NU NU League Express Sign-Ups (Group-based Two Stage Tournament)

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Welcome to the wonderful, annual NU seasonal format, the NeverUsed League. This year, between a combination of Pokemon Showdown usage errors and general complications, there were several delays in the release of the NU tier. As a result, the traditional format for NU League would have taken too much time and pushed us off schedule for next year's schedule for NU tournaments. In addition, we would have struggled to make any meaningful impact on the upcoming Smogon Championship.

As a result, we have decided to host an equally competitive format in a much shorter amount of time. This is the NU League Express, a two stage tournament that divides players into groups in a round robin best of one series to determine the best in each group. The best players from each group will move on to a 32-man, single elimination, best of three bracket.

A couple of things to note:
  • All challenges must be made with the NU format.
  • All matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown!
  • Stage 1 will be round robin best of one, while Stage 2 will be single elimination best of three.
  • Stage 1 will last 2 weeks from the day that it is posted.
  • The amount of sign-ups we get determines how many groups we will form and how many players will be assigned to each group.
  • Replays are not required, but be sure to include the name of the opponent you beat and which group you are in when reporting wins. I would recommend not making loss posts.
  • Make yourself available. Activity calls will set in 5-6 days after Round 1 is posted so that potential subs can swap in. It's usually better to schedule individual times with your group instead of having them seek you out. VM contact is key here.
  • The number of games played will outweigh win/loss ratios in determining stage 2 acceptance if the difference between players is more than 2 games.
    • ex. Charizard944726 ends with a record of 4 wins and 4 losses, while Ferroseed75442 finishes with a 5-0. Considering Charizard944726 finishes stage 1 with 8 games finished while Ferroseed75442 finishes with 5 games finished, Charizard advances.
  • There will be no attempt at seeding the groups until someone tries to pull my leg hard enough to do it.

Smogon Battling rules:
  • Species Clause: A player cannot have two (2) of the same species of Pokemon on their team, based on National Pokedex Number. For example, a player cannot have two Koffings on his or her team.
  • Sleep Clause: A player cannot put two or more different opposing Pokemon to sleep using attacks that induce sleep to opposing Pokemon
  • Evasion Clause: A player cannot increase their Pokemon's evasion stat with a move that specifically increases evasion. Items or indirect boosts do not break this clause.
  • OHKO Clause: A player cannot use a move that has a chance of instantly KOing an opposing Pokemon. For example, Horn Drill or Sheer Cold are illegal moves.
  • Timer Clause: If a player exhausts the timer, he/she loses.
  • Self-KO Clause: If a player uses a recoil move to cause a draw, that player wins. If a player uses Explosion, Selfdestruct, Destiny Bond, or Perish Song to cause a draw, that player loses. If a draw would be caused by a hold item or ability that causes recoil to the opponent, the player that controls the Pokémon with the hold item or ability wins. (This clause helps determine the winner of what would be called a tie in DPPt. Later generations do not apply this clause, because their cartridge mechanics will prevent ties from happening.)
  • Endless Battle Clause: A player cannot use a combination of items / moves / abilities to force a game that will never end (example: Recycle / Leppa Berry / Heal Pulse, etc).
Sign-ups will stay open until Sunday night. Good luck!
 
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