This will be replacing the current battle threads in the Wi-Fi forum.
Welcome all to the new Wi-Fi Battles subforum.
Battle Rules
In this forum, post in the appropriate thread to request a battle using the thread's ruleset. DO NOT MAKE A NEW THREAD.
For battles that do not follow one of the Smogon-recognized metagames, post in the appropriate generation's Miscellaneous thread. Don't forget to post your custom ruleset if you do this!
Do not double post. This is also a forum wide rule, but since so many people break it here it is listed. Again, do not double post. You WILL be warned without mercy or question every single time you do it.
Do not use use textspeak or intentionally misspell words. "u", "ur", "cya", "g2g", etc. Again this is a forum rule, but it deserves special mention here because people can't seem to help themselves. Again, it will earn you a warning without question.
No post game commentary. This includes making any sort of "GG" post, except in the case of arranging another battle. (If you absolutely have to, please use PMs or VMs! Don't clog the thread up!) The other people who are using this thread for its intended purpose (to find battles) do not care about your hax. They do not care about your hack accusations. They do not care about your disconnects. Attempt to settle this via PM and then, and ONLY then, report to the blacklist. If a moderator notices you arguing in this thread you will receive a warning without question.
Any illegal hacks will cause you to be blacklisted. This includes things like legal Pokeballs, keep in mind egg moves and version exclusives.
If you use legal hacks you MUST list this in your signature or in all of your posts. No exceptions. You will receive a warning if you are caught using any hacks and you did not disclose this before the battle.
If you use Dream World Pokémon that have not been officially released by Nintendo, you MUST list this in your signature or all your posts. No exceptions. Smogon's list of confirmed Dream World Pokémon can be found here.
Put your Friend Code (FC) in your signature or post it in all your posts. No one needs or wants to listen to the three or four extra messages that are required when two people have to have a back and forth conversation about "whats your fc?".
Check to see if your opponent is blacklisted before you battle. This rule is in place mainly to stop people going to try to reblacklist another member. Attempting to reblacklist another member will net you a warning. Search by FC *and* forum username.
For IV Battles only - Please use the Simple Questions/Requests thread in the main Wi-Fi Forum.
Metagame Changes
* STANDARD 11/8 - Banlist is posted as per this thread
* STANDARD 1/11 - Banlist is updated with results from the latest votes in Policy Review
* STANDARD 1/31 - Banlist is updated with results from Round 2
* STANDARD 3/28 - Banlist is updated with results from Round 3: Blaziken, Brightpowder, and Lax Incense are banned!
* STANDARD 6/14 - Banlist is updated with results from Round 4: Garchomp is banned!
* LITTLE CUP 7/15 - Banlist is updated with results from Round 4 - Carvahna, Gligar, Meditite, and Misdreavus are banned!
* UNDERUSED 7/18 - Banlist is updated with results from Round 2 - Espeon, Staraptor, and Wobbuffet are banned!
* UU, RU, NU 10/4 - Tier movement changed UU and RU banlists, initial NU list created!
* STANDARD 10/9 - Banlist updated with results from Round 5 - Thundurus and Excadrill are banned!
* RARELY USED 10/25 - Banlist is updated with results from Round 1 - Alakazam and Sableye are banned
* RU, NU 11/19 - Banlist is updated with results from RU Round 2 - Shell Smash + Baton pass on the same moveset is banned
* UNDERUSED 11/28 - Banlist is updated with results from Round 3 - Hippowdon is banned
* STANDARD 12/8 - Banlist is updated with results from the first tiering discussion - Deoxys-S is banned
5th Gen Rulesets:
5th Gen Standard
6v6 Singles
Species Clause - A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on a team. This includes separate forms of Pokemon, such as Rotom.
Sleep Clause - A player may not put two of the opponent's Pokémon to sleep. If the opponent causes their own Pokémon to fall asleep, that does not fall under Sleep Clause.
Evasion Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Double Team or Minimize or hold the items Brightpowder or Lax Incense.
OHKO Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold.
Pokémon Banlist - A team cannot have any of the following Pokémon: Arceus, Blaziken, Darkrai, Deoxys-A, Deoxys-N, Deoxys-S, Dialga, Excadrill, Garchomp, Giratina, Giratina-O, Groudon, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Lugia, Manaphy, Mewtwo, Palkia, Rayquaza, Reshiram, Shaymin-S, Thundurus, Zekrom.
Ability Banlist - A team cannot have a Pokémon with any of the following abilities: Moody.
Drizzle Complex Ban - Using one or more Pokémon with Drizzle and one or more Pokémon with Swift Swim on the same team is banned.
No Unreleased Pokémon - A player cannot use unreleased Pokémon. Currently Keldeo, Meloetta, or Genesect.
No Unreleased Items - A player cannot use unreleased items. Currently Soul Dew and Pinch Berries. Example: Salac Berry and Custap Berry.
No Unreleased Abilities - A player cannot use unreleased Abilities. Currently any Dream World abilities not found here.
5th Gen Ubers
6v6 Singles
Species Clause - A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on a team. This includes separate forms of Pokemon, such as Arceus.
Sleep Clause - A player may not put two of the opponent's Pokémon to sleep. If the opponent causes their own Pokémon to fall asleep, that does not fall under Sleep Clause.
Evasion Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Double Team or Minimize.
OHKO Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold.
Ability Banlist - A team cannot have a Pokémon with any of the following abilities: Moody.
No Unreleased Pokémon - A player cannot use unreleased Pokémon. Currently Keldeo, Meloetta, or Genesect.
No Unreleased Items - A player cannot use unreleased items. Currently Soul Dew and Pinch Berries. Example: Salac Berry and Custap Berry.
No Unreleased Abilities - A player cannot use unreleased Abilities. Currently any Dream World abilities not found here.
5th Gen UU
6v6 Singles
Species Clause - A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on a team. This includes separate forms of Pokemon, such as Rotom.
Sleep Clause - A player may not put two of the opponent's Pokémon to sleep. If the opponent causes their own Pokémon to fall asleep, that does not fall under Sleep Clause.
Evasion Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Double Team or Minimize or hold the items Brightpowder or Lax Incense.
OHKO Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold.
Pokémon Banlist - A team cannot have any of the following Pokémon: Any Pokémon banned from OU; Pokémon with enough usage to be OU - Blissey, Breloom, Bronzong, Celebi, Cloyster, Conkeldurr, Deoxys-S, Dragonite, Espeon, Excadrill, Ferrothorn, Forretress, Gastrodon, Gengar, Gliscor, Gyarados, Haxorus, Heatran, Hydreigon, Infernape, Jellicent, Jirachi, Landorus, Latias, Latios, Lucario, Magnezone, Metagross, Mienshao, Ninetales, Politoed, Reuniclus, Rotom-W, Salamence, Scizor, Scrafty, Skarmory, Starmie, Swampert, Tentacruel, Terrakion, Thundurus, Toxicroak, Tyranitar, Vaporeon, Venusaur, Virizion, Volcarona; Pokémon banned through the suspect test stage - Espeon, Hippowdon, Kyurem, Staraptor, Wobbuffet; Pokémon indirectly banned through the suspect test stage - Abomasnow, Snover.
Ability Banlist - A team cannot have a Pokémon with any of the following abilities: Drought, Moody, Snow Warning.
No Unreleased Pokémon - A player cannot use unreleased Pokémon. Currently Keldeo, Meloetta, or Genesect.
No Unreleased Items - A player cannot use unreleased items. Currently Soul Dew and Pinch Berries. Example: Salac Berry and Custap Berry.
No Unreleased Abilities - A player cannot use unreleased Abilities. Currently any Dream World abilities not found here.
5th Gen RU
6v6 Singles
Species Clause - A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on a team. This includes separate forms of Pokemon, such as Rotom.
Sleep Clause - A player may not put two of the opponent's Pokémon to sleep. If the opponent causes their own Pokémon to fall asleep, that does not fall under Sleep Clause.
Evasion Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Double Team or Minimize or hold the items Brightpowder or Lax Incense.
OHKO Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold.
Pokémon Banlist - A team cannot have any of the following Pokémon: Any Pokémon banned from UU; Pokémon with enough usage to be UU - Abomasnow, Aerodactyl, Ambipom, Arcanine, Azelf, Azumarill, Bisharp, Blastoise, Chansey, Cobalion, Cresselia, Crobat, Deoxys-D, Donphan, Dusclops, Empoleon, Escavalier, Flygon, Froslass, Golurk, Heracross, Hippopotas, Hitmontop, Houndoom, Jolteon, Kingdra, Mamoswine, Mew, Milotic, Mismagius, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Raikou, Registeel, Rhyperior, Roserade, Rotom-H, Shaymin, Sigilyph, Slowbro, Snorlax, Spiritomb, Stoutland, Suicune, Togekiss, Umbreon, Victini, Weavile, Xatu, Zapdos, Zoroark; Pokémon banned through the suspect test stage - Alakazam, Sableye.
Ability Banlist - A team cannot have a Pokémon with any of the following abilities: Drought, Moody, Snow Warning.
Smashpass Complex Ban - Using a Pokemon with the moves Shell Smash and Baton Pass on the same moveset is banned.
No Unreleased Pokémon - A player cannot use unreleased Pokémon. Currently Keldeo, Meloetta, or Genesect.
No Unreleased Items - A player cannot use unreleased items. Currently Soul Dew and Pinch Berries. Example: Salac Berry and Custap Berry.
No Unreleased Abilities - A player cannot use unreleased Abilities. Currently any Dream World abilities not found here.
5th Gen NU
6v6 Singles
Species Clause - A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on a team. This includes separate forms of Pokemon, such as Rotom.
Sleep Clause - A player may not put two of the opponent's Pokémon to sleep. If the opponent causes their own Pokémon to fall asleep, that does not fall under Sleep Clause.
Evasion Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Double Team or Minimize or hold the items Brightpowder or Lax Incense.
OHKO Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold.
Pokémon Banlist - A team cannot have any of the following Pokémon: Any Pokémon banned from RU; Pokémon with enough usage to be RU - Accelgor, Aggron, Alakazam, Archeops, Bouffalant, Charizard, Claydol, Clefable, Cofagrigus, Crawdaunt, Crustle, Drapion, Durant, Dusknoir, Electivire, Entei, Feraligatr, Ferroseed, Gallade, Galvantula, Gligar, Hariyama, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Honchkrow, Kabutops, Krookodile, Lilligant, Ludicolo, Mandibuzz, Manectric, Medicham, Moltres, Munchlax, Omastar, Porygon-Z, Primeape, Qwilfish, Rotom, Rotom-C, Sandslash, Sawsbuck, Sceptile, Scyther, Sharpedo, Steelix, Tangrowth, Typhlosion, Uxie, Venomoth, Victreebel, Yanmega; Pokémon banned through the suspect test stage - None yet.
Ability Banlist - A team cannot have a Pokémon with any of the following abilities: Drought, Moody, Snow Warning.
Smashpass Complex Ban - Using a Pokemon with the moves Shell Smash and Baton Pass on the same moveset is banned.
No Unreleased Pokémon - A player cannot use unreleased Pokémon. Currently Keldeo, Meloetta, or Genesect.
No Unreleased Items - A player cannot use unreleased items. Currently Soul Dew and Pinch Berries. Example: Salac Berry and Custap Berry.
No Unreleased Abilities - A player cannot use unreleased Abilities. Currently any Dream World abilities not found here.
5th Gen Little Cup
6v6 Singles
Species Clause - A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on a team.
Sleep Clause - A player may not put two of the opponent's Pokémon to sleep. If the opponent causes their own Pokémon to fall asleep, that does not fall under Sleep Clause.
Evasion Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Double Team or Minimize.
OHKO Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold.
Level 5 Maximum - Only Pokémon and moves obtained at or before Level 5 may be used. Pomeg Glitch is allowed.
Baby Pokemon - Only stage 1 Pokémon can be used. Pokémon must also have at least 1 Evolution in order to be eligible for use.
Pokemon Banlist - A team cannot have any of the following Pokémon: Carvanha, Gligar, Meditite, Misdreavus, Murkrow, Scyther, Sneasel, Tangela, Vulpix, Yanma.
Ability Banlist - A team cannot have a Pokémon with any of the following abilities: Moody.
Item Banlist - A team cannot have a Pokémon holding any of the following items: Berry Juice.
Move Banlist - No Pokémon on a team may know any of the following moves: Dragon Rage, Sonicboom.
No Unreleased Items - A player cannot use unreleased items. Currently Soul Dew and Pinch Berries. Example: Salac Berry and Custap Berry.
No Unreleased Abilities - A player cannot use unreleased Abilities. Currently any Dream World abilities not found here. Note that Bulbasaur (Chlorophyll), Charmander (Solar Power), Squirtle (Rain Dish), Turtwig (Shell Armor), Chimchar (Iron Fist), Piplup (Defiant), Treecko (Unburden), Torchic (Speed Boost), Mudkip (Damp), Staryu (Analytic), Porygon (Analytic), Bronzor (Heavy Metal), Magnemite (Analytic), Tyrogue (Vital Spirit), Beldum (Light Metal) are all banned because the events are obtained at Level 10. For the same reason, DW-"exclusive" moves (such as Giga Drain on Storm Drain Lileep) are not eligible for LC use.
VGC 2011
4v4 Doubles
Species Clause - A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on a team.
Item Clause - No two Pokémon on the same team can hold the same item.
Level 50 Maximum - All Pokémon above Level 50 will be leveled down to Level 50 (retaining their moves and EVs).
Self-KO Clause - If the player’s final Pokémon used Selfdestruct, Explosion, Destiny Bond, or Final Gambit, and both players’ final Pokémon are knocked out as a result, that player loses that game. If a player’s final Pokémon used Double-Edge, Volt Tackle, Flare Blitz, Take Down, Submission, Brave Bird, Wood Hammer, Head Charge, Head Smash, Struggle, or Wild Charge, or was holding Life Orb, and both players’ final Pokémon are knocked out as a result, that player wins that game.
Unova PokéDex Only - Only Pokémon in the Unova PokéDex can be used. This is #494-649 in the National PokéDex.
Pokémon Banlist - A team cannot have any of the following Pokémon: Victini, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Keldeo, Meloetta, Genesect.
Move Banlist - No Pokémon on a team may know any of the following moves: Sky Drop.
No Unreleased Items - A player cannot use unreleased items. Currently Soul Dew and Pinch Berries. Example: Salac Berry and Custap Berry.
No Unreleased Abilities - A player cannot use unreleased Abilities. Currently any Dream World abilities not found here.
VGC 2012
4v4 Doubles
Species Clause - A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on a team.
Item Clause - No two Pokémon on the same team can hold the same item.
Level 50 Maximum - All Pokémon above Level 50 will be leveled down to Level 50 (retaining their moves and EVs).
Self-KO Clause - If the player’s final Pokémon used Selfdestruct, Explosion, Destiny Bond, or Final Gambit, and both players’ final Pokémon are knocked out as a result, that player loses that game. If a player’s final Pokémon used Double-Edge, Volt Tackle, Flare Blitz, Take Down, Submission, Brave Bird, Wood Hammer, Head Charge, Head Smash, Struggle, or Wild Charge, or was holding Life Orb, and both players’ final Pokémon are knocked out as a result, that player wins that game.
Pokémon Banlist - A team cannot have any of the following Pokémon: Arceus, Celebi, Darkrai, Deoxys, Dialga, Giratina, Groudon, Ho-Oh, Jirachi, Kyogre, Kyurem, Lugia, Manaphy, Mew, Mewtwo, Palkia, Phione, Rayquaza, Reshiram, Shaymin, Victini, Zekrom, Keldeo, Meloetta, Genesect.
Move Banlist - No Pokémon on a team may know any of the following moves: Dark Void, Sky Drop.
No Unreleased Items - A player cannot use unreleased items. Currently Soul Dew and Pinch Berries. Example: Salac Berry and Custap Berry.
No Unreleased Abilities - A player cannot use unreleased Abilities. Currently any Dream World abilities not found here.
4th Gen Rulesets:
4th Gen Standard
6v6 Singles Species Clause - A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on a team. This includes separate forms of Pokemon, such as Rotom. Sleep Clause - A player may not put two of the opponent's Pokémon to sleep. If the opponent causes their own Pokémon to fall asleep, that does not fall under Sleep Clause. Evasion Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Double Team or Minimize. OHKO Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold. Pokémon Banlist - A team cannot have any of the following Pokémon: Arceus, Darkrai, Deoxys-A, Deoxys-D, Deoxys-N, Deoxys-S, Dialga, Garchomp, Giratina, Giratina-O, Groudon, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Latias, Latios, Lugia, Manaphy, Mew, Mewtwo, Palkia, Rayquaza, Salamence, Shaymin-S, Wobbuffet, Wynaut.
4th Gen Ubers
6v6 Singles Species Clause - A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on a team. This includes separate forms of Pokemon, such as Rotom. Sleep Clause - A player may not put two of the opponent's Pokémon to sleep. If the opponent causes their own Pokémon to fall asleep, that does not fall under Sleep Clause. Evasion Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Double Team or Minimize. OHKO Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold. Arceus EVs - The only legitimate Arceus can be received at level 100. In the 4th generation, this means Arceus cannot legally have more than 100 EVs in any one stat, since vitamins are the only way it can gain EVs.
4th Gen UU
6v6 Singles Species Clause - A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on a team. This includes separate forms of Pokemon, such as Rotom. Sleep Clause - A player may not put two of the opponent's Pokémon to sleep. If the opponent causes their own Pokémon to fall asleep, that does not fall under Sleep Clause. Evasion Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Double Team or Minimize. OHKO Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold. Pokémon Banlist - A team cannot have any of the following Pokémon: Any Pokémon banned from OU; Pokémon with enough usage to be OU - Aerodactyl, Azelf, Blissey, Breloom, Bronzong, Celebi, Dragonite, Dusknoir, Electivire, Empoleon, Flygon, Forretress, Gengar, Gliscor, Gyarados, Heatran, Hippowdon, Infernape, Jirachi, Jolteon, Kingdra, Lucario, Machamp, Magnezone, Mamoswine, Metagross, Ninjask, Roserade, Rotom-C, Rotom-F, Rotom-H, Rotom-S, Rotom-W, Scizor, Shaymin, Skarmory, Smeargle, Snorlax, Starmie, Suicune, Swampert, Tentacruel, Togekiss, Tyranitar, Umbreon, Vaporeon, Weavile, Zapdos; Pokémon banned through the suspect test stage - Abomasnow, Cresselia, Crobat, Froslass, Gallade, Heracross, Honchkrow, Porygon-Z, Raikou, Staraptor, Yanmega.
4th Gen Little Cup
6v6 Singles Species Clause - A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on a team. Sleep Clause - A player may not put two of the opponent's Pokémon to sleep. If the opponent causes their own Pokémon to fall asleep, that does not fall under Sleep Clause. Evasion Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Double Team or Minimize. OHKO Clause - A Pokémon cannot use Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold. Level 5 Maximum - Only Pokémon and moves obtained at or before Level 5 may be used. Pomeg Glitch is allowed. Baby Pokemon - Only stage 1 Pokémon can be used. Pokémon must also have at least 1 Evolution in order to be eligible for use. Pokemon Banlist - A team cannot have any of the following Pokémon: Meditite, Misdreavus, Murkrow, Scyther, Sneasel, Tangela, Yanma. Item Banlist - A team cannot have a Pokémon holding any of the following items: Berry Juice, Deepseatooth. Move Banlist - No Pokémon on a team may know any of the following moves: Dragon Rage, Sonicboom.
VGC 2009
4v4 Doubles Species Clause - A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on a team. Item Clause - No two Pokémon on the same team can hold the same item. Item Banlist - A team cannot have a Pokémon holding any of the following items: Soul Dew. Level 50 Maximum - Only Pokémon and moves obtained at or before Level 50 may be used. Self-KO Clause - If an attack knocks out both players’ last Pokémon (this includes Life Orb damage), the player that used the attack loses the match. Pokémon Banlist - A team cannot have any of the following Pokémon: Arceus, Celebi, Darkrai, Deoxys, Dialga, Giratina, Groudon, Ho-Oh, Jirachi, Kyogre, Lugia, Manaphy, Mew, Mewtwo, Palkia, Phione, Rayquaza, Rotom, Shaymin, Tyranitar.
VGC 2010
4v4 Doubles Species Clause - A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on a team. Item Clause - No two Pokémon on the same team can hold the same item. Item Banlist - A team cannot have a Pokémon holding any of the following items: Soul Dew. Level 50 Maximum - All Pokémon above Level 50 will be leveled down to Level 50 (retaining their moves and EVs). Self-KO Clause - If an attack knocks out both players’ last Pokémon (this includes Life Orb damage), the player that used the attack loses the match. Pokémon Banlist - A team cannot have any of the following Pokémon: Arceus, Celebi, Darkrai, Deoxys, Jirachi, Manaphy, Mew, Phione, Rotom, Shaymin. Pokémon Restricted List - A team cannot have more than four of these Pokémon, and no more than two can enter the battle: Dialga, Giratina, Groudon, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Lugia, Mewtwo, Palkia, Rayquaza.
Last edited by Wild Eep; Dec 23rd, 2011 at 8:53:34 PM.
Jul 25th, 2011, 9:48:40 PM
Rules of the Wi-Fi Battles Forum
