Nova
snitches get stitches
How to participate:
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. 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.
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.
OU Mini-Tournaments Rules:
Thanks to Joeyboy for the Thread OP
Round 1
G-Von vs. Icecream
superstar vs. Feranfell
C05ta vs. .Robert
Blue Eon vs. Rohail17
Woodchuck vs. Stone Alchemist
Lagalag4 vs. ThePillsBuryDoughBoy
Hydro Pimp vs. ShootinStarmie
Remedy vs. Nglittleguy
Subject 18 vs. Halcyon of Light
Lunatic Lies vs. Sapientia
Beast Mode vs. Huskisson906
Dr Ciel vs. Stone RG
Metal Sonic vs. Leftiez
Curtains vs. Shrug
Terraquaza vs. Hyperbeem
GSCChris vs. ThunderBlunder
Trinitrotoluene vs. eaglehawk
lokt vs. Groudon ex
Houndoomsday vs. Shayhok
XKnightX vs. Ruppy
Treecko vs. Soul Fly
doublenikesocks vs Jets
Solar Vapor vs. shartruce2
Deluks917 vs. CarbonTheSecond
Round 2
Solar Vapor vs ThePilssBuryDoughBoy
Rohail17 vs GSCChris
ShootinStarmie vs Halcyon of Light
Trinitrotoluene vs Remedy
Houndoomsday vs loky
C05ta vs Icecream
Curtains vs Beast Mode
Jets vs Metal Sonic
XKnightX vs Woodchuck
Deluks917 vs Lunatic Lies
Soul Fly vs superstar
Dr Ciel vs Terraquaza
Round 3
Deluks917 vs Solar Vapor
C05ta vs Jets
Trinitrotoluene vs XKnightX
superstar vs Halcyon of Light
Terraquaza vs Curtains
Rohail17 vs Soul Fly
Round 4
Terraquaza vs Soul Fly
XKnightX vs Halcyon of Light
C05ta vs Solar Vapor
Finals
C05ta vs XKnightX
C05ta vs Soul Fly
Soul Fly vs XKnightX
- The OU Mini-Tournaments are run just like an official Smogon tournament. The first thread/post posted is the sign-ups. During the sign-ups you post "in".
- The Rounds will last exactly 4 days from the second the round is posted here in the OU sub-forum. At the end of the 4 days, unfinished matches at the deadline will decided by coin flip. Exception: *If you contacted your opponent but they do not respond by the day before the deadline, then if that match does not get completed you will win by activity*
- Each mini-tournament will consist of 16, 24, 32, 48 or even 64 participants. It will be first come first serve. Sign-ups will last for approximately 3 days unless the tournament reaches 64 participants, at which point sign-ups will finish.
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. 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.
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.
OU Mini-Tournaments Rules:
- Battles should take place on Pokemon Showdown! unless both players agree otherwise.
- Standard Gen V OU. Refer to this page for more information on usable Pokemon.
- This is a single elimination best of one tournament.
- You may switch your team each round.
- Evasion Clause
- OHKO Clause
- Sleep Clause
- Species Clause
- Soul Dew Clause
- Timed Battle
- Team Preview
- Many of these tournaments will have quirks/gimmicks such as allowing previously banned pokemon or banning certain OU pokemon.
- There won't be more than one tournament running at a time.
- Any of the above rules are subject to change depending on the tournament at hand.
- The second post will always outline the special rules of the tournament.
Thanks to Joeyboy for the Thread OP
Round 1
G-Von vs. Icecream
superstar vs. Feranfell
C05ta vs. .Robert
Blue Eon vs. Rohail17
Woodchuck vs. Stone Alchemist
Lagalag4 vs. ThePillsBuryDoughBoy
Hydro Pimp vs. ShootinStarmie
Remedy vs. Nglittleguy
Subject 18 vs. Halcyon of Light
Lunatic Lies vs. Sapientia
Beast Mode vs. Huskisson906
Dr Ciel vs. Stone RG
Metal Sonic vs. Leftiez
Curtains vs. Shrug
Terraquaza vs. Hyperbeem
GSCChris vs. ThunderBlunder
Trinitrotoluene vs. eaglehawk
lokt vs. Groudon ex
Houndoomsday vs. Shayhok
XKnightX vs. Ruppy
Treecko vs. Soul Fly
doublenikesocks vs Jets
Solar Vapor vs. shartruce2
Deluks917 vs. CarbonTheSecond
Round 2
Solar Vapor vs ThePilssBuryDoughBoy
Rohail17 vs GSCChris
ShootinStarmie vs Halcyon of Light
Trinitrotoluene vs Remedy
Houndoomsday vs loky
C05ta vs Icecream
Curtains vs Beast Mode
Jets vs Metal Sonic
XKnightX vs Woodchuck
Deluks917 vs Lunatic Lies
Soul Fly vs superstar
Dr Ciel vs Terraquaza
Round 3
Deluks917 vs Solar Vapor
C05ta vs Jets
Trinitrotoluene vs XKnightX
superstar vs Halcyon of Light
Terraquaza vs Curtains
Rohail17 vs Soul Fly
Round 4
Terraquaza vs Soul Fly
XKnightX vs Halcyon of Light
C05ta vs Solar Vapor
Finals
C05ta vs XKnightX
C05ta vs Soul Fly
Soul Fly vs XKnightX
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