Pokemon Challenges Showdown Tournament League PokemonChallenges Monthly Showdown Tournament - April

The format of the April 2021 SST will be Gen 6 Random Battles (6v6 Singles). There is no teambuilding required for this format; for more information head on over to https://pokemonshowdown.com/.

The rules for this month's tournament are as follows:

- All battles must take place on Showdown and will be initiated using the [Gen 6] Random Battle format.

- Only a maximum number of 256 participants may enter, as we cannot handle any higher number of competitors than that. It will be first come, first serve, so make sure to sign up early, if you want to secure your entry.

- Entering the tournament multiple times using burner accounts or somebody else's account will result in immediate disqualification and an indefinite ban from future tournaments.

- The tournament will follow a double elimination format with a single set Grand Finals. Grand Finals will be a Best of 5 set, with a 1 Game advantage to the competitor coming from Winner's side. Winner's Finals and Loser's Finals will be a Best of 3 set each. All other games will be single games (a Best of 1 set).

- When initiating a match the "Don't allow spectators" function must be ticked OFF.

- During matches the timer must be ON at all times.

- You may only start your game after a Tournament Organizer @Organizer has announced for your Round OR your specific match to start.

- Not starting a match within 5 minutes after an @Organizer has announced a Round start will result in a Technical Forfeit.