Rules

Before battling your opponent, make sure to follow these rules:

• All matches must be played on ShoddyBattle.
• All battles will be standard DPPt OU.
• You are not allowed to use pokémon classified as "Uber".
• All tiers are based on Smogon tiers. The current status of the appropriate standard ladder will be function as the prevailing tier list. Important: If the tiers change mid tournament, the next round of the tournament will adapt to the change. All rounds of the tournament will use a static tier list for the duration of the round.
• Species Clause: A player cannot have two of the same pokémon on their team. For example, a player cannot have two Koffing on his or her team.
• Sleep Clause: A player cannot put two or more different opposing Pokémon to sleep using attacks that induce sleep to opposing pokémon.
• Freeze Clause: A player cannot freeze two or more different opposing Pokémon.
• Evasion Clause: A player cannot increase their Pokémon's evasion stat with a move that specifically increases evasion. Items or indirect boosts do not break this clause.
• OHKO Clause: Players cannot use moves that have a chance of instantly KO opposing Pokémon. For example, Horn Drill is an illegal move to have on a Pokémon's move set.
• Self-KO Clause: Players cannot use moves such as Explosion or Selfdestruct that force a tie. If a move that has recoil damage causes a tie, the user of the move is the winner.
• Timed Battle must be enabled.

Violating these rules will earn a loss for your team and may result in you being banned from all future World Cups.