RULES
What are we playing for?
This tournament will award points towards the 2023 ORAS OU Circuit, which you can check here, and awards a ribbon to the winner of the entire circuit.
ORAS OU Resources can be found here. ORAS OU Sample Teams can be found here. ORAS forum can be found here.
- This is a standard ORAS OU tournament
- The format for Stage 1 is as follows:
- Stage 1 of this tournament will be a round robin series. Players will be placed in (pending number of signups) 16 pools, and must play all other opponents in their pool.
- Because Stage 1 is a round robin format, this means you are expected to play every opponent in your pool, even if you lose the first couple of games. If you are unwilling to commit to this format, do not sign up. You are also agreeing to play games with potential substitutes.
- The best 2 players from each pool will advance to Stage 2.
- Each pool will have a pool leader who will be determined by the host (me) based on past tournament results. The selection will be arbitrary, to some degree, but I will aim to be as objective as possible.
- Stage 1 matches will be best-of-three. You may switch teams between opponents.
- Due to the number of matches, Stage 1 will last for 3 weeks.
- The format for Stage 2 is as follows:
- The format will be best-of-three, single elimination.
- Changing teams between matches is allowed.
- Rounds will last the standard 1 week.
- 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! (Main or SmogTours)
- REPLAYS ARE REQUIRED.
- Activity calls will be made by me, potentially with neutral assistance from another Tournament Director. Coin flips will be done publicly on PS!
- In the event that something is added to or removed from the ORAS OU metagame in the middle of a round, that change will be in effect starting the next round.
- Follow the General Tournament Rules and Guidelines.
Standard Rules and Clauses
- Sleep Clause: If a player has already put an opposing Pokémon to sleep using a sleep inducing move and that Pokémon is still sleeping due to that sleep inducing move, the player cannot put another opposing Pokémon to sleep using a sleep inducing move.
- Species Clause: A player cannot have two of the same species of Pokémon on their team, based on the National Pokédex number. For example, a player cannot have two Koffing on their team.
- Evasion Clause: Players cannot use Double Team or Minimize in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
- OHKO Clause: Players cannot use Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, or Fissure in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
- Timer Clause: If a player exhausts the timer, they lose.
What are we playing for?
This tournament will award points towards the 2023 ORAS OU Circuit, which you can check here, and awards a ribbon to the winner of the entire circuit.
ORAS OU Resources can be found here. ORAS OU Sample Teams can be found here. ORAS forum can be found here.
Pool 1
Sharow Sergio Aguero shadowtime2000 Lostmemories Richard harrow
Pool 2
egalvanc pkcc Paprikaflow Nashrock Vermillion Gangsta
Pool 3
eifo Adri Frixel Wamr Mirbro
Pool 4
Sylvi Estuardo19 Potatoboybob Mada Ravenna
Pool 5
Airi rutriyououiyiyuyt Splash cz3 Cobalt Pink
Pool 6
Fakee Healpluse Lialiabeast Astrø kiritofps
Pool 7
3d Juseth sepulveda Rejector corvere havocknight
Pool 8
false TDR ZeroKitss Ithi Churielix
Pool 9
airfare YasuKe weird mon ImperialH Juscelino
Pool 10
robjr jay NoName6293 Seraphz Tenebricite
Pool 11
avarice Hiro80223001 h4g Typical_bastard Autistic Soviet
Pool 12
feen Metallica126 Mr.Bossaru Cristian Jimenez ACII
Pool 13
Slip Always! DKM Marshall.Law monchooo
Pool 14
Aqua Jet skimmythegod MTB BlazingDark Louna
Pool 15
CyberOdin✝ lolebruh Mister McLovin fran17 TGA
Pool 16
Monai memedose46 Li Xiao Long Robert Jhonx~
Replays are mandatory
Deadline: October 8
I'll be doing activity checks at the end of this week, and substituting out any inactive players or players who have dropped out. If you and your opponent are in contact through any private means (aka not VMs) and playing after this weekend, it'll be very helpful if you let me know in this thread.
Sharow Sergio Aguero shadowtime2000 Lostmemories Richard harrow
Pool 2
egalvanc pkcc Paprikaflow Nashrock Vermillion Gangsta
Pool 3
eifo Adri Frixel Wamr Mirbro
Pool 4
Sylvi Estuardo19 Potatoboybob Mada Ravenna
Pool 5
Airi rutriyououiyiyuyt Splash cz3 Cobalt Pink
Pool 6
Fakee Healpluse Lialiabeast Astrø kiritofps
Pool 7
3d Juseth sepulveda Rejector corvere havocknight
Pool 8
false TDR ZeroKitss Ithi Churielix
Pool 9
airfare YasuKe weird mon ImperialH Juscelino
Pool 10
robjr jay NoName6293 Seraphz Tenebricite
Pool 11
avarice Hiro80223001 h4g Typical_bastard Autistic Soviet
Pool 12
feen Metallica126 Mr.Bossaru Cristian Jimenez ACII
Pool 13
Slip Always! DKM Marshall.Law monchooo
Pool 14
Aqua Jet skimmythegod MTB BlazingDark Louna
Pool 15
CyberOdin✝ lolebruh Mister McLovin fran17 TGA
Pool 16
Monai memedose46 Li Xiao Long Robert Jhonx~
Replays are mandatory
Deadline: October 8
I'll be doing activity checks at the end of this week, and substituting out any inactive players or players who have dropped out. If you and your opponent are in contact through any private means (aka not VMs) and playing after this weekend, it'll be very helpful if you let me know in this thread.
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