• Double Elimination
• In 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
• Matches for pools will be best 2/3 games
• Phase 2 & beyond 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)
• For each game, characters are decided before stages are picked
• Winner Must Pick Character First
• Coaching is banned
• 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.
• Wireless controllers are allowed. Please make sure to desync them after your match.
• Loading Content onto Consoles Is Banned/Forbidden

Starters/Neutrals
• Battlefield
• Small Battlefield
• Final Destination
• Hollow Bastion
• Town & City

Counterpicks
• Kalos Pokemon League
• Smashville
• Pokémon Stadium 2

Stage & Banning rules:
• First stage picked by striking from neutrals, P1-P2-P2-P1 order.
• The winner of the previous game will then ban THREE STAGES from the list above then loser chooses from the remaining stages
• There is no Dave’s stupid rule (NO DSR). A player may pick any stage they previously won during the set, assuming it is not banned from stage selection that phase.
• You cannot play on a stage that is not on the available stages list.