Welcome to the sixth iteration of Smogon's premier official NU tournament.
- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here.
- Grand Slam rules can be found here.
- Standard SM NU
- Best of three, single elimination.
- Battles should take place on Pokemon Showdown! preferrably, on the smogtours server.
- Please post your replays along with your win/loss post.
- SM cartridge win conditions are in place, there are no ties.
- Tiers are locked at the beginning of each round.
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
- Contact your opponent as soon as possible upon the round going up. Activity cases are going to be handled in a very strict manner.
- When scheduling, offer as wide a swathe of time when you are available to play. 1 hour of activity on one or two weeknights is unlikely to be considered acceptable.
- Schedule specifically - do not schedule for "Friday afternoon" or "Sunday morning", pick a date, a time and note the timezone.
- If I catch news of ghosting or some other sort of nefarious play, I reserve the right to investigate to the full limits of my ability in conjunction with the TD team provided there is adequate evidence to warrant it.
Pairings (courtesy of Quote)
Akashi vs Leru
JCM. vs Tony
Hikari vs lt4a Olivver
Rodriblutar vs kushal00
Eternal Spirit vs darrell1297
HT vs Malekith
Robert Alfons vs idiotfrommars
Stardust Avenue vs SoulWind
Kiyo vs bsu
DoubleJ vs. Appert vs 0Nl
Finchinator vs zugubu royale
Laurens vs dosgran
Hootie vs Blimax
Romanticist vs Dundies
Finding True Love vs SaDiSTiCNarwhal
Kebab mlml vs r0ady
Quite Quiet vs dodmen
ItzArchie vs TheWall
Taskr vs Feliburn
soTsoT vs Sabella
Kaori vs -Snow
DreamScream vs hexed
Ming549 vs KratosMana
odeio stall vs John
BigPimpin12 vs Thundaaaaa
BluntsideKensei vs Lord Outrage
KingPiloswine vs Lord Esche
Heysup vs Nintendi
Alexander. vs Mythologically
askov vs blarghlfarghl
shade vs Yui.
Poek vs Umbra Soul
Shiba vs p2
Garay oak vs Tangelo
luxking vs FLCL
Santu vs Bad Player
Laroxyl vs Dlanyer
Ark vs CrazyStevy
tko vs Shadestep
Lord Moet vs rarecandyrehab
hank tornado vs Asim12
BigHairyPenguin vs soulgazer
DatBoiNyandroo vs Mazinger
Spl4sh vs meepsvictory
Real FV13 vs KingKdot
Whitequeen vs Nightwingg95
Azx vs ItalianDarkNess
EviGaro vs False.
Simiatic vs Skelos
KoldKappuccino vs Adaam
Sken vs Steve Angello
Gunner Rohan vs MONNA LUSA
Kingler12345 vs tjdaas
Bushtush vs Holiday
chimpact vs Lolk
Shuckleking87 vs miltankmilk
Jhonx~ vs LLH
Pohjis vs Hassin627
TobyIsOp vs Arifeen
Adalind vs Ares
syncrasy vs MetaMnce
Pak vs Necrozma
Elyna vs Mael
baloor vs PetitEwok
Simbo vs Ajna
TicoChelo vs Bughouse
M Dragon vs Br0keP0ke
TSR vs PokeTCG gamer1288
Starmei vs Le Sabreur
Amukamara vs SGarcia
King Wynaut vs Korby
PD vs Pearl
Tricking vs Groudon.
Confide vs Sam
6ti vs Slec
BreloomMyHomie vs blunder
GOAO vs ProfessorMasterChief
Erzengel vs sliggoon
explodingdaisies vs iAruban
Nails vs Naian Dach
Karppi vs Gondra
Bostonl1 vs Raseri
PeskySkitty vs rob.
Ninjacalibur vs Lax
Aberforth vs ggggd
Go0d vs Nozzermat
ZoroDark vs praj.pran
Notily vs churmp
Realistic Waters vs Zarif
NotNova vs ItsYaBoi1337
Silver Aurum vs gorex
iRebel vs reyscarface
Plas vs Socrates1O1
Illegalsushi vs M&M suspect test
Support Main vs Sra. Monse
Earth vs Renny_
Pablo Kruspe vs Silverwhiteblue
Sam I Yam vs Eldongerking
MiyoKa vs Cdumas
SableyeMyBae vs Arii Stella
Justice_Avenger vs BuzzkillAmpharos
FlamingVictini vs Eric Jiang234
Shaneghoul vs Z+V
Ed vs Ojama
Jsaok3 vs Oibaf cune
majaspic22 vs therealslap
Accelgor vs MrSoup
YABO vs Teddeh
Kushalos vs Bongi
Serene's Grace vs Energy
aim vs Marcop
fran17 vs -Tsunami-
NOVED vs Slick Willy
HJAD vs TJ
PursuitOfHappiny vs SilentVerse
Gratify vs Ice Tray
Brazilian Army vs CKW
Haruno vs benbe
median vs Maskun529
UltraBallz vs ict
naruto(sage) vs Omfuga
Zimzy vs Cheryl.
parivard vs Microwavable
zben vs TheTapDancer
Holy Ghost vs GunGunJ
snagaa vs Samspark
Lacus Clyne vs DestinyUnknown
fatty vs Hamhamhamham
Extension Deadline is August 10th at 12:00PM GMT-7
Round Deadline is August 14th at 12:00PM GMT-7
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