Other BigFooty Pokemon X and Y Tournament - Draw Released!

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***First BigFooty Pokemon X/Y Tournament***

Welcome to the first BigFooty Pokemon X and Y Tournament, something I hope we'll see more of in the future.

Entries are open until 12:01am Saturday - we currently have 20 participants, but there is no cap on how many we have. If you're interested in joining, feel free to either PM me or post in this thread.

The tournament will begin on Wednesday the 6th of October. The draw will be released at 12pm Saturday.

Please attempt to read the whole post. I realise it's long, but I'd rather everybody know the rules. At the very least, read the 'Battle Rules' and 'What You Need To Do: A Step-By-Step Guide' sections.

Battle Rules
The rules that will be used are fairly basic with a few variations.
  • Fixed level 50 single battle.
  • Six Pokemon plus two reserves.
  • No Mega Pokemon.
  • No legendary Pokemon.
  • Item clause (no two Pokemon can hold the same item).
  • Evasion clause (no moves which directly increase evasiveness, eg. Double Team, Minimise; Lax Incense and BrightPowder hold items count, as do abilities such as Snow Cloak + Hail combinations).
  • Sleep clause (you are only permitted to put one opposition Pokemon to sleep at once; NB: if the opposition uses Rest, this does not count as the one).
  • OHKO clause (no moves that have the potential to kill an opponent in one move, eg. Guillotine, Sheer Cold).
Format
We now have 20 players, which means that the pool format works perfectly. There'll be four groups of five, and you'll play each person in your group once. The tournament is still open to new competitors, so the pools may shift around a little, but given how the remainder of the tournament pans out, the pools can be uneven without any unfairness.
There'll be a ladder per group, which uses overall wins primarily, followed by total fainted Pokemon. For example, say two individuals are locked at three wins, one loss. Player A had 12 Pokemon defeated throughout his four battles, while player B had 15. In this scenario, player A will be on top of player B on the ladder.
The top two in each group will move on to the quarter finals, while the rest are out of the tournament. The matchups in the quarters will be as follows:
Quarter A: #1 Group A vs. #2 Group D
Quarter B: #1 Group B vs. #2 Group C
Quarter C: #1 Group C vs. #2 Group B
Quarter D: #1 Group D vs. #2 Group A
In the event of a tie (both wins and fainted Pokemon) for either first or second place, the two tying individuals will be forced to face off in a tiebreaker battle.

The winners of the quarter-finals will progress to the semi-finals, while the losers are out of the tournament. The semi-final matchups will be as follows:
Semi A: Winner Quarter A vs. Winner Quarter C
Semi B: Winner Quarter B vs. Winner Quarter D
Semi-finals will be best of three battles. Semi-final winners progress to the grand final.

The grand final will be a best of five battles format.
Tl;dr: here's a pretty picture.
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Fixture
Round 1: 12pm Wednesday 6th November – 12pm Monday 11th November
Pool A
NathanMJ_WB54 def. Quivorir 6-4
The Speaker def. Unrivaled Mach 6-2 - Battle Video NLMG-WWWW-WWW2-MXJD

beta_condition def. NathanMJ_WB54 6-5
Unrivaled Mach def. Quivorir 6-3

beta_condition def. Quivorir 6-3
The Speaker def. NathanMJ_WB54 6-1

Pool B
giffler def. Bengwatkins 6-3
Some Idiot def. Mister Carlton 6-1

giffler def. Mister Carlton 6-2 - Battle Video BUEG-WWWW-WWW2-PG7D
Jcpdragonx def. Some Idiot 6-3

Jcpdragonx def. Bengwatkins 6-2
giffler def. Some Idiot 6-4 - Battle Video GFFW-WWWW-WWW2-KQCP

Pool C
FlowersByIrene def. Gentlemen 6-3 - Battle Video FL2W WWWW WWW2 JBHM
MIZRKO def. smiths 6-1
TheFreshBanana def. zimma 6-3

FlowersByIrene def. MIZRKO 6-3 - Battle Video RURW WWWW WWW2 KFWD
TheFreshBanana def. Gentlemen 6-2 - Battle Video 7BNW-WWWW-WWW2-Z27B
zimma def. smiths 6-3

FlowersByIrene def. smiths 6-5 - Battle Video BS8G-WWWW-WWW2-LVKG
Gentlemen vs. zimma
TheFreshBanana def. MIZRKO 6-4 - Battle Video LTEW-WWWW-WWW2-RM7X

Pool D
banana_jim def. Cager Macleod 6-3 - Battle Video LWMW-WWWW-WWW2-LTRA
Igloo def. Dirty Bird 6-1 - Battle Video 2M9W - WWWW - WWW2 - KFQY
THE411 def. The Big Sauce 6-3 - Battle Video 3P9G-WWWW-WWW2-NRCB

banana_jim def. Dirty Bird 6-1 - Battle Video HDRW-WWWW-WWW2-RTRH
The Big Sauce def. Cager Macleod 6-2 - Battle Video 862W-WWWW-WWW2-NQC5
THE411 def. Igloo 6-1 - Battle Video CBCG-WWWW-WWW2-JJ8Y

Igloo def. banana_jim 6-0
THE411 def. Cager Macleod 6-1
The Big Sauce def. Dirty Bird 6-2 - Battle Video NF5G-WWWW-WWW2-MDM2

Round 2: 12pm Monday 11th November – Thursday 14th November
Pool A
Unrivaled Mach def. beta_condition 6-0
The Speaker def. Quivorir 6-0 - Battle Video GXMW-WWWW-WWW2-RJUG

The Speaker def. beta_condition 6-3 - Battle Video XU3G-WWWW-WWW2-QGAB
Unrivaled Mach def. NathanMJ_WB54 6-2

Pool B
Some Idiot def. Bengwatkins 6-2
Jcpdragonx def. Mister Carlton 6-0

Bengwatkins vs. Mister Carlton
Jcpdragonx def. giffler 6-0

Pool C
FlowersByIrene def. zimma 6-0 - Battle Video 3ALW-WWWW-WWW2-M7HU
Gentlemen def. MIZRKO 6-4 - Battle Video L79G-WWWW-WWW2-RKNY
TheFreshBanana def. smiths 6-3

FlowersByIrene def. TheFreshBanana 6-2 - Battle Video CTSG-WWWW-WWW2-Z5WE
Gentlemen def. smiths 6-1 - Battle Video NVSG-WWWW-WWW2-P6L9
MIZRKO vs. zimma

Pool D
THE411 def. banana_jim 6-2 - Battle Video 8z5w-wwww-www2-qmpb
Cager Macleod def. Dirty Bird 6-3
Igloo def. The Big Sauce 6-4 - Battle Video KDCW-WWWW-WWW2-RRWU

The Big Saurce def. banana_jim 6-1 - Battle Video VC8G-WWWW-WWW2-RRZZ
Igloo def. Cager Macleod 6-0
THE411 def. Dirty Bird 6-0 - Battle Video F2sw-wwww-www2-rth

Round 3: Only for pools A and B
The Speaker def. giffler 6-1 - Battle Video ACXW-WWWW-WWW3-977J
Quivorir vs. Jcpdragonx
beta_condition vs. Bengwatkins
Unrivaled Mach vs. Some Idiot
NathanMJ_WB54 vs. Mister Carlton

Quarter Finals: 12pm Thursday 14th November – 12pm Sunday 17th November
Quarter A
The Speaker def. Igloo 6-3 - Battle Video KKFW-WWWW-WWW2-SP7Z

Quarter B
Jcpdragonx def. TheFreshBanana (ret.) 6-0

Quarter C
FlowersByIrene def. giffler 6-0 - Battle Video 3NUG-WWWW-WWW2-TZZ9

Quarter D
THE411 def. Unrivaled Mach 6-2 - Battle Video 4e2w wwww www2 uq8h

Semi Finals: 12pm Sunday 17th November – 12pm Wednesday 20th November
Semi A
FlowersByIrene def. The Speaker 6-0 - Battle Video RNQG-WWWW-WWW3-XL65
The Speaker def. FlowersByIrene 6-5 - Battle Video G6WW-WWWW-WWW3-XL27
The Speaker def. FlowersByIrene 6-4 - Battle Video 6MNW-WWWW-WWW3-XMKP

Semi B
Jcpdragonx def. THE411 6-1 - Battle Video GW2W-WWWW-WWWW-XSD2
Jcpdragonx def. THE411 6-1 - Battle Video LBCG-WWWW-WWW3-XTDP

Grand Final: 12pm Wednesday 20th November – 12pm Saturday 23rd November
The Speaker vs. Jcpdragonx

Tournament Rules and Other Notes
  • You must submit your six Pokemon + two reserves to me via PM before 12:01pm Tuesday. Failure to do so will result in disqualification.
  • Once all teams have been received, or at 12:01pm Tuesday (whichever happens first), all teams will be placed in the OP.
  • It is the player's responsibility to notice any inconsistencies between the team list and the Pokemon they battle against.
  • There will be a 72-hour limit imposed on each round of battles. If one party has been online, but the other hasn't (and has not let anybody know of a delay), the non-present party will have forfeited that match. If both parties have been absent, points will not be given to either individual. If this is the case in a final, 'Lucky Losers' from the previous round will be drawn into that section.
  • It is recommended that you record everybody's Friend Codes prior to the tournament's start in order to speed things up. These are in the 'Current Participants' section.
  • The semi-finals are best of three battles and the grand final is best of five. All other matches are only one battle.
  • Discussion is totally fine and very much encouraged. Would be good to get a sense of how the battles went rather than just results.
  • After each battle, both parties will be asked to report two things on the thread:
    • The result (eg. Player X won, I lost).
    • The 'score' in terms of fainted Pokemon (eg. If you lost six Pokemon and beat three of your opponent's, your score would be 3-6). Always list the score with the amount of Pokemon you defeated first.
  • If anybody is suspected of deliberately disconnecting they will be immediately disqualified. Consult me if any arguments begin due to suspicious disconnecting.
  • I'm working on getting an award for the winner. Stay tuned.
Current Participants
The Speaker
FC: 4613 7004 6172
Team: Garchomp
Hawlucha
Roserade
Togekiss
Rotom-W
Volcarona
Greninja
Aegislash

Igloo
FC: 4742 5721 0100
Team: Togekiss
Magmortar
Crustle
Azumarill
Ninjask
Scizor
Gliscor
Lanturn

Dirty Bird
FC: 0748 2763 4363
Team: Charizard
Pikachu
Alakazam
Scolipede
Lapras
Rhyperior
Pangoro
Seviper

smiths
FC: 3754 7639 0197
Team: Noivern
Scizor
Jolteon
Blastoise
Gardevoir
Sableye
Blaziken
Tyranitar

Jcpdragonx
FC: 3952 7453 0646
Team: Rotom-W
Sableye
Arcanine
Togekiss
Aegislash
Azumarill
Hydreigon
Ferrothorn

FlowersByIrene
FC: 1005 9763 2628
Team: Volcarona
Zoroark
Lapras
Chansey
Aegislash
Gardevoir
Dragonite
Skarmory

The Big Sauce
FC: 2294 3813 0369
Team: Volcarona
Gardevoir
Starmie
Scizor
Eevee/Jolteon
Garchomp
Togekiss
Aegislash

THE411
FC: 4725 8849 7833
Team: Vaporeon
Scizor
Hydreigon
Salamence
Rotom-W
Aegislash
Tyranitar
Gliscor

Some Idiot
FC: 3754 7589 0702
Team: Haxorus
Ninjask
Mamoswine
Golem
Blaziken
Jolteon
Salamence
Skarmory

Unrivaled Mach
FC: 2492 5565 9312
Team: Ditto
Weavile
Goodra
Rotom-W
Ferrothorn
Blaziken
Garchomp
Gengar

TheFreshBanana
FC: 1177 7686 5652
Team: Mantine
Doublade/Aegislash
Garchomp
Blaziken
Hypno
Gallade
Volcarona
Gardevoir

Gentlemen
FC: 3153 3472 9094
Team: Clawitzer
Manectric
Reuniclus
Volcarona
Hawlucha
Golurk
Bisharp
Relicanth

Mister Carlton
FC: 3497 0670 5163
Team: Dragonair
Volcarona
Trevenant
Pikachu
Sawsbuck
Greninja
Blaziken
Talonflame

NathanMJ_WB54
FC: 5343 8143 2094
Team: Tyrantrum
Garchomp
Gengar
Chesnaught
Lapras
Raichu
Charizard
Gallade

Quivorir
FC: 4613 7183 7306
Team: Chesnaught
Charizard
Tyrantrum
Pikachu
Pidgeot
Lapras
Aegislash
Togekiss

Cager Macleod
FC: 5429 7909 9865
Team: Gengar
Chesnaught
Pyroar
Absol
Talonflame
Tyrantrum
Heliolisk
Blastoise

Bengwatkins
FC: 4742 5951 5202
Team: Gardevoir
Aurorus
Lucario
Simisage
Mamoswine
Greninja
Trevenant
Charizard

MIZRKO
FC: 4768 8899 4025
Team: Delphox
Salamence
Drapion
Heliolisk
Crobat
Gogoat
Lapras
Tyrantrum

banana_jim
FC: 0576 4846 1970
Team: Goodra
Marowak
Barbaracle
Alakazam
Jolteon
Aegislash
Garchomp
Talonflame

zimma
FC: 3566 1848 7536
Team: Gengar
Vivillon
Kingdra
Flygon
Galvantula
Flareon
Chesnaught
Golurk

beta_condition
FC: 5412 9939 4072
Team: Dugtrio
Jolteon
Garchomp
Togekiss
Blaziken
Starmie
Metagross
Froslass

giffler
FC: 0705 2937 8751
Team: Druddigon
Roserade
Greninja
Haunter
Aggron
Arcanine
Scizor
Gardevoir

What You Need To Do: A Step-By-Step Guide
Pre-Tournament
  1. Express your interest in this thread if you haven't already.
  2. Add any FCs you do not have.
  3. Train your Pokemon up.
  4. PM me your eight selected Pokemon before 12:01pm on Tuesday.
  5. Check the draw.
During the Tournament
  1. Check who your opposition is.
  2. Decide which six Pokemon (out of your eight selected ones) you will use in battle.
  3. Battle your opponent within 72 hours of the round beginning, OR let us know if you need an extension.
  4. Report the results (and any concerns you have about the battle) in this thread.
I hope you enjoy the tournament. Feel free to PM me or post on here if you have any concerns or questions. :)
 
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You can call up your reserves and shift it around as you see fit. That was part of my reasoning for the two reserves; in the latter stages of the tournament, those who have more trained Pokemon have a small advantage, but those who don't can still do very well if their six are good enough.
 
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Is it too early to ask what people are using?
Once everyone submits their teams to me via PM everyone's Pokemon will go into the OP. You're welcome to post your team here if you're happy to, the PM-system was just to stop people from seeing what others have and then changing their Pokemon. This ensures that everyone's teams are finalised before they're made public.
 
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Entries are now closed!
The draw is as follows:
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And the fixture.

Round 1: 12pm Wednesday 6th November – 12pm Monday 11th November
Pool A
NathanMJ_WB54 vs. Quivorir
The Speaker vs. Unrivaled Mach

beta_condition vs. NathanMJ_WB54
Quivorir vs. Unrivaled Mach

beta_condition vs. Quivorir
The Speaker vs. NathanMJ_WB54

Pool B
Bengwatkins vs. giffler
ep2006 vs. Jcpdragonx
Mister Carlton vs. Some Idiot

Bengwatkins vs. ep2006
giffler vs. Mister Carlton
Jcpdragonx vs. Some Idiot

Bengwatkins vs. Jcpdragonx
giffler vs. Some Idiot
Mister Carlton vs. ep2006

Pool C
FlowersByIrene vs. Gentlemen
MIZRKO vs. smiths
TheFreshBanana vs. zimma

FlowersByIrene vs. MIZRKO
Gentlemen vs. TheFreshBanana
smiths vs. zimma

FlowersByIrene vs. smiths
Gentlemen vs. zimma
TheFreshBanana vs. MIZRKO

Pool D
banana_jim vs. Cager Macleod
Dirty Bird vs. Igloo
The Big Sauce vs. THE411

banana_jim vs. Dirty Bird
Cager Macleod vs. The Big Sauce
Igloo vs. THE411

banana_jim vs. Igloo
Cager Macleod vs. THE411
The Big Sauce vs. Dirty Bird

Round 2: 12pm Monday 11th November – Thursday 14th November
Pool A
beta_condition vs. Unrivaled Mach
Quivorir vs. The Speaker

beta_condition vs. The Speaker
NathanMJ_WB54 vs. Unrivaled Mach

Pool B
Bengwatkins vs. Some Idiot
giffler vs. ep2006
Jcpdragonx vs. Mister Carlton

Bengwatkins vs. Mister Carlton
giffler vs. Jcpdragonx
ep2006 vs. Some Idiot

Pool C
FlowersByIrene vs. zimma
Gentlemen vs. MIZRKO
smiths vs. TheFreshBanana

FlowersByIrene vs. TheFreshBanana
Gentlemen vs. smiths
MIZRKO vs. zimma

Pool D
banana_jim vs. THE411
Cager Macleod vs. Dirty Bird
Igloo vs. The Big Sauce

banana_jim vs. The Big Sauce
Cager Macleod vs. Igloo
Dirty Bird vs. THE 411

Quarter Finals: 12pm Thursday 14th November – 12pm Sunday 17th November
Quarter A
Winner Pool A vs. Runner Up Pool D

Quarter B
Winner Pool B vs. Runner Up Pool C

Quarter C
Winner Pool C vs. Runner Up Pool B

Quarter D
Winner Pool D vs. Runner Up Pool A

Semi Finals: 12pm Sunday 17th November – 12pm Wednesday 20th November
Semi A
Winner Quarter A vs. Winner Quarter C

Semi B
Winner Quarter B vs. Winner Quarter D

Grand Final: 12pm Wednesday 20th November – 12pm Saturday 23rd November
Winner Semi A vs. Winner Semi B

The pool round is separated into two rounds (in order to ensure that things are moving along) - the first runs for five days, and everyone in pools B, C and D will battle three opponents in this period. Pool A will battle either two or three. In the second round - which runs for three days - everyone in pools B, C and D will battle two opponents. Pool A will battle either one or two.
The finals are three days each. Quarter finals are one battle. Semi finals are best of three. The grand final is best of five.
The next step is to submit your team to me by Tuesday, and to add all of the FCs you don't have in the OP.

Best of luck. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
 
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Ignore Pool B's failed alphabetisation. I come from a land where 'g' comes before 'e'.


Pool D is the draw of death
I haven't battled anyone yet so I'm not sure who's good and who's not, haha. Who are the ones you're worried about in pool D?
 
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I haven't battled anyone yet so I'm not sure who's good and who's not, haha. Who are the ones you're worried about in pool D?


Everyone :p

I've never really looked at comp stuff before so I'm feeling a bit out of my depth. But Igloo, Dirty Bird, Cag Macleod & Banana Jim have all been pretty active in the thread so I presume they know what they're on about.
 
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Everyone :p

I've never really looked at comp stuff before so I'm feeling a bit out of my depth. But Igloo, Dirty Bird, Cag Macleod & Banana Jim have all been pretty active in the thread so I presume they know what they're on about.
Well, Igloo's already submitted his team, and I'm open to bribes.

Make of that what you will.
 
Everyone :p

I've never really looked at comp stuff before so I'm feeling a bit out of my depth. But Igloo, Dirty Bird, Cag Macleod & Banana Jim have all been pretty active in the thread so I presume they know what they're on about.

Man, I have no ******* idea what i'm on about. Never battled competitively either :p.
 
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Going to make some completely baseless predictions. Only one person's submitted their team and I haven't battled anyone, so it's just a bit of fun to see how close my 'vibe' was to actual form, haha.

Feel free to do the same. Will be interesting to see who gets closest.

Pool A winner: The Speaker
Pool A runner up: Unrivaled Mach

Pool B winner: Jcpdragonx
Pool B runner up: Bengwatkins

Pool C winner: FlowersByIrene
Pool C runner up: TheFreshBanana

Pool D winner: THE411
Pool D runner up: Igloo

Quarter A: The Speaker vs. Igloo
Winner - The Speaker

Quarter B: Jcpdragonx vs. TheFreshBanana
Winner - Jcpdragonx

Quarter C: FlowersByIrene vs. Bengwatkins
Winner - FlowersByIrene

Quarter D: THE411 vs. Unrivaled Mach
Winner - THE411

Semi A: The Speaker vs. FlowersByIrene
Winner - FlowersByIrene

Semi B: Jcpdragonx vs. THE411
Winner - Jcpdragonx

Grand Final: FlowersByIrene vs. Jcpdragonx
Winner - Jcpdragonx
 

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Everyone :p

I've never really looked at comp stuff before so I'm feeling a bit out of my depth. But Igloo, Dirty Bird, Cag Macleod & Banana Jim have all been pretty active in the thread so I presume they know what they're on about.

I can assure you i'm absolutely no threat whatsoever. I've never done any competitive battling before and have no idea what i'm doing. I'll be happy to take down 1-2 pokemon with my 6 per fight. But then again, could get some beginners luck :p
 
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