Bearminator

Art by @Robombol

 Welcome to the Official PokeMMO Team Tournament of June 2025
 
 
These are monthly competitive tournaments where teams can test their skill against each other.
Players battle as teams (3 at a time). Teams can switch out which members compete between rounds.
 
 [Exu] Penguin Statistics
will try to defend their title from May 2025. They have earned a registration slot.
 
 
 
In each round, three players from each team will be placed in line in the following order :
 
The top spot will be a UU Match
The middle spot will be a NU Match
Below, there will be a Doubles Match
 
 
Details :
32 Teams | 6v6 | Tournament Mode Duels

 Date & Time :
Saturday 5th - 7PM UTC TT Start
 
Registrations :
Thursday 3rd- 7PM UTC  ->  Registration START ->  Friday 4th 7PM UTC  Registration END
 
 
2. Tier Rotation
Spoiler
June: UU / NU / Doubles
 
 
June: UU / NU / Doubles
July: OU / NU / Doubles
August: OU/ UU/ Doubles
 
September: OU / UU / NU
October: UU / NU / Doubles
November: OU / NU / Doubles
December: OU/ UU/ Doubles
2. Guaranteed spots in 2024:
 
Spoiler
 
April, May, June -  nr 1-4 standings + winners of Previous Month
 
 
July, August, September - nr 1-6 Standings + winners of Previous Month
October, November, December -  nr 1-8 Standings + winners of Previous Month
 
Each month +3 first teams from General standings 2024
 
 

Important: Those teams need to provide registration but will be put on top of registered teams - IF they make a reservation within one hour of registration, otherwise, they are registered without priority.
 
During last three months, 1-8 teams register with priority for whole registration. They still need to make it.
 
2a. Guaranteed spots:
April, May, June -  nr 1-4 standings + winners of Previous Month
 
[Exu] Penguin Statistics
[Oa]Original   
[NWÖ] ProjectBlueBeam 
[VOW] Solemn Promise    
[NORE] NoRematch
 
 
3 first teams from last year:
[NORE] NoRematch
[Aw] Asgard Warriors
[Oa] Original
 
 
During last three months, 1-8 teams register with priority for whole registration. They still need to make it.
 
 
3. Registration Time and Entry
Spoiler
Registration MUST be made within 24 hours after it's open. After 24 hours the bracket is closed and no one can join.
 
You must put this information:

Team Tag + Name: 
Registered Players:
Team Captain:
 
Example:
[GM] GameMasters
Registered Players:
SecretDjinn
Seth
Xi
Team Captain: Munya
 
Example of invalid entry:
[GM]
 
 
Captain:
The captain is someone we will contact with important information during the tournament. If you put someone as a meme, it's on you if you do not hear information.
 
3a. Further registration Rules:
 
Spoiler
TT Registration Rules:
When
Action:
Up before Friday (same time as registration)
Up to one hour BEFORE tournament
Up to the start of tournament (by message to the host)
During Tournament
Registering a team:
Yes
No - Registration is closed
No - Registration is closed
No - Registration is closed
Having a reserved spot
Yes - for 1 hour after registration start
No - Registration is closed
No - Registration is closed
No - Registration is closed
Changing Captain
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Editing players
Yes
Yes - under conditions
Yes - under conditions
No
 
Conditions of registered players:
a) You can edit players, but please NOTIFY HOST; no alts of players from other teams allowed if the players are also registered for their own team
b) The entry can't include one team,and then edited to have another one registered.
c) The team must have at least three players ready to fight.
 
No alt teams allowed. No academies, no X2
 
Team Players Gap: 15
  
 
4. The process of TT
 
Spoiler
Team Tournament will be held in the same way every month:
 
a) The thread will be open with the tournament date and registration
b) Registration will start on the Thursday before the tournament. Check the timezone converters.
c) Registration will end on the Friday before the tournament—the same time as the start of registration.
d) The final bracket and match information will be visible on Saturday.
e) At the start of the tournament, the host will confirm where each team plays a match and then matches will be called
 
 
5. Penalties
Spoiler
Penalties will work like the general warning giving to a team for unsportsman like behavior or trying to ruin the fun for other players. An example of this would be a match-fixing or standing on the spot of fighting players to make it harder to see who they are playing against.

It will include taking away points and/or dq in the tournament, or further actions.
 
In situation when penalty has to be given, hosts will inform Team Captain or representative about it, explain why it is or will be given.
 
6. Time to start a duel + penalty
 
Spoiler
Penalties will work like the general warning giving to a team for unsportsman like behavior or trying to ruin the fun for other players. An example of this would be a match-fixing or standing on the spot of fighting players to make it harder to see who they are playing against.

It will include taking away points and/or dq in the tournament, or further actions.
 
In situation when penalty has to be given, hosts will inform Team Captain or representative about it, explain why it is or will be given.

 
 
Location:
Lilycove Contest Hall, ch4 ( also ch3 for matches)
Clauses:
Sleep/OHKO/Pristine/Species/Evasion/Bag Item/

 
Prize:
 The winning team will receive: 
1500 RP given to 3 winners OR 4500 Given to team captain
Guaranteed spot in next month's Team Tournament
Team Screenshot as a poster for next month
Entry into the PokeMMO Hall of Fame 
 
 
 
 

Notes :
Disconnecting during a match will result in a DQ.
Do not block the Staff running the Event. If you disregard requests to unblock staff members, you will be disqualified.
Please listen to staff members' instructions during the tournament. The behavior of ruining the event for other players on purpose will be met with a yellow/red card system of penalties, as explained in the main thread HERE
 
 
 
 
Host
Bearminator
Refs
Enzo, Soygi, Hyper, DeusBruno, Cosmooth

Yes! Edited it in to make it better visible

Art by @Robombol

 Welcome to the Official PokeMMO Team Tournament of June 2025
 
 
These are monthly competitive tournaments where teams can test their skill against each other.
Players battle as teams (3 at a time). Teams can switch out which members compete between rounds.
 
 [Exu] Penguin Statistics
will try to defend their title from May 2025. They have earned a registration slot.
 
 
 
In each round, three players from each team will be placed in line in the following order :
 
The top spot will be a UU Match
The middle spot will be a NU Match
Below, there will be a Doubles Match
 
 
Details :
32 Teams | 6v6 | Tournament Mode Duels

 Date & Time :
Saturday 5th - 7PM UTC TT Start
 
Registrations :
Thursday 3rd- 7PM UTC  ->  Registration START ->  Friday 4th 7PM UTC  Registration END
 
 
2. Tier Rotation
Spoiler
June: UU / NU / Doubles
 
 
June: UU / NU / Doubles
July: OU / NU / Doubles
August: OU/ UU/ Doubles
 
September: OU / UU / NU
October: UU / NU / Doubles
November: OU / NU / Doubles
December: OU/ UU/ Doubles
2. Guaranteed spots in 2024:
 
Spoiler
 
April, May, June -  nr 1-4 standings + winners of Previous Month
 
 
July, August, September - nr 1-6 Standings + winners of Previous Month
October, November, December -  nr 1-8 Standings + winners of Previous Month
 
Each month +3 first teams from General standings 2024
 
 

Important: Those teams need to provide registration but will be put on top of registered teams - IF they make a reservation within one hour of registration, otherwise, they are registered without priority.
 
During last three months, 1-8 teams register with priority for whole registration. They still need to make it.
 
2a. Guaranteed spots:
April, May, June -  nr 1-4 standings + winners of Previous Month
 
[Exu] Penguin Statistics
[Oa]Original   
[NWÖ] ProjectBlueBeam 
[VOW] Solemn Promise    
[NORE] NoRematch
 
 
3 first teams from last year:
[NORE] NoRematch
[Aw] Asgard Warriors
[Oa] Original
 
 
During last three months, 1-8 teams register with priority for whole registration. They still need to make it.
 
 
3. Registration Time and Entry
Spoiler
Registration MUST be made within 24 hours after it's open. After 24 hours the bracket is closed and no one can join.
 
You must put this information:

Team Tag + Name: 
Registered Players:
Team Captain:
 
Example:
[GM] GameMasters
Registered Players:
SecretDjinn
Seth
Xi
Team Captain: Munya
 
Example of invalid entry:
[GM]
 
 
Captain:
The captain is someone we will contact with important information during the tournament. If you put someone as a meme, it's on you if you do not hear information.
 
3a. Further registration Rules:
 
Spoiler
TT Registration Rules:
When
Action:
Up before Friday (same time as registration)
Up to one hour BEFORE tournament
Up to the start of tournament (by message to the host)
During Tournament
Registering a team:
Yes
No - Registration is closed
No - Registration is closed
No - Registration is closed
Having a reserved spot
Yes - for 1 hour after registration start
No - Registration is closed
No - Registration is closed
No - Registration is closed
Changing Captain
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Editing players
Yes
Yes - under conditions
Yes - under conditions
No
 
Conditions of registered players:
a) You can edit players, but please NOTIFY HOST; no alts of players from other teams allowed if the players are also registered for their own team
b) The entry can't include one team,and then edited to have another one registered.
c) The team must have at least three players ready to fight.
 
No alt teams allowed. No academies, no X2
 
Team Players Gap: 15
  
 
4. The process of TT
 
Spoiler
Team Tournament will be held in the same way every month:
 
a) The thread will be open with the tournament date and registration
b) Registration will start on the Thursday before the tournament. Check the timezone converters.
c) Registration will end on the Friday before the tournament—the same time as the start of registration.
d) The final bracket and match information will be visible on Saturday.
e) At the start of the tournament, the host will confirm where each team plays a match and then matches will be called
 
 
5. Penalties
Spoiler
Penalties will work like the general warning giving to a team for unsportsman like behavior or trying to ruin the fun for other players. An example of this would be a match-fixing or standing on the spot of fighting players to make it harder to see who they are playing against.

It will include taking away points and/or dq in the tournament, or further actions.
 
In situation when penalty has to be given, hosts will inform Team Captain or representative about it, explain why it is or will be given.
 
6. Time to start a duel + penalty
 
Spoiler
Penalties will work like the general warning giving to a team for unsportsman like behavior or trying to ruin the fun for other players. An example of this would be a match-fixing or standing on the spot of fighting players to make it harder to see who they are playing against.

It will include taking away points and/or dq in the tournament, or further actions.
 
In situation when penalty has to be given, hosts will inform Team Captain or representative about it, explain why it is or will be given.

 
 
Location:
Lilycove Contest Hall, ch4 ( also ch3 for matches)
Clauses:
Sleep/OHKO/Pristine/Species/Evasion/Bag Item/

 
Prize:
 The winning team will receive: 
1500 RP given to 3 winners OR 4500 Given to team captain
Guaranteed spot in next month's Team Tournament
Team Screenshot as a poster for next month
Entry into the PokeMMO Hall of Fame 
 
 
 
 

Notes :
Disconnecting during a match will result in a DQ.
Do not block the Staff running the Event. If you disregard requests to unblock staff members, you will be disqualified.
Please listen to staff members' instructions during the tournament. The behavior of ruining the event for other players on purpose will be met with a yellow/red card system of penalties, as explained in the main thread HERE
 
 
 
 
Host
Bearminator
Refs
Enzo, Soygi, Hyper, DeusBruno, Cosmooth

Hello all!
 
Some time ago, we mentioned in-game a temporary stop to recruitment due to the team being at its limits. We are happy to announce that our recruitment is open again.

You can apply via https://support.pokemmo.com/support/create?type=5&sub_type=0 , where you can read requirements.

Hi,
 
as mentioned on reddit, our appeals are not automatically closed- they were investigated. 
Upon further check, we found plausible explanations for evidence gathered, and based the unban upon that. 
 
Each appeal is always checked, as we value our players time invested. 

I would want to address this first:
As staff, we have corrected the information about the shiny lock and presented to the public. A lot of players who thought they were shiny locked (and still do, judging by questions on the in-game chat) have assumed they are locked cause they haven't gotten shiny in X encounters. I understand where this comes from, though- we aim for better communication wherever it's possible, hence why, for example, our support articles exist, to explain situations like shiny lock to newer players.
 
We don't ban people "just cause we don't like them". I had to ban one of my best in-game friends at some point, so trust me, we are objective in that matter. Any GM found banning people just because they don't like someone would've faced consequences. I'm happy to report we had no such case as far as I remember.
 
I don't know where the items generated for players we favor come from, but feel free to PM me if you have any questions. Only HGM+ can spawn assets like rewards for the events- so no lower staff would've been able to do it.
 
 
 
______________________________________________________
As per the thread question, you notice the same kind of threads around the times when no big events are going on, or when traffic on the forum becomes smaller. You can only trust me, but no data suggests the game is dying.
 
 
 
Lastly, I encourage players to contact me if they have any questions, regarding of the work of the staff team, or if they want to report any issues. HGM's goal is to expand communication with the player base and, as always, correct anything faulty.

Please make an appeal on support.pokemmo.com. If you had appeal answered already, answer is final.

Hi,
 
as mentioned on reddit, our appeals are not automatically closed- they were investigated. 
Upon further check, we found plausible explanations for evidence gathered, and based the unban upon that. 
 
Each appeal is always checked, as we value our players time invested. 

Hello all!
 
Some time ago, we mentioned in-game a temporary stop to recruitment due to the team being at its limits. We are happy to announce that our recruitment is open again.

You can apply via https://support.pokemmo.com/support/create?type=5&sub_type=0 , where you can read requirements.

Hello all!
 
Some time ago, we mentioned in-game a temporary stop to recruitment due to the team being at its limits. We are happy to announce that our recruitment is open again.

You can apply via https://support.pokemmo.com/support/create?type=5&sub_type=0 , where you can read requirements.

I agree, but instead of "your mom's house" it should be "[playername mom's house]". Such a wholesome idea to honour our moms!

I've got questions in PMs about the process, how to apply, and some general info, so I will make a post for all interested players to see.
 
Application
 
It's pretty easy- tell us a bit about yourself and why you would want to apply. You don't have to worry too much about grammar. While using programs to check your grammar is fine, writing your application in AI isn't- we will see immediately. 
Don't include your IRL name, address, or picture—while your application can be seen only by SGMs, those don't help your chances, and there's no need to doxx yourself. 
Please write it in English. Our primary communication happens in English. You don't have to be a master of it, but you have to show us you can talk in it and understand our communication. You are not only joining a project to help players, but you are also joining a team of friends who spend a lot of time together.

Requirements
You have to have access to a PC. Being a staff member on mobile doesn't work for many reasons. For example, our staff members must attend events as hosts and refs, which is impossible on a mobile.
Also, because of this, if you play for an hour every 2- 3 days, it's not the time to join the staff.
 
Tips
If you don't know how to improve your chances of joining the team, be helpful on the public chat! This is one of the main tasks of Community Managers. If you plan to join the staff team, start by helping the players—it shows you know what you're getting into and allows us to get to know you!
 

_____________________________________________________

We are going through the applications, and new ones come in daily- we will answer all of them. We salute everyone who tries to join out of passion for the game or to help. Big thank you to all interested players.

I've got questions in PMs about the process, how to apply, and some general info, so I will make a post for all interested players to see.
 
Application
 
It's pretty easy- tell us a bit about yourself and why you would want to apply. You don't have to worry too much about grammar. While using programs to check your grammar is fine, writing your application in AI isn't- we will see immediately. 
Don't include your IRL name, address, or picture—while your application can be seen only by SGMs, those don't help your chances, and there's no need to doxx yourself. 
Please write it in English. Our primary communication happens in English. You don't have to be a master of it, but you have to show us you can talk in it and understand our communication. You are not only joining a project to help players, but you are also joining a team of friends who spend a lot of time together.

Requirements
You have to have access to a PC. Being a staff member on mobile doesn't work for many reasons. For example, our staff members must attend events as hosts and refs, which is impossible on a mobile.
Also, because of this, if you play for an hour every 2- 3 days, it's not the time to join the staff.
 
Tips
If you don't know how to improve your chances of joining the team, be helpful on the public chat! This is one of the main tasks of Community Managers. If you plan to join the staff team, start by helping the players—it shows you know what you're getting into and allows us to get to know you!
 

_____________________________________________________

We are going through the applications, and new ones come in daily- we will answer all of them. We salute everyone who tries to join out of passion for the game or to help. Big thank you to all interested players.

https://forums.pokemmo.com/index.php?/topic/128839-changelog-halloween-2020-30102020/#comment-1753937 you can read about it there

Closing, as its implemented

Please make an appeal on support.pokemmo.com. If you had appeal answered already, answer is final.

I've got questions in PMs about the process, how to apply, and some general info, so I will make a post for all interested players to see.
 
Application
 
It's pretty easy- tell us a bit about yourself and why you would want to apply. You don't have to worry too much about grammar. While using programs to check your grammar is fine, writing your application in AI isn't- we will see immediately. 
Don't include your IRL name, address, or picture—while your application can be seen only by SGMs, those don't help your chances, and there's no need to doxx yourself. 
Please write it in English. Our primary communication happens in English. You don't have to be a master of it, but you have to show us you can talk in it and understand our communication. You are not only joining a project to help players, but you are also joining a team of friends who spend a lot of time together.

Requirements
You have to have access to a PC. Being a staff member on mobile doesn't work for many reasons. For example, our staff members must attend events as hosts and refs, which is impossible on a mobile.
Also, because of this, if you play for an hour every 2- 3 days, it's not the time to join the staff.
 
Tips
If you don't know how to improve your chances of joining the team, be helpful on the public chat! This is one of the main tasks of Community Managers. If you plan to join the staff team, start by helping the players—it shows you know what you're getting into and allows us to get to know you!
 

_____________________________________________________

We are going through the applications, and new ones come in daily- we will answer all of them. We salute everyone who tries to join out of passion for the game or to help. Big thank you to all interested players.

Hello all!
 
Some time ago, we mentioned in-game a temporary stop to recruitment due to the team being at its limits. We are happy to announce that our recruitment is open again.

You can apply via https://support.pokemmo.com/support/create?type=5&sub_type=0 , where you can read requirements.

Thanks to 3rd round, Oa Original stays as #1 in general standings. Tight competition this year, as 5th team [Exu] Penguin statistics enters the champions rooster.

Thanks to 3rd round, Oa Original stays as #1 in general standings. Tight competition this year, as 5th team [Exu] Penguin statistics enters the champions rooster.

Congratulations to [Exu] Penguin Statistics who became Champions of May after almost perfect run tonight! 14-1!
Shout out to [SYBR] theSoulSociety who came close to winning. Good luck next month!

As always, thank you to my refs:
@BrokenBulb @Cosmooth @DeusBruno and @Enzo , thank you for smooth tour.





Full standings tomorrow- but we have some excitement as 5th team tournament of 2025 gave us 5th different champion!

Congratulations to [Exu] Penguin Statistics who became Champions of May after almost perfect run tonight! 14-1!
Shout out to [SYBR] theSoulSociety who came close to winning. Good luck next month!

As always, thank you to my refs:
@BrokenBulb @Cosmooth @DeusBruno and @Enzo , thank you for smooth tour.





Full standings tomorrow- but we have some excitement as 5th team tournament of 2025 gave us 5th different champion!

Congratulations to [Exu] Penguin Statistics who became Champions of May after almost perfect run tonight! 14-1!
Shout out to [SYBR] theSoulSociety who came close to winning. Good luck next month!

As always, thank you to my refs:
@BrokenBulb @Cosmooth @DeusBruno and @Enzo , thank you for smooth tour.





Full standings tomorrow- but we have some excitement as 5th team tournament of 2025 gave us 5th different champion!

Congratulations to [Exu] Penguin Statistics who became Champions of May after almost perfect run tonight! 14-1!
Shout out to [SYBR] theSoulSociety who came close to winning. Good luck next month!

As always, thank you to my refs:
@BrokenBulb @Cosmooth @DeusBruno and @Enzo , thank you for smooth tour.





Full standings tomorrow- but we have some excitement as 5th team tournament of 2025 gave us 5th different champion!

Hello all!
 
Some time ago, we mentioned in-game a temporary stop to recruitment due to the team being at its limits. We are happy to announce that our recruitment is open again.

You can apply via https://support.pokemmo.com/support/create?type=5&sub_type=0 , where you can read requirements.