Hi, EM wanted me to explain Shift to you...
Yeah, it is positioning off (the standard), but the awkward wording of the Shift Command seems to imply that it could be used in positioning off battles as well, since it can be used "in any multi-battle format." Basically, it has the same—or rather, similar—effect as Ally Switch as in it can switch the places of two Pokémon, but "adjacent"—while defined in positioning on matches—could mean anywhere in positioning off matches. Basically, Shift can currently be used in any format, but I am currently working to try & get enough support to get it relegated to positioning on matches only for a whole vast of reasons.
If you still think I should reorder for my match after this, then let me know. I am not going to continue to argue over this after this VM for my own personal endeavours, but the bottom line is, Shift is pretty badly worded, & needs to be fixed/clarified anyway. Also, when I told Deck about Shift existing, his response seemed to imply that it could work in positioning off anyway... -.-'