Weekend Tournaments: Week 4 Tournament!

[rockem7]

Permission to take over Weekend Tournaments was given to me by Articanus, and a new thread was made to make editing the OP, Title, and overall running of the project easier.

This will run basically the same way as the old weekend tournaments.

Monday-Thursday: Nominate the Tournament Type.
Friday: Selection and Registration.
Saturday-Sunday: Tournament.

Tournament Match-ups will be posted here in the OP.

Matches Preferably done on either Shoddy Battle or Pokemon Online.

Current Activity: First Round Battles!

To register, simply show your interest in some way. No other specific requirements.

This Week's Matchups:
rockem7 vs jigglyppuff8
Terywj vs ~Celebi~
IceArrow - Bye (I RNG'd this, go figure)

Round Two:
rockem7 vs ~Celebi~
~Celebi~ vs IceArrow
IceArrow vs rockem7

This weekend's tournament: RNG Letter tournament.

Rules:
Standard Clauses apply (Sleep, Evasion, Strict Damage, Species, Freeze; Timed Battle is optional).

Ubers are banned.

The new NU to OU changes will be banned also.

You are to make a team using Pokemon that start with the following letters:

N

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Nidoking
Nidoqueen
Ninetails
Ninjask
Noctowl

S

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Sableye
Salamence
Sandslash
Sceptile
Scizor
Seaking
Seviper
Sharpedo
Shaymin
Shedinja
Shiftry
Shuckle
Skarmory
Skuntank
Slaking
Slowbro
Slowking
Smeargle
Snorlax
Solrock
Spinda
Spiritomb
Stantler
Staraptor
Starmie
Steelix
Sudowoodo
Suicune
Sunflora
Swalot
Swampert
Swellow

V

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Vaporeon
Venomoth
Venusaur
Vespiquen
Victreebel
Vileplume
Volbeat

NFE's were not listed but are completely legal.

 

[rockem7]

History

Weekend 1: OUbers

Rules​

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Standard Rules
Evasion, Species, Freeze, OHKO, Sleep, Strict Damage, and Timer Clauses must ALL be on.

The Following pokemon are banned
Arceus

The following Pokemon are considered "uber"
Darkrai
Deoxys[-A/D/S]
Dialga
Garchomp
Giratina[-O]
Groudon
Ho-Oh
Kyogre
Latias(only with Soul Dew)
Latios(with or without Soul Dew)
Lugia
Manaphy
Mew
Mewtwo
Palkia
Shaymin-S
Wobbuffet
Wynaut​

Extra Rule

You can have one uber on your team.

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Bracket​

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Round 1
roacherman v ultimario
supermarth64 v ss118
CRASHiC v 0rly

Since we'll have three winners, the 2nd and final round will be Round Robin.
Round 2
supermarth64 v ultimario
0rly v supermarth64
ultimario v 0rly​

Winner: supermarth64.
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The Team

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Groudon @ Leftovers
Ability: Drought
EVs: 252 HP/156 Atk/32 Def/8 Spd/60 SDef
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Roar
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
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Blissey (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 4 HP/252 Def/252 SDef
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Seismic Toss
- Softboiled
- Toxic
- Ice Beam
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Heatran (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP/144 Spd/112 SDef
Calm nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Flamethrower
- Taunt
- Roar
- Dragon Pulse
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Forretress (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP/4 Def/252 SDef
Careful nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Rapid Spin
- Payback
- Spikes
- Toxic Spikes
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Jirachi @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- U-turn
- Iron Head
- Thunderpunch
- Ice Punch
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Rotom-h @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP/68 Def/188 Spd
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Substitute
- Pain Split
- Will-o-wisp
- Thunderbolt
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The Interview

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[16:23] articanus: so do u have time to answer a few of the questions?
[16:23] supermarth64: yea that's fine
[16:23] articanus: It will be very general questions that will be asked to every weekend tournament winner
[16:23] supermarth64: ok
[16:23] articanus: What inspired you to use Groudon over the other available ubers?
[16:24] supermarth64: well i had a stall team that had stalltwo on it
[16:24] supermarth64:(light screen/wow/taunt/recover)
[16:24] supermarth64: and groudon was a main player in that
[16:24] articanus: But why the groudon over the mewtwo?
[16:25] supermarth64: i feared kyogre more than i needed mewtwo
[16:25] supermarth64: and sun would help me weaken surfs (usually by saccing groudon)
[16:26] articanus: So basically you designed your team as a general anti-metagame team, hence the use of T-spikes to cripple most ubers and Sun to stop what you probably predicted as the "common" Rain team?
[16:26] supermarth64: yep
[16:26] supermarth64: here let me start my train of thought
[16:27] supermarth64: so my uber team is
[16:27] supermarth64: groudon/latias/forry/heatran/mewtwo/uhhhhhhhhhh
[16:27] supermarth64: kyogre
[16:28] supermarth64: so i thought
[16:28] supermarth64: "ok 3 ubers, i need to kick off 2"
[16:28] supermarth64: my first concern was that i needed a way to check specs kyogre
[16:28] supermarth64: oh wait i lied
[16:28] supermarth64: 4 ubers cuz soul dew latias
[16:28] articanus: well that's easy enough to fix
[16:29] supermarth64: yea
[16:29] supermarth64: so i swapped out latias for blissey
[16:29] supermarth64: gave it softboiled because wish + protect would leave me a bit vulnerable
[16:29] supermarth64: and gave it ice beam so it wouldn't be salaquaza bait
[16:29] supermarth64: next i kept forry because spikes + tspikes are good and i didn't expect anyone to carry rapid spin
[16:30] supermarth64: though in case i ran rotom-h over kyogre to block rapid spin
[16:30] supermarth64: and made it outspeed adamant lucario to hit it with a wow/tbolt
[16:30] articanus: So that is
[16:30] articanus: groudon/blissey/forrey/rotom/heatran
[16:30] supermarth64: and "mewtwo"
[16:31] articanus:so obv one of them had to go
[16:31] supermarth64: though mewtwo's getting replaced
[16:31] supermarth64: yep
[16:31] supermarth64:i kept heatran ebcause taunt was unexpected and there wasn't really any other set that i could use on it
[16:31] supermarth64:(i really needed dragon pulse and roar was pretty good)
[16:31] supermarth64:so the set just stuck
[16:31] articanus: it proved obnoxious in our battle
[16:31] articanus: at least
[16:31] articanus: xD
[16:31] supermarth64:haha yea
[16:32] supermarth64: groudon is a good partner for heatran as it allows it to eat surfs if it has to (namely from palkia)
[16:32] supermarth64: plus i needed SR
[16:32] supermarth64: so mewtwo had to go
[16:32] supermarth64: and roar was pretty useful
[16:32] supermarth64: (lol double roarers)
[16:32] supermarth64:so after mewtwo left
[16:32] supermarth64: i noticed how my team was dd gyara weak if rotom-h was weakened
[16:33] supermarth64: so i stuck scarf jirachi on there
[16:33] supermarth64: and gave it u-turn because it can hit things like darkrai and mewtwo for SE damage
[16:33] supermarth64: then iron head because it's gay
[16:33] articanus: f@g
[16:33] articanus: xD
[16:33] supermarth64: and i forgot the last move
[16:33] articanus:Ice Punch
[16:33] articanus: general Dragons I guess
[16:33] supermarth64: i guess i was paranoid about rayquaza and mence
[16:33] supermarth64: so yea, that's how i made my team
[16:33] articanus:I don't think Rayquaza was ever used
[16:34] articanus: I was pissing my pants over darkrai tbh
[16:34] articanus:lol
[16:34] supermarth64: originally i wanted to do double dragon (salaquaza)
[16:34] supermarth64: but then i decided against it because i can't play well with it
[16:34] articanus: well obviously the team you chose did very well regardless
[16:35] articanus: lol
[16:36] articanus: well thanks for your time
[16:36] articanus: ^^

Weekend 2: Random Tournament
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Rules​

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Standard Rules​

Evasion, Species, Freeze, OHKO, Sleep, Strict Damage, and Timer Clauses must ALL be on.

Extra Rule
Only the following pokemon can be used.
355- Duskull
369- Relicanth
004- Charmander
359- Absol
124- Jynx
108- Lickitung
464- Rhyperior
285- Shroomish
364- Sealeo
016- Pidgey
297- Hariyama
131- Lapras
011- Metapod
036- Clefable
168- Ariados
158- Totodile
318- Carvanha
037- Vulpix
398- Staraptor
019- Rattata
081- Magnemite
220- Swinub
045- Vileplume
192- Sunflora
257- Blaziken

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Bracket​

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Round 1
roacherman v gates
CRASHiC v ss118
SilentVerse v Majority
supermarth64 v bye

Round 2
gates v ss118
Majority v supermarth64

Round 3
gates v Majority
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Winner: Majority.
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The Team

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Rhyperior@ Leftovers
Solid Rock: Adamant
EVs: 136 HP / 244 Atk / 128 Spe
Stealth Rock
Earthquake
Megahorn
Rock Blast
---
Staraptor@ Choice Band
Intimidate: Jolly
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Brave Bird
Close Combat
Return
U-Turn
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Absol@ Life Orb
Super Luck: Jolly
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Swords Dance
Sucker Punch
Night Slash
Superpower
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Blaziken@ Life Orb
Blaze: Rash
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 Spe / 252 SpA
Fire Blast
Superpower
Vacuum Wave
Stone Edge
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Hariyama@ Leftovers
Thick Fat: Impish
EVs: 80 HP / 172 Atk / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Close Combat
Ice Punch
Payback
Knock Off
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Relicanth@ Choice Scarf
Rock Head: Jolly
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Head Smash
Earthquake
Waterfall
Double-Edge
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The Interview

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1) What did you think of the pool of pokemon available?
-There were just enough pokemon available that I wanted to use, and it was great that Relicanth was one of them.

2) What did you see as the biggest threat?
-Staraptor was definitely the biggest threat, but since probably everyone used it, it wasn't a big deal.

3) Did anything take you by surprise?
-Yea, that I won.
And how well Duskull was used by my opponents.

4) What were the steps you took to making this team?
-I took all the decent fully-evolved pokemon available and decided between them.

Weekend 3: Twist of Type
Team must consist of 2 fire-types, 2 flying-types, and two normal-types.


Bracket​

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Round 1
rockem7 v majority
kirbyraeg v ss118
supermarth64 v writer kupo

Since we'll have three winners, the 2nd and final round will be Round Robin.
Round 2
supermarth64 v rockem7
rockem7 v ss118
ss118 v supermarth64​

Winner: ss118.
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The Team

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Aerodactyl (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
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Gyarados (F) @ Life Orb
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Aqua Tail
- Stone Edge
- Dragon Dance
- Taunt
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Heatran (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP/120 Def/136 SDef
Calm nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Lava Plume
- Dragon Pulse
- Substitute
- Roar
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Infernape (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 4 Atk/252 Spd/252 SAtk
Hasty nature (+Spd, -Def)
- Overheat
- Close Combat
- Thunderpunch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
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Ambipom (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Fake Out
- Last Resort
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Clefable (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 255 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Endeavor
- Protect
- Encore
- Toxic
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[Terywj [태리]]

Isn't this Week 4? And maybe you could copy the first three weeks under Articanus to showcase them in the history or something.

I nominate Crystal Cup.

 

[rockem7]

There, fixed it up. Nominations will be tracked on the OP also.

 

[Deleted member]

I nominate Crystal Cup.

 

[ss118]

Choice tournament, single stage, low pp, random(both kinds).

 

[Gates]

I nurminate RNG Random and RNG Letter (we RNG a letter, pokemon on the team have to have names that start with the letter, Ubers allowed only if there aren't enough fully evolved pokemon of that letter).

 

[rockem7]

I nominate Choice Tourney, RNG Letter, and Crystal Cup.

 

[kirbyraeg]

**** crystal cup lol

gen 2 stall needs to stay dead =D

i nominate rng letter, choice tourney, and THE BST TOTAL TOURNAMENT WHICH IS THE BEST IDEA OF THEM ALL

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Add Letter idea to my nominations.

 

[Wave⁂]

Bast Stat Total Total Tournament?

 

[rockem7]

Bast Stat Total Total Tournament?

Make a team who's total BST is equal to 2500 (or whatever we decide it to be).

Also, are we planning on doing like 3 or 4 tournies still or just one?

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Wave was making fun of "BST Total Tournament" as opposed to "BST Tournament".

Also, I think only one would be good.

 

[kirbyraeg]

Bast Stat Total Total Tournament?

saying total twice isn't completely improper here, since bst is a measure applied to an individual pokemon, whereas a team-wide cap on bst is a bit different, ergo bst total.

yeah it's wrong but i'm trying to make it sound right.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

saying total twice isn't completely improper here, since bst is a measure applied to an individual pokemon, whereas a team-wide cap on bst is a bit different, ergo bst total.

yeah it's wrong but i'm trying to make it sound right.

Remember, the A for effort.

 

[Wave⁂]

I was pointing it out as a question, since I didn't know what it was.

-1 nomination for letter. Too restrictive. If it lands on "E"? Only seven fully-evolved Pokémon. And if you want to re-roll for the letter, where does it end? Do you re-roll until you have a letter with 10 fully-evolved Pokémon? 15?

I like Scizor Tournament BSTTT.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Maybe 4 or 5 lettered with a wild card works out better...

 

[rockem7]

I could see 4 letters working. No matter what it lands on, it could have just enough variation for everyone to make a team.

 

[Wave⁂]

Until it hits "X", of course.

+2 support for RNG letter, even though I ****ing hate wildcards

 

[Terywj [태리]]

RNG Letter with 4 Letters Tournament is my nomination along with Crystal Cup, then.

 

[Gates]

4 letters is too many. It should be 3 letters max and require one pokemon from each letter on a team.

The point is to give enough limitations that you can build a creative team, not to have a ton of leeway in case "ZOMG WHAT IF WE ROLL X?"

 

[Zankoku]

Just do six letters, one of each letter on the team.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Just do six letters, one of each letter on the team.

I guess I'm fine with this version too, although it's more lenient than the previously suggested ideas.

 

[rockem7]

I like the idea of doing three or four letters more.

 

[Circa]

I nominate Letter and Low PP.

Three or four letters though. Not six.

 

[Deleted member]

I also vote letter but only 3 letters.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

When will nominations close, Rockem? It's almost Friday, and we'll be needing a poll (?) for this.

 

[rockem7]

Nominations close at midnight. And the nominations were kind of a poll in itself, or so I thought. If you guys really want a poll, we could make one with the top three or four ideas. If not, then the result will be the RNG Letter tournament.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

I say we just stick with RNG Letter and move onto deciding / RNG the actual letters. No wild card, since we're using 3(?) letters.

 

[rockem7]

Letters are posted, and registration is now open. Registration will close at 11:59 pm Friday night.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Zook, please enter this tournament so you can Baton Pass +6 Attack to your Swinub.

 

[jigglyppuff8]

Sign me up for this. I'll be using Pokemon Online.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Sign me up for this. I'll be using Pokemon Online.

Holy crap it's Jigglypuff8! How have you been, man?

Also, I'm signing up for this.

 

[Gates]

**** YEAH N NOW I CAN USE MY AWESOME NIDOQUEEN LEAD.

EDIT: Oh ****, no I can't. I'm going away until Monday. 4th of July johns.

 

[rockem7]

Jigglypuff and Tery have been added. Also, Gates, when do you leave? Because if you're available tomorrow you might still be able to do it.

 

[Gates]

I'm leaving tomorrow in the early afternoon.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Dang. It seems everyone's schedules will be eaten up due to Fourth of July. Maybe we should postpone this until next weekend?

 

[rockem7]

I guess that's possible. The letters and everything will remain the same, and those few of us who are currently registered shall remained registered unless you ask to be taken off of the list.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

I guess that's possible. The letters and everything will remain the same, and those few of us who are currently registered shall remained registered unless you ask to be taken off of the list.

Alright. Sounds good to me.

 

[Deleted member]

Sign me up if its next week.