Thread: Gym Leader Tournament 2018: Bread and Circuses and Swiss Cheese

Gym Leader Tournament 2018: Bread and Circuses and Swiss Cheese

Welcome to URPG’s annual Gym Leader Tournament, with a twist! (A Swisst?) Here, our best and brightest battlers will duke it out to prove once and for all [read: for approximately the next year] which Gym is the mightiest! The meatiest! The cheesiest! Only the strongest Gym Leader will triumph in the face of unsavory flavors and earn the coveted title: “2018 Gym Leader Tournament Champion”!

Tournament Rules

1. Each Gym Leader intending to join the tournament must post in this thread to confirm.
2. You may only use Pokémon (owned or rented) that are part of your lineup at the time you post in this thread. If your line-up changes during the tournament, you will still be limited to only the Pokémon in your signup sheet.
3. Yes, you may use your Gym’s wildcard.
4. All battles and match-ups will be determined completely randomly, avoiding any type bias. Rolls will be done on Discord.
[4a. If there are eight or fewer players, matchups will be determined using Swiss tournament rules. I’ll post more details if this occurs.]
5. This is an elimination tournament. That means if you lose, you're out.
[5a. If the tournament switches to Swiss rules (8 or fewer players), there will be no elimination and all battlers will be invited to participate in each round.]
6. If you foresee any issues with time zones please contact me as soon as possible. I am here to facilitate the process of setting a date and time for your battle, or to create a forum battle where needed.
7. Defeating a Gym Leader in this tournament does not grant you their badge.
8. Orange Island Gyms are not allowed to compete.
9. There is an entry fee of $10,000. The entry fee will be refunded to any player who completes all battles for which they are matched and may be claimed upon elimination or at the end of the tournament.

Battle Rules

All battles must use the 6v6 SM Singles format. Please see below for the default rules:

Private Preview (may be changed to Private FULL if both battlers agree)
Items On (may be changed to Items OFF if both battlers agree)
No Weather / Default Terrain
Sleep/Freeze/OHKO/ACC/EVA Clauses ON

Schedule

Signups will be open from the time of this posting until 11:59pm EST on Friday, Feb. 9th. Each round will last no more than two weeks. Any battles that don't happen within two weeks will result in one or both battlers being kicked from the tournament.

If you have any concerns about completing your battle within the specified time frame, please reach out to me as soon as possible. As tournament organizer, I reserve the right the judge who should move on in any given round if the battle doesn't finish/start.

Prizes

*** Please note that these prizes are subject to change based on the level of participation in this tourney. Wild Cards do not count as being your gym's type when claiming a prize.

First Place Prize:
- If you have any Rented Pokemon, you may choose one of those Pokemon to become Owned in addition to any EMs you have on them, and 3 more TMs on top of these.
- If all of your Pokemon are Owned, you can claim any non-Legendary Pokemon of your Gym's type with 3 TMs on it.
- If you own all the Pokemon of your Gym's type then you may pick any non-Legendary Pokemon with 3 TMs on it.

Second Place Prize:
- If you have any Rented Pokemon you may choose one of these Pokemon to become Owned in addition to any EMs you already have on them.
- If all of your Pokemon are Owned you may claim one Complex-level or lower Pokemon of your Gym's type.
- If you own all the Pokemon of your Gym's type you may claim a Complex-level or lower Pokemon.

Third Place Prize:
- If you have any Rented Pokemon you may choose one of these Pokemon to become Owned in addition to any EMs you already have on them, as long as their lowest-evolved form is Medium-ranked or lower.
- If you have Rented Pokemon but none of their lowest-evolved forms is Medium-ranked or lower, you may choose one Medium-level or lower Pokemon of your Gym's type.
- If all of your Pokemon are Owned you may claim one Medium-level or lower Pokemon of your Gym's type.

Signup Form

Code:

Gym:
Type:
Lineup:
Region:

Signups are now closed. Stay tuned for round one pairings!