PJT ’14 – Soft Deadline & Runner Ups

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Our tournament has now been active for three days and there has been some serious competition and surprising results. There’s not a huge amount for us to update on while Groups Stage battles are taking place, but we’ve decided to keep you updated (perhaps a little early as is the case with one thing!) on what we’re doing behind the scenes.

Soft Deadline

A large number of battles are getting completed on a daily basis, but we don’t feel that all competitors are completing battles with enough urgency. While we have given everyone a two week timeframe we’re hoping that we can finish the Groups Stage early and move straight into the knock-out rounds. As such we’re urging everyone to try complete as many (or all) of their battles over the weekend. The closer we get to having all results in, the sooner we can announce full plans for the final stretch of the tournament before finding our 2014 PJ Champion.

A lot of individuals have either failed to show at all, or decided they want to drop out at the last minute. While it’s not an issue for us staff running the tournament, it sort of ruins the experience for others who don’t get as many chances to battle. The closer to the original two week Groups Stage completion deadline without people beginning to battle, the more people drop out.

We will be carrying out tally of all completed battle scores on Tuesday 29 and once again urge all competitors to crack down on battles, especially those who have yet to compete a single time. For those that have not battled at least once by the end of Monday, we will sadly have to consider booting you from the tournament for fear of inactivity.

Runner Ups

Before now we’d decided that only the top player from each group would take part in the knock-out round. We’ve decided that we’d like to give even more people the chance to become our 2014 Champion. The second top scoring player from each group will now progress into the knock-out rounds. This means that a total of 16 people will now battle it out for the top spot rather than the original 8.

As mentioned above we’d like to begin providing full details on the knock-out rounds as soon as possible, including revised dates and more.

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We hope all of our competitors are having fun, and once again we wish you all the best of luck.

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164 thoughts on “PJT ’14 – Soft Deadline & Runner Ups”

  5. All I need is licks

    This battle with licks decides it all 😀 can’t wait

    my vacation relaxation plus this is awesome 🙂

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  10. I found this interesting, for those of you who thought some of the ORAS routes seemed kinda bland or unpolished.

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          • well help me adjust my team, so far i have

            1.Torchick or snivy
            2.Feebas (its a must)
            3.Gible
            4.Tynamo
            5.Snorunt or regice ??

          • It looks balanced to me, and I’ve used a Snorunt evolution many times (also using Glalie a lot in RSE). What you need is a sixth Pokémon. Hope that helps, cause I’m not sure what you’re asking.

          • oh, i only like using 5 pokemons so should i go with torchick or snivy. and then snorunt or regice? omg I’m soooo sorry i forgot to add beldum@ 😀

          • This is just my opinion, but I’d go with Torchic and Snorunt, because it makes for a more balanced team than if you used Snivy.

  14. I’m sorry I haven’t been present much this summer. My family likes to take advantage of the time we have outside of the classrooms. Now that I have that out of the way, a story emerges. The teacher at my video game creation class hates Sinnoh and loves Hoenn…that’s my story. Oh, and I used Fawful instead of Jill.

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  15. Aqua and Magma Bosses with mega accessories (Glasses and anchor) spotted in getTV trailer. Check pokebeach.com for video somewhere after 2:20 when they start talking about the teams

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  16. I tapped out my funds for the year by purchasing art, so now I won’t be able to get Smash Bros. U on release day 🙁 at least, the chance that I get enough money by then is extremely low. I’ll still get Smash 3DS on October 3rd, luckily, that was paid in full already.

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  22. Just saw the new ORAS footage from Get TV.
    I LOVE the small fire/underwater effect that occurs before the “You have been challenged by” screen appears.
    You may not get what I’m talking about, but when you enter a Magma battle, a beam of fire, then the Magma Logo, and then the trainer appears. That’s pretty damn cool I think.
    I think we have official confirmation that Amie is back, because towards the end it shows that the PokePuff and Minigame selection buttons remain.
    Mega Metagross looks BEAST in battle, so I’m looking forward to having it be a part of my team.
    The little boat cutscene heading to Dewford is cool too 🙂
    And it’s confirmed Archie and Maxie have Mega Stones. Maxie has his on his glasses, which is briefly showcased when you first challenge him. Archie has his on his necklace.
    Archie’s is a bit harder to see, but it shines a little bit too so you can notice it easier. 🙂
    Some pics of what I’m talking about are showcased below, straight from the trailer. 🙂

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    • Neo Team Plasma is still my favorite cuz of the bass. Yet, they showed a bit! The boating sequence and the little clip of Petalburg City. The Team Magma and Team Aqua interactions were way better than Lysandre’s in Pokemon X/Y! New Team Aqua and Magma for the win!

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  27. I have had 1 battle so far and waiting for the other person who has registered to get back to me about a battle but 2 people in my group don’t seem to have turned up which is really sad 🙁

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  30. Alrighty! Guys…. I’m reaady! And, finally, too!

    *ahem*

    Hello! I’m Rheneas of the Fallarbor Town Group, but you can call me Rhen! Pleased to meet your acquaintance! I form a special bond with a special Type of Pokemon. Can you guess? Hehe! You’ll see! Pokemon Battling is a seriously big deal, as your Pokemon are giving their all for you on a regular basis, and just for occasions as seemingly menial as these! Treat every fleeting moment with as much importance as any other! I have been going through many busy, personal matters, and I hope our long, awaited battles shall make up for lost time! I hope to put up a suitable and strong challenge, and I hope you do as well!

    Best Wishes!

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  31. I haven’t had a battle yet, I added all the people in my group and only two added me. And I tried to start a battle with one of them, but they declined … i’m confused on what to do now.

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