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Hello everyone and welcome to the 5th installment of Overused Spring Seasonal! This tournament will give players a chance to compete against each other on a level playing field with the winner being one step closer to winning the coveted OU Ribbon. This is a double elimination tournament, which will most likely last around 14-16 weeks.
Specific Rules
This is a standard SV OU tournament
The format for this tournament is best of three, double elimination
Changing teams between matches is allowed
All matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown!
Replays will be required
Any tier changes that occur during a round will not be in effect until the following round
Please read the general tournament rules provided in this link: Rules
All standard clauses apply:
Sleep Clause: Sleep Moves are banned.
Species Clause: A player cannot have two of the same species of Pokémon on their team, based on the National Pokedex Number. For example, a player cannot have two Koffing on his or her team.
Evasion Clause: Players cannot use Double Team or Minimize in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
OHKO Clause: Players cannot use Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, or Fissure in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
Timer Clause: If a player exhausts the timer, he/she loses.
Endless Battle Clause: Any moveset on any pokemon that is capable of intentionally causing an endless battle is banned from competitive play.
Sign-ups will close once there are enough participants to create a tournament with 256 or 512 players.