Pokemon League Season 1 (Round 1)

SleepyKrew · Post Post #0 (isolation #0) » Tue Dec 15, 2015 12:43 pm

Data Center
Showdown guide.
Please upload and share your replay.

Hi I'm doing a Pokemon thing. All battles will be held on Showdown, and I will be using Serebii to verify stuff. Specifics for the season will be ironed out once signups are closed and I see how many people are playing (all /ins will be accepted).

So here's what you need to know for now. During the regular season, each player will have two matches per round. Rounds will last a week at most, though the next round will start early if the previous one ended. Rounds may or may not have gimmicks and special rules. Your team will constantly be expanding; you will get new Pokemon before some rounds. I also have a leveling up mechanic I'm going to be using. The calculations are ~~secret~~ but if you can figure them out, good for you. Every round, the best individually performing Pokemon will win MVP and earn an extra level. A trainer can't have one of their Pokemon win MVP two rounds in a row. Every few rounds, levels will be globally raised to make sure nobody gets too far ahead.

For season one, we will be using third generation mechanics. Fights on Showdown should be Gen 3 OU.

To sign up, PM me the following form.

Showdown username:
Pick one of the nine starter Pokemon

OR

a Pokemon that reaches its final evolution with a stone:
Pick one of the nine starter Pokemon

OR

a Pokemon that reaches its final evolution with a trade:
Pick a non-legendary Pokemon that does not evolve:
Pick a Pokemon that only evolves once, via leveling:
Pick a non-starter Pokemon that evolves twice, via leveling:

NOTE:

Espeon and Umbreon count as stone evolutions. Crobat, Blissey, and Milotic count as trade evolutions. All baby Pokemon that use a friendship evolution will automatically evolve into their second form.

NOTE:

Please be sure to include a gender and nickname for each of your Pokemon.

NOTE:

All of the Pokemon you receive with your application will be at level 10. Unless something can evolve that early, they will be in their base form.

There should

NOT

be any communication between players.

Spoiler: Clauses in effect during battles

SleepyKrew · Post Post #3 (isolation #1) » Tue Dec 15, 2015 12:59 pm

In post 2, Klazam wrote:And will this die?

Once season two starts

SleepyKrew · Post Post #6 (isolation #2) » Tue Dec 15, 2015 1:07 pm

In post 5, Klazam wrote:Gen 3 meaning gen 3 pokemon and below only? (Which is RSE)

Correct, but it will also be played on the RSEFRLG engine, affecting move pools and mechanics.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #16 (isolation #3) » Tue Dec 15, 2015 5:33 pm

In post 8, Psyche wrote:what status is feebas? is he like crobat?

Milotic counts as a trade evolution. Thanks for pointing that out, let me know if there's any other weirdos I missed.

Additionally, adding this clarification to the OP:

All of the Pokemon you receive with your application will be at level 10. Unless something can evolve that early, they will be in their base form.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #20 (isolation #4) » Tue Dec 15, 2015 8:01 pm

In post 17, Cephrir wrote:If I pick Eevee, can I decide what to do with it later?

Yup. However with something like Slowpoke or Poliwag, where there are different evolution methods, you must decide now. Since all of Eevee's evolutions are via stones, you can hold off on picking.

In post 18, lilith2013 wrote:Are fossil pokemon okay? Does the fossil resurrection part count as an evolution?

Resurrection does not count as evolution. Fossil Pokemon are treated as any other regular Pokemon.

In post 19, KingdomAces wrote:Relatively, how easy is it to get moves that aren't learned by leveling up? Also, in case hidden power is available, are IVs set from the start, or would you be able to change them if necessary?

Movesets may vary by round. For EVs and IVs, do whatever you want.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #22 (isolation #5) » Tue Dec 15, 2015 9:14 pm

Games will be played as Gen 3 OU. The list of clauses this entails has been added to the end of the OP.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #23 (isolation #6) » Tue Dec 15, 2015 9:27 pm

By the way, I have already received ten teams (though some of them I'm waiting on genders/nicknames or a Pokemon change)!

SleepyKrew · Post Post #26 (isolation #7) » Tue Dec 15, 2015 11:36 pm

In post 25, Axxle wrote:How will held items work? Can we just use anything?

Rules for items will vary round by round.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #28 (isolation #8) » Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:31 am

Evolution of Tyrogue would be up to the trainer.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #34 (isolation #9) » Wed Dec 16, 2015 12:50 pm

It's looking like there will be at least 16 players

PEDIT: good thing I said "at least"

SleepyKrew · Post Post #37 (isolation #10) » Wed Dec 16, 2015 12:55 pm

because gen 2 didn't have abilities

SleepyKrew · Post Post #39 (isolation #11) » Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:09 pm

because gen 4 is dumb

SleepyKrew · Post Post #40 (isolation #12) » Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:09 pm

(not all seasons will use gen 3)

SleepyKrew · Post Post #42 (isolation #13) » Wed Dec 16, 2015 2:02 pm

what gen did you start with

SleepyKrew · Post Post #47 (isolation #14) » Wed Dec 16, 2015 3:55 pm

Klazam is correct.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #58 (isolation #15) » Thu Dec 17, 2015 10:19 pm

Signups will close in (expired on 2015-12-20 00:00:00). Final submissions for teams should be in at that time.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #68 (isolation #16) » Sat Dec 19, 2015 5:36 pm

It's looking like it's going to be 19 people

SleepyKrew · Post Post #71 (isolation #17) » Sat Dec 19, 2015 7:03 pm

Signups are closed. We have 20! Stuff will be announced after I sleep.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #72 (isolation #18) » Sun Dec 20, 2015 4:30 am

Instead of sleeping I stayed up all night working on this lmao

SleepyKrew · Post Post #75 (isolation #19) » Mon Dec 21, 2015 1:27 am

Slept, woke up, finishing working on this now.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #76 (isolation #20) » Mon Dec 21, 2015 9:10 am

Sorry this is taking so long. I ran into some issues making the schedule but I think it's all worked out now.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #79 (isolation #21) » Mon Dec 21, 2015 11:29 am

Sending out confirmation PMs now. Your PM will include your Round 1 opponents. After I send them all, I'll post Round 1's info and the game will finally begin!

SleepyKrew · Post Post #82 (isolation #22) » Mon Dec 21, 2015 2:59 pm

Before I get to round-specific stuff, some global stuff.
1. You can do whatever you want to with IVs/EVs/Natures/etc.
2. This thread contains the full schedule grid thingy and will also have replays and Pokemon information after this round ends.
3. For rounds where movesets are level-dependent: Some Gen 3 games used different levels for learning moves on some Pokemon. You can use the lowest listed level. Use Serebii's Gen 3 Pokedex.
4. Be sure one of the players in a game sends me a link to the replay afterward. I need the replay.
5. Every round, you will be given a certain number of active Pokemon. The number of Pokemon you use in a battle will be different from your number of active Pokemon in most rounds. Your active Pokemon will be the pool of Pokemon you can use in your battles. All of your others will stay in the box. Note that a Pokemon left in the box might level up faster than one chosen to be active but not used in battle.
6. Every week, you will play one person in your conference and one not in your conference. By the end (nine rounds), you will have played everyone in your conference and all but one person in the other conference.
7. At the end of round 9, the four highest ranked (based on wins) teams in each conference will get a playoff spot. The remaining two playoff spots per conference will be contested in a Wild Card Tournament that all other teams are a part of.

Here are the conferences:

Spoiler: Cipher

Spoiler: Snagem

Round 1

Each player will use 3 Pokemon per battle. PM me which three you choose (in case you end up not sending all of them out). You must use the same 3 Pokemon in each of your battles. The other two will be in the box.
Items are prohibited this round.
Moves: Each Pokemon can only have 1 move that it wouldn't have learned via level-up. Since all Pokemon are currently level 10, this should be pretty restrictive. Choose your move wisely. If you need help with this, feel free to contact me. And don't forget to make your Pokemon level 10.
Just a reminder that you shouldn't communicate with other players except to schedule a battle. Also remember to send me a replay.
(expired on 2015-12-28 21:59:41)

SleepyKrew · Post Post #83 (isolation #23) » Mon Dec 21, 2015 3:12 pm

hang on I'm gonna whip up a Showdown guide real quick

SleepyKrew · Post Post #89 (isolation #24) » Mon Dec 21, 2015 3:35 pm

In post 84, Klazam wrote:abilities must be gen 3 or under? (using serebii to find this)

(specifically asking, regarding hidden alibites)

Yeah, Showdown will enforce that.

In post 85, Klazam wrote:are movesets and natures and evs and ivs contiguous, or can i change them freely between battles?

You can change them freely.

In post 87, Marquis wrote:how do pokemon level up, and how fast? do they need to survive the match?

~~secret formula~~

In post 88, Aj The Epic wrote:Do we have a room or are we just convening randomly?

Edit: What about TMs? Are we just using level moves/breed moves or do TMs show up as viable options?

If someone knows how to make a room in Showdown, please teach me.
A TM move would count as the one non-level move for this round.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #90 (isolation #25) » Mon Dec 21, 2015 3:36 pm

Showdown guide.
EDIT: Please upload and share the repay instead of using the button the guide says to use.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #92 (isolation #26) » Mon Dec 21, 2015 3:40 pm

In post 91, Marquis wrote:*except change nickname, gender, and level, right?

well yeah I didn't think I needed to include that

SleepyKrew · Post Post #98 (isolation #27) » Mon Dec 21, 2015 5:12 pm

In post 94, Marquis wrote:also is dragon rage outlawed or

It's legal

In post 96, lilith2013 wrote:Should our team be the 3 active pokemon for this round or all of our pokemon?

3 active

In post 97, Axxle wrote:Will we have any idea of our opponents Pokemon pool (seems that way from the schedule page?) or should we create our teams now?

You're going into round 1 blind. In all future rounds, you'll be able to see what people have used previously, but the information for each Pokemon will be from whenever they were last used.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #104 (isolation #28) » Mon Dec 21, 2015 7:37 pm

oh hey there's a sitechat room now

SleepyKrew · Post Post #108 (isolation #29) » Mon Dec 21, 2015 8:44 pm

In post 105, Espeonage wrote:Egg moves allowed?

An Egg move would count as the exception.

In post 107, Psyche wrote:actually that's rather confusing since it means a torchic's scratch is their "move that can't be learned by level-up"

Moves where the level learned is a dash (meaning it learns it automatically) count as level-up moves.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #109 (isolation #30) » Mon Dec 21, 2015 9:06 pm

A couple people have already missed this:

In post 82, SleepyKrew wrote:Items are prohibited this round.

Additionally, when telling me which Pokemon you're using, you only need to include which Pokemon you're using and their moves if you want me to double check them. No need to send ability/EV/IV/etc.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #113 (isolation #31) » Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:06 pm

Yeah, by "the exception", I mean the non-level move.

I'm not sure I fully understand the Pomeg glitch. "it also allows otherwise illegal moveset/level combinations, such as a level 5 Staryu with Hydro Pump." Is this the kind of thing you mean? In this case, Hydro Pump would be the exception. If this isn't what you meant, please correct me.

I feel like using moves that aren't listed on Serebii would be unfair to those not familiar with those special moves.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #115 (isolation #32) » Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:51 pm

Please use "Upload and share replay" instead of Instant Replay. I apologize for only realizing this now. There will be no replay available for Marquis vs Espeonage. I will put a text recap in its place when the Data Center is updated.

EDIT: nvm found their replay I'm the best

EDIT 2: still though please use Upload and share

SleepyKrew · Post Post #120 (isolation #33) » Tue Dec 22, 2015 12:10 pm

In post 118, Aj The Epic wrote:Also: Breeding moves. What's the ruling on those?

If it wouldn't have learned it via level-up by level 10, it counts as the non-level-up move.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #123 (isolation #34) » Tue Dec 22, 2015 12:37 pm

Don't talk to each other about anything at all

Don't talk about your team or strategy. You can watch other matches if you don't have to face either person this round (or if you already faced them this round).

SleepyKrew · Post Post #126 (isolation #35) » Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:36 pm

Check the rooms in sitechat. I think the room disappears if no one is in it, so feel free to make a room if there isn't one.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #129 (isolation #36) » Tue Dec 22, 2015 3:19 pm

Slight amendment to the no talking rule. You can talk about your own team as much as you want, to whoever you want (including spreading false information). Do not talk about other players' teams.

SleepyKrew · Post Post #131 (isolation #37) » Fri Dec 25, 2015 9:03 am

Do you guys need an extension because of Christmas, or are you just waiting for the weekend?

SleepyKrew · Post Post #135 (isolation #38) » Fri Dec 25, 2015 10:31 am

SleepyKrew · Post Post #139 (isolation #39) » Mon Dec 28, 2015 7:52 am

In post 82, SleepyKrew wrote:(expired on 2015-12-28 21:59:41)

8 games left, sooooooo extension?

SleepyKrew · Post Post #159 (isolation #40) » Wed Jan 06, 2016 4:18 pm

In post 158, Psyche wrote:finally had my thing with aj

HUZZAH

SleepyKrew · Post Post #166 (isolation #41) » Sun Jan 10, 2016 4:31 am

so since I thought this was dead, I stopped budgeting time into my days to make sure I could manage this
I will now start doing that again

SleepyKrew · Post Post #176 (isolation #42) » Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:30 pm

This is on hold for another like 5 days. I'll look into replacing ns after that.