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Entering this cup earns you points in qualifying for the [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]ORAS OU Championship[/COLOR].

Winning this tournament will allow you to display [IMG]http://www.smogon.com/tiers/oldgen/miniclassic_trophy.png[/IMG] or [IMG]http://www.smogon.com/tiers/oldgen/miniclassic_trophy32.png[/IMG] in your signature.

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[B]Tournament Rules:[/B]
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[*]General tournament rules and regulations can be found [URL='https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/tournament-rules-and-general-guidelines.3642760/']here[/URL].
[*]Standard [B][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]ORAS OU[/COLOR][/B]
[*][B]Best of three, single elimination.[/B]
[*]Battles should take place on [URL='https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/']Pokemon Showdown![/URL] or on [URL='http://smogtours.psim.us/']Smogtours[/URL].
[*]Do not make baseless activity posts, get in contact with your opponent and report missed times / scheduling issues only.
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[B]Battle Clauses:[/B]
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[*][B]Sleep Clause:[/B] If a player has already put an opposing Pokémon to sleep using a sleep inducing move and that Pokémon is still sleeping due to that sleep inducing move, the player cannot put another opposing Pokémon to sleep using a sleep inducing move.
[*][B]Species Clause:[/B] A player cannot have two of the same species of Pokémon on their team, based on the National Pokedex Number. For example, a player cannot have two Volcaronas on their team.
[*][B]Evasion Clause:[/B] Players cannot use Double Team or Minimize in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
[*][B]OHKO Clause:[/B] Players cannot use Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, or Fissure in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
[*][B]Timer Clause:[/B] If a player exhausts the timer, he/she loses.
[*][B]Endless Battle Clause:[/B] Any moveset on any Pokémon that is capable of intentionally causing an endless battle is banned from competitive play. Check [URL='https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/endless-battle-clause.3495354/']this thread[/URL] for more information.
[*][B]Uber Clause:[/B] Players may not use any items, moves, abilities, or Pokemon that appear on [URL='https://www.smogon.com/dex/xy/formats/ou/']Smogon's ORAS OU Ban List[/URL]. If the tiers change in the middle of a round, the changes will take effect in the following round. There will be an announcement in the relevant round if this occurs.
[*][B][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]Swagger Clause: [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]A player can not use the move Swagger.[/COLOR]
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Signups will close on [B][COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)]Monday,18th of July at 8:00pm GMT-4[/COLOR][/B] or may be subject to be closing sooner depending on signups. Post "[B]in[/B]" to join!