Kei

[font="Tahoma"][color="#000080"]HAHAHA, yeah not happening. =p Anyway, hopefully more people will sign up for the next one. We had more people sign up, but since they had to drop out for various reasons... Yeah. So drum up excitement about the next tournament and we'll see. [/color][/font]

[font="Century Gothic"]Round 4 matchups are now live! [/font]

[font="Tahoma"][color="#000080"]The rankings will be fixed at the launch of Round 4. [/color][/font]

[quote name='Lawliet' timestamp='1308497209' post='708024'] Where are the synopsizes (is that the right word?) of the matches!? [/quote] [font="Tahoma"][color="#000080"] I was a little busy last night, so I didn't have time to do them. They'll be up in due time. [/color][/font]

[font="Century Gothic"]Round 3 match-ups are now live! [/font]

[font="Tahoma"][color="#000080"]Just an announcement that Round 3 matchups will be going live at midnight on Sunday. Stay tuned (and sorry for the delay). [/color][/font]

[font="Tahoma"][color="#000080"]Sorry, folks. Unforseen circumstances regarding the power situation for my laptop has placed things on hold. For purposes of the tournament, we'll look at this as a bye week for the entire field. Sorry about the inconveinence. [/color][/font]

[font="Tahoma"][color="#000080"]I honestly don't believe waiting a week is detrimental to the process. This is coming from the standpoint that people have other things they have/want to do in their daily lives, and giving someone the entire week (as opposed to suddenly shoving a time limit on them) allows for everyone to find a time that's suitable to them. If that addendum were to be imposed, we could suddenly have a lot [i]more [/i]people being forced to drop out of their matches, and then things just go to hell. I'm also looking into the future for this, since how this tournament goes will determine the rules for the next one. So, it's a fair point, but I'm going to stick with what we have in regards to this. If he ends up with a 0-2 start, that's a bed of his own making. [/color][/font]

[quote name='Lawliet' timestamp='1307277527' post='707857'] I'm not a she! [/quote] [font="Tahoma"][color="#000080"]Ahahaha... Sorry. > >; lolinternet [/color][/font]

[b][font="Century Gothic"]Standings and Round 2 match-ups are now live! Check the OP! [/font][/b]

[font="Tahoma"][color="#000080"]He's referring to the type match-up, Lil. Dragon-types are weak to Ice, and Ol' Fighter signed up with an Ice team. [/color][/font]

[font="Tahoma"][color="#000080"]Thanks to everyone who has sent in their results so far. The tournament is going along swimmingly. However, there is a rule addendum that I have to announce. [font="Century Gothic"][color="#000000"]During the tournament phase, [b]battles must take place within a week of the match-up announcements[/b]. If one or both players do not post or PM to the effect that they have attempted to contact their opponent with no response, [color="#ff0000"][b]one or both players will automatically forfeit their match for that round[/b][/color].[/color][/font] This rule was created because there has been at least one instance of this happening, but it also helps to move things along at a decent pace. If you have any questions, please ask here, or PM me.[/color] [/font]

[center][font="Century Gothic"][b]Attention all competitors![/b] [/font] [/center][center] [font="Century Gothic"]Match-ups have been finalized and will be available for viewing at [b][color="#ff0000"]midnight EDT[/color][/b]. Please check [b]the OP[/b] at that time to find your opponent for Round 1.[/font] [font="Century Gothic"]In regards to reporting, please [color="#ff0000"][b]PM your results[/b][/color] to me once you have finished your match. Please include [b]last Pokémon used in battle by both opponents[/b] and [b]number of Pokémon remaining on the winner's team[/b].[/font] [font="Century Gothic"]Thank you for your participation, and good luck in your battles.[/font] [b]EDIT: [/b]Tournament match-ups are now live! [/center]

[quote name='ThAt guy' timestamp='1306396764' post='707604'] So whats the rule on Move Lists? I get that your pokemon can't change... but I think it would be even worse if you could TM up your pokemon before a battle. I doubt anyone here would be cheap enough to try that, but I figure an official ruling might be in order. [/quote] [font="Tahoma"][color="#000080"]As specifically stated prior to this, once the tournament starts, no moveset can be changed. As far as TM moves go, there's nothing wrong with using them as part of a moveset. Some competitive movesets can only be put together from TM use, so I see no point in limiting them.[/color][/font] [font="Tahoma"][color="#000080"]Gavin: Sad to see you drop out, but the matchups have already been figured taking you dropping into account, so no big deal. Hope to see you in the Spring 2 tournament.[/color][/font]

[font="Tahoma"][color="#000080"]All righty. Registration is now officially closed. If you signed up but did not confirm your team in time, please try again next tournament. Thanks to everyone else for getting their information in on time. All participating Trainers have two weeks (or until May 27th) to get their teams polished. The first round of the tournament will being on the 28th. Match-ups will be posted prior to that date, so please watch the original post for your match-up. Thanks again to all the participants. See you on the battlefield. [/color][/font]

[font="Tahoma"][color="#000080"]I suppose I'd better reiterate my final roster: Altaria, Gyarados, Crobat, Honchkrow, Emolga, and Sigilyph. My Friend Code is 3825 7967 4999. Just a reminder that everyone has until 11:59 p.m. Saturday to get their teams locked and their FCs posted. [/color][/font]