Pokémon League: The LG Plateau

[C0FFINCASE]

After a grueling journey, years in the making you have arrived at the LG Plateau of the Pokemon League.
Sign up now to compete and become the Pokemon Master you always dreamed of being!
You'll be admired by thousands of people you don't even know!
Worshiped as a god among men!
You might also win some cool prizes.

Entry
Sign up is simple. Post below and indicate what battle format you wish to participate in.
Friday the 12th, you will be asked to pay 50 lgg. Please also send your team to C0ffin.
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will then will a division of the pot for their competition. (projected lgg cost is 100lgg). The three placers and a runner up will receive a special forum badge.

Registration
Will close thursday, April 4th@ 9:00pm EST.
Please report your team by that time as well. Your name and team will be posted the following day so that trainers can plan strategy. Your team will be locked along with their moves and held items at the end of registration.

Betting
In addition to participating in the tourney, the public and trainers will be allowed to bet on the out come of the matches and tourney itself. One of the judges will handle this once registration is closed.

Battle Formats
-Standard
-Double

Important Information
-Teams must be reported to judges prior to battles, along with abilities, moves, and held items.
-Failure to follow the rules will result in the immediate expulsion of the offender from the tournament.
-Results of battles will be posted by the winner and confirmed by the loser in a Results Thread, yet to be created.
-Dates and times will be set once registration is closed.
-Once registration is closed a bracket will be made and posted in a thread, not yet made. The bracket will be updated regularly to convey results and tournament progression.

-Battles will be conducted on Pokemon Showdown

Guys I just want to make one thing clear, you don't need to earn badges or anything like that. We'll be using pokemon show down. You don't even need to download it! It basically just let's you choose your pokemon items and move sets the battle them. Ever played pokemon stadium? Think of that but being able to choose any pokemon (that isn't on the ban list) and picking what moves they have and what items they hold. It's great because there is no training and you can test toooons of teams!

Rules
- A player’s team cannot contain two Pokémon with the same Pokédex number
-Each Pokémon on a player’s team can hold an item, though no two Pokémon may hold the same item
- A player’s team cannot contain two Pokémon with the same nickname
- A player’s team cannot contain a Pokémon nicknamed with the name of another Pokémon (for example, an Unfezant named “Pidove”)
- Pokémon may only use moves that have been learned through one of the following methods:
o By leveling up
o By TM or HM
o As an Egg move, through breeding
o From a character in the game
o Pokémon may not know the moves Sky Drop or Dark Void.
o Pokémon may not hold the item Soul Dew.
o The Wonder Launcher cannot be used during battle.

The following Pokémon may not be on a player’s team
o 150 – Mewtwo
o 151 – Mew
o 249 – Lugia
o 250 – Ho-Oh
o 251 – Celebi
o 382 – Kyogre
o 383 – Groudon
o 384 – Rayquaza
o 385 – Jirachi
o 386 – Deoxys
o 441 – Chatot
o 483 – Dialga
o 484 – Palkia
o 487 – Giratina
o 489 – Phione
o 490 – Manaphy
o 491 – Darkrai
o 492 – Shaymin
o 493 – Arceus
o 494 – Victini
o 643 – Reshiram
o 644 – Zekrom
o 646 – Kyurem
o 647 – Keldeo
o 648 – Meloetta
o 649 – Genesect


Links
Pokemon Showdown!
http://assets2.pokemon.com/assets/cm...nd_Formats.pdf


Officials & Judges
Clover
Raivu
Coffin

*Please contact them with your comments and concerns

[Raivu]

I'd Kill to judge this!

[C0FFINCASE]

Raivu is now a judge/official.

Officials will be competing as well just for reference.

[Raivu]

yesyesyesyesyes I'm all A-Okay for this

[CL0V3R]

Sweet. I'm all in yo.

[GAMEchief]

Sweet. I'm all in yo.

My LGG's on you. Don't let me down.

[CL0V3R]

My LGG's on you. Don't let me down.

So much pressure. Q A Q

[C0FFINCASE]

So much pressure. Q A Q

"You're th best around!"

[CL0V3R]

"You're th best around!"

No really I'm still a newb! Q _ Q

[C0FFINCASE]

Prizes updated.
Info added regarding how battles will be conducted: ie you don't need a DS or any time dedicated to a game. You just use the designated battle sim to design a team and battle with.
Registration is open also.
So post and be counted for what you are about to receive.

[Use]

can i join

[C0FFINCASE]

can i join

Since anyone can participate, yes.

[Use]

Since anyone can participate, yes.

mmm

my normal team will kick your ass clover

[Raivu]

Do we have a date set on this yet?

[C0FFINCASE]

Do we have a date set on this yet?

No, I'm gonna hold off till I see if people actually sign up. Once more people start signing up I'll set a registration period and we'll work out and announce a date.I'm thinking next Saturday or something though. I was hoping people would jump on more quickly.
Actually I'm going to make an announcement saying that registration closes Thursday. If we're all free next weekend then it will be next weekend if not then during next week.
As it stands counting us and us we're at 4. Which if really no one else signs up I guess is fine and we'll just try and promote it more as time goes on.
I want to do this every few months or so and have 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and the runner up get forum badges that designate them the Elite 4. Thus they win the pot and more LGG for posting so long as they are a member of the Elite 4 due to forum badge. 1st, 2nd, & 3rd all win from the pot, the runner up just gets the forum badge... and all the mad props for being pokemon masters. It will help keep the pokemon forum active, promote economic activity, and hopefully promote activity in general.

[Use]

oh nice i like the elite four of LG idea

[CL0V3R]

mmm

my normal team will kick your ass clover

Probably. XD I haven't really played competitively in over a year.
I've been too busy with art and Fire Emblem. Lol

[C0FFINCASE]

Registration will stay open till next thursday and the competition will be then.
Two reasons: Easter and I'm sick.

[C0FFINCASE]

Updated. Use, Clover, Raivu,and myself are the only ones signed up currently.

[Use]

we got our elite four right there

[C0FFINCASE]

Whatever.
Cool forum badges will make normies jealous and participate in the next one.

[ya bish]

Whatever.
Cool forum badges will make normies jealous and participate in the next one.

Ah normies.

[GAMEchief]

Is this happening, or should this be unpinned?

[C0FFINCASE]

Since even the people that said they were in didn't show I put it on hold. I hope to try again when I have some free time.