• Matches are played best 2 / 3 until Finals.
• Matches of Loser's Final, Winner's Final, and Grand Final are played best 3 / 5.
• Game Settings: 3 Stock, 7 Minutes, First to 1 Win, Launch Rate 1.0x, Final Smash Meter: OFF, Spirits: OFF, Damage Handicap: OFF, Items: OFF, Stage Morph: OFF, Stage Hazards: OFF, Underdog Boost: OFF, Pausing: OFF, Score Display: OFF, Custom Balance: OFF, Team Attack: ON, % Show Damage: ON.
• Players may switch characters in between games but the winner of the previous game must choose their character first.
• Results Screen determines winner in the event of Self-Destruct move.
• The results of Sudden Death do not count; if a game goes to Sudden Death, the winner is determined by stocks and percentage at the time the match ends.
  • The player with the higher stock count is the winner.
  • If both Players are tied in stocks, the player with the lower percentage is the winner.
  • If percentage/stocks are tied, players will play a 1 stock/3 minutes playoff match.
• Loading content onto consoles is banned/forbidden.
• No excessive stalling.

Starters/Neutrals

• Battlefield*
• Small Battlefield
• Final Destination**
• Pokémon Stadium 2***
• Smashville

Counterpicks

• Kalos Pokémon League****
• Town and City
• Hollow Bastion

Stage Banning Rules:

• First stage picked by striking from neutrals, P1-P2-P2-P1 order.
• Following stages decided by winner banning THREE stages from the list above then loser chooses from the remaining stages
• NO DSR (i.e. A player may pick any stage from the stagelist that isn’t banned by the winner of the previous game as a counterpick.)
• You cannot play on a stage that is not on the available stages list. This will result in a double disqualification*****

Additional Rules:

• *Battlefield Versions of any stage allowed for this pick upon mutual agreement.
• **Omega Versions of any stage allowed for this pick upon mutual agreement.
• ***Pokémon Stadium 1 stage allowed for this pick upon mutual agreement
• ****Northern Cavern is allowed for this pick upon mutual agreement.
• *****Gentleman's Clause: Any stage may be played on as long as both players agree to it & it does not stall time.