DragonWhale
It's not a misplay, it's RNG manipulation
Welcome to the fourth installment of the Battle Spot Premier League! This is a team tournament where managers draft their team from a pool of players, and the teams face each other playing various Battle Spot formats. For those who are new to Battle Spot, these formats are the ones created and supported by The Pokemon Company with a ranked environment on the actual games on the 3DS. The top teams will continue on to playoffs and eventually one will come out as the BSPL IV Champions! The champions will get a special role in the Smogon Battle Spot discord and bragging rights!
Basic Info:
Discussion points:
Basic Info:
- All games are going to be held on Pokemon Showdown and general tournament rules apply.
- Each week, teams get the following points depending on the result: Win = 2, Tie = 1, Loss = 0
- Teams with equal points are ranked according to their differential (# of sets won - # of sets lost)
- Teams that are completely even at the end of the season for a playoff spot will face each other in 3 sets: one format is selected from each team and the third set will be SM Battle Spot Singles
- Manager Signups: July 1 - 7
- Player Signups: July 1 - 13
- Draft Auction: July 14 (will be scheduled further so all managers can attend)
- Week 1: July 15- 21
- Week 2: July 22 - 28
- Week 3: July 29 - Aug 4
- Week 4: Aug 5 - 11
- Week 5: Aug 12 - 18
- Semifinals: Aug 19 - 25
- Finals: Aug 26 - Sep 1
Discussion points:
- Format list - everyone's favorite! Will #FreeGBU prevail? Keep in mind that the only formats for consideration are standard Battle Spot Singles and Doubles of gens 5-7. All other formats, such as triples, rotation (lol), special, online competitions, VGC (bar the appropriate Battle Spot Doubles formats), or any other format will NOT be included.
- Manager pricing - something I've seen people talk about on discord recently. Will it be 10k? Will prices vary according to their past BSPL record? Or are they simply not allowed to play?
- Teamlock - teamlock is going to stay for BSPL IV.
- Retains - should we have retains? If so how much should retains cost?
- Other - whatever else you want to discuss.
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