Here we go again folks
Tournament Rules:
- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here.
- Grand Slam rules can be found here.
- Standard ORAS RU.
- Best of three, single elimination.
- The banlist for this tournament is the same as the RU ladder of the Smogon University server of Pokemon Showdown.
- If tier changes occur during the middle of a round, they will take effect in the subsequent round.
- Battles should take place on Pokemon Showdown!.
- I like replays, you should post them :>
- Do not make baseless activity posts, get in contact with your opponent and report missed times / scheduling issues only.
Identity
I expect many battles to be completed under alts and I expect many battles to be completed on other servers to prevent scouting. These kind of factors are pretty 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. It is the silliest thing I have ever heard, any battler worth their marbles has more than one team. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any forceful scouting, whether it be spying on another teams irc channel or following your opponent around on PO. There is a difference between "ipl is known for using stall" and "let me follow ipl 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.
With that said, I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching. However, given the fact that this is the big stage, I am sure a lot of people want to watch, so don't be too mean.
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. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment.
Disconnections
If a player disconnects and either player contends that they could still win, the optimal solution is to recreate the exact situation the disconnection occurred at during the battle. If it is agreed between players that this is not feasible due to unreasonable battle length, highly improbable circumstances, or some other reason, the player who did not disconnect may choose to rematch with either the same teams or (the option to use) new teams. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment. Do not do it.
I know that was a lot to read, but it is all necessary for me to have posted here so everyone can see it in the case of a dispute. I don't want any confusion or any problems.
I expect many battles to be completed under alts and I expect many battles to be completed on other servers to prevent scouting. These kind of factors are pretty 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. It is the silliest thing I have ever heard, any battler worth their marbles has more than one team. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any forceful scouting, whether it be spying on another teams irc channel or following your opponent around on PO. There is a difference between "ipl is known for using stall" and "let me follow ipl 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.
With that said, I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching. However, given the fact that this is the big stage, I am sure a lot of people want to watch, so don't be too mean.
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. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment.
Disconnections
If a player disconnects and either player contends that they could still win, the optimal solution is to recreate the exact situation the disconnection occurred at during the battle. If it is agreed between players that this is not feasible due to unreasonable battle length, highly improbable circumstances, or some other reason, the player who did not disconnect may choose to rematch with either the same teams or (the option to use) new teams. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment. Do not do it.
I know that was a lot to read, but it is all necessary for me to have posted here so everyone can see it in the case of a dispute. I don't want any confusion or any problems.
Battle Clauses:
- Evasion Clause
- OHKO Clause
- Sleep Clause
- Species Clause
- Timed Battle
- Team Preview
Pairings:
Marshall.Law vs Vileman
pokebasket vs Tom0410
TTFTW vs Real FV13
Half of Two vs s_aman
trash vs MetalGro$$
Moony vs Disjunction
Aladyyn vs dcae
Afro14ajaja vs Twix
Esidisi vs ToF
Neil. vs Zebraiken
Syncrasy vs Umbra Soul
BlackBloodz vs Sapientia
Kirsi vs Improbable
ZoroDark vs BelmontGabriel
L0ST vs I Shuckle
Eniigma vs snagaa
Haund vs Ajna
Mazar vs Shiba
Lord Outrage vs Unamed
Void vs Sam
Double01 vs thecrystalonix
MrAldo vs littlelucario
zdrup15 vs Luigi.
Laurel vs Curtain
Disenchanted vs Shogarth
Mr.378 vs Soldier
BKC vs Ping_Pong_Along
naruto(sage) vs QuoteCS
Luispeikou vs Cicada
Kiyo vs Unlucky Desperado
Soulraiser vs Mael
Koinzell vs Anty
iplaytennislol vs H-C
Robert. vs davidness
Dundies vs Leftiez
Imanalt vs Joltage
atomicllamas vs bugzinator
HANTSUKI vs Serpi386
FullLifeGames vs Silverwhiteblue
esca vs YABO
Finchinator vs Malta
Jaiho vs Frizy
Steve Angello vs Da Raikage
Rare Poison vs daedalus1103
Obliviate vs BurntZebra
Little Hulk vs Xyldaz
Tricking vs TraceofLife
JCM. vs SoulWind
King UU vs undisputed
passion vs -Sora-
Lord Ninjax vs soTsoT
King of Random vs Kingler12345
Analytic vs Orphic
jeran vs Sweet Jesus
Ren-chon vs -Tynamo-
silver97 vs karki tho
Sabella vs steelphoenix
Reymedy vs HJAD
SweetPosho vs North
DnB vs fleggumfl
Valentine vs The Hitman
Robert Alfons vs dice
tennisace vs Hec
LilOu vs Serperior for Uber
TewMew vs ShiningFire08
Level 51 vs Jariibo
Halcyon. vs qsns
Tesung vs fatty
Senpai D.M vs AAamen
MainEvent vs Brazilian Army
Beastly. vs galbia
-kal- vs Accelgor
Shuckleking87 vs IceArrow
Pak vs Atlantic
49 vs Eternal Spirit
Scythe. vs praj.pran
SilentVerse vs Kushalos
Wind Ice vs FlamingVictini
gorex vs HypnoEmpire
boudouche vs Realistic Waters
DennisEG vs Nido-Rus
Stathakis vs dodmen
Cased vs Omastar
~Mercury~ vs Cheek Pouch
Killintime vs sugarhigh
R0ady vs FookMi?
Sacri' vs Der Schweinsteiger
Alice Kazumi vs NightFox
threads200 vs Sae Sae
imd23629 vs mfhoundoom
WreckDra vs Isa
Heydude:D vs KratosMana
Sweep vs slurmz
Korby vs Deej Dy
Hikari vs Der Dreckige Dan
Megazard vs Lowgock
Deadline:
Monday, September 28th at 11:59 PM EST
Thanks to Zracknel for contributing the artwork for the tournament!
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