Gym Challenge Rule Adjustment
Hey Guildlings.
We're doing a slight change up in the rules when challenging a gym leader. If you are challenging a gym with pokemon that are more than ten levels stronger than the strongest pokemon in the gym, their levels will be 'restricted'. For instance, if your character has 6 badges in one region, and goes to battle the first gym in another region with the same team, those pokemon's level will be 'restricted' or 'capped' for that battle. Their level will be restrained to ten levels above the strongest pokemon in the gym. If the pokemon's level is already below that, but still above the pokemon's level (just by less than ten), it's level will not be changed.
This is to avoid having people just sweep through gyms for achievements using over powered pokemon, and keep things semi-realistic. The point of gyms is to prove oneself and challenge your team, after all-- if you've already done it, there's nothing proven, and no challenge faced, if you're fighting in a tier below your team's level.
If you need to check this info, it can now be found in the Rules and Guidelines Page
Hey Guildlings.
We're doing a slight change up in the rules when challenging a gym leader. If you are challenging a gym with pokemon that are more than ten levels stronger than the strongest pokemon in the gym, their levels will be 'restricted'. For instance, if your character has 6 badges in one region, and goes to battle the first gym in another region with the same team, those pokemon's level will be 'restricted' or 'capped' for that battle. Their level will be restrained to ten levels above the strongest pokemon in the gym. If the pokemon's level is already below that, but still above the pokemon's level (just by less than ten), it's level will not be changed.
This is to avoid having people just sweep through gyms for achievements using over powered pokemon, and keep things semi-realistic. The point of gyms is to prove oneself and challenge your team, after all-- if you've already done it, there's nothing proven, and no challenge faced, if you're fighting in a tier below your team's level.
If you need to check this info, it can now be found in the Rules and Guidelines Page
