Welcome to the Halloween Pokémon Tournament! 

This tournament will consist of Pokémon that is either deemed scary, creepy, Halloween appropriate surrounding popular scary fanfiction, visually, and cannon information. Also it's the perfect time to use dirty tricks against your opponents!

 

You will be using this site to create your team, and battle other competitors in this tournament in "Custom Match".

 

http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/

 

The Tournament has ended already! The winner is Joku760! Congratulations to Joku760 and thank you for participating and/or spectating the tournament! Hope to see you next month. 

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~Rule and Restrictions~ 

- MUST be a Pokémon surrounding the list of Pokémon given below. You can suggest a Pokémon and I will determine if I shall allow it. Giving a reason would give me a reason to put the Pokémon. 

- If the opponent doesn't show up and doesn't battle till a certain Round deadline, then you will be promoted to the next round.

- You can use only 2 legendaries per team. If you pick Arceus, you have to have the plate that represents its type. For example, if your Arceus is a Water type, then your Arceus better be holding a Splash Plate. Trust me, I know if your Arceus isn't having its respective plate.

- We will use "Custom Match" when we battle in the tournament due to the restrictions in "OU", but you can use "OU" or "Ubers" to practice against other strangers on the site.

- Be sure to tell me whether you can't battle ASAP and don't wait it out till the very end to tell me, if you do we then have to disqualify you and promote your opponent. If you are able to battle a bit after the deadline, and depending on how the tournament is going, then I will allow you to still battle.

- If you are in the final round and you cannot battle with your opponent, you can hire a proxy to battle for you. This goes for the opponent as well, as both of you should have a substitute for both of you. For example, imagine Person A can't battle Person B due to work/time zones/etc., he/she AND his/her opponent must choose someone else to battle for them. 

- You must fill out the sign out sheet if you are new.

 

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~Sign up Sheet~

 

Username (Your account on Pokémon Showdown):

Time Zone: 

Days Available in October (The date when to start and end the tournament is undecided until we get enough people for the tournament):

Your favourite Scary Pokémon! (Optional):

 

Questions (Optional):

 

Only 16 participants are allowed.

We have 16 so far, so we need 0 more.

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~Pokémon Mono Type Competitors (KH13 Account/Pkmn Showdown Account/Time Zone/Days Available)~

 

 

1) Shana09 (Amelia Pond) (EST) (Any day) 

  2) Metal Snake (Metal Snake KH13) (AST) (Any day)

3) AlphArt (AlphArt) (UTC: 10:00) (Any day)

4) Isaix (Isaix) (EST) (Any day) 

5) Newa (Newa) (UTC+3) (Any day)

6) Kuriboh (BITTRIPNANO) (Central) (Any day 4 PM - 7 PM)

7) Black Star (VIIIAxel) (Mountain) (Any day) 

8) OmegaForte (OmegaForte) (EST) (Any day but XY break)

9) Ajexmi (Ajexmi) (GMT) (Any day)

10) OthersiderME (OthersiderME) (PST) (Any day)

11) Vexoria (Vexoria) (EST) (Any day) 

12) teppo223 (teppo223) (UTC+3) (Any day)

13) Megaman X (Xaon) (Central) (Any day)

14) Joku760 (joku760) (UTC+3) (15:00 AND probably even earlier on the weekends) 

15) AT-LOW Kihara (Jude-kun) (CST) (Any day)

16) Hei (HeiTheChamp) (EST) (Any day)

 

 Time Zone Legend:

 

AST = Arabian Standard Time (The person in this tournament are Arabian or East African) 

UTC = Universal Standard Time (The time in any part of the world. Like UTC+3 would be in some region in the globe) 

GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (The person in this tournament are possibly European or African) 

Central/CST = Central Standard Time (The person in this tournament are American or Canadian)

PST = Pacific Standard Time (This person is on the west coast of North America)

EST = Eastern Standard Time (This person is on the east coast of North America and the north west coast of South America)

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Brackets:

This will be updated once we have a full set of participants and a few days before the tournament starts. Once it does, please talk to your opponent about when to battle. If you don't battle for the a lot of days and the round's due date is coming, I have to intervene.

 

Tournament Schedule:

 

First Round: October 2nd - October 7th.

Second Round: October 8th - October 12th. *

XY Break: October 12th - October 19th. **

Semifinals: October 20th - October 22th

Finals: October 23th - October 24th.***

 

* = This round will overlap with the XY break. Same goes for any round at all, you can battle during the XY break.

** = XY break is for those who want to spend a week just to play Pokémon X and Y when it is released. I understand this your hype, so have fun!

*** = This battle can be on October 31st if you want it to be more suitable since it's Halloween.

 

NOTE: If you finish your First Round match and your next opponent who you are going to battle in the Second Round has too and the deadline hasn't passed, you can battle him/her early on. This applies to ALL rounds, so if you finish early you can battle early. There are going to be due dates, you can start whenever you want.

 

 

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List of Pokémon to be Used:

 

All = All Forms

Family = All evolutionary stages

 

Beedrill 

Arbok (family)

Crobat (family)

Muk (family)

Gengar (family)

Victreebel (family)

Hypno (family)

Vileplume 

Marowak (family)

Weezing (family)

Ditto 

Parasect (family)

Umbreon

Mismagius (family)

Weavile (family)

Houndoom (family)

Mightyena (family)

Shiftry (family)

Sableye 

Cacturne

Seviper

Banette (family)

Dusknoir (family)

Absol 

Shedinja

Deoxys (all)

Luxray 

Bastiodon 

Drifblim (family)

Glalie 

Honchkrow (family)

Skuntank (family)

Bronzong (family)

Spiritomb 

Froslass 

Drapion (family)

Toxicroak (family)

Giratina (all)

Darkrai

Liepard (family)

Krookodile (family)

Scrafty (family)

Sigilyph 

Frillish

Jellicent

Cofriendrigus (family)

Zoroark (family)

Chandelure (family)

Hydreigon (family)

Mandibuzz (family)

Zekrom 

Kyurem (all)

 

XY Pokémon

NOTE: These Pokémon have a lot of information missing such as moves and they are pretty buggy in battle. So I advise you not use them, but if you want to use it since they have enough information to be able to put up some kind of a fight then you can use them. 

Meowstic (Family)

Aegislash (Family)

Trevenant (Family)

Gourgeist (Family)

Yveltal

 

 

 

NOTE: Due to XY being released this month, if Pokémon Showdown updates with the new Pokémon you can be able to use them. The Tournament, due to XY release date, will go into the first week of November unless we finish earlier. There will be a one week break after XY so we all can enjoy it but you can always battle during that week if you want to. 

 

NOTE 2: You can suggest Pokémon but that doesn't mean they can just enter. Give me a reason why it should enter and I'll think about it. Also if you have a question why a certain Pokémon is there then ask me. 

 

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Pokémon Showdown Battle Recordings: 

 

Round One:

 

Isaix vs. Megaman X

 

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/customgame-54274094

 

Shana09 vs. Hei

 

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/customgame-54615454

 

OmegaForte vs. Ajexmi

 

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/customgame-55315570

 

Newa vs. teppo223

 

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/customgame-54963302

 

Metal Snake vs. AT-LOW Kihara

 

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/customgamenoteampreview-54459595

 

Black Star vs. OthersiderME 

 

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/customgame-55497058

 

AlphArt vs. Joku760

 

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/customgame-54584091

 

Kuriboh vs. Vexoria

 

Disqualification - No match

 

Round Two: 

 

Shana09 vs. OmegaForte

 

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/customgame-55325276

 

Isaix vs. teppo223

 

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/customgame-56278514

 

Metal Snake vs. Black Star

 

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/customgame-56143307

 

Joku760 vs. Vexoria

 

Disqualification - No Match

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Semifinals: 

 

OmegaForte vs. teppo223

 

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/gen5customgame-58921480

 

Black Star vs. Joku760

 

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/gen5customgame-58682180

 

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Finals:

 

teppo223 vs. Joku760

 

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/gen5customgame-59098660

 

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~Personal Tips~

 

- Stuck on the fact that your team might be good or downright terrible? You can go down two routes! Ask a friend who is participating in the tournament or someone you know who is good at Pokémon and battle him under "Custom Match"! You should battle different teams rather than just the same one to conclude whether your team is good or not. The other route is to challenge strangers, but this could not work at all since there might be a time where OU/Ubers/etc. might not allow your Pokémon team to battle because one Pokémon has an ability unreleased or is not allowed in that tier. You do NOT have to change your Pokémon, you can just follow Route A, but just know that you could probably give your team away to your possible future opponent. Also if your team beats a good amount of opponents with different teams but lose to some others, its up to you to decide whether the team needs some tweaking or not. Remember, not every team is perfect, there are going to be walls so have some Pokémon that can take down those walls while the other Pokémon use whatever strategy you are using.

 

 

- Strategy has a good chance at winning. Sometimes it can even triumph over people who just put a team together for no reason. But also know that your Pokémon must be qualified for the Pokémon listed above and make sure they are strong and resilient. Strategy can come from parahaxers (Toxic/Paralysis/Flinching/Etc.), walls (People who can take many hits), Speedy Sweepers (People who are born to kill). Even Pokémon with Item-Ability combos (Toxic Orb + Poison Heal = Large amount of healing per turn), Move-Ability combos (Fire Punch + Iron Fist = Boosted Fire Punch), or even Surroundings-Ability combos (Rain + Swift Swim = Doubled Speed).

 

- If you want to go for boosting your stats but your Pokémon can't take any hits, apply Focus Sash with it. Focus Sash, if your Pokémon has full health, makes the opponents attack make your health go to 1 instead of 0. Imagine you use Shell Smash and then the opponent attacks and makes your health go to 1. You will get so much Speed, Attack, and Special Attack from that move than you'll be to sweep and attack every Pokémon. But it is all up to you! 

 

- Type disadvantage and advantage is very useful, it will work. 

 

- PRACTICE! It works like a charm! Sometimes you can get ahead with luck, but practice has a more of a chance of actually letting you win! I didn't get much practice last tournament due to some difficulties but I can assure you it will work. Sometimes luck has its ways, but if you want to win rather than getting past the first round, then practice.

 

- You can have up to 4 teams, due to we have 4 rounds. First Round, Second Round, Semifinals and Finals. 

- Switch out and make smart predictions!

 

- Don't get angry that you lose, sure you can be like "Dammit I lost" but don't take it personal and ruin it for everyone else. You can joke around, but if you are serious about it then you can't join future tournaments. 

 

- Unlike last tournament, you have a wider choice of types to use. But it's still not that spread out, a lot of the Pokémon are Poison, Dark or Ghost types. Only a few others are other types. So be wary of easy threats like Sucker Punch, Mach Punch and more. 

 

Hope you enjoy the tournament! Any questions and tips and I will happily help you through this thread OR PM! And Happy Halloween! 

 

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Edited October 28, 201311 yr by Shana09

I'd suggest we wait till they at least get the game mechanics done. If only the 3DS carts were hackable, then PS would grabbed the info, slap it on PS, do testing, and maybe a few outside confirmations. (Which is tiny stuff)

 

<- has been on Smogon, a lot of investigations.

 

How about this, I put a warning saying these Pokémon may not do well due to a lot of unconfirmed information about XY, so if you are planning to use these Pokémon please notice it is may not benefit your team? Is that good enough?

 

Also I want to put them there because two of the Pokémon lines are screaming Halloween. 

 

EDIT: Kuriboh is disqualified, Vexoria advances to the next round to battle Joku760. 

Edited October 22, 201312 yr by Shana09

How about this, I put a warning saying these Pokémon may not do well due to a lot of unconfirmed information about XY, so if you are planning to use these Pokémon please notice it is may not benefit your team? Is that good enough?

 

Also I want to put them there because two of the Pokémon lines are screaming Halloween. 

 

EDIT: Kuriboh is disqualified, Vexoria advances to the next round to battle Joku760. 

Okay, well people better not complain when x Pokemon does something it's not suppose to.

Okay, well people better not complain when x Pokemon does something it's not suppose to.

 

If they do then they should've read the warning in big black bold writing. 

Wow I checked showdown, 6th gen is a complete mess. lol I'ma take these battles as a joke. (Thunderbolt illegal )

Wow I checked showdown, 6th gen is a complete mess. lol I'ma take these battles as a joke. (Thunderbolt illegal )

 

I know right, a normal Garchomp kills like everything. 

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/gen5customgame-58682180

 

Joku and I had our match. Great game, he had a counter for everything I had. Good luck in the finals!

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/gen5customgame-58682180

 

Joku and I had our match. Great game, he had a counter for everything I had. Good luck in the finals!

 

You should've switched to Hydreigon instead of Deoxys, since he is faster than Kyurem. Otherwise good battle and finally. 

Now we wait for another battle, then then the final battle, then this finally ends. 

It seems I got myself to the finals (though one battle was skipped). Now I just have to get Teppo to battle Omegaforte so that we can get this tournament done before october ends.

gg I forfeit because my opponent took too long to appear+I had to go somewhere. Also lol I noticed it was under 5th gen rules. 

 

Note Shana, please put me next to players who show up more. I'm tired of waiting I didn't bother caring anymore.

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/gen5customgame-58921480

 

omegaforte vs teppo223

gg I forfeit because my opponent took too long to appear+I had to go somewhere. Also lol I noticed it was under 5th gen rules. 

 

Note Shana, please put me next to players who show up more. I'm tired of waiting I didn't bother caring anymore.

 

I will try, but you have to notice that in the later rounds I can't control who goes up against who and expect time zones to work. Like for example, I can control the First Round but once it gets to the Semifinals its just luck if you happen to battle someone who can show up more. 

 

 

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/gen5customgame-58921480

 

omegaforte vs teppo223

 

Oh well, I guess you advance to the next round.

 

Now lets just finish this tournament before I piss myself. 

I will try, but you have to notice that in the later rounds I can't control who goes up against who and expect time zones to work. Like for example, I can control the First Round but once it gets to the Semifinals its just luck if you happen to battle someone who can show up more. 

 

 

 

Oh well, I guess you advance to the next round.

 

Now lets just finish this tournament before I piss myself. 

But you could at least put me on the other side.

 

Also I noticed I could have finished if I Sucker Punched the rest of his team, but like I said I was on a rush and I don't want to lose due to lateness or someone take my place with that rule set. (No offense to anyone, but it wouldn't feel right if my replacement won/lost for me.)

 

Btw what's the next tournament on? So I can prepare a team and get most rounds done in a week or so and not repeat this mess. EDIT: firetruck it, I'll just show up whenever I have free time and not when my opponent feels like it. Sorry but I'm not going to be waiting every day and see if said person will show up.

Edited October 27, 201311 yr by OmegaForte

I'll be having my battle with Teppo tomorrow and then this tournament will be over.

But you could at least put me on the other side.

 

Also I noticed I could have finished if I Sucker Punched the rest of his team, but like I said I was on a rush and I don't want to lose due to lateness or someone take my place with that rule set. (No offense to anyone, but it wouldn't feel right if my replacement won/lost for me.)

 

Btw what's the next tournament on? So I can prepare a team and get most rounds done in a week or so and not repeat this mess. EDIT: firetruck it, I'll just show up whenever I have free time and not when my opponent feels like it. Sorry but I'm not going to be waiting every day and see if said person will show up.

 

 

The next Tournament is going to be the Autumn Tournament surrounding some types. I'll PM you the types, just send me PM if you want to know. And don't worry the next tournament wont start soon, you gotta wait till mid November, maybe even beyond November 10 when most of the hype of XY dies.

Edited October 27, 201311 yr by Shana09

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/gen5customgame-59098660

 

Final battle has now been battled! Tournament is over and this time I somehow managed to win! Those few lucky avoids saved me, I think

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/gen5customgame-59098660Final battle has now been battled! Tournament is over and this time I somehow managed to win! Those few lucky avoids saved me, I think

Well that explains why OverHeat didn't OHKO. Gimmicks at best. Gratz.

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/gen5customgame-59098660

 

Final battle has now been battled! Tournament is over and this time I somehow managed to win! Those few lucky avoids saved me, I think

 

Yayyy and its your first win, congratulations! Now time to take a long break.

 

 

 

NOTE: To anyone paying attention, the next tournament will not be created until November 10+. That should give you enough time to at least come back and do the tournament again without going crazy about XY. The next tournament will be an Autumn Tournament and it will be surrounding some types, just like the Summer Tournament in August. So if you want to know the types, just PM and I'll respond. 

I feel like the fact that I was suppose to be a sub for missing players was totally ignored q-q

I feel like the fact that I was suppose to be a sub for missing players was totally ignored q-q

 

We needed to quickly get this over with. So subs were kind of ignored at that point. 

Don't worry, I'll be sure to put you in the next tournament if you want to be in it. 

http://kh13.com/forum/topic/65897-kh13s-autumn-pok%C3%A9mon-seasonal-tournament/?do=findComment&comment=1289522

 

 

Brand new tournament, the Autumn Tournament! 

Edited November 12, 201311 yr by Shana09