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return of the king

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Kobe's Reality
Seen March 6th, 2022
Posted January 17th, 2022
10,818 posts
15.8 Years

The PokéCommunity OverUsed Tournament

Introduction
Welcome to the (third annual!) PokéCommunity OverUsed Tournament!

This tournament started with the 2014 tournament and happened last year as well, and it continues now. As the OP of the original iteration states, the goal of the tournament is to be one of the few competitive milestones in our battling community, to be held once a year to determine PC's best OverUsed battler. Of course, it needs PC's best OU battlers to sign up and compete for that title to have any meaning, so sign up and have fun!

Sign-Up Form
Pokémon Showdown username(s):
Time zone:

Format
• This is a BEST OF THREE single elimination ORAS OU tournament.
• The tournament bracket will be determined randomly each round. The tournament's size with be the highest multiple of sixteen possible, rounding down, with anyone else becoming subs in case someone must drop out.
• Each round will last for exactly seven days. Completing matches is an expectation, so do not join if you are not completely certain that you will be able to complete your matches. No extensions will be granted. The winner of unfinished battles will be the more active player. Failing to complete matches ruins the competitive integrity of the tournament. Things can come up, so if you need a sub, don't wait until a day before the deadline to tell us.

Rules
• The Tournament's format is standard ORAS OU according to Smogon's tier list, which can be found here.
• You must abide by standard battle clauses as well as the tier list.
• If a tiering change happens during the tournament, it will take effect at the start of the next round. Any change to a clause (like Baton Pass or Endless Battle) will take effect immediately.
• Please do battles on either the Smogon or PokéCommunity Pokémon Showdown! servers.
• I reserve the right to deny anyone entry to this tournament if I have reason to believe they won't complete their matches. I will avoid doing this, but if you are Lucario_Master49588 and have 1 post—which happens to be your entry into the tournament—you probably won't be getting in. Sorry. :(

Sportsmanship
• Do not taunt or disrespect opponents or other tournament participants. If it breaks forum and server rules about respect, it's not okay for this tournament either.
• No one likes hax. If you miss three Focus Blasts in a row, remember that your opponent didn't rig the RNG. Be respectful about this or you will be disqualified, as per my judgment (or wolf's judgment should my neutrality be in question). It's competitive, but it's also just a game.
• Do not scout or counter-team your opponent . Feel free to look at old replays, but trying to figure out what team your opponent is using, for example, is prohibited. A good way to approach preparation is that trying to scout for your opponent's tendencies is acceptable, but trying to figure out specifics of their teams for your matches is unsportsmanlike.
• If there is a DC, you may replay the match with either the same teams or different teams, as decided by the user who did not DC. If victory was assured, the match will not be replayed in fairness to the would-be winner. I will make these decisions in the event that "assured victory" is contested.

Previous Winners
2014: Sweep
2015: KorpiklaaniVodka

Sign-Ups
1. 5qwerty
2. Nah
3. Kostas
4. Dragon
5. Castform
6. gimmepie
7. CUTIEFLY!!!
8. Aurora
9. James169
10. Volpe Artica
11. O'aka XXIII
12. ddrox13
13. wolf
14. Hamgaleo
15. srinator
16. Bobderry

Round 1
Aurora vs. Hamgaleo
5qwerty vs. O'aka XXIII
Nah vs. CUTIEFLY!!!
Kostas vs. Volpe Artica
Dragon vs. gimmepie
srinator vs. James169
Bobderry vs. Castform
wolf vs. ddrox13

Round 2
wolf vs. 5qwerty
Nah vs. srinator
Hamgaleo vs. Castform
Volpe Artica vs. gimmepie

Semifinals
Castform vs. Nah
gimmepie vs. wolf

Finals
wolf vs. Nah

Why are the beautiful sick and divided like myself?

Nah

Age 30
she/her, they/them
Seen 11 Hours Ago
Posted 19 Hours Ago
15,643 posts
9.5 Years
I'd like to think I'll do better than losing in round 1 this time lol

Pokémon Showdown username(s): Zekrom52
Time zone: GMT -4 (US EDT)
Nah ンン
“No, I... I have to be strong. Everyone expects me to."

Kostas

Male
Greece!
Seen April 5th, 2023
Posted March 10th, 2019
1,279 posts
8.1 Years
Hmm I think i'm in, however I will be away for 3 days (friday-sunday), I don't think that this is a problem.
Pokémon Showdown username(s): Kwstaspaokara
Time zone: GMT+2

Dragon

lover of milotics

Age 30
Male
Viridian City
Seen 18 Hours Ago
Posted October 24th, 2022
11,170 posts
9.7 Years
I'm in this~!

Pokémon Showdown username(s): Mamori Μinamoto
Time zone: GMT -5


"Let the fools who stand before me be destroyed by the power you and I possess...
DRAGON SLAVE!"

gimmepie

Age 27
Male
Australia
Seen 1 Day Ago
Posted 1 Day Ago
I don't have most of my teams, but why the hell not?

Username: gimmepie
Timezone: GMT+8
RPWLA&MVGGaming Journal

gimmepie

Age 27
Male
Australia
Seen 1 Day Ago
Posted 1 Day Ago
aurora
gmt +10
DID YOU JUST SIGN UP FOR AN OU TOURNAMENT :O
RPWLA&MVGGaming Journal
Male
Rock City
Seen November 28th, 2016
Posted September 1st, 2016
6 posts
7.1 Years
So I know that I'm pretty much Lucario_Master49588, but I'd like to sign up. I specifically searched this out in hopes one was going to happen.... So I have no reason not to show.

Question though, just in case you open your hearts to me... On every match, are we building our own team of any OU Pokemon? Or will there be a draft? I'm assuming the former since there isn't enough OU's to cover a whole tournament, but I'm just checking even though I pretty much answered my own question.

Thanks



Edit: Central Time

Sonata

Don't let me disappear

Age 27
Male
Indiana
Seen 2 Hours Ago
Posted March 25th, 2023
13,619 posts
10.2 Years
I'll try my luck.

Pokémon Showdown username(s): O'aka XXIII
Time zone: GMT -4

ddrox13

Anti-Nonsense

Northeast US
Seen October 21st, 2021
Posted August 7th, 2021
1,643 posts
7.5 Years
ddrox13
GMT-4 (GMT-5 after November 6)

Critdra/Scarfkiss is borken core. I got all the way to a 1001 rating on the Showdown ladder with it. That is all.
Challenges - TCG - Daily
Profile pic by Kitty!

Male
Rock City
Seen November 28th, 2016
Posted September 1st, 2016
6 posts
7.1 Years
So I know that I'm pretty much Lucario_Master49588, but I'd like to sign up. I specifically searched this out in hopes one was going to happen.... So I have no reason not to show.

Question though, just in case you open your hearts to me... On every match, are we building our own team of any OU Pokemon? Or will there be a draft? I'm assuming the former since there isn't enough OU's to cover a whole tournament, but I'm just checking even though I pretty much answered my own question.

Thanks



Edit: Central Time
Editing with username:
Regirock City

wolf

he/him
Seen 15 Hours Ago
Posted October 23rd, 2022
8,259 posts
14.7 Years
Pokémon Showdown username(s): wolf
Time zone: GMT -4

I'll forfeit my spot and be a sub if we reach more than 16.
.

Anti

return of the king

Non-binary
Kobe's Reality
Seen March 6th, 2022
Posted January 17th, 2022
10,818 posts
15.8 Years
We still need three people to sign up before I can begin the tournament. When this happens, I will post Round 1.

So I know that I'm pretty much Lucario_Master49588, but I'd like to sign up. I specifically searched this out in hopes one was going to happen.... So I have no reason not to show.

Question though, just in case you open your hearts to me... On every match, are we building our own team of any OU Pokemon? Or will there be a draft? I'm assuming the former since there isn't enough OU's to cover a whole tournament, but I'm just checking even though I pretty much answered my own question.

Thanks

Edit: Central Time
You build your own teams. I am happy to put you in as a sub, but I am pretty inflexible with the requirements, so I don't think I can put you in as a regular participant. Sorry. :(
Why are the beautiful sick and divided like myself?
Male
Seen March 11th, 2017
Posted March 2nd, 2017
213 posts
6.8 Years
Pokemon Showdown Username: BobDerry
Time Zone: GMT -6
I am only avalable on weekends, if the times are not compatible, let me know. Thank you!
When is it held?
I only have Gen 6! Cannot trade on Gen 7.
Available on Thursday and Friday (GMT -7) Not available on Saturday and Sunday


Trade Shop: https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?p=9387147#post9387147
Remember to leave a Trade Review: https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=377463

Anti

return of the king

Non-binary
Kobe's Reality
Seen March 6th, 2022
Posted January 17th, 2022
10,818 posts
15.8 Years
We're finally at 16, so this is starting now. The first round match-ups are as follows:

Aurora vs. Hamgaleo
5qwerty vs. O'aka XXIII
Nah vs. CUTIEFLY!!!
Kostas vs. Volpe Artica
Dragon vs. gimmepie
srinator vs. James169
Bobderry vs. Castform
wolf vs. ddrox13

The deadline for the first round is Sunday, September 18 at 11:59 EST. At that time I will assess activity wins if necessary. Do not make it necessary.

Everyone else will be a sub.

(Everyone is quoted below for a notification.)

Pokémon Showdown username(s): 5qwerty
Time zone: EST/EDT (-4 or -5 or something, I don't know)
I'd like to think I'll do better than losing in round 1 this time lol

Pokémon Showdown username(s): Zekrom52
Time zone: GMT -4 (US EDT)
Hmm I think i'm in, however I will be away for 3 days (friday-sunday), I don't think that this is a problem.
Pokémon Showdown username(s): Kwstaspaokara
Time zone: GMT+2
I'm in this~!

Pokémon Showdown username(s): Mamori Μinamoto
Time zone: GMT -5
Showdown name: Carol's Cookies
Timezone: Central US
I don't have most of my teams, but why the hell not?

Username: gimmepie
Timezone: GMT+8
Sure why not.
User name is Mudkip.
Hope I'll be able to be on
aurora
gmt +10
I'll give it a shot, but don't expect anything very good!
JP1995
Time zone- GMT +1
Everyone will be building their own team/s with full access to the Pokemon list, as opposed to a Draft.

I'll sign up if there is still space

Showdown Username: rabiNOv
Timezone: GMT+1
I'll try my luck.

Pokémon Showdown username(s): O'aka XXIII
Time zone: GMT -4
ddrox13
GMT-4 (GMT-5 after November 6)

Critdra/Scarfkiss is borken core. I got all the way to a 1001 rating on the Showdown ladder with it. That is all.
Pokémon Showdown username(s): wolf
Time zone: GMT -4

I'll forfeit my spot and be a sub if we reach more than 16.
Pokémon Showdown username(s): HamtaroTumin, Hamgaleo, Konnichiwα
Time zone: GMT +5:30
~in
gmt+530
Pokemon Showdown Username: BobDerry
Time Zone: GMT -6
I am only avalable on weekends, if the times are not compatible, let me know. Thank you!
When is it held?
!!!!!
Why are the beautiful sick and divided like myself?