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Reward Breakdown: learn up. 

  1. Considering we have at least 49,000,000 in this season's PSL prize pool, the following changes will be made:
    1. The winning manager will receive 6M (good luck plebs)
    2. 1M will be awarded to @Draekyn for being our sig maker this season
    3. 1M awards will be given to the following at the end of Week 7; these awards will be voted on by the managers (they can't vote for their own players or themselves)
      1. Best Overall Player
      2. Breakout Player of the Season
      3. Best Manager
    4. 500k awards will be given to the following; these awards will be voted on by the managers (they can't vote for their own players or themselves) 
      1. Best OU Player
      2. Best UU Player
      3. Best NU Player
      4. Best Doubles Player
      5. Best ADV Player
      6. Best DPP Player
    5. 250k will be awarded to the LC preseason tournament winner
    6. A Shiny Magneton will be awarded to the winner of the Manager's OU Tournament
    7. Three (3) salty suite matches will be played and the winning player from each match will receive 500k
    8. The remaining funds will be awarded to the players of the winning team (2M minimum; midseason players will receive half pay)

*** The end of season awards will also be presented with signatures

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Rules: There are changes, so please read thoroughly. 

 

Managers:

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A PSL Manager is the leader of their team. The manager will conduct the draft, decide on their weekly roster, and motivate their players to succeed and stay excited to play week in and week out. They maintain the team's finances and they participate in the second draft at midseason. Any trades are made and accepted by the manager, and they only answer to the PSL Host. Managers need to ensure that their players follow the rules and are updated about any changes that might occur. They also are responsible for notifying the host of any necessary substitutions that need to be made. They also watch for possible inactivity by their players. All correspondence between the manager and the host should be made by personal message, so that it is documented. 
 
In essence, the manager has the most responsibility on a team. 
 
Keep in mind the following:
  • TheFireLion, Kanzo, and SirVector will be offered the chance to play in season 6 as managers
  • There will be 8 managers this season and any new managers will be selected by myself after the manager sign-up period is over
  • Managers are chosen on a largely subjective basis. For details read the ‘Manager Signups Information’ paragraph
  • Managers are not allowed to play for their team in the PSL, it's either play or manage
 
Lastly the manager has these responsibilities:
  • The manager shall send the host weekly rosters
  • The manager shall ensure to his/her best capabilities that every match will be completed by the deadline
  • The manager shall inform the host as to why a match failed to be completed in the event that one fails
  • The managers shall inform the host of any substitutes that should be made
  • The manager shall inform the host of any attempts of cheating by his team or others
  • The manager oversees all trades
  • The manager oversees both drafts unless unable to be present, in which case the manager shall appoint someone to draft on their behalf

Team Captain:

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A manager may select one player from their roster to be named "team captain". The team captain will be the point of contact for their team should the manager become inactive (please no). In real life issues happen and thus we need someone to take the reigns if the manager is no longer able to do so. 

 

Team captains cannot be released.

 

Team captains may submit a roster to the host for that week if their manager is unable to do so. 

Rosters:

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A team's roster is a list of which players will actively represent that team in battles for the week, in their respective tiers.

  • A roster will be submitted at the end of week deadline (Sunday at 5pm PDT), if the roster is not submitted the host will use that team's prior week roster
  • In regards to "positioning", players with more wins will qualify for a higher position in that tier. For instance, the player with the most wins on that team will qualify for OU1, while the player with the next most wins will qualify for OU2, and the player with the lowest win total will qualify for OU3. This is the same for UU1 vs UU2 and NU1 vs NU2. 
  • If two or more players have the same number of wins, they can play either position they are vying for. 
  • If a player is substituted into the line-up in OU1, OU2, UU1, or NU1, they will be exchanged into OU2, OU3, UU2, or NU2 if their number of wins are fewer than the player currently in that lower position. 

 

Any errors should be pointed out and corrected as soon as possible. 

Substitutions:

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A manager retains the right to substitute a player in their line-up any time throughout the week with a benched player. 

 

The following rules must be kept:

  • There is absolutely no "swapping" players between tiers; this means you cannot exchange a player from PokeMMO NU to PokeMMO OU once the roster has been submitted
  • A substituted player must come from your bench
  • Traded players can still play for their original team until they are activated the following week, they do not require substitution
  • A player substituted out of the starting line-up is no longer active for that week, they cannot be substituted back into the line-up
  • If you have made a substitution, you have forfeited your right to an activity win in that tier. A "no contest" ruling can still be made if both players fail to reach a suitable time to duel

 

Be considerate to your opponent. If you are thinking about a substitution, do it as soon as possible. 

Trades:

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Managers may trade players or credits with each other up through Week 5. In order to complete a trade both managers must contact the host with the following information:

 

  • The player(s) or credit(s) that they are trading away.
  • The player(s) or credit(s) that they receive in return.

 

Trades will be finalized 24 hours after both managers have agreed and posted their trade. Managers will be allowed to dispute this trade within this 24 hours, but all decisions will be made by the host regarding fairness. Once a trade is accepted or denied by the host, that is final.

 

Traded players will be allowed to play in the week preceding the trade's acceptance by the host. There are no limits to number of trades, but teams must maintain a minimum of 8 players. 

 

***No player can demand a trade. If you demand a trade, your manager will notify the host and disciplinary action will be taken. Players sign up for the PSL at their own risk of being drafted by any of the 8 managers. Just man up and do what you were drafted to do. Trust your manager. 

Releasing Players:

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A manager may "release" a player at any time during the season. No refund of credits shall be offered. Once a player is released, the other managers may bid on that player as a free agent. 

 

The manager that released said player may not bid on them in free agency. 

 

Any player can be released from a team, regardless of circumstance, excluding the team captain. A manager must keep a minimum of 8 players at one time.

 

If purchased as a free agent, released players will be activated for their new team starting the following week.

Battles:

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Submitting a "Roster":

  • Managers will select players from their team to duel in the 10 PSL tiers on a weekly basis
  • Managers cannot name one player to duel in multiple tiers, a different player must be seen in each tier
  • Managers will need to submit their roster for the following week by Sunday @1200 PDT, failure to do so will result in the host using the team's roster from the prior week. Failure to submit your roster from week one will result in the host selecting your roster to the best of their ability

Revealing Teams & Sets:

  • Publicly revealing teams before a battle by any means is not allowed and you will be punished. Do not publicly announce teams. I don’t care what you do in your team PMs, but in threads or during matches do not do this. Announcing your team, or your teammates team, is specifically harmful to both you and your team.

  • Speculating really obscure moves is not harmful, yet I'd encourage this not be done at all. 

  • Please refrain from verbally "predicting" moves in public chat while spectating. This can be seen as a form of "coaching or ghosting" and may warrant disqualification of that match. 

Ghost and Coaching:

  • Coaching or ghosting is not allowed.

  • Ghosting, or rather playing on another person's account, is an officially ban worthy offense for both players. Any suspicion of ghosting will warrant investigation and a decision will be made before the next week's battles. 

  • If caught ghosting or coaching, both players will be suspended from the remainder of Season 6 and will be banned for Season 7 should it happen

  • Coaching is difficult to prove, but it takes away from competition which is the hallmark of the PSL.

  • Helping with practicing is absolutely fine and helping with teambuilding is also good, in fact I would encourage these activities. The grey area is telling what an opponent’s Pokémon set could be or what a player should watch out for. Some battlers find this irritating as it can ruin the surprise, but some are fine with it, so keep this in mind.

Getting Your Battles Done:

  • Players will contact their opponent once the weekly line-ups are released by the host. 
  • Contact should be made by PM, to provide proof of contact
  • When you contact your opponent, provide multiple times that are suitable for you, preferably including multiple days
  • If you have limited availability, be sure to state this immediately upon contact to help avoid activity decisions
  • All duels will be done at Vermilion City Ch 7 or Showdown
  • Please announce your match in the weekly thread 10 minutes before the start of your match, if your match is not announced before it starts, a no-contest will be declared
  • There are no extensions

Activity Decisions:

  • If a match is failed to be completed by the deadline, the host will determine whether that match is to be declared a "no contest" or if an activity win should be awarded
  • Activity wins will be awarded if there is written proof indicating that one player put in more effort than the other to schedule a match (e.g. one player shows up for scheduled time, while the other does not)
  • No contest decisions will mean that there was no clear indication one player put in more effort than the other, that match will result in a tie and will not count toward the final score between teams
  • The host has final say on all activity decisions
  • Any player that is inactive and loses because of an activity decision will be suspended for the following week. Two activity losses and that player will be banned for the remainder of the season. If you have an issue come up in real life, notify your manager to have you substituted. If your team has no subs, a suspension will be at the host's discretion. 

 

Prize:

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  1. Considering we have at least 49,000,000 in this season's PSL prize pool, the following changes will be made:
    1. The winning manager will receive 6M (good luck plebs)
    2. 1M will be awarded to @Draekyn for being our sig maker this season
    3. 1M awards will be given to the following at the end of Week 7; these awards will be voted on by the managers (they can't vote for their own players or themselves)
      1. Best Overall Player
      2. Breakout Player of the Season
      3. Best Manager
    4. 500k awards will be given to the following; these awards will be voted on by the managers (they can't vote for their own players or themselves) 
      1. Best OU Player
      2. Best UU Player
      3. Best NU Player
      4. Best Doubles Player
      5. Best ADV Player
      6. Best DPP Player
    5. 250k will be awarded to the LC preseason tournament winner
    6. A Shiny Magneton will be awarded to the winner of the Manager's OU Tournament
    7. Three (3) salty suite matches will be played and the winning player from each match will receive 500k
    8. The remaining funds will be awarded to the players of the winning team (2M minimum; midseason players will receive half pay)

*** The end of season awards will also be presented with signatures

 

Sportsmanship:

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As a participant in the PSL, you will maintain respect for your host, manager, teammates, opponents, and yourself at all times. Any excessively inappropriate behavior will result in disciplinary action. Considering this though, a little trash talk never hurt anyone. Just don't be stupid about it. 

PSL Draft:

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The PSL Draft will be held over Team Speak in a private channel. Only managers and the host will be allowed voice and typing capabilities. All others present will be muted and act only as spectators. The draft will occur after Player Sign-ups are completed and a time has been agreed upon for all managers and the host to be present. 

  • Order of the draft will be announced at the beginning of the draft and determined by random chance
  • Managers will be provided 100k credits each
  • Once a manager is called, they will have 2 minutes to select a player from the draft list 
  • A manager may open the bid at 2k (minimum) or state a higher opening bid at the time of selection
  • Once a player is selected, other managers can bid on that player by manually typing their bid
  • A minimum outbid of 500 is mandatory, for instance a bid of 2k can be outbid by a 2.5k bid
  • Once a bid has been active without any other outbids for 20 seconds, that player will be awarded to the manager's team with the highest bid
  • This will be repeated in subsequent order as indicated at the beginning of the draft 
  • Manager's must draft a minimum of 8 players, there is no maximum
  • A manager must keep a minimum number of credits to fill their roster; for example a manager's first bid may be 86k, leaving them 14k to select their remaining 7 players. Credits will be tracked by the host, but please help out as this can get messy with a live draft
  • Once a manager has drafted 10 players, they may "skip" their turn in the draft and no longer participate. Once they have announced this, their draft will be over and they can no longer draft any further players
  • A manager's credits will not be carried into the season; whatever is left at the end of the draft will be forfeited
  • Any player not drafted will be placed on a free agency list where manager's may spend credits on them to play beginning Week 2 and forward
  • Manager's from last season may not retain players, all players that sign up will go through the draft

 

No player can be drafted and purposefully benched. This is not respectful nor conducive to the PSL.

  • Managers caught purposefully benching a player will either receive a loss of credits and/or ban from future PSL events
  • Players will be released from their team immediately and placed on the free agents list

 

Notes heading into the draft: 

  • Intend on drafting a player for each tier, once you've secured a player for each tier, pick up subs to help bolster your roster in the event of inactivity
  • There is a lot of strategy to the draft, so new managers must be careful not spending too much early

Credits:

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  • Teams will be rewarded with 100k credits for the PSL draft, once the draft is completed no credits will be retained
  • At the beginning of week one, each team will be rewarded with 5k credits to use for trades, free agent pick-ups, or the midseason draft
  • Further points will be rewarded as follows:
    • 2k for each team loss between weeks 1-4
    • 1k for both teams involved in a tie between weeks 1-4

Free Agency:

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  • Any player that was not drafted will be placed on a free agents list
  • Managers may bid on free agents (minimum bid of 1k, outbid by 500)
  • After a period of 12 hours with no bids, that player will be placed on the team of the manager that bid on them
    • Free agents will be activated the week after they were picked up
  • Players that were not selected in the midseason draft will be placed in free agency with the same rules as above
  • Any manager that releases a player may not bid on that player in free agency, but all other managers may do so

Midseason Draft:

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The midseason draft will be held over the forums for a period of 5 days. Players will sign-up one week prior to the draft. At the start of the draft, managers will bid on player using the credits they have from the beginning of the season and onward

  • A minimum bid will be 2k per player
  • Other managers must outbid by 500 credits
  • A player will be officially drafted when there are no outbids over a 12 hour period of time 
  • Drafted players will be eligible to play on Week 5

Appeals:

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Managers may not appeal a ruling once the host has made a decision. All managers and players will be given time prior to the host's decision to state their case. 


Difficult decisions, or decisions that involve the host's team, will be referred to or assisted by OrangeManiac and Gunthug at their discretion. 

Salty Suite:

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After Week 8, there will be a one week break between the end of the season and the start of the playoffs. This week will include Salty Suite matches and the Manager Tournament. 

  • Multiple Salty Suite matches will be selected by the host and voted upon by the community during week 8, the top three matches will be picked and played after week 8's completion
  • Salty Suite matches are designed to pit two players, two managers, or a manager and a player against one another to settle any beef that may have brewed up during the season
  • Prizes will be awarded to winners as an incentive to play their matches

Manager Tournament:

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A Manager's Tournament will be held during the end of season break as well. A small prize will be offered for the winning manager as well as bragging rights. The tournament will be OU and single elimination. 

Playoffs:

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  • The top four teams after 8 weeks of play will advance to the playoffs
  • The playoffs shall consist of a 4-team single elimination bracket with appropriated seeding from the regular season
  • If any potential playoff team is tied after 8 weeks of play, the following will decide seeding:
    • The team that beat the team they are tied with in the regular season will have the higher seed
    • If both teams tied during their regular season match, a coin toss will determine the higher seed
  • Any ties in the playoffs shall result in the following:
    • The team with the higher seed will select two of the played PSL tiers 
    • The team with the lower seed will select one of the played PSL tiers 
    • The two teams will then nominate players to duel in each of the named tiers, a different player must play each tier
    • Those two teams will then play in those 3 tiers to determine who advances
  • The PSL Champion shall be crowned after the completion of the finals match

 

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Additional Junk: Check it.

 

Banlist:

  1. Banned for Season 6: @Osuki, @zko26, @EnrriqueX, @lennyshairynipple
  2. Banned for Season 7: @EnrriqueX, @lennyshairynipple

 

Relevant Links:

  1. PSL 5 General Thread
  2. Player Statistics
  3. Team Rosters and Free Agents
  4. Challonge Schedule and Standings
  5. Betting Thread
  6. Manager's Tournament Bracket
  7. Playoff Bracket

 

Noteworthy Rule Changes and Additions:

  1. Any player drafted at the beginning of the season will be offered a full prize if their team wins
  2. Any player drafted at midseason will receive half the reward as someone drafted at the beginning, this will promote more players to join at the beginning, rather than snipe their way onto a good team at midseason
  3. Teams will no longer retain any credits after the initial draft. All teams will now be rewarded with 5k credits to start the season to use as they please, whether that is to trade, spend on free agents, or use at the midseason draft
  4. If your team loses between weeks 1-4, that team will be rewarded with 2k additional credits to be used as stated above
  5. If your team ties between weeks 1-4, both teams will be rewarded with 1k additional credits to be used as stated above 
  6. Players can no longer be retained from season to season. This promotes fairness to new managers and a better competitive atmosphere in my opinion
  7. All trades will be approved or denied by myself after 24 hours of being announced by both managers, this provides time for other managers to dispute any trades that may seem unfair. All decisions by myself will be final, but I will take into account any arguments by my managers
  8. Traded players will be activated the week after my approval. For instance if a player was traded on Tuesday, they will not be able to play until the coming week. If a player was traded on Sunday and my decision was made on Monday, they will have to wait to play until the beginning of the following week. 
  9. No trades will be accepted after Week 5. 
  10. Activity wins will be reviewed and decided upon by myself. If the activity decision involves my team, I will remain as unbiased as possible and consult both OrangeManiac and Gunthug. 

 

 

 

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Just now, Gunthug said:

Put me down for 1m yen donation. I'd give more but, just gave away most of my fortune for some reason.

 

Also, #9Tiers

I was close to making 9 tiers, but that would remove the possibility of ties, which are beneficial to my new credits system. 

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