• Double Elimination
• In Game Settings: 4 Stock, 8 Minutes, Launch Rate 1.0x, Items: OFF, Pausing: OFF, Team Attack: ON
• Matches for pools will be best 2/3 games
• Phase 2 matches will be best 3/5 games
• Doubles will still be best 2/3 games until Finals (Winners Finals, Losers Finals, & Grand Finals will be best 3/5 games)
• No stalling, wobbling or using intentional glitches. Wobbling is only allowed in doubles.
• “Stage-first” counterpick procedure (stage is decided before character selections for games 2-5 in the set)
• Pausing will be disabled in the game menu, an accidental pause may forfeit a stock
• A stage cannot be picked if won on during that set unless both players gentlemen
• Winner Must Pick Character First
• Coaching is banned
• Results Screen Determines Winner in the Event of Self-Destruct Move
• Characters may be switched between games as long as the previous winner picks first

Starters
• Battlefield
• Yoshi’s Story
• DreamLand 64
• Final Destination
• Fountain of Dreams [ONLY IN SINGLES]
• Pokémon Stadium [ONLY IN DOUBLES]

Counterpicks
• Pokémon Stadium [No Counterpicks for Doubles]

Stage & Banning rules:
• First stage picked by striking from neutrals, P1-P2-P2-P1 order.
• Following stages are decided by the winner banning ONE stage from the stages listed above then the loser chooses from the remaining stages. No bans in a best of 5
• You cannot play on a stage that is not on the available stages list.