Rules and Tournament Format
General Tournament Rules
- This is a standard RBY OU tournament
- This tournament will be Double 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!. If you can't agree on which server to play on, the Smogtours server is the default option. Smogtours will be mandatory starting in Top 16.
- Replays are required for all matches.
- Activity calls will be made by me, potentially with neutral assistance from a RBY Moderator or Tournament Director. Coin flips will be done publicly on PS!
- In the event that something is added to or removed from the RBY 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 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.
- Standard Clauses / Mods
- Desync Clause Mod: Desyncs changed to move failure.
- Sleep Clause Mod: Limit one foe put to sleep
- Freeze Clause Mod: Limit one foe frozen
- Species Clause: Limit one of each Pokémon
- OHKO Clause: OHKO moves 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
- Banned Moves
- Dig, Double Team, Fissure, Fly, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Minimize
- Banned Pokemon
- Mew, Mewtwo
This tournament will award points towards the 2024 RBY OU Circuit, which awards a ribbon to the winner of the entire circuit. If you win the seasonal itself, you also get a spot in the RBY Hall of Fame!
Resources
RBY Discord
RBY Resources
RBY OU Sample Teams
Winners Bracket
Reminder: Replays are mandatory for the whole tour
Round 4 Deadline: Sunday, February 4th
Losers Bracket
Reminder: Replays are mandatory for the whole tour
Extension Deadline: Wednesday January 31st
Round 4 Deadline: Sunday, February 4th
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