MS Pokémon Tournament: Summer Showdown! [FULL]

[Chemist1422]

Okay when does this start

I wanna know how much time I’ll have to practice

[Skygazer]

wait were not inning with 1 team?

exactly!

[Skygazer]

This can probably start tonight or tomorrow!

[RadiantCowbells]

Aren't ppl just gonna like try to counterpick each other?

That seems like a bad idea

[Chemist1422]

oh crap

/in to get torn apart by people who know what they’re doing

[Skygazer]

hmmmmmmmm fair point? but the counterpicking can work both ways? idk

[RadiantCowbells]

I feel like you should be locked into one team for the first round then the loser gets to change if they want?

[Skygazer]

I'm open to the idea of having side meme battles where people can make meme teams and we can have a running tally but a whole second bracket feels like kind of an unnecessary dichotomy between experienced players and new players and I don't want people to feel left out

pedit: that works!

[animorpherv1]

Just for the record, if we care about tiebreakers, my suggestion:

1st tiebreak: Total number of single-game wins.
2nd tiebreak: Number of the match wins vs. all tied players
3rd tiebreak: Single game vs. every tied opponent. Most games won wins.Start from the top again if necessary.

[the worst]

i dont know a pokemon and im v/la 21st-23rd

but

/in?

@skyg any chance we can look to start next wk? (or maybe do half the bracket over the weekend/rest next week?)

[wgeurts]

Aren't ppl just gonna like try to counterpick each other?

That seems like a bad idea

Welcome to half the fun of tournaments: scouting lol

[wgeurts]

For the record, trying to counter-team someone in Pokémon happens in grassroot tours like this. The things is, it can backfire horrendously as you usually end up opting for something with an advantageous matchup, at the cost of overall consistency. Just don't use the same all the time.

[Skygazer]

I'm willing to wait for Dannflor's VLA to end before his first game! I don't think I'll be super strict with timing things because there will inevitably be difficulties finding times that work.

[Katyusha]

/in whoops

[PJ.]

/in...but like...why can't this just be randbats

[Annadog40]

Random would make it easier for newbies to jump into

[PJ.]

Just for the record, if we care about tiebreakers, my suggestion:

1st tiebreak: Total number of single-game wins.
2nd tiebreak: Number of the match wins vs. all tied players
3rd tiebreak: Single game vs. every tied opponent. Most games won wins.Start from the top again if necessary.

0% chance this tournament gets that far

[Jingle]

Hard oppose that

Running suicide leads doesn't make your team worse and running the few pokemon that can 6-0 a team (who are generally rather win more and not strong picks) doesn't make your team better.

Actually, if you were playing competitively it would skew the other way (You'd want to play against weaker teams to get more wins, so you'd want weaker breakers unless you weren't going for top place.)

I'm big enough to admit I know very little about what would make decent breakers in competitive pokemans though.

Just for the record, if we care about tiebreakers, my suggestion:

1st tiebreak: Total number of single-game wins.
2nd tiebreak: Number of the match wins vs. all tied players
3rd tiebreak: Single game vs. every tied opponent. Most games won wins.Start from the top again if necessary.

The point of having the other breakers system would have been tiered pairing. The point of this would be if play extended past single undefeated player/ties were possible AND undesirable.

I very much doubt you guys are going round robin.

[PJ.]

how many viable formats are there?

Monotype
OU
UU
Ubers
DOU
DUbers
VGC

Are the only ones I'd consider viable and not stupidly gimmicky.

I'll fight you. RU, NU, and PU are real formats. jerk.

[Skygazer]

what about little cup? :c

[PJ.]

I mean tbh this is supposed to be fun and not really that all competative, so as long as you have fun you win

I'm 100% gonna be laughing my balls off at most of you. I can't promise that you'll be having fun.

[PJ.]

what about little cup? :c

trash

[PJ.]

@Skygazer

Does switch teams between games mean like..in the middle of a set? Game 1 I'm x type, Game 2 i can switch to y type, game 3, I can switch to z type?

Or does it mean like..i'm x type for a set, next set i can be y or just stay x type?

[PJ.]

Wait are we doing only one person with each?

If so what is left

Only flying. Flying is the only option left.

Jokes on you, Flying is lit.

[Annadog40]

how many viable formats are there?

Monotype
OU
UU
Ubers
DOU
DUbers
VGC

Are the only ones I'd consider viable and not stupidly gimmicky.

I'll fight you. RU, NU, and PU are real formats. jerk.

Don't forget the new Zu