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This tournament will be a Global Championship. (explained below!)
You may switch teams in between battles for your Best of 3s.
Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown! (Main or SmogTours)
Replays will not be required until Top 16.
Activity calls will be made by me, potentially with neutral assistance from a RoA Forum Moderator. Coin flips will be done publicly on PS!
In the event that something is added to or removed from the BW OU metagame in the middle of a round, that change will be in effect starting the next round.
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
Manipulating match outcomes
Do not harass or insult your opponents. I reserve the right to disqualify anyone breaking this rule. Additional punishments may be applied as necessary.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
Each round will consist of 2 stages. The first stage each player will be given 2 sets of pairings, in which they play a Best of 3 vs both opponents. After the first stage is completed, players who win both their matches go through to the next round, while players who lost twice are eliminated. The players who went 1-1 battle it out in a tiebreaker Bo3 in stage 2 to join the two-time winners in the next round.
Example Breakdown (64 Players)
Round 1: Stage 1 - 2 sets of 32 Bo3 matches (64 unseeded players, subs period) & Stage 2 Round 2: Stage 1 - 2 sets of 16 Bo3 matches (32 unseeded players) & Stage 2 Round 3: Stage 1 - 2 sets of 8 Bo3 matches (16 unseeded players) & Stage 2 Round 4: Stage 1 - 2 sets of 4 Bo3 matches (8 unseeded players) & Stage 2 Round 5: Stage 1 - 2 sets of 2 Bo3 matches (4 unseeded players) & Stage 2 Finals: Stage 1 - 2 sets of Bo3 matches (2 unseeded players) & Stage 2 Stage 1 End: Players with 2 match wins go through, and those with 2 losses are eliminated. Stage 2: Players with a 1-1 record play each other in a FT2W match to see who progresses (or wins the final) TL:DR
You play two Bo3s each round against two different opponents Win both Bo3s in Round: Advance to Next Round Lose both Bo3s in Round: Eliminated from Tournament Go 1-1 in Bo3s in Round: Play in a final Bo3 in Stage 2 - winner of the set moves on while loser is eliminated
Standard Rules and Clauses
Standard Clauses / Mods
Species Clause: Limit one of each Pokémon
OHKO Clause: OHKO moves are banned
Moody Clause: Moody is banned
Evasion Items Clause: Evasion items are banned
Evasion Moves Clause: Evasion moves are banned
Endless Battle Clause: Forcing endless battles is banned
HP Percentage Mod: HP is shown in percentages
Evasion Abilities Clause: Evasion abilities are banned
Sleep Moves Clause: Sleep-inducing moves are banned
Swagger Clause: Swagger is banned
Baton Pass Stat Clause: No Baton Passer may have a way to boost its stats
BW OU Resources can be found here. BW OU Sample Teams can be found here. The general BW Forum can be found here.
Tournament Rules and General Guidelines can be found here. Scheduling Guide can be found here. Activity Win guidelines can be found here.
Post into join!
Signups will close Sunday April 14th 10:00 PM GMT-5
If you have any questions, feel free to message me on Discord or through Smogon PM/VM.