[Approved] XY NEU: Potential

Discussion in 'Tournament Applications' started by Fiery Espeon, Sep 1, 2014.

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  1. Fiery Espeon

    Fiery Espeon The fire never bothered me anyway ~

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    A lot of Pokemon do not get to be part of the NU Metagame. BW2 had a lower tier between NU and LC, called NEU. There are a lot of potential in a lot of underused Pokemon in the Metagame. So this Tour focuses on the Pokemon that might be good and have potention if there was a XY NEU. Based on August 2014 NU usage statistics, all Pokemon under 4% usage percent are allowed on teams. All battles must be Played in NU.
    Link to NU Usage Stats: http://stats.pokemon-online.eu/past-stats/august-2014/XY NU/index.html
    ~ Teams must be subjected to NU banlist, and all Pokemon used must be under 4% usage.
    ~ Clauses : Sleep Clause, Wifi Battle, Species Clause, Self KO Clause
    ~ Best of 1, Finals will be best of 3
    ~ 1 week of signups
    ~ No Aim in terms of Players
    ~ Teams must be Forum PMed, or PMed on Server to insure it follows the Tournament.
    ~ Deadlines are 1 week, coin flip if inactive.

    Notes : I may want to change the name, so suggestions are appreciated. I also would like suggestions if cut off rate is too low/too high.
    Edit: Cutoff changed to 4%
    Edit2: 1 week deadline
     
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  2. Weavile

    Weavile Phoenix

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    Usage cutoffs are done using Ranked Stats traditionally your use of an extremely arbitrary value at 2 decimal places would suggest that you were 1) using unranked and 2) you don't like Kadabra. Also picking a random cutoff and calling it a tour based on NEU isn't exactly consistent. If NEU were to exist this gen (it won't) it would use a cutoff like all other tiers of 4% (ranked) just as it did last gen. Meaning anything Ninetales down is fair game.

    Secondly I'm not sure I agree with 4 day deadlines for this. If you noted that the "No Johns" tournament was accepted with short deadlines, that is because it is the whole point of the tournament and has proven successful in the past because of that fact. As a standard rule most tours we like to have a week for each round.

    So in short.
    I'll give my approval vote if:
    - Cutoff is changed to 4% ranked usage.
    - 1 week deadlines.
     
  3. Fiery Espeon

    Fiery Espeon The fire never bothered me anyway ~

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    I edited the OP, and I did think my cutoff was a bit low. And yes I did despise Focus Sash Kadabra in NU.
     
  4. Samphire

    Samphire Too much hard work!

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    Happy to accept with the proposed changes: 1/3
     
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    Raducan Well-Known Member

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    Sure. (2/3)
     
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    Weavile Phoenix

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    Nice nice.
    2/3
    Edit Raducan's a loser 3/3
     
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