Each team will be composed of 11 drafted Pokémon. Players will receive 1000 points to use for drafting, any leftover points will be used for selecting Z captains.
- Players may only draft 1 Pokémon from the mega tier. Players may draft their Pokémon in any order.
Players must declare their Z Captains the week before their match. Otherwise they will not be permitted to use Z moves during that match.
No two players may draft Pokémon of the same species.
Pokemon that have their Hidden Ability may not have moves that could not be obtained legally with their Hidden Ability.
Forfeits are a 0-6 loss, or a 6-0 win.
If any player forfeits twice during the season, then they will not be permitted to return until the next main season.
The Pokémon selection order will be determined by using the !roll command. Each person will type -roll 100 and send the message to the # draft_chat.
The order will then be determined by the lowest rolled number drafting first. If two people roll the same number, they will both roll again.
Example: the numbers rolled are 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 50, 60 so both players who rolled 50 roll again. The first person rolls 30, and the second person rolls 25. The picking order is: 10= 1st 20 = 2nd 30= 3rd 40=4th 50=5th second person 50=6th first person 60=7th Once the end has been reached, the order reverses and the last coach gets 1st pick
Drafting will take place every day from 12:00 to 23:59 for the week specified in #announcements per season.
After 23:59 players will not be skipped until the draft resumes at 12:00, however coaches can still draft if it is their turn.
Monday through Thursday will be the slow portion of the draft, in which coaches will have 1 hour to select a Pokémon in #draft chat.
Friday and Sunday will be the fast draft in which coaches will have 10 minutes to make a selection in the same channel as the slow draft.
Any unused points from a coach’s draft will be added to their z point total.
If a player is late when it's their turn to pick then they will be skipped; unless they leave drafting instructions with a GM.
If a player is skipped then they must make their pick up at the end of the draft.
If a player has been skipped once then they may be skipped via vote.
If a coach gets 5 votes during their pick then than they will be skipped. To vote to skip just add the :track_next: emote to their @mention.
If a coach's draft does not meet the requirements listed in the League Rules section of the rules then the following protocol will be followed:
The most recent Pokémon drafted must be dropped until affected coach’s draft is within the parameters of the rules.
If the make-up draft has not yet been completed, then the coach will fill any vacancies by participating in the make-up draft until they have a full team.
Any new Pokemon obtained in this way will count as a free agency trade, and not be usable in the coach's next match.
Any coach that received a skip during the main draft will be placed into the Make-Up Draft, by order of least picks remaining to most picks remaining;
a coach's score will be used to break a tie.
During the Make-Up Draft coaches will be given 1 hour to complete their draft in the first round.
At the end of the second round, if any coaches have vacancies in their draft, then they may draft them all at once after the draft has started.
All Pokémon used in battle must be set to level 100.
Players may only draft Pokémon from the _Tier List_ page of the most recent doc posted in #docs. Requests can be made to add a Pokémon that is not listed.
Players may not use the following Pokémon: Speed Boost-Blaziken, Ash-Greninja, Protean-Greninja, Sheer Force-Landorus-Incarnate, Pheromosa, Tapu Lele, Magearna,
Mega Gengar, Mega Salamence, Mega Lucario, Mega Metagross are all banned.
Baton Pass Clause: Players cannot Baton Pass positive Speed in conjunction with other stats.
Endless Battle Clause: Players cannot intentionally prevent an opponent from being able to end the game without forfeiting.
Evasion Clause: A Pokémon may not have either Double Team or Minimize in its moveset.
Moody Clause: A team cannot have a Pokemon with the ability Moody.
OHKO Clause: A Pokémon may not have the moves Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold in its moveset.
Sleep Clause: If a player has already put a Pokémon on his/her opponent's side to sleep and it is still sleeping, another one can't be put to sleep.
Species Clause: A player cannot have two Pokémon with the same National Pokédex number on a team.
Z Clause: A player may not use Z moves that boost all stats, and or Mewnium Z.
Parental Bond Clause: A Player may not use the move Seismic Toss in conjunction with the ability Parental Bond.
Each player will be allowed to make three trades. If a Pokémon that has been made a Z Captain is traded, then its Z Points will be refunded to that player.
Z captains may also be dropped for free in the event that a player would go over their Z point total when making a swap.
Players may trade Pokémon at their own discretion. Just inform a GM of the trade, and post in # trades.
Players may trade multiple Pokémon at one time, as long as they have met the following criteria:
They have at least two trades remaining, an S Tier Pokemon, T1, T2, T3, T3, T4, T5, and a point total that is not less than 0 (Factoring in their S Tier Pokémon).
At any time after the draft, a player may trade one of their Pokémon for an undrafted Pokémon.
However, once the play offs start 'free agency trades' may no longer be made.
All trades will be effective the week after they are made.
Trades may not be made with eliminated players.
_A player may cancel a trade if all of the following conditions are met:
If it is still the week that the player made the trade, and they haven't played their match yet, and if no other trades have been posted since your trade.
When trading with a player, once one of the players has left a comment in #trades specifying the details of the trades,
the other player must leave a message of approval to make the trade legal; giving the comment a "thumbs up" emojii will also suffice.
After Week 5 trades may no longer be made.
Players must leave a message in #match times that is @name mentioning their opponent with a time they are free to have the match
by Wednesday; it does not have to be a specific time, and after this players are free to figure the rest out in a private message.
Example of a valid message:
Context: Coach A is attempting to schedule a message with Coach B on Wednesday before 23:59
Coach A: @Coach B I am free this weekend Friday-Sunday from 15:00 to 22:00. Are you free to play our match in that time frame?
If a player fails to leave a message by Wednesday, and they have not made public plans to play their opponent,
then on Thursday at 12AM EST their opponent can call Activity.
Matches cannot end in a tie. If a match is not played by the deadline, then a winner will be determined based on the conversation that took place in #match times.
All matches are due on Sunday at 12PM (Noon) EST. Extensions will not be given.
If a match is scheduled after the weekly deadline, then in the event the match is not played this will be counted against the coach who scheduled the time.
All replays will be checked by a GM (green names) for legal movesets and abilities. You can message a GM to have them check over a replay if you think that something wasn't quite right.
If an illegal move or ability is caught during a match then the match will continue. At the end of the match, it will be evaluated by the GMs, and a ruling will be made.
Any discrepancies caught after the match will be evaluated by the GMs and appropriate action will be taken. This could result in a forfeit.
The GMs will have the final say about how the match will proceed if there is a discrepancy during the match after both players are interviewed.
A match may be examined for discrepancies anytime within seven days after it has been played. After that the results are final.
Showing up for a scheduled match by @ messaging your opponent in #match times. First to suggest a time specifying the day and hour. Responding to your opponent in a timely manner. First to @ message their opponent in #match times. Demonstrating your availability.
Agreements made anywhere other than #match times will not be taken into account when determining how a match will default.
- Activity may be called by a coach on their opponent 24 hours after they have left an @message in #match times
attempting to schedule a time for the match with their opponent (read *Scheduling* for context).
Example: The context for this example is that these messages took place in #match_times, and that Coach A and Coach B are both opponents. Coach A: @Coach B What time are you available for our match? I am free at X time, and Y time on X day and or Y day. It is now 12 AM EST on Thursday and Coach B has not responded to the message from Coach A. Coach A: Calling Activity on @Coach B. Coach A was granted a forfeit win, and Coach B was given a forfeit loss.
Week 1, each player will be paired against an opponent whose Rolled Drafting Number is closest to their own.
In the event of a tie, the second rolled number will be used in conjunction with the first.
Read Rolling for context. The winners of round 1 will be placed into White Division; the players who did not win will be placed into Black Division.(1)
Week 2, each player will be paired against an opponent from their division whose score is closest to their own. (1)
A player’s score is the following criteria listed in order of priority: Win/Loss Ratio Differential Opponents’ Win/Loss Ratio Opponents’ Differential Rolled Draft Number
Week 3, each player will be paired against an opponent from their division whose score is closest to their own. (1)
Week 4, each player will be paired against an opponent from their division whose score is closest to their own. (1)
Week 5, the player with the best score is given a bye-week; the player with the worst score is eliminated.
The player with the best score plays the player with the worst score;
the player with the second best score plays the player with the second worst score, etc.
The players who lost this week are eliminated, and the winners move on to the Play Offs.
An effort will be made to ensure that two players will never play each other twice before the play offs.
If any two players with similar score have already played each other, then each player will be paired against a player whose score is next-closest to their own.
Week 6, the players who lost this week are eliminated, and the remaining players move on to Top 8.
The player with the best score plays the player with the worst score; the player with the second best score plays the player with the second worst score, etc.
Week 7, the players who lost this week are eliminated, and the remaining players move on to Top 4.
The player with the best score plays the player with the worst score; the player with the second best score plays the player with the second worst score, etc.
Week 8, the players who lost this week are eliminated, and the remaining players move on to the Finals.
Coaches are only to have one Discord account participating in a season.
Signing up a with an alternate account is not permitted.
Attempting to coerce a coach to forfeit, or lose a match on purpose is not allowed.
Any coach receiving such a message is required to promptly notify a GM of the incident, and provide the corresponding proof.
A Coach cannot play a match for another coach. Coaches are not to advise other coaches during a match.
Coaches are permitted to appoint co-coaches, who can advise them, or substitute in for them during matches.
Giving advice to a coach the league's discord chat, or Pokémon Showdown's chat during that coach's match is prohibited.
Leaking a coach's intended team to their opponent is strictly forbidden.Matches that were compromised in this way will be nullified.
Any coach receiving such a message is required to promptly notify a GM of the incident, and provide the corresponding proof.
Attempting to sabotage a coach in any way is not permitted.
Attempting to tamper with a coach's internet connection during a match is not allowed.
Members of this league should abstain from cheating in other leagues as it is punishable here
. All of the above offenses are punishable by a server ban of one year minimum, and a season ban at the discretion of the GMs.
A member who returns after their server ban has expired will be given the Season Banned role signifying that they are currently banned from participating in the server's seasons.
After their season ban expires they will be given the Probation role signifying that they are no longer banned and may participate in seasons as long as they do not show any warning signs.
The Probation role may be removed at any time at the discretion of the GMs based on that member's behavior.