Neverused Mini-Tournament 17: Viability Jam (Won by scorpdestroyer)

Approved by Raseri.
I'll make a banner or something once I think of a pun.


Description
NU mini-tournaments are just like normal tournaments, however all rounds are on this thread. There will only be 5 days for each round, and if a match hasn't been played (there will be no extensions) then the winner will be decided by coinflip.

Battles are to be played on either the Pokémon Online or Pokémon Showdown simulator.

Here are some rules we enforce for players in tournaments: There is a good chance you will receive a Warning or potentially be banned from tournaments if you fail to adhere to these:

If your user name undergoes a change, it is your obligation to report the change to the hosts of any tournaments you are participating in, as well as your opponents in those tournaments.

Avoid dropping out of a tournament midway through unless you have a good reason for doing so. People that repeatedly drop out of tournaments without good reason may be punished.

If you do have to drop out, you must notify the host and your opponent.

Endeavor to complete your battles before the deadline of each round. If we notice a pattern of laziness, we may decide to punish you.


Once you have signed up and the host posts Round 1, it is strongly recommended that you contact your opponent immediately by posting on their profile, or a Conversation if you prefer (though this makes it more difficult for the host to track who is more active). Let them know when you think you will be ready to play, your timezone (assuming you set it when you joined, it should appear at the bottom of every page on the forums), and maybe your availability if you know what that will be. Try to respond in a timely fashion whenever your opponent contacts you. If someone misses a scheduled time and the match is in danger of going uncompleted by the deadline, the host will nearly always award the win to the player that showed up, so scheduling a battle is a sure way to avoid being eliminated by inactivity. Don't be lazy!

Sleep Clause: If a player has already put an opposing Pokémon to sleep using a sleep inducing move and that Pokémon is still sleeping due to that sleep inducing move, the player cannot put another opposing Pokémon to sleep using a sleep inducing move.

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. In fifth generation (BW) Smogon tiers, the items BrightPowder and Lax Incense also may not be held by any Pokémon on a player's team. In other generations, these items do not break this clause.

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.

Moody Clause: A player may not use a Pokémon with the ability Moody.

Disconnections and Timer Clause: In live tournaments with short time constraints such as the Smogon Tour, if a player disconnects or times out, the opponent may take the win. In other tournaments, if a player disconnects and contends that they could still win, the optimal solution is to recreate the exact situation the disconnection occurred at during the battle. If 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.

Simulator Glitches: Any battle mechanics not properly implemented in the simulator used for a tournament battle are fair game, unless explicitly banned by that tournament's rules. Illegal movesets that are not restricted by the simulator fall into this category as well. However, this does not include faulty tier scripts; for example, if there was a bug in the BW OU tier script that allowed you to use Drizzle and Swift Swim on the same team, taking advantage of this would result in disqualification in that battle. If a game breaking glitch is discovered, we will make a blanket tournament ban on that glitch via an announcement in the Tournaments forum until it is fixed.

Ghosting: The player in a tournament battle should be the one making their own decisions. Do not tell a player what move to make in a tournament battle (i.e. do not "ghost" them), and do not make your moves based on another person's suggestions. If we are made aware that someone playing a tournament battle is making some of their moves based mainly on the suggestions of someone else, punishments may be handed out to both parties involved.

Identity: Pretending to be another player in relation to a tournament battle is strictly prohibited. Do not try to impersonate or play as another player.

Rule Breaking: If a player breaks a rule during a battle, they are disqualified from that particular battle. If it was a single battle in a series, they will still have the opportunity to play the rest of the series.

Draws: If a battle ends in a draw in an elimination tournament or another tournament format that is unable to handle draws, there should be a rematch between the players with the option for both players to change teams.

Forfeiting: A player may forfeit their battle during or after the battle, as long as the result has not been confirmed by the host. If a player forfeits before a battle commences in the first round of a tournament, they are eligible for substitution if appropriate. We highly recommend that you do not forfeit your tournament battles just because you got lucky, but we do not enforce this.

Host / Tournament Director Decisions: The host may make a judgment call on the outcome of a battle with a disputed result, even if one player has broken the rules. If you believe the host has made an unjust decision, you may inform the Tournament Director responsible for the tournament of the situation and request that they make a final call on it.

Sportsmanship: If a player displays exceedingly poor sportsmanship before, during, or after a tournament battle, they may be disqualified or otherwise punished.


Theme:
The viability rankings matter in this tournament! In each round, team construction will be limited to members of a single viability ranking tier. You may only use Pokemon that are in the given rank as of the start of each round; if a ranking changes mid-round, it will not take effect until the start of the next round. As usual, you cannot duplicate Pokemon to fill out a team if there are less than 6 Pokemon in a rank. In each round, we will be moving down the list. Round one is for S-Rank, round two for A, and so forth. Because these are usually 32-man tournaments and thus the number of rounds is limited, I will be running this as a double-elimination bracket so that the finals take place in E-Rank.

Sign-ups (32/32)
01. Lasagne21
02. Dr Ciel
03. Soulgazer
04. atomicllamas
05. Moose V
06. scorpdestroyer
07. Lolkomori
08. cbt
09. FLCL
10. bobbyvaporeon
11. llvallejoll
12. majaspic22
13. aladynn
14. bazion
15. Nozzle
16. Magical Magmortar
17. Annoyer
18. Haund
19. The Quasar
20. Skylight
21. Shuckleking87
22. Sidfrid
23. Raseri
24. Othesemo
25. Robert Alfons
26. Celever
27. FireMage
28. Treecko
29. Zebraiken
30. Demist
31. Metal Sonic
32. D4RR3N


For the opening round, players must use only Pokemon from S-Rank. This includes the following list:

1. Jynx
2. Scolipede
3. Musharna
4. Samurott
5. Charizard
6. Kangaskhan

One will of course have to rely on one's creativity when making sets, because you know exactly who your opponents are bringing to the table. Have at it!

Coinflips happen at the end of this coming Sunday, the 20th.

MATCHUPS
Skylight vs Sidfrid
atomicllamas vs aladyyn
Nozzle
vs Aedan J
Demist vs Metal Sonic
Raseri vs FireMage
Dat Blast Annoyer vs Ilvallejoll
Treecko vs Celever
Lasagne21 vs majaspic22
cbt vs scorpdestroyer
Othesemo vs D4RR3N
Shuckleking87
vs The Quasar
Robert Alfons vs Dr Ciel Laurel
Soulgazer vs Magical Magmortar
Haund vs FLCL
Lolkomori vs Moose V
Zebraiken
vs bazion

FLIP AND ACTIVITY WINNERS:
Raseri
Ilvallejoll
Celever
Majaspic22
Zebraiken


Allowable Pokemon

AND ZANGOOSE, TOO.

WINNER'S BRACKET
D4RR3N vs Haund
Raseri
vs Soulgazer
Skylight Ilvallejoll
Zebraiken vs Moose V
Celever vs Demist
Nozzle
vs Aladyyn
Scorpdestroyer vs Majaspic22
Shuckleking87 vs Robert Alfons

LOSER'S BRACKET
atomicllamas vs Aedan J
Metal Sonic vs Magical Magmortar
Dat Blast vs FireMage
Othesemo vs Laurel
bazion
vs cbt
Lasagne21 vs FLCL
Treecko vs The Quasar
Lolkomori vs Sidfrid


Winners of matchups that weren't actually played are in italics.
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ALLOWABLE POKEMON:




WINNER'S BRACKET

Haund vs Robert Alfons
Raseri
vs Skylight
Zebraiken vs Nozzle
Demist vs Scorpdestroyer

LOSER'S BRACKET
D4RR3N vs FLCL
Ilvallejoll vs The Quasar
Majaspic22 vs Lolkomori
Celever vs Metal Sonic
atomicllamas vs Soulgazer
Dat Blast vs Aladyyn
Laurel vs Shuckleking87
bazion
vs Moose V



Round 4 matchups are due by the 5th
 
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Adding you folks to the OP.

Also, I encourage people to post replays of their battles as they do them. They're fun sometimes and it's not like you're revealing your team for future rounds. Plus I want to see how many specs Charizards there are. :D
 
I believe I've added everyone so far to the signup list.

In
I wonder how the first round will turn out
(Pls dont give me a HORRIBLE mu r1 like always)
Luckily, you've got two chances in this tournament. You can always fight your way through the loser's bracket if things go badly in round one. :heart:
 

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