Hello and welcome one and all to the glorious return of the ASB Team Tournament *raucous cheering*! Almost four years ago came the tournament that would change the face of ASB, with 15 teams of three signing up for a chance at the then coveted Master Ball, fighting it out in glorious team destroying fashion. Long notorious for the quality of its matches, the rise of newcomers to the upper echelon of ASB, and the first instance of serious johning, the original team tournament was a sight to behold, with Team jassmashpwn triumphing in the finals over Team Cruel Brittania. In honour of that tournament, Birkal and myself return to bring you the highest quality of competition once more. This time the stakes are as high as ever, with not one but THREE legends being given out as prizes. Long awaited in ASB, you have the opportunity to win your team the Kalos trio: Xerneas, Yveltal, and Zygarde. With that being said, let's get to the rules!
Teams will be comprised of three members each competing against another team in three battles. Each member will participate in one of the following formats.
- 3v3 Singles
- 4v4 Doubles
- 5v5 Triples (Positioning: Off)
The following rules will apply to each tournament match:
- All Abilities
- All Items
- 3 recovers/5 chills
- 3 Substitutions
- 1 Mega
- Switch=KO
- 3 Day DQ for battlers
- 3 Day DQ for refs
- Self-KO clause; in the event of a double KO to end the match, the Pokemon that KOed itself through whatever means (self-KOing move, energy exhaustion, etc) loses.
When signing up, you must post the team of Pokemon you will be using. You must bring at least the amount of Pokemon you need for the match type you are playing, and at most you can bring two extra. You may change these and add new Pokemon as much as you want while signups are going on. Once the first round starts, your Pokemon are locked in. You can not swap them out or edit in new moves or evolutions that you get outside the tournament after the first round starts, even between rounds.
Once battles start they are expected to move quickly; this means both battlers and refs should be active. Also, tournament matches should be your first priority; if you have to decide between posting for a tournament match and posting for another match, then unless you are severely risking DQ in the other match or have already done a tournament round that day then you should post in the tournament match. Battlers, you are on a 3 day DQ warning, between you and your teammates it should not be difficult to get orders in. You have one DQ warning per match, go over that and you lose, tough shit. Don't get DQed. With respect to LOAs, you will have a TOTAL of 5 days per match that you can extend DQ by via LOA. Go over 5 days, burn your DQ warning, and get DQed? You lose. Don't screw your team.
With respect to reffing, this tournament will feature a slight deviation from normal in that, in addition to the general pool of tournament refs who will sign up, each team will be expected to contribute one reffing to the tournament per round that you participate and are eligible to ref. How you determine who refs is up to you. This is done to expedite the speed and quality of the reffing process as well as to ensure that participation is effectively taxed. Consider this your entry fee.
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Finally, we would also like to see a return of the fantastic flavour that was characteristic of the original ASB Team Tournament and, as such, Birkal and I will be subjectively awarding bonus UC based on the subjective quality and content provided in the flavour of the reffing. Feel free to reference old tournament matches if you are unsure of how to go about this process.
*subject to change*
The precise format and duration of the tournament will depend on the number of teams that sign up, as will consolation prizes, if any.
In the meantime, go scrounge up some teammates and get ready to play some Pokemon!
Current Teams:
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