u/Used-Escape-3805

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Hey everyone,

I’m organizing a small online Pokémon Champions / Pokémon Showdown draft tournament and I’m looking for 9 additional players (10 total including me).

This tournament is mainly aimed at people who enjoy teambuilding, drafting strategy, and competitive doubles battles.

Tournament Format

The tournament will have 2 phases:

Phase 1 – Round Robin

Every player faces every other player once

Matches are played in Best of 3 (Bo3) format

Everyone plays 9 total matchups

Players earn points based on wins

After the round robin phase, the 2 players with the lowest points are eliminated

Phase 2 – Playoffs

The remaining 8 players move into a standard elimination bracket:

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Playoff matches will be played as Best of 5 (Bo5) sets until a winner is crowned.

Draft Rules

This is a draft league format.

Before the draft starts:

Every player gets 1 ban

All bans are submitted beforehand

Banned Pokémon cannot be drafted

Draft process:

Players draft in order

The draft is not live

Each player will have a certain time window to make their pick

Once someone picks, the next player in order is notified

Each player drafts:

9 Pokémon total

Battle Rules

Format is Doubles

Before each match/set, players must choose their 6 Pokémon roster from their drafted 9

You are allowed to completely change:

Movesets

Items

EV spreads

Strategies/team compositions

for every new matchup.

However:

During an active Bo3 or Bo5 set, you cannot rebuild your team between games. Your team for that set must stay locked.

Scheduling

This is not a live event.

All matches will be scheduled individually depending on when both players are available. Preferably looking for players in or near European time zones, since it makes scheduling matches a lot easier.

The draft will also happen over time rather than in one live session.

If you're interested in joining or have any questions, feel free to leave a comment. This is mainly just a fun tournament!