[Approved] Long Live the King

Discussion in 'Tournament Applications' started by Portia, Aug 29, 2016.

  1. Portia

    Portia New Member

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    As the title may have failed to suggest, I would like to propose a tournament idea which loosely mimics the concept of 'checkmating'.
    Simply put, the idea is such; guard your 'king' in battle.

    To elaborate...

    One Pokemon, the mega to be specific, will be assigned 'kingship'. The teams will follow the general OU format, with some exceptions and restrictions.
    The match will be considered over when the king of either side faints. In the event that both kings die on the same turn, the Pokemon that fainted first loses, without exception. That means if your king explodes or final gambit's another king, you auto-lose.
    Your job as a participant is to pressure your opponent into using their mega, and killing it. Defeating all your opponent's pokemon is not the objective; sniping the king is. And that's how you secure the win.

    Bans:
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    Pokemon in the Ubers category, including mons banned from OU such as Greninja, are prohibited.
    2) Phasing moves (Roar, Whirlwind, Dragon Tail and Circle Throw) are banned. Phasing moves would make it easier to force the opponent's mega out, which I'd rather not have. Your aim should be to pressure your opponent into sending their mega out (the mega is usually an important pokemon on any OU team, so force them to use it and smash it up)
    3) Healing Wish and Lunar Dance are banned. Wish is allowed, because you're taking a risk by sending in your mega to receive the healing.
    4) Recovery moves in your mega of any form are prohibited. This also includes rest, aqua ring, ingrain and leech seed. I'm still iffy about drain punch and giga drain, but they'll probably get a pass.
    5) Standard OU bans that don't contradict with the exceptions, such as KO moves.

    Exceptions:
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    Baton Pass is allowed, however the baton-pass user cannot carry any boosting moves, nor can it pass on any stat boosts (such as from a speed boosting ninjask). What's the point, then? Well, scouting and safely getting your mon out of situations. You may also use it to pass substitutes. Aqua Ring and Ingrain are not to be passed on to your Megas, in compliance with the no healing moves ban.

    Rules
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    Each round will be BO1, finals may be BO3.
    2) Your team must have one mega. This is to stop 'intelligent' people slapping on 2 megastones on 2 different mons, losing one, and being all 'har har that wasn't my mega it's carrying custap berry actually my other mon is the mega'. tldr; one megastone per team.
    3) All matches will be played in the ORAS Ubers tier, to accommodate the baton pass allowance.
    4) All teams must be PM'd to me for approval before they're accepted.
    5) All battle replays must be posted on the main thread or PM'd to me directly. Any match that takes place without a log will be considered void.
    6) All official PO rules apply.

    Any feedback is welcomed, as are suggestions ^^.​
     
    Last edited: Aug 30, 2016
  2. Draciel

    Draciel ALLEZ! ALLEZ! ALLEZ!

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    If I remember correctly there was a tour on smogon forums recently like this, and I think it's a fun idea; Dragon Tail should be added to banlist because of the reason you yourself stated. Rest of the rules look ok to me, however do stress on the fact that all teams are to be PM'd to you/all battle logs are to be saved before otherwise the match is considered void, because cheating with moves is very easy in a tour like this.

    Approved 1/2
     
  3. Xdevo

    Xdevo Phrasing Super Moderator Tour Director Super Moderator Tour Director

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    Circle Throw should be banned too by that logic

    Solidify the rules before it starts and it's fine
     
  4. Portia

    Portia New Member

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    Oh right, I totally forgot Circle Throw was a thing .-.
    I added that now alongside finalising the Dtail ban, and stressed on the rules mentioned.
     
  5. TraceofLife

    TraceofLife Lucky Strike

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    hi, since replays not a thing anymore, do we post battle logs or what?
     
  6. Portia

    Portia New Member

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    They are on the client; you just don't get a replay-link, although you can send the file comfortably.
    I've never touched android - does it not facilitate replays at all anymore?
    If so, battle logs will suffice if both members send me them and they mirror each other (don't want either side tampering with it)
    Otherwise, a replay from one of the two opponents should be sufficient.