Rules
Thread Rules:
1. Follow Gaia's ToS
2. You may battle anyone here, not just the League members
3. If a leader declines a battle, do not pester them about it, as this is done on their own time and they may be busy elsewhere
4. Do not cause Drama.
5. Do not quote the front page.
6. We don't discourage non-pokemon discussions, but please keep them to a minimum.
Battling rules:
1. During Gym Matches, the Gym Leader must use his set team, containing no less than 4 Pokemon of the Chosen Type.
2. During Gym Matches, the Gym leader chooses the rules of battle, whether this be Singles, Doubles, Triples, lv. 100 6 on 6 or flat rule, etc.
3. Please refrain from challenging Gym Leaders/ E4 no more than 2-3 times a day, unless they are willing to battle you more.
4. Challengers must defeat at least 5 Gym Leaders before being allowed to challenge any of the Elite Four. Beat all the Gym Leaders and Elite Four and the challenger will be crowned the Champion of the League.
5. Follow standard Clause rules. If you Don't know what this means, then don't do the following:
Evasion Clause - No moves that boost evasion or lower accuracy may be used
Sleep Clause - No more than 1 Pokemon can be asleep on a team at any given time. Self-induced sleep via Rest does not count.
Hax Items Clause - No Items that rely solely on luck. Ex: Lucky Punch, Razor Claw, Focus Band, etc.
Self-KO Clause - If there is only one pokemon left on both teams, using a move that would faint you both is illegal, and any person who does so shall be declared the loser..
OHKO Clause - The moves Fissure, Guillotine and Sheer Cold may not be used.
Duplicate Items Clause - You may only have ONE of an item on your team. However, your team can contain up to three Leftovers.
Banned Pokemon/Items:
Arceus, Blaziken (both abilities), Darkrai, Deoxys (All formes), Dialga, Excadrill, Genesect, Giratina, Giratina-O, Groundon, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Kyurem-W, Lugia, Manaphy, Mewtwo, Palkia, Rayquaza, Reshiram, Shaymin Sky Form, Thunderus, Tornadus Therian, Zekrom
The Item Soul Dew is banned
No pokemon may have the Ability Moody.
