Introduction
Hello and welcome once again to the most recent instalment of DB's quarterly competitive tournaments! Today I bring you Draco Magnis' Pokémon Trainer Tournament, which, I hope, would let us have the pleasure of playing like the trainers across the regions.
Rules
- All battles must be played in regular Gen 8 National Dex.
You need to pick a trainer from the games or anime, between Gen 1 to 8, and you make a team using ONLY the Pokémon which the trainer uses. Ash Ketchum is banned, i.e. you can't pick Ash Ketchum as your trainer. Eligible trainer picks are as follows:
- Trainers from the games or anime (which appear between Gen 1 to 8).
- Pokémon trainers from the manga (Pokémon Adventures) are not allowed, i.e. any trainer which has their appearance only in the manga are banned.
- Pokémon trainers from the Battle Tree are allowed.
- You can use a Pokémon if the same trainer used them in a different game, for example, in remakes or The Pokemon World Tournament in B2W2.
- You need to cite a source that has the team of the trainer of your choice! No random teams are allowed. Please attach a Bulbapedia (or any other website) link which confirms your team at the starting or end of your battle.
- You can make your own sets. It is not mandatory to use the movesets, nature or item which the trainer used.
- If a trainer has used less than 6 Pokémon in all their appearances, you can only use the Pokémon that the trainer has used.
- You can Mega Evolve Pokemon even if their trainers did not Mega Evolve them
Miscellaneous:
- Try to play all battles on the official PokéBase Showdown! server.
- Standard Smogon battle clauses and National Dex clauses apply.
- The tournament would be single-elimination, best of one.
- Ghosting is strictly prohibited. Ghosting is defined as giving any piece of advice to someone playing a game. Spectators may not influence a player's decisions, nor can players accept outside help during a battle.
- You are not required to have the same team and trainer throughout the tournament; you may change your trainer and team between matches if you desire to.
- Agreements are allowed. For example, if you want to ban Heatran, and if your opponent agrees, you can play without it. Try to agree only if you're sure about it, as breaking agreements is frowned upon.
- Replays should be always be saved. Play on SmogTours if you feel that your memory might deceive you.
Sign-ups
Please read the guidelines for playing in tournaments before signing up!
For those interested in signing up, please post an answer below. Your answer should include your Pokemon Showdown username, your time zone, and what hours and days you will be available to battle normally. Remember that GMT-based time zones are different during daylight savings time! It would also be recommended to use a time zone converter for scheduling battles.
Here's an example of how to signup:
Showdown! Username: destiny
Time Zone: IST (GMT +5.5)
Availability: 10 am to 5 pm weekdays, 9 am to 7 pm weekends
Sign-ups will close on Monday, April 4th at 11:59 PM IST, and first-round match-ups will be posted within 48 hours of closing.
Post on my wall or Discord DM me if you have any queries about anything. Good luck, and most importantly, have fun.
