TOURNAMENT RULES

Team Lock

The team you join with is locked. Those Pokémon can't leave your party, be traded, be released or evolve until you are out of the tournament.

Team Checks

Your team is checked before every match. A changed move, item, ability or form loses that match. A missing Pokémon disqualifies you.

Dropping Out

You can leave freely until the tournament starts. After that, leaving counts as dropping out: you lose any match you are in and you can't rejoin.

Match Call

When your match is called you have 90 seconds to be online and ready, or you lose it. Any other battle you are in is ended.

Rest Time

You get at least 20 seconds between matches.

Team Preview

Both players see each other's teams for 15 seconds before the match.

Lead Pick

You have 30 seconds to pick your lead, or two leads in doubles. If time runs out, your registered order is used.

Time Limit

A battle ends 25 minutes after it starts, with warnings at 5 minutes and 1 minute left. The player with the most Pokémon left wins, then the one with the most HP left. If both are exactly level, it counts as a draw.

Disconnects

If you disconnect during a match, the battle stops and you have 90 seconds to come back. If you do, the match is replayed, up to 1 time. If you drop again or don't come back, you lose the match. If both players stay away, both are disqualified.

Draws

A draw is replayed up to 2 times. After that, the higher seed wins.

Broken Battles

A battle with no turn for 180 seconds counts as broken and is replayed. If it keeps happening, staff decide the match.

Levels

Pokémon keep their own level.

Sleep Clause

Only one opposing Pokémon can be put to sleep at a time.

Recovery Moves

Each Pokémon can use recovery moves 3 times in a battle, counted across all of these moves. At the limit, its recovery moves are disabled for the rest of the battle.

Single Elimination

Lose once and you are out. Some tournaments add a match for 3rd place.

Double Elimination

You are out after two losses. The winners side and the losers side meet in a grand final. In some tournaments the grand final is replayed if the losers side wins it.

Round Robin

Everyone plays everyone, once or twice. Points for wins and draws decide the standings.

Swiss

Everyone plays a number of rounds and earns points for wins and draws. Some Swiss tournaments end with a knockout between the top players.

OU (2 Legends) Team Rules

• 1 to 6 Pokémon
• No eggs
• One of each species
• Evasion Clause: no Double Team or Minimize
• Evasion Ability Clause: no Sand Veil or Snow Cloak
• OHKO Clause: no Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill or Sheer Cold
• Moody Clause: no Moody ability
• Baton Pass Clause: no Baton Pass
• At most 2 Legendary or Mythical Pokémon

Banned Pokémon64

Banned Moves4

Banned Abilities3

Banned Items13

OU (No Legends) Team Rules

• 1 to 6 Pokémon
• No eggs
• One of each species
• Evasion Clause: no Double Team or Minimize
• Evasion Ability Clause: no Sand Veil or Snow Cloak
• OHKO Clause: no Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill or Sheer Cold
• Moody Clause: no Moody ability
• Baton Pass Clause: no Baton Pass
• No Legendary or Mythical Pokémon

Banned Pokémon68

Banned Moves4

Banned Abilities3

Banned Items13

Monotype Team Rules

• 1 to 6 Pokémon
• No eggs
• One of each species
• Evasion Clause: no Double Team or Minimize
• Evasion Ability Clause: no Sand Veil or Snow Cloak
• OHKO Clause: no Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill or Sheer Cold
• Moody Clause: no Moody ability
• Baton Pass Clause: no Baton Pass
• Every Pokémon shares a type
• At most 2 Legendary or Mythical Pokémon

Banned Pokémon61

Banned Moves3

Banned Abilities2

Banned Items21

Mono Kanto Team Rules

• 1 to 6 Pokémon
• No eggs
• Pokédex #1 to #151
• One of each species
• At most 2 Legendary or Mythical Pokémon
• No Mega Stones
• No Z-Crystals
• Evasion Clause: no Double Team or Minimize
• Evasion Ability Clause: no Sand Veil or Snow Cloak
• OHKO Clause: no Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill or Sheer Cold
• Moody Clause: no Moody ability
• Baton Pass Clause: no Baton Pass

Banned Pokémon3

Banned Forms5

Banned Moves3

Banned Items5

NFE Team Rules

• 1 to 6 Pokémon
• No eggs
• One of each species
• Evasion Clause: no Double Team or Minimize
• Evasion Ability Clause: no Sand Veil or Snow Cloak
• OHKO Clause: no Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill or Sheer Cold
• Moody Clause: no Moody ability
• Baton Pass Clause: no Baton Pass
• Only Pokémon that can still evolve
• No Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast or Paradox Pokémon
• No duplicate held items
• No Mega Stones

Banned Pokémon105

Banned Moves4

Banned Abilities4

Banned Items13

Doubles OU Team Rules

• 1 to 6 Pokémon
• No eggs
• No Mythical or Ultra Beast Pokémon
• One of each species
• At most 2 Legendary or Mythical Pokémon
• Evasion Clause: no Double Team or Minimize
• Evasion Ability Clause: no Sand Veil or Snow Cloak
• OHKO Clause: no Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill or Sheer Cold

Banned Pokémon42

Banned Moves5

Banned Abilities3

Banned Items3

No Legends, No Items Team Rules

• 1 to 6 Pokémon
• No eggs
• One of each species
• Evasion Clause: no Double Team or Minimize
• Evasion Ability Clause: no Sand Veil or Snow Cloak
• OHKO Clause: no Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill or Sheer Cold
• Moody Clause: no Moody ability
• Baton Pass Clause: no Baton Pass
• No Legendary, Mythical or Ultra Beast Pokémon
• No held items

Banned Pokémon68

Banned Moves4

Banned Abilities3

Banned Items

How Dex Number Works

• You choose the digit. The tournament doesn't set one, and it can be any digit from 0 to 9.
• The whole team has to share the same digit. Pikachu #25, Tyranitar #248, Scizor #212 and Infernape #392 all work, because each number has a 2.
• Two Pokémon matching isn't enough. Pikachu #25 and Tyranitar #248 share a 2, and Tyranitar and Gengar #94 share a 4, but no digit is on all three, so that team fails.
• Numbers have no leading zeros. Bulbasaur is #1, not #001, so it has no 0.
• A form uses its species' number, so Alolan Raichu is still #26.
• You can bring at most 2 legendary or mythical Pokémon, and MissingNo. is the only banned Pokémon.
• If your team fails, /tournament check lists its Dex numbers so you can see which ones don't match.

Dex Number Team Rules

• 1 to 6 Pokémon
• No eggs
• One of each species
• Evasion Clause: no Double Team or Minimize
• Evasion Ability Clause: no Sand Veil or Snow Cloak
• OHKO Clause: no Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill or Sheer Cold
• Moody Clause: no Moody ability
• Baton Pass Clause: no Baton Pass
• At most 2 Legendary or Mythical Pokémon
• Every Pokédex number shares a digit

Banned Pokémon

Banned Moves3

Banned Abilities2

Banned Items3