TIME FOR THE CUTEST OF THE OPENS
- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here.
- Grand slam rules can be found here.
- Standard BW2 LC.
- Best of three, single elimination.
- The banlist for this tournament is the same as the LC ladder of the Smogon University server of Pokemon Showdown.
- If tier changes occur during the middle of a round, they will take effect in the subsequent round.
- Battles should take place on Pokemon Showdown! unless both players agree otherwise.*
- PS allows some illegal movesets. You cannot use them. If you use a banned moveset, depending on the circumstances, you could forfeit your match.
- LC Rules and Resources can be found here.
- BW cartridge win conditions are in place, there are no ties.
Identity
I expect many battles to be completed under alts and I expect many battles to be completed on other servers to prevent scouting. These kind of factors are pretty bad for tournament security, and thus I will make this clear: If I hear any whispers of identity theft (battling as someone you are not) or proxy battling (helping someone else battle through pm) I will not be pleased and I will take severe actions.
Scouting
Next, I do not want to hear anything about counterteaming, at all. It is the silliest thing I have ever heard, any battler worth their marbles has more than one team. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any forceful scouting, whether it be spying on another teams irc channel or following your opponent around on PO. There is a difference between "ipl is known for using stall" and "let me follow ipl around all day to watch all his battles since I am his opponent". I expect a lot of the former and none of the latter.
With that said, I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching. However, given the fact that this is the big stage, I am sure a lot of people want to watch, so don't be too mean.
Timer Clause
As for taking long between moves, if your opponent asks you to hurry up, please oblige. If you are doing a damage calc for a key turn that is one thing, but prolonging every move is suspicious and annoying. Don't do it. Furthermore, Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason. If you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. It does not matter what your opponent says. Do not battle if you think you will have to leave mid battle, and instead reschedule for a better time. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment.
Disconnections
If a player disconnects and either player contends that they could still win, the optimal solution is to recreate the exact situation the disconnection occurred at during the battle. If it is agreed between players that this is not feasible due to unreasonable battle length, highly improbable circumstances, or some other reason, the player who did not disconnect may choose to rematch with either the same teams or (the option to use) new teams. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment. Do not do it.
I know that was a lot to read, but it is all necessary for me to have posted here so everyone can see it in the case of a dispute. I don't want any confusion or any problems.
Battle Clauses:
- Evasion Clause
- OHKO Clause
- Sleep Clause
- Species Clause
- Timed Battle
- Team Preview
blarajan
Nelson
Furai
Kenny
Nozzle
Ciele
Malekith
LonelyNess
Reiku
Alexander.
DestinyUnknown
The Immortal
Soulgazer
Pako
The Unlucky One
Vinc2612
CBTerrakion
Bloo
Sapienta
Raseri
scorpdestroyer
Swamp-Rocket
Brammi
attomicllamas
vileman
PasY_G
Chieliee
SilentVerse
Zebraiken
D4RR3N
august
DC.
Limitless
Mylo Xyloto
XenoBlade911
Dr Ciel
macle
The Quasar
Imanalt
TPO3
Hot N Cold
Ryanor
Remedy
Sweep
llvallejoll
Ezio
Kingler12345
Hawkstar
SoulWind
Cicada
aerialace TM40
Hantsuki
Mew
1996ITO
Fiction.
Huskisson906
Chisposo
Fuzznip
fatty
Dice
M Dragon
Haund
Nfask
FLCL
Terraquaza
RT.
Kebabe
DarkLoïc
majaspic22
Brap
Elismae'
PDC
ThunderBlunder
Celever
Eo Ut Mortus
Heist
Thatsjustpeachy
Goddess Briyella
kingmitus
Danilo
Wepwnemon
Wobblyble
Charmander
MarceloDK
Jayde
Blim
Annoyer
XxP0RP01S3M4ST3RxX
~GreenCore
EPL Champs
Laurel
DittoCrow
JirachiCelebiMew
Royalty
Lolkomori
weirdishitsux
Corkscrew
Django
Bad Ass
Kirigakure
papai noel
TehMexicanDewd
davidness
Asator
New Breed
SoulDragonite
TCR
kokoloko
cxinlee
Swirlix
Lasagne21
Qwilphish
PsYch071c
Nglittleguy
Malfunction
Level 51
Centurion170
Hack He Must
Metal Sonic
BKC
Temptation
trev
IceZagam
Marisson
Zaos
Kojes
Kiyo
fitsy72
pokebasket
Inside
Dcae
Raichy
King of Random
CyberOdin
Guayo
apt-get
Destiny Bondage
King
DetroitLolCat
Scarlett
Stinson
FireMage
Treecko
Sidfrid
Iss
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