Welcome to the first edition of Doubles Homefield! Players will sign up with a generation of their choice for a Bo3 single-elimination tournament, with the first game locked to SV DOU. The loser of that game will then play their opponent in the generation they signed up with - giving them "homefield advantage".
Tournament-Specific Rules
The home player can choose from one of the following tiers to be played: SS DOU, SM DOU, XY DOU, and BW DOU. Your generation of choice is locked starting from round one, meaning you cannot change it from round to round, make sure to choose wisely!
- This tournament will be Single Elimination
- 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)
- To encourage the development of the metagame, and so that everyone is on an even playing field, replays are required for all matches.
- Activity calls will be made by me, potentially with neutral assistance from a Doubles OU Forum Moderator. Coin flips will be done publicly on PS!
- In the event that something is added to or removed from the Doubles 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 (e.g. while playing a set, asking for advice about what team to bring or what plays to make)
- Manipulating match outcomes (e.g. throwing a match in exchange for Smogon likes)
- Do not harass or insult your opponents. I reserve the right to disqualify anyone breaking this rule. Additional punishments may be applied as necessary.
Play Restrictions
Players can only use Pokemon that are currently either obtainable in Pokemon Sword and Shield or transferable to Pokemon Sword and Shield.
Players cannot use the following Pokémon:
- Endless Battle Clause: Players cannot use any moveset on any Pokémon capable of intentionally causing an endless battle. Thus:
- A Pokémon may not carry Recycle and hold a Leppa Berry in conjunction with Heal Pulse and Milk Drink, Moonlight, Morning Sun, Recover, Roost, Slack Off, Soft-Boiled, or Wish.
- A Pokémon may not hold a Leppa Berry while carrying Recycle and Pain Split.
- A Pokémon may not hold a Leppa Berry while carrying Recycle and Fling.
- Evasion Clause: Players cannot use the moves Double Team or Minimize.
- OHKO Clause: Players cannot use the moves Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold.
- Species Clause: Players cannot have two Pokémon with the same Pokédex number on the same team.
- Gravity Sleep Clause: Sleep moves with below one hundred percent accuracy may not be used in conjunction with Gravity.
- Dynamax Clause: You cannot dynamax.
Players can only use Pokemon that are currently either obtainable in Pokemon Sword and Shield or transferable to Pokemon Sword and Shield.
Players cannot use the following Pokémon:
- Calyrex-Ice
- Calyrex-Shadow
- Dialga
- Eternatus
- Giratina
- Giratina-Origin
- Groudon
- Ho-Oh
- Jirachi
- Kartana
- Kyogre
- Kyurem-White
- Lugia
- Lunala
- Magearna
- Marshadow
- Melmetal
- Mewtwo
- Necrozma-Dawn Wings
- Necrozma-Dusk Mane
- Palkia
- Rayquaza
- Reshiram
- Solgaleo
- Urshifu (Single Strike)
- Xerneas
- Yveltal
- Zacian
- Zacian-Crowned
- Zamazenta
- Zamazenta-Crowned
- Zekrom
- Power Construct
- Shadow Tag
- Swagger
Play Restrictions
Players cannot use the following Pokémon:
Players cannot use the following moves:
Players cannot use the following items:
Players cannot use the following abilities:
Power Construct
- Endless Battle Clause: Players cannot use any moveset on any Pokémon capable of intentionally causing an endless battle. Thus:
- A Pokémon may not carry Recycle and hold a Leppa Berry in conjunction with Heal Pulse and Milk Drink, Moonlight, Morning Sun, Recover, Roost, Slack Off, Soft-Boiled, or Wish.
- A Pokémon may not hold a Leppa Berry while carrying Recycle and Pain Split.
- A Pokémon may not hold a Leppa Berry while carrying Recycle and Fling.
- Evasion Clause: Players cannot use the moves Double Team or Minimize.
- Moody Clause: Players cannot use a Pokémon with the Moody ability.
- OHKO Clause: Players cannot use the moves Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold.
- Species Clause: Players cannot have two Pokémon with the same Pokédex number on the same team
Players cannot use the following Pokémon:
- Snorlax
- Mewtwo
- Lugia
- Ho-oh
- Kyogre
- Groudon
- Rayquaza
- Jirachi
- Dialga
- Palkia
- Giratina
- Giratina-Origin
- Arceus
- Reshiram
- Zekrom
- Kyurem-White
- Xerneas
- Yveltal
- Solgaleo
- Lunala
- Magearna
- Marshadow
- Necrozma-Dusk Mane
- Necrozma-Dawn Wings
Players cannot use the following moves:
- Dark Void
- Swagger
- Gravity and sleep moves with below one hundred percent accuracy
Players cannot use the following items:
- Eevium Z
- Gengarite
- Kangaskhanite
Players cannot use the following abilities:
Power Construct
Play Restrictions
Players cannot use the following Pokemon:
In addition to the moves restricted in the above clauses, players cannot use the following moves:
Players cannot use the following items:
- Species Clause: A player cannot have two Pokemon with the same PokeDex number on their team.
- OHKO Clause: The moves Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, and Fissure are banned.
- Moody Clause: Players cannot use a Pokémon with the Moody ability.
- Evasion Abilities Clause: Players cannot use a Pokemon with the Sand Veil or Snow Cloak Ability.
- Evasion Moves Clause: Players cannot use the moves Double Team or Minimize.
- Gravity Sleep Clause: The combination of Gravity and sleep-inducing moves with imperfect accuracy are banned.
- Endless Battle Clause: Anything capable of intentionally creating an endless battle is banned.
- Swagger Clause: Swagger is banned.
Players cannot use the following Pokemon:
- Arceus
- Dialga
- Giratina
- Giratina-Origin
- Groudon
- Ho-oh
- Jirachi
- Kyogre
- Kyurem-White
- Lugia
- Mewtwo
- Palkia
- Rayquaza
- Reshiram
- Xerneas
- Yveltal
- Zekrom
In addition to the moves restricted in the above clauses, players cannot use the following moves:
- Dark Void
Players cannot use the following items:
- Soul Dew
Play Restrictions
Players cannot use the following Pokemon:
In addition to the moves restricted in the above clauses, players also cannot use the following moves:
Players cannot use the following item:
- Endless Battle Clause: Anything capable of intentionally creating an endless battle is banned.
- Evasion Abilities Clause: Players cannot use a Pokemon with the Sand Veil or Snow Cloak Ability.
- Evasion Moves Clause: Players cannot use the moves Double Team or Minimize.
- Moody Clause: Players cannot use a Pokemon with the Moody Ability.
- OHKO Clause: Players cannot use the moves Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, or Fissure.
- Sleep Clause: Players cannot put two Pokemon on the opposing team to sleep.
- Species Clause: Players cannot use two Pokemon with the same Pokedex number on the same team.
- Swagger Clause: Players cannot use the move Swagger.
Players cannot use the following Pokemon:
- Mewtwo
- Lugia
- Ho-Oh
- Kyogre
- Groudon
- Rayquaza
- Jirachi
- Dialga
- Palkia
- Giratina
- Giratina-Origin
- Arceus
- Reshiram
- Zekrom
- Kyurem-White
In addition to the moves restricted in the above clauses, players also cannot use the following moves:
- Dark Void
- Gravity
Players cannot use the following item:
- Soul Dew
MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR GENERATION OF CHOICE IN YOUR SIGN-UP POST, OR ELSE YOUR HOMEFIELD GENERATION WILL BE RANDOMIZED FOR THE DURATION OF THE ENTIRE TOURNAMENT AND YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO CHANGE IT, NO EXCEPTIONS!
Post “In” or “[insert funny meme here that we haven’t already used]” & what tier you’d like as your homefield to sign up!
Signups will close on Sunday, September 24th at 10:00 PM GMT -4, after which round one will be posted!
