Thread: [WAR ll]: Week Four

It's that time of year again, folks! The time of year where we decide to throw caution to the wind as our competitive spirits take over in an all out brawl to see who's the very best. Some...well, all of us...even call it a WAR. Being the love, joy and happiness-filled community that we are, URPG has never been a group that would back down from perpetually kicking each other's butts, so here we are with our own slice of the action! So get those Pokeballs ready! ...but also put on some reading glasses cause the rules are important too (we can't have actual casualties this year)!

Participating:


Like last year, there will be no formal sign-ups in order for any URPG member to participate in our section of WAR. Instead, accepting at least one battle each week is basically the same as signing a contract that says: "I will accept battles the rest of this week if I am online and able." You know what you are getting into if you accept a battle. Battle dodging and being picky about who you face will not be tolerated and can result in point deduction. Don't start huge arguments over AIM, just send me a PM (on BMGf please) and I will deal with it. At the same time, don't harass people to accept battles. We are all humans here (maybe) playing a game, so please try to find some balance. Again, I am fully contactable if anything needs to be sorted out. Let's just remember to have fun!

Battling:


Before anyone asks, yes, battling is currently the only facet of URPG that competes in WAR. Hopefully this will change in the future, but right now this is what we've got. While I encourage as much participation as possible from each member, I also fully recognize that there is room for abusing the system (as usual) so I'll address that here. In order to avoid the same person beating up the same other person over and over again for quick wins the following rules are in place like last year:

-You can only battle any given member once per day. After you've fought them, go find someone else.
-You can only battle any given member 3x per week. If I see that this is being abused to its fullest extent, I may even decrease this number, but I don't forsee that being an issue.

Like I said before, it's all about balance. We're all smart (lol) and know what's right and wrong, so let's keep the abuse to a min and the fun to max! If anything questionable comes up, ask me.

Refs should log all battles in here. It is important that you note what teams the battlers are on, and what week the log is for. The ref should also note if they are on a team so that I can determine if they are eligible for a Point after wages. If this info is missing, I will skip the log when I do wages. I'm not trying to be a buttface, but I'm also not trying to be a detective. Please give the necessary information. After all, wages will be doubled again for both battlers and refs!! As usual, there will be a special rule each week that all battles must follow in order to qualify as WAR battles.

Points and Stuff:


I have 6 points to give out each week, so here's how they'll be awarded:

+2 Points to the Team with the most overall wins each week.
+1 Point to the Team with the second most overall wins each week.
+1 Point to the member with the most wins each week.
+1 Point to the member with the most battles each week.
+1 Point to the Ref with the highest WAR wages each week. In order to qualify for this, you must also have battled at least once and you obviously must be on a WAR Team. If there is no qualifying Ref for this, the Point will instead go to the member with the second highest amount of wins each week.

Ties will be broken based on the variety of players the battler has fought. This means that if Ash and Winter tie for the most wins in one week, but Ash battled Felly 3 times while Winter fought Fawkes, Maxie, and Prince Vultan, then Winter would be awarded the points. Ties among highest Ref wages will be decided based on the amount of WAR battles that Ref has been in, followed by the win-ratio of those battles, followed by a die roll if things are still tied for that area.

Like last year, URPG will have its own set of prizes for the winning Team, but what those prizes are have not yet been determined. It's based on participation. The more you battle, the better your prizes will be!!

So without further ado, get out there and fight, URPG, FIGHT!!! >:D

Week 1 Rule:

4v4-6v6
XY Private Preview (In future weeks, Open will also be allowed but it doesn't fit with this week's rule)
Multi-Battles and Randoms are not allowed; Doubles/Triples/Rotation/Inverse are acceptable
Helds On/Off
Frz/Slp/OHKO/Eva/Accuracy Clauses
No Legendary Pokemon
No starting Weather(Random if both battlers agree)
Normal Terrain(Random if both battlers agree)
Players must provide a link to their Stats if requested by their opponent

Special Rule:
Max Cash Cheat Code!! (Hold L+R to activate): each player chooses one of their Pokemon to suddenly become fully EM'd (Hidden Ability, all TMs, HMs, Move-Tutor, Breeding, and Special Moves). Oops! Cheat codes can break your game sometimes! Each player must also choose one Pokemon to lose all of its EMs and its Hidden Ability. This is all selected before team preview, and lasts until the end of the battle.

Keep in mind that Hidden Power types much be chosen before Team Preview as well. If they aren't, then you can't use Hidden Power for that battle.

To clarify: the selected Pokemon are not announced. Additionally, you may choose a Pokemon that has no EMs to begin with or a Pokemon that is already fully EMd for either selection.

Week 1 starts June 7th 2 PM EST and ends June 14th 11:59 PM EST.

Week 2 Rule:

4v4-6v6
XY Private Preview (In future weeks, Open will also be allowed but it doesn't fit with this week's rule)
Randoms are not allowed; Doubles/Triples/Rotation/Inverse are acceptable
Multi-Battles are allowed provided both Teammates are also WAR Teammates
Helds On/Off
Frz/Slp/OHKO/Eva/Accuracy Clauses
No Legendary Pokemon
No starting Weather (Random if both battlers agree)
Normal Terrain (Random if both battlers agree)
Players must provide a link to their Stats if requested by their opponent

Special Rule:
Pokemon Modifier! (Hold Select + Up or Down to change your Party): After Team Preview, you may choose to swap one of the Pokemon you originally chose with another from your stats (you may also change its held item). This change is not announced.

Refs please remember to request this change from both players at the start of each battle after Preview. If you both forget, then tough luck, but please try to remember.

Week 2 starts June 15th [now] and ends June 21st 11:59 PM EST.

Week 3 Rule:
4v4-6v6
XY Private Preview (In future weeks, Open will also be allowed but it doesn't fit with this week's rule; I know I keep saying this lol I'm probably lying.)
Randoms are not allowed; Doubles/Triples/Rotation/Inverse are acceptable
Multi-Battles are allowed provided both Teammates are also WAR Teammates
Helds On/Off
Frz/Slp/OHKO/Eva/Accuracy Clauses
No Legendary Pokemon
No Starting Weather (Random if both battlers agree)
Normal Terrain (Random if both battlers agree)
Players must provide a link to their Stats if requested by their opponent

Special Rule:
Negate a type!: After Team Preview, the Referee rolls a 17-sided die (one for each type, Normal is excluded). Please use this list and only this list to determine the type rolled:

Spoiler:

1 Bug
2 Dark
3 Dragon
4 Electric
5 Fairy
6 Fighting
7 Fire
8 Flying
9 Ghost
10 Grass
11 Ground
12 Ice
13 Poison
14 Psychic
15 Rock
16 Steel
17 Water

Moves corresponding the type that is rolled cannot be used by either battler under any circumstance in the battle. If they are called with Metronome, Sleep Talk, or Assist, they fail. Refs: please keep the type in mind. Don't forget this creates a rather large ban-list of moves, so make sure you and your battlers remember.

EDIT: A few notes: If you use Natural Gift while holding a Berry that would make Natural Gift the type of move that is banned, it fails. If Nature Power, Weather Ball, Techno Blast, or Judgment would become the type of move that is banned, it fails instead. If a move would become the banned type due to an -ate ability, Ion Deluge, or Electrify it fails. Flying Press is banned under both Flying and/or Fighting.

Week 3 starts June 21st [now] and ends June 28th 11:59 PM EST.

Week 4 Rule:

4v4-6v6
XY Private Preview
Randoms are not allowed; Doubles/Triples/Rotation/Inverse are acceptable
Multi-Battles are allowed provided both Teammates are also WAR Teammates
Helds On/Off
Frz/Slp/OHKO/Eva/Accuracy Clauses
No Legendary Pokemon
No Starting Weather (Random if both battlers agree)
Normal Terrain (Random if both battlers agree)
Players must provide a link to their Stats if requested by their opponent

Special Rule:
A Twist on the Past! The ref will roll a 3-sided die before players choose their Pokemon. The result will determine which previous week's rule will be used. Additionally, all battles must be either Inverse, Double, Triple, Rotation, GSC, and/or RSE. These optional rules are chosen after the Week Rule has been determined.

You may mix and match GSC/RSE with the other rules (or omit them if you choose something else), but at least one of these must be used each battle. Since Doubles are still relatively easy, I'm also gonna say you can't do 2 Doubles in a row for this week just to avoid them being spammed. Obviously, Multi-battles can only be conducted in tandem with RSE, GSC, Doubles, or Inverse.

Week 4 starts June 29th [now] and ends July 5th 11:59 PM EST.

[reserved for week 5 rule(?????)]

WAR WEEK #1

6v6
XY Private Preview
Helds On
Frz/Slp/OHKO/Eva/Acc
No Legendary Pokemon
Random Weather -> Sandy Weather
Random Terrain -> Badlands
Players must provide a link to their Stats if requested by their opponent

Maxie of JMC v Ash K. of Magma
Weavile, *Hydreigon*, #Machamp#, Serperior, Crobat, Drapion v Aerodactyl, Alakazam, Clefable, Excadrill, {#Omastar#}, {*Rhyperior*}

Mega Aerodactyl started a sweep getting rid of Drapion and Weavile straight of the bat, and severely crippling Hydreigon before getting pared.
Excadrill tagged in and prepared to dispense a can of whoopass. Hydreigon missing a lot didn't help either.
Having dealt with Hydreigon, Machamp just had a lot of SE firepower for Drill to withstand.
Alakazam was more than willing to take over though, killing Machamp and cripplng Serperior.
Clefable clericed, killed Serperior and allowed the unpared MAero one turn of set up, which gave Ash the win.

Ash wins and gets 6000
Maxie loses and gets 3000
I, Lovecraft / Springtrap of Prism, ref and get 6000

Total: 6000

WAR WEEK #1

4v4
XY Private Preview
Helds On
Frz/Slp/OHKO/Eva/Acc
No Legendary Pokemon
Normal Weather
Buiding Terrain
Players must provide a link to their Stats if requested by their opponent

Ash K. of Magma v Elrond of JMC
Blaziken, #Gorebyss#, *Kangaskhan(Mega)*, {Sableye} v #Arcanine#, Greninja, *Dragonite*, Clefable

Blaziken started out doing some damage to Clefable and nabbing a Speed+1 for MegaKhan, which started what Megakhans do best.
Dnite came and was phazed out for Greninja, which was dealt with expediently.
Back once more, it was given the mercy kill.
Arcanine was forced out and was gonna be dealt with, until Ash misread and did a goof that costed Megakhan's life, it still managed to cripple Arcanine, mind you.
Gorebyss came and cleaned it up.

Ash K. wins and gets 4000
Elrond loses and gets 2000
I, Lovecraft / Springtrap of Prism, ref and get 4000

Total: 10000

WAR Week 1

6v6
Triple Battle
X/Y Private Preview
Sleep/Freeze/Accuracy/Evasion/OHKO/Legend Clauses
Foggy Weather, Snow Terrain
Helds On

Special Rule:
Max Cash Cheat Code!! (Hold L+R to activate): each player chooses one of their Pokemon to suddenly become fully EM'd (Hidden Ability, all TMs, HMs, Move-Tutor, Breeding, and Special Moves). Oops! Cheat codes can break your game sometimes! Each player must also choose one Pokemon to lose all of its EMs and its Hidden Ability. This is all selected before team preview, and lasts until the end of the battle.

Ash K. v akdude

Ash K.: Gallade, Murkrow, Togekiss, [Clawitzer], [Clefable], [Lucario]
akdude: Tyrantrum, Snorlax, Electivire, Espeon, Nidoking, Quagsire

Ash K.: max'd Gallade, min'd Clawitzer
akdude: max'd Tyrantrum, min'd Quagsire

Random weather/terrain.

Damn, Fog in a Triple. Winter y u do dis ;_;

Ash led off with a successful Beat Up + Justified combo and KO'd all 3 of DR's lead 'mons.

A couple turns later, DR was left with only Quagsire, so he forfeited.

Ash K. wins! $6,000
akdude gets $3,000

Seppe is a part of Team Yoga Bears 2

Match Wages: $6,000
Total Wages: $6,000

WAR Week 1 #1

6v6
XY Private Preview
Helds On
Frz/Slp/OHKO/Eva/Accuracy/Legend Clauses
No starting Weather
Normal Terrain
Players must provide a link to their Stats if requested by their opponent
Special Rule:
Max Cash Cheat Code!! (Hold L+R to activate): each player chooses one of their Pokemon to suddenly become fully EM'd (Hidden Ability, all TMs, HMs, Move-Tutor, Breeding, and Special Moves). Oops! Cheat codes can break your game sometimes! Each player must also choose one Pokemon to lose all of its EMs and its Hidden Ability. This is all selected before team preview, and lasts until the end of the battle.

Seppe of Team Yoga Bears vs DarknessRuler of Team Trainer
{(Archeops [MIN], Feraligatr, Ferrothorn,) Medicham [MAX], Scolipede, (Togekiss)} vs {Starmie [MAX], Accelgor [MIN], Politoed, Blastoise, Nidoking, Dedenne}

Scolipede set up and passed the boosts to Medicham, and the train didn't stop till everything was KO'd. Also DR gets Pick Up from his Dedenne. Looks like he won something after all!!!

Seppe wins and gets $6000
@akdude; loses and gets $3000
Felly the Yoga Bear refs and gets $6000

Wages you owe me: $6000