Pokemon Tournament Stage II: "To Be a Master!" - BRACKET TOURNAMENT

[Del Murder]

At this pace I'm sure we won't even be done with the current round by then.

[Ultima Shadow]

"Ah, sweet victory. I have
defeated Galuf 5-0, by using
the dark arts of toxic stalling!
Who could have thought that
the former useless Banana Pants,
once killed and reborn as
Undead Pants, would be capable
of such absolute cruelty?"











"Bern, that tactic was not okay! I'm getting
annoyed just from watching the replay."
"Ah, yes... feed me you anger."

Bern vs Galuf: CN3W-WWWW-WW2M-HVXZ

[Shaibana]

so.. euhh... yeah

[Del Murder]

yeah...

[Ultima Shadow]

"Mmmm........ yep."

[Del Murder]

So here's something. I've been playing random online battles with my team and it's held up pretty well. Especially considering I frequently go up against legendaries and mega evolutions and the like.

[Skyblade]

So here's something. I've been playing random online battles with my team and it's held up pretty well. Especially considering I frequently go up against legendaries and mega evolutions and the like.

Well you've got a good team. They're all pretty solid Pokemon overall, and you've got some excellent diversity, both in terms of Typing and in terms of stat distribution.

[Minato Arisato]

So...what's going to happen in the Gold bracket? I don't think Sky has any intention of facing Ultima.

[Skyblade]

I think the bracket part of the tournament really fell apart. There were too few matches spread across too much time. If we do something like this in the future, we'll probably need to schedule a date and time to hold the finale tournament to make sure it gets completed in a timely manner, and people maintain interest.

Still, congratulations to all the participants, and stay tuned for the prize give aways and the possibility of upcoming tournaments!

I hope you all had fun.

[Del Murder]

The drawing out of the first phase led to people losing interest in the second phase, which was also drawn out. I think the multiple brackets also added to this. A single bracket with a strict time limit for matches would be better.

I still intend to have a 'final' match with Shae when ever she is back from vacation. Ultima and Sky should play too, and the winner of our two matches should battle for ultimate supremacy.

[Fynn]

Yeah, you guys should still play. After that's done I'll do an official award... thing.

Sorry I've been out of commission. Real life has made it really hard to manage this thing.

[Galuf]

i am extremely sorry for taking so long to battle Ultima. oh well. um is Skyblade quitting?

[Del Murder]

If Skyblade defaults then the championship can be decided by Ultima vs. the winner between myself and Shai. Should be a good bout either way.

[Fynn]

Fine by me!

[Skyblade]

i am extremely sorry for taking so long to battle Ultima. oh well. um is Skyblade quitting?

Yes.

To be perfectly honest, the fun of this tournament was ruined for me months ago, when it became clear that the most likely victor had never heard the term "sportsmanship". I've only been tuning back in with hopes that someone would beat Ultima, and now that there is no chance of that, I have given up on the tournament completely.

I have no desire to face someone who is a sore loser (at least I'm trying to correct that flaw of my own, instead of delighting in it), a spiteful winner, and one of the least pleasant competitors I've ever encountered.

I already turned the Giratina over to Fynn, simply because if Ultima won, I would rather release the damn thing and claim a trade error than let him have it. His behavior has been utterly appalling to me, and he has turned this fun tournament into the worst competitive experience I've ever had.