Gym Rules
Rules apply to both Gym Leaders & Challengers unless stated otherwise.
* You cannot use the following moves: Baton Pass, Destiny Bond, Dragon Rage, Endeavor, Whirlwind, Roar, Circle Throw, Shed Tail, Revival Blessing, Last Respects or Double Iron Bash.
* You cannot use Pokemon with the following abilities: Arena Trap, Moody, Power Construct, Shadow Tag or Supreme Overlord
* Banned items: Legend Plate
* You must follow the following clauses in all battles: Bag, Evasion, Item, OHKO, Sleep, Species [For more info Click Here [https://www.smogon.com/ss/articles/clauses]].
* Battle Rules should always be used to raise the level of Challengers Pokemon to lvl 100.
* Battles may not be over 80 turns long. If a battle reaches turn 81, it is a win for the leader.
* Dynamaxing is banned from gyms
* No healing items of any kind (Ex. Full Restore, Potions, Revives)
* Each Dual type gym must include half the pokemon from one type and half from the other. E.g 3 Fire and 3 Grass for Fire/Grass gym.
* No renamed Pokemon
* Exotic Arceus must be announced to the Challenger/Gym Leader
* 1 Mega is permitted at all times, and 1 Legendary is permitted (2 in ubers) only if the leader is also using one. a green [L] next to the leader's name in /gyms. [Mega Legends and Ultra - Necrozma count for both slots.]
* No Fusions allowed
* Gym Leaders and Challengers may utilize Mega Pokémon if their original typing matches the gym type. If the Pokémon is Mega Evolved into the gym type, that is also permitted - so long as the Mega evolution is completed on the first turn it is thrown out in battle. (For example, Mega Charizard X may be used in the Dragon Gym if it is mega evolved on the first turn of combat; Mega Altaria cannot be used in the Flying Gym.)
* You may not borrow Pokémon from other players in order to challenge gyms, they must be your own Pokémon, that you have trained with your ideas. If you’ve purchased a Pokémon in a trade you may still challenge a gym as long as it follows the previous rules. Gym Leaders may still disqualify you if they feel you’re using a Pokémon/team that’s not yours. For example if you’re using the same team & strategy that a Gym Leader lost to the previous day, they may see fit to disqualify you. You will be punished accordingly.
* You may not disclose any Gym Leader teams or counters/strategies in order to beat specific Gym Leaders/Gyms (Jail).
Leader Exclusive Rules:
* You may only use Pokemon that align with your gym type.
* Your Pokemon should be the exact level of the gym cap.
Rules apply to both Gym Leaders & Challengers unless stated otherwise.
* You cannot use the following moves: Baton Pass, Destiny Bond, Dragon Rage, Endeavor, Whirlwind, Roar, Circle Throw, Shed Tail, Revival Blessing, Last Respects or Double Iron Bash.
* You cannot use Pokemon with the following abilities: Arena Trap, Moody, Power Construct, Shadow Tag or Supreme Overlord
* Banned items: Legend Plate
* You must follow the following clauses in all battles: Bag, Evasion, Item, OHKO, Sleep, Species [For more info Click Here [https://www.smogon.com/ss/articles/clauses]].
* Battle Rules should always be used to raise the level of Challengers Pokemon to lvl 100.
* Battles may not be over 80 turns long. If a battle reaches turn 81, it is a win for the leader.
* Dynamaxing is banned from gyms
* No healing items of any kind (Ex. Full Restore, Potions, Revives)
* Each Dual type gym must include half the pokemon from one type and half from the other. E.g 3 Fire and 3 Grass for Fire/Grass gym.
* No renamed Pokemon
* Exotic Arceus must be announced to the Challenger/Gym Leader
* 1 Mega is permitted at all times, and 1 Legendary is permitted (2 in ubers) only if the leader is also using one. a green [L] next to the leader's name in /gyms. [Mega Legends and Ultra - Necrozma count for both slots.]
* No Fusions allowed
* Gym Leaders and Challengers may utilize Mega Pokémon if their original typing matches the gym type. If the Pokémon is Mega Evolved into the gym type, that is also permitted - so long as the Mega evolution is completed on the first turn it is thrown out in battle. (For example, Mega Charizard X may be used in the Dragon Gym if it is mega evolved on the first turn of combat; Mega Altaria cannot be used in the Flying Gym.)
- 4v4 Nat Dex OU
- * Challengers may only bring 1 Legendary to a battle
- * Challengers may only bring 1 Ultrabeast or Paradox Pokémon to a battle
- * Gyms follow Smogons OU/National Dex Format. You may not use any of the Pokémon listed in their ban list - https://www.smogon.com/dex/sv/formats/national-dex/
- * No healing items of any kind (Ex. Full Restore, Potions, Revives)
- * Banned Pokemon: 2D Pokemon, Ditto, Iron Valiant, Gholdengo
6v6 Nat Dex Ubers- * Challengers may only bring 2 Legendary to a battle (Only if the Leader has a Legendary on their team)
- * Challengers may only bring 1 Ultrabeast or Paradox Pokémon to a battle
- * Gyms follow Smogons Uber/National Dex Format. You may not use any of the Pokémon listed in their ban list - https://www.smogon.com/dex/sv/formats/uber/
- * No healing items of any kind (Ex. Full Restore, Potions, Revives)
- * National Dex Ubers 6v6 Leaders can have up to 1 benched Pokémon.
* Banned Pokemon: 2D Pokemon, Mega Rayquaza, Zacian, Zacian-Crowned, Mega Gengar, Eternamax Eternatus, Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, Calyrex Shadow Rider, Miraidon, - Koraidon, Urshifu Single Strike, Espathra, Dracovish, G-Darmanitan and Flutter Mane
Challenger Exclusive Rules:
* You may not borrow Pokémon from other players in order to challenge gyms, they must be your own Pokémon, that you have trained with your ideas. If you’ve purchased a Pokémon in a trade you may still challenge a gym as long as it follows the previous rules. Gym Leaders may still disqualify you if they feel you’re using a Pokémon/team that’s not yours. For example if you’re using the same team & strategy that a Gym Leader lost to the previous day, they may see fit to disqualify you. You will be punished accordingly.
* You may not disclose any Gym Leader teams or counters/strategies in order to beat specific Gym Leaders/Gyms (Jail).
Leader Exclusive Rules:
* You may only use Pokemon that align with your gym type.
* Your Pokemon should be the exact level of the gym cap.
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