Competitors must be between the ages of 6 - 14 as of July 1, 2025. Birthdate must be between July 1, 2011 and July 1, 2019.

RULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND WILL BE CLARIFIED AT THE START OF THE TOURNAMENT

General rules

• Tournament open to ages 6-14
• Controllers will be available for rent ($5) but it is highly recommended you bring your own controller
• Matches will be one-on-one (1v1)
• Challengers eliminated after 2 losses (double elimination bracket)
• Players must choose their starting character at registration/check-in
• NO DLC Characters
• Players will be given ONE warning for inappropriate language or behavior, after that the player will be disqualified
• Zero tolerance for physical violence
• Player will be disqualified if they are more than 5 minutes late for their match
• 3 stock (lives)
• 5 minute game time limit
• All sets will be best of 3 games until the Semi-finals where games are extended to best of 5 games.
• Cash payout goes to top 3 and is split 60%, 30%, 10%. Amounts will be based on number of competitors.

Game Settings

• Stock and time are set to 3 stock and 5 minutes
• Final Smash Meter: ON
• Spirits: Off
• Damage Handicap: Off
• Stage Selection: Anyone
• Items: Off and None
• First to: 1 Win
• Stage Morph: Off
• Stage Hazards: Off
• Team Attack: On
• Launch Rate: 1.0x
• Underdog Boost: Off
• Pausing: Off
• Score Display: Off
• % Show Damage: Yes
• Custom Balance: Off
• Echo Fighters: Separate
• Radar: Big
• Teammate Highlight: On

Stage Selection

Round 1

• Rock, Paper, Scissors (Best of 1)
• RPS winner bans one stage, loser bans 2, winner picks from remaining two stages

Starter Stages

• Battlefield
• Final Destination
• Smashville
• Town & City
• Pokemon Stadium 2

Round 2+

• Match winner bans 2 stages, loser picks from remaining

Counterpicks

• Small Battlefield
• Yoshi's Story
• Kalos Pokemon League

Set Procedure

1. For the first game of each mach, players use the character they chose at check-in
2. Use Stage Selection Process to determine the first stage
3. Players play the first game of the set
4. Winning player/team of the preceding game strikes two stages.The losing player/team of the preceding game picks a stage for the next game
5. The winning player/team of the preceding game may choose to change characters.
6. The losing player/team of the preceding game may choose to change characters (winner of previous game picks first).
7. The next game is played.
8. Repeat Steps 4 through 7 for all subsequent games until the set is complete.