Welcome to the first round of this year's Official Smogon Tournament! The OST is one of Smogon's longest standing traditions in tournaments and has crowned many great Pokémon players as its champions across five generations. Over the next few months, thousands* (!) of players will compete to the best of their ability as they attempt to join the exclusive ranks of the OST trophy holders. Only one of those players will succeed in their journey and earn the recognition that comes with their victory, along with the iconic OST trophy.
The tournament will have a best of three format. This means that players will play until one of them wins two games. Players are allowed to switch teams in between games, or use the same team throughout the set; it is completely up to the player. If players only partially complete a series before the deadline, it will be considered an uncompleted match and action will be taken accordingly (either an activity win or a coin flip).
Just like last year, there will be a cash prize for this tournament! The winner of this year's Official Smogon Tournament will receive 500 USD!
If there are any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to me or a tournament director!
OST Specific Rules
- This is a standard SS OU tournament.
- The tournament will be single elimination.
- Players will play a best of three series of games each round
- Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown!. If you can't agree on which server to play on, the Smogtours server is the default option.
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- Sleep Clause: A player cannot put two or more different opposing Pokémon to sleep using attacks that induce sleep to opposing Pokémon.
- Species Clause: A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on their team. For example, a player cannot have two Koffing on his or her team.
- Evasion Clause: A player cannot use the moves Double Team or Minimize in their Pokémon's movesets.
- OHKO Clause: Players cannot use Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, or Fissure in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
- Team Preview: Players must turn on the Team Preview feature where players can view the opposing team's Pokémon and choose their lead Pokémon.
- Timer Clause: If a player exhausts the timer, he/she loses.
- Endless Battle Clause: Any moveset on any Pokémon that is capable of intentionally causing an endless battle is banned from competitive play. Check this thread for more information.
- Baton Pass Clause: The move Baton Pass is banned outright.
- Uber Clause: Players may not use any items, moves, abilities, or Pokemon that appear on Smogon's OU Ban List. If the tiers change or new items, abilities, moves, or Pokemon become available in the middle of a round, the changes will take effect in the following round. There will be an announcement in the relevant round if this occurs.
About Activity Decisions
Activity Decisions / Coin Flips: In the event that there is an uncompleted match at the deadline, it will be coin flipped unless one or both of the players involved in the match specifically request an activity win and explain sufficiently why they deserve to win over their opponent. Attempting to schedule a battle is required in order to receive the win by activity. To make it clear that you are requesting an activity win when you post, you must open your post with "Activity Win Request" in bold.
For example, if you believe your opponent is making an unfair request and that they don't deserve the activity win over you, you can either make your own request or quote their post and explain why they don't deserve it. You should try to make your activity win request posts at least 24 hours before the deadline to give your opponent a reasonable opportunity to contest it with their own activity win request.
In case of disconnections, if you played in the SmogTours server, call a Tournament Director as soon as possible and we'll see about the possibility of having a rematch.
Activity Decisions / Coin Flips: In the event that there is an uncompleted match at the deadline, it will be coin flipped unless one or both of the players involved in the match specifically request an activity win and explain sufficiently why they deserve to win over their opponent. Attempting to schedule a battle is required in order to receive the win by activity. To make it clear that you are requesting an activity win when you post, you must open your post with "Activity Win Request" in bold.
For example, if you believe your opponent is making an unfair request and that they don't deserve the activity win over you, you can either make your own request or quote their post and explain why they don't deserve it. You should try to make your activity win request posts at least 24 hours before the deadline to give your opponent a reasonable opportunity to contest it with their own activity win request.
In case of disconnections, if you played in the SmogTours server, call a Tournament Director as soon as possible and we'll see about the possibility of having a rematch.
General Tournament Rules
Substitutions
Players may sign up as a substitute if they didn't join in time. If you are eliminated from the tournament (i.e. you lose your games, are substituted out, or drop out), you may not sign up as a substitute. I will endeavor to substitute players in whenever a player drops out, and one week before the round 1 deadline, I will look through all players and activity win requests and replace any inactive players with substitutes. Given the size of the bracket this year, there might be two substitution waves. There is a very high chance that you will get to play if you sign up as a substitute. Substitutes will only be allowed into the tournament during round 1. Substitutes will be implemented on a mostly first come, first serve basis, but if you are inactive after you sign up as a substitute then you're at risk of not being substituted into the tournament.
Please read this guide if you're unsure how to schedule with your opponent! Alternatively, watch this video made by teal6:
Now then, without further ado..
Corazan vs sweatggs
KeshBa45 vs utofa
Lucky-Sama vs Akaru Kokuyo
RTM vs Cheryly
Padox vs Brumirage
Wubben vs kael
Vault56 vs SerpentStrik
Chaitanya vs Mattorr Is Cute
Nuxl vs P1poke
fefe55 vs BlueRacoonXD
Jamez vs Alumn
Xrn vs dmbros
Pissog vs Dracer13
TheLastMew vs TDK
Blackpoolfu vs Meru
EviGaro vs Cabarlo
85percent vs Y0M1
Swagata Mitra vs Splash
vani vs Meme Man 37
MisterWN vs abbehzt
Sirwings vs Shaad Skyel
Gazafari vs Seasons
tenzhii vs LudwigFrog
Pks Stylez vs Boss Surge
apricity vs daycamp
infinitemugen99 vs POKEMONGOD192
Zerifen vs Lillia2.0
gmelgyu123 vs Baloor
Boken Tsumino vs Ary
BluBirD252 vs Gt0
RL_CoOKIES vs Geldren
Void vs I JRD I
SilverQuillian vs Zerkas
popular ok vs JohanSalapo
Fakee vs Fastrue
STABLE vs Dimensionf
Brocks Cooking vs Mclovinstan ES
NEWAL vs Luthier
Monai vs Dark Assassin 65
Ascarotte vs Empo
Kirbygodthefirst vs 4ndre4
Fear vs Scion03
ninjadog vs PanWithQueso
RohanPokemaster vs BluVibes
Jackelopewill21 vs Punny
Chriko95 vs Kristyl
Xaluephire vs Hugo Barrington
Garay oak vs Icemaster
Bouff vs Ann nonima
Meslwo< vs quojova
Ayante vs Bakery300
Excal vs Scepterx
OriginalSurko vs Zenadark
Pindustry vs Gondra
Spl4sh vs yuyusminus
XKH vs Mostaza de dijón
Forestenatey vs ChickWayne
NicoPapito vs -Howkings
Hyssou vs Heheus
Clementine vs Edstur98
Rubialex vs Holy Ghost
localdealerr vs Dannyphanthom
CommandoBruh vs Ballfire
mh vs Zach Daniel
Blui vs Haruno
marsandback vs Forestz vs Lord_Enz
Aryan 10 vs Noglastica
gahogg vs Zephyri
Alpha1013 vs CNightShyamalan
SnowyGears vs SC0RBUNNY
Estarossa vs SerenalovesAsh1234
schwipper vs TitanicCarribean
Twaggy Theatricks vs pannuracotta
HSA vs AshStackem
AquaFinity vs Platum
teresbahji vs kkopk900hp
requiemite vs AnimeFox2007
bydy vs Beraldinho
sunlight boy vs Rockin_Red_Reaper
haxrme vs Eonito
°Kaito vs Anique
peap vs Stockings
McWeepers vs Shashwat Arora
daddl_ding vs Drakomai
DonSalvatore vs Luispeikou
Alphaxtor vs luxking
Perry vs Phantomistix
Tedward69 vs Sage
JellyfishAreNoice vs dtchn
FrostPixel vs cuzzie
Nic546 vs reymaki
silver97 vs KiruxOnTheFlux
ZachPKM vs ChiknBiscuit53
TheBlackRift vs S1nn0hC0nfirm3d
Kywryn vs GohthePrince
Lazy_bread27 vs Yamifacinghim
BubbaGumSimpCo vs JckGillee
ShloopNoop vs thotpatrol
banaaaaaaa vs G3n0
The Metric System vs Puzzledtitan3
z0mOG vs Voltage
Villuminati vs owslabored
Corperate n vs Kylegamer
dex vs BananaBroSHSID
TheKingKarp vs Bye 1
gorex vs Bye 5
Deltaw vs Oxyboxy
Flamita vs Bye 13
Charziken vs Bye 17
Cam vs Bye 21
noob annihilator vs Bye 25
Yuudachi0811 vs toinha
YUNG GOAT vs Bye 33
Trunx vs Bye 37
Rafita35 vs Bye 41
Stealthycessna vs Kowasabii
ifthiii vs Bye 49
ckw vs Bye 53
Vo huynh anh vs Bye 57
Always! vs Bye 61
ja1tina vs Bye 65
Cicada vs Bye 69
Fusien vs Bye 73
iinverynoob vs Bye 77
Confide vs Bye 81
ok cool omg vs Bye 85
MichaelderBeste2 vs Bye 89
LuckyRain vs Bye 93
Ultraman Russo vs JohnR011
Jb2424 vs Bye 101
Limpy Lucario vs Bye 105
the calligrapher vs Bye 109
Salito vs Bye 113
giove97 vs Goro Yagami
PureJules vs Bye 121
Xtiminator vs Bye 125
RLplayer vs Bye 129
Coffy vs Bye 133
A plague doc vs Bye 137
OGSafariZone vs Bye 141
Hervalt vs Bye 145
Inder vs Bye 149
Lambovino vs Bye 153
0NI vs Bye 157
jacob vs Bye 161
martha vs Bye 165
ausma vs Bye 169
Fallenwarrior1992 vs Bye 173
Pandapear vs Bye 177
Satanic Beast vs Bye 181
Bushtush vs Bye 185
willmac88 vs Bye 189
Razky kai-kun vs Bye 193
Justamente vs Bye 197
Drafeu-kun vs Bye 201
bartei vs Bye 205
eifo vs Bye 209
VastayanTheif vs UchiwaHero
simp vs Bye 217
RCube vs Bye 221
GusthavoM vs Bye 225
Ereshkigal vs zee
Tenshinhan vs Bye 233
16bit vs Bye 237
Rando T vs Bye 241
Eoward vs Jauji Spada
PinkertonRams vs Venuesaur
Lpow12 vs Shygon
Conflict vs Bye 257
Diee vs Bye 261
Lopez2004 vs Bye 265
yoepboyy vs Bye 269
lax vs Bye 273
Heart Doom vs Bye 277
Regnite vs Bye 281
Xandes vs Bye 285
Quaze vs Bye 289
ShinyXTyrunt vs Bye 293
AntiSurrealism vs Bye 297
Blue Koichi vs Bye 301
lightofdoom vs Bye 305
featherlight vs Bye 309
ChewingToffee vs Bye 313
Fercho99 vs Bye 317
CyberOdin✝ vs Bye 321
LoveStallLiveLife vs Bye 325
Chorley Cakes vs Bye 329
McMeghan vs Bye 333
apologies vs Bye 337
ez vs Bye 341
SanBanner vs Bye 345
Giannis Antetokommo-o vs Bye 349
Lancelot Alucard vs Bye 353
Huston vs Bruno de Lucas
The Reunited Kingdom vs Bye 361
arnavgupta vs Bye 365
toshimelonhead vs Bye 369
DuGuo vs Bye 373
benjamaru vs Bye 377
hamiltonion vs Bye 381
Loethalion vs Bye 385
InvictusMaster vs Bye 389
DerpyBoi vs Bye 393
Thunder Pwoell vs Bye 397
Overdrive8911 vs Bye 401
Leon 383 vs Bye 405
obii vs Bye 409
Eulelp vs Bye 413
OmBrArch vs Bye 417
Unskilled2004 vs Bye 421
JOKERDOG vs Bye 425
Huargensy vs Bye 429
redbloo vs Bye 433
bhtvincent vs Bye 437
Arkter vs Bye 441
Prof.Æther vs Bye 445
Rinzer vs Bye 449
Rated_PG vs Bye 453
mintiephresh vs Lednäh
TeamCharm vs Bye 461
Hockey1 vs Bye 465
Sahki vs Bye 469
Reje vs Bye 473
PolloJunior vs Bye 477
Kyo vs Bye 481
eslsvsisss2 vs Bye 485
Style_Dota vs Bye 489
Maxouille vs Bye 493
UmarPro vs Bye 497
lacknesalfa vs Bye 501
Kefky vs Bye 505
Ant_mazz00 vs Bye 509
Coffee1090 vs Bye 513
maxhooij vs Banny
dovehoney vs Bye 521
Bye 517 vs Bye 525
Ganso vs Bye 529
rylon vs Bye 533
Hybuyn vs Bye 537
Forrester vs Bye 541
Notnice56 vs Bye 545
Esgological vs Bye 549
RancidPencil27 vs Bye 553
Gray vs Bye 557
JP192 vs Bye 561
Adriatic Tides vs Bye 565
weird mon vs Bye 569
The Strap vs Bye 573
beatiful vs Bye 577
sugarhigh vs Jorgeta57
Cion vs Bye 585
ima vs Bye 589
AmoghOp vs Bye 593
ElyFlyGuy vs Bye 597
Wail Wailord vs Bye 601
(If your name isn't in this list check the OST Round 1-A, 1-B, and 1-D threads for it!)
Deadline is Sunday, January 30th at 11:59 PM EST (GMT-5).
">Jade Imperium[/USER]Forestz vs Lord_Enz
Aryan 10 vs Noglastica
gahogg vs Zephyri
Alpha1013 vs CNightShyamalan
SnowyGears vs SC0RBUNNY
Estarossa vs SerenalovesAsh1234
schwipper vs TitanicCarribean
Twaggy Theatricks vs pannuracotta
HSA vs AshStackem
AquaFinity vs Platum
teresbahji vs kkopk900hp
requiemite vs AnimeFox2007
bydy vs Beraldinho
sunlight boy vs Rockin_Red_Reaper
haxrme vs Eonito
°Kaito vs Anique
peap vs Stockings
McWeepers vs Shashwat Arora
daddl_ding vs Drakomai
DonSalvatore vs Luispeikou
Alphaxtor vs luxking
Perry vs Phantomistix
Tedward69 vs Sage
JellyfishAreNoice vs dtchn
FrostPixel vs cuzzie
Nic546 vs reymaki
silver97 vs KiruxOnTheFlux
ZachPKM vs ChiknBiscuit53
TheBlackRift vs S1nn0hC0nfirm3d
Kywryn vs GohthePrince
Lazy_bread27 vs Yamifacinghim
BubbaGumSimpCo vs JckGillee
ShloopNoop vs thotpatrol
banaaaaaaa vs G3n0
The Metric System vs Puzzledtitan3
z0mOG vs Voltage
Villuminati vs owslabored
Corperate n vs Kylegamer
dex vs BananaBroSHSID
TheKingKarp vs Bye 1
gorex vs Bye 5
Deltaw vs Oxyboxy
Flamita vs Bye 13
Charziken vs Bye 17
Cam vs Bye 21
noob annihilator vs Bye 25
Yuudachi0811 vs toinha
YUNG GOAT vs Bye 33
Trunx vs Bye 37
Rafita35 vs Bye 41
Stealthycessna vs Kowasabii
ifthiii vs Bye 49
ckw vs Bye 53
Vo huynh anh vs Bye 57
Always! vs Bye 61
ja1tina vs Bye 65
Cicada vs Bye 69
Fusien vs Bye 73
iinverynoob vs Bye 77
Confide vs Bye 81
ok cool omg vs Bye 85
MichaelderBeste2 vs Bye 89
LuckyRain vs Bye 93
Ultraman Russo vs JohnR011
Jb2424 vs Bye 101
Limpy Lucario vs Bye 105
the calligrapher vs Bye 109
Salito vs Bye 113
giove97 vs Goro Yagami
PureJules vs Bye 121
Xtiminator vs Bye 125
RLplayer vs Bye 129
Coffy vs Bye 133
A plague doc vs Bye 137
OGSafariZone vs Bye 141
Hervalt vs Bye 145
Inder vs Bye 149
Lambovino vs Bye 153
0NI vs Bye 157
jacob vs Bye 161
martha vs Bye 165
ausma vs Bye 169
Fallenwarrior1992 vs Bye 173
Pandapear vs Bye 177
Satanic Beast vs Bye 181
Bushtush vs Bye 185
willmac88 vs Bye 189
Razky kai-kun vs Bye 193
Justamente vs Bye 197
Drafeu-kun vs Bye 201
bartei vs Bye 205
eifo vs Bye 209
VastayanTheif vs UchiwaHero
simp vs Bye 217
RCube vs Bye 221
GusthavoM vs Bye 225
Ereshkigal vs zee
Tenshinhan vs Bye 233
16bit vs Bye 237
Rando T vs Bye 241
Eoward vs Jauji Spada
PinkertonRams vs Venuesaur
Lpow12 vs Shygon
Conflict vs Bye 257
Diee vs Bye 261
Lopez2004 vs Bye 265
yoepboyy vs Bye 269
lax vs Bye 273
Heart Doom vs Bye 277
Regnite vs Bye 281
Xandes vs Bye 285
Quaze vs Bye 289
ShinyXTyrunt vs Bye 293
AntiSurrealism vs Bye 297
Blue Koichi vs Bye 301
lightofdoom vs Bye 305
featherlight vs Bye 309
ChewingToffee vs Bye 313
Fercho99 vs Bye 317
CyberOdin✝ vs Bye 321
LoveStallLiveLife vs Bye 325
Chorley Cakes vs Bye 329
McMeghan vs Bye 333
apologies vs Bye 337
ez vs Bye 341
SanBanner vs Bye 345
Giannis Antetokommo-o vs Bye 349
Lancelot Alucard vs Bye 353
Huston vs Bruno de Lucas
The Reunited Kingdom vs Bye 361
arnavgupta vs Bye 365
toshimelonhead vs Bye 369
DuGuo vs Bye 373
benjamaru vs Bye 377
hamiltonion vs Bye 381
Loethalion vs Bye 385
InvictusMaster vs Bye 389
DerpyBoi vs Bye 393
Thunder Pwoell vs Bye 397
Overdrive8911 vs Bye 401
Leon 383 vs Bye 405
obii vs Bye 409
Eulelp vs Bye 413
OmBrArch vs Bye 417
Unskilled2004 vs Bye 421
JOKERDOG vs Bye 425
Huargensy vs Bye 429
redbloo vs Bye 433
bhtvincent vs Bye 437
Arkter vs Bye 441
Prof.Æther vs Bye 445
Rinzer vs Bye 449
Rated_PG vs Bye 453
mintiephresh vs Lednäh
TeamCharm vs Bye 461
Hockey1 vs Bye 465
Sahki vs Bye 469
Reje vs Bye 473
PolloJunior vs Bye 477
Kyo vs Bye 481
eslsvsisss2 vs Bye 485
Style_Dota vs Bye 489
Maxouille vs Bye 493
UmarPro vs Bye 497
lacknesalfa vs Bye 501
Kefky vs Bye 505
Ant_mazz00 vs Bye 509
Coffee1090 vs Bye 513
maxhooij vs Banny
dovehoney vs Bye 521
Bye 517 vs Bye 525
Ganso vs Bye 529
rylon vs Bye 533
Hybuyn vs Bye 537
Forrester vs Bye 541
Notnice56 vs Bye 545
Esgological vs Bye 549
RancidPencil27 vs Bye 553
Gray vs Bye 557
JP192 vs Bye 561
Adriatic Tides vs Bye 565
weird mon vs Bye 569
The Strap vs Bye 573
beatiful vs Bye 577
sugarhigh vs Jorgeta57
Cion vs Bye 585
ima vs Bye 589
AmoghOp vs Bye 593
ElyFlyGuy vs Bye 597
Wail Wailord vs Bye 601
(If your name isn't in this list check the OST Round 1-A, 1-B, and 1-D threads for it!)
Deadline is Sunday, January 30th at 11:59 PM EST (GMT-5).
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