It's really simple, guys: -One tournament using the Simulator -One tournament using Nintendo 3DS systems and Pokemon X/Pokemon Y cartridges
Then...we're only doing the Simulator, like I said already. The point I'm trying to make is, if we're doing any semi-legit tournaments, they each have to be on one format or the other.
Because I could easily say that my legit 3DS team totally is composed of six Shiny, IV-perfect, EV-perfect, Hidden Ability Pokemon who all possess Egg Moves and Transfer Moves, and you'd just have to accept that. Generated Pokemon are on a whole different level from Pokemon that people actually have to go through the time and effort to train. No way in hell do I want to pit my team of imperfect Pokemon against one that was made with sliders to be superior. If you don't own the game, you can play the Simulator. Hell, we're not even sure if there will be a legit 3DS tournament yet, so we very well might have to use the Simulator.
It causes way too much confusion trying to make sure that the Pokemon you're using on the Simulator or on your 3DS match up perfectly. If they don't match up, to me at least, you're not playing with the same Pokemon. An idea: separate the tournaments into "Pokemon X/Y Tournament" and "Pokemon X/Y Simulator Tournament." The first can be viewed via recorded replays, the second by one of the participants using a streaming application.
That can be a separate tournament, for whomever can't play the actual video games or prefer the alternative.
The only play styles I want to ban are ones that would be very rarely seen anyway: infinite loops, like Recycling healing items.
Personally, I think Poison strategies are still viable -- you're not making yourself impossible to hit, there are plenty of ways to heal your Pokemon of the Condition (hell, Heal Bell fixes your entire party,) and some Pokemon aren't even hurt by Poison (Steel-types, for instance, and Pokemon with Poison Heal...obviously.)
Ironically, I'm currently in the middle of making a thread specifically for proposing rules ._.
I just switch them if I've had one for a few months, just so people can better be assured that I am still here. I don't act any different based on what my avatar is, but on how I feel or think; the only attachment I have with my avatars is that I like how they look, which speaks about my preference in character design, writing, color, image design, etc.
It will show you your Friend Code. SImply scroll to your own Mii. Sun Stone locales: Route 13, Anistar City, Secret Super Training (Drag Down Hydreigon!), Shalour City, Route 18 (from Psychic Inver), held by wild Solrock Depends on how well your Sylveon is trained and how well it synergizes with the rest of your team. The Keyblade Region? The Heartless League?
Darkrai would be able to use Dark Void and put Ratttata to sleep and then cause passive damage via Bad Dreams, rendering the Endeavor strategy useless, but that's kinda aside the point. Maybe we could work with a limit for evasion moves. For myself, twice is where I draw the line. Three and more, and it just starts turning into luck. I'd like to hear what other people think on that restriction though. I'd personally just prefer having only one of each; it feels awkward to me to have teams with duplicates (looking at you, GSC Lance.) We can have further discussion on this. Some Pokemon really needed the buff and wouldn't get it any other way: Aggron's Steel/Rock type made it weak to two common offensive types, which is remedied by his Mega form being pure-Steel and receiving the Filter ability. Ampharos was a non-threat, and its Mega form giving it half-Dragon type and a huge boost to its Sp. Atk makes it a balanced option for multiple strategies. However, there are some Pokemon that I feel just became broken with Mega Evolution; among them being Blaziken, Gengar, and Kangaskhan. It's a double-edge sword, but I like the concept for making some of my favorite Pokemon actually useful competitively. Friend Codes work by sharing them and registering them on one's 3DS. You can find it in the 3DS' main menu by clicking the orange smiley icon at the top. My exact thinking. Simulators are fun, but remove the bond that you make by actually training your Pokemon.
