RarelyUsed Tournament - Round 1

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Approved by Kevin Garrett

RarelyUsed Tournament​

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Welcome to Smogon's very first RU tournament! For those who don't know, RU, or RarelyUsed, is a brand new tier based on usage stats and is the tier below UU.

General Rules:

A bunch of rulings you should all read

Identity

I expect many battles to be completed under alts. This can be 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. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any blatant scouting. There is a difference between "[user] is known for using stall" and "let me follow [user] 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.

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.

Disconnections

Finally, in the case of a disconnect, the decision is in the hands of the player who did not disconnect. The options are: redo the battle move for move, redo the battle with the same teams but different moves, or redo the battle with completely different teams. If the battle was without a doubt over, they may also take the win. Any suspicion that a disconnect was committed on purpose to redo a match may be appealed to me, and if I feel this happened there will be severe consequences, don't 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.

Tournament Rules:

• Battles will be played on the Pokémon Online simulator. The server you choose to play on is up to you and your opponent.
• Standard OU – Gen V RU. Refer to this thread for more information.
• Any Pokémon that is not considered Uber, OU, UU is allowed (refer to the banlist below)
• If during the middle of a round, a Pokémon, ability combination, etc. moves into or out of RU, those changes will be effective starting in the next round.
• This is a single elimination best of one tournament.
• You may switch your team each round.

Clauses:

• Sleep
• Species
• Wifi Battle

Banlist:




Items:

• All items that increase Evasion (BrightPowder, Lax Incense)

Moves:

• All moves that increase Evasion only (Double Team, Minimize)
• All instant OHKO moves (Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Sheer Cold)

Abilities:

• Moody
• Drizzle + Swift Swim on the same team
• Drought

Species:

The following Pokemon are banned from RU:

Uber

Arceus
Blaziken
Darkrai
Deoxys-A
Deoxys
Dialga
Garchomp
Giratina
Giratina-O
Groudon
Ho-Oh
Kyogre
Lugia
Manaphy
Mewtwo
Palkia
Rayquaza
Reshiram
Shaymin-S
Zekrom

OverUsed

Blissey
Breloom
Bronzong
Chandelure
Cloyster
Conkeldurr
Darmanitan
Deoxys-S
Dragonite
Excadrill
Ferrothorn
Forretress
Gengar
Gliscor
Gyarados
Haxorus
Heatran
Hippowdon
Hydreigon
Infernape
Jellicent
Jirachi
Landorus
Latias
Latios
Lucario
Machamp
Magnezone
Metagross
Mienshao
Ninetales
Politoed
Porygon2
Reuniclus
Rotom-W
Salamence
Scizor
Scrafty
Skarmory
Starmie
Swampert
Tentacruel
Terrakion
Thundurus
Toxicroak
Tyranitar
Vaporeon
Venusaur
Virizion
Volcarona
Whimsicott

BorderLine

Espeon
Kyurem
Staraptor
Wobbuffet

UnderUsed

Abomasnow
Aerodactyl
Ambipom
Arcanine
Azelf
Azumarill
Bisharp
Celebi
Chansey
Charizard
Cobalion
Crobat
Deoxys-D
Donphan
Dusclops
Empoleon
Escavalier
Flygon
Froslass
Heracross
Hippopotas
Hitmontop
Houndoom
Jolteon
Kingdra
Mamoswine
Mew
Milotic
Mismagius
Nidoking
Nidoqueen
Raikou
Registeel
Roserade
Rotom-H
Sawsbuck
Shaymin
Sigilyph
Slowbro
Snorlax
Spiritomb
Suicune
Tangrowth
Togekiss
Victini
Victreebel
Vulpix
Weavile
Xatu
Zapdos
Zoroark

Pairings:

Fried Rhys vs toshimelonhead
celebi42 vs NatGeo
Hot N Cold vs Stradlin
SGV vs Fiction.
the kyle vs Skull Candy
reyscarface vs - Mirox -
davidness vs Huntofthelion
Rydro vs High Turtle
Raichy vs Agammemnon
No Luck Involved vs AlphaJolt
Smith vs H-C
MarceloDK vs Vinc2612
Razor Leaf vs Blue Blur
Shining Latios vs Reliking
Derk vs B-Lulz
HR. vs CrackeroxD
Sujiro Kifuja vs INag
SPF vs uragg
Zephyr vs ~GreenCore
Ninja-persian vs Thatsjustpeachy
Takuya vs chuzzle1
Final Fantasy vs blarajan
Ruppy vs KnightoftheWind
Snunch vs Heathcliff Huxtable
Pearl. vs DarkLoïc
cescken vs -Manu-
Pedrock vs Pkrs
Mr_br_kill vs South Paw
CallMeRandom vs Koinzell
wilson46 vs Pr0man
AndViet vs fatty
DeathxShinigami vs AB2
Raseri vs Mercy
Cristal vs San Pellegrino
Pako vs bro fist
Burning Man vs Tobes
The Wolf vs McMeghan
extra. vs kisame2
Tsubasa-kun vs Twannes
Ningildo vs honko
.Robert vs SoT
Vratix vs AusterAndCo
Ojama vs Chieliee
CS4m vs kuja20
Nails vs Ryanor
Fire Blast vs Battler3797
BKC vs xtrashine
Myso vs Oglemi

Substitutes:

1. Head Rat
2. smashlloyd20
3. megaman12
4. Lunar.
5. Heist
6. giara

I am accepting subs for this round only, so please post in this thread if you want to be one.


DEADLINE FOR ROUND 1 IS AUGUST 27TH AT 11:59 PM EST.

 

[Fire Blast]

I VMed my opponent.

 

[awyp]

VMed fatty. Thanks for posting.

 

[Zephyr]

lol I'm vs Greencore again...cool I'll talk to him soon.

 

[Smith]

Opponent Vmed. I'll try to get this done.

 

[Chieliee]

VM'd Ojama

 

[H-C]

Replied.

 

[Ojama]

Replied Chieliee

 

[Fiction.]

VM'd SGV.

 

[SGV]

Won against Fiction., gg.

 

[Fiction.]

lost, gg.

 

[kuja20]

Sent a VM to my opponent.

 

[CrackeroxD]

I do not go on the list of the tournament.
Can I be sub?

 

[Chieliee]

FIrst ..... are in, and from the last .... the remaining are chosen. You were one of the last ones, who has not been chosen.

EDIT: From the Signup thread:

Depending on how many people sign-up, this tournament will be 64, 96, 128, or 256 man. The first 62.5% of the people who sign-up are guaranteed in while the remaining 37.5% will be randomly selected. If you do not get in, I will accept substitutes starting in round 1.

If I counted correctly, 96 people are in this tournament. You were the 80 poster, which means you were one of the ones who entered (or didn't enter) randomly.

 

[Pearl]

VM'd my opponent. Good luck everyone!

EDIT: I won my battle. GG (;

 

[Alf']

Lost,gg.

 

[San_Pellegrino]

Oh this is the second time in a week I will have to play Cristal.

 

[Shining_Latios]

Contacted opponent.

 

[Derk]

Message on the profile of my opponent.Waiting answer.

 

[WormGuy]

Can I be sub? thx

 

[cescken]

I sent a message on the profile of my opponent. I waiting answer

 

[smashlloyd20]

HOW THE FUCK DID I MISS THIS

SUB

 

[Reliking]

Contacted opponent.

Responded

 

[AB2]

I contacted my opponent.

 

[NatGeo]

contacting opponent