the tournament even if you are no longer eligible for Top Cut (Top Cut is x-2).
- 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, a coinflip will occur. 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.
- Standard Rules and Clauses
- 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, Calyrex, Koraidon, Miraidon
- Other Pokemon banned include Walking Wake and Iron Leaves
- 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
- Your match result will not be considered valid if:
- 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 a different VGC format. This is a Regulation D tournament!
- What are we playing for?
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!
1st - 200 CP
2nd - 175 CP
3rd/4th - 140 CP
5th-8th - 105 CP
9th-16th - 75 CP
17th-32nd - 50 CP
33rd-64th - 30 CP
[subject to change as we adapt to win-based system rather than resistance/placement based]
2nd - 175 CP
3rd/4th - 140 CP
5th-8th - 105 CP
9th-16th - 75 CP
17th-32nd - 50 CP
33rd-64th - 30 CP
[subject to change as we adapt to win-based system rather than resistance/placement based]
If you have questions, you can send me a Forum PM or ask in the SmogonVGC Discord!
Post "in" to join!
Signups will end on August 20th at 23:59 GMT-4. The tournament will begin immediately after, it will be played one round every week until Top Cut!
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