The third iteration of E4 Pokemon tournaments is finally here! This time, we’re heading towards Hoenn, covering the third generation of Pokemon games.
Tournament Rules
Tournament matches will be played on Pokemon Showdown using Smogon Gen 3 OU Singles rules.
Matches will be played in a “Best of 3” format where the winner will need to win 2 games to advance to the next round. The tournament will be a Double Elimination bracket, meaning players that lose in the winner’s bracket will still be able to progress through the loser’s bracket.
Initial seeding for this tournament will be randomized, meaning no prior tournament results will be taken into account. A live bracket link will be generated on Challonge for everyone to view.
To keep the tournament running at a reasonable pace, a cutoff date will be implemented for each bracket round. These dates will be posted once registration ends and the final bracket is generated. Failure to play your matches on time will result in a warning and then a disqualification.
Tournament Bracket
Round 3 - Round 5: June 3, 2024 - July 2, 2024
Other Rules
Your team (Pokemon, items, moves, EVs/IVs) must remain the same for all games within a set. However, you can swap your lead Pokemon between games. Any player that is found swapping teams between games in a set will automatically have that game count as a loss for them.
You can bring a different team for each round/new opponent.
Participants are required to report the results of their sets here. Please save replays of all your games and post the links in this thread.
Above all, have fun and may the best player be crowned the champion of Generation 3!
Previous E4 Tournaments
Generation 1: 
DDK 
cosrob 
candle/G1TLandon
Generation 2: DDK caughtatpoint cosrob
Resources
Sample Gen 3 OU Teams
Gen 3 OU Viability Rankings
Gen 3 OU Teambuilding Compendium
Jimothy Cool’s Gen 3 OU Playlist
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