Tournament Rules
2022 TOURNAMENT RULES
Registration: We allow for a one hour window at the beginning of every tournament event for you to register your team and pay your entry fee. This consists of writing out your entire team, their moves, and items to insure no changes happen during the event. These teams must then be entered as a Battle team which will then be entered into the event.
You may pre-register your team ahead of time by email to: Contact@phillypokemon.com. The deadline for this is 12pm on the day of the event. If you do so please put the name of the tournament, such as SPRING FLING, in the subject line. Although, you will still be required to pay the entry fee to finalize your spot.
All tournament fees are used as prize support and to fund future league events.
Tournament Points: Each Season each tournament will allow you to gain tournament points. These points are cumulative and can be viewed in the Rankings section along with your current win/loss record. At the end of the 2021 Season we will crown the 2021 Champion to whomever has the highest point total.
Rules for all tournaments unless otherwise stated under the respective individual tournament rules:
Endless Battle Clause: There are some combos that can cause endless loops such as Leppa Berry + Recycle +Heal Pulse. ALL FORMS OF ENDLESS LOOPS ARE BANNED.
Species Clause: You may not have two of the same Pokémon on your team. Pokémon such as Rotom have several variants although they share the same National Dex number you may use more than one of Pokémon such as this if they are not the same variant. This variant exception will also apply to Aloha Forms in Sun and Moon.
Item Clause: You may not have two or more Pokémon with the same item on your team.
Evasion Clause: A player cannot increase their Pokémon's evasion stat with a move that specifically increases evasion. Items or indirect boosts do not break this clause.
One Hit KO Clause: You may not use any move that may result in a one hit KO such as: Fissure, Horn Drill, Sheer Cold, and Guillotine.
Sleep Clause: You may only willingly put two enemy Pokémon to sleep at any one time. This amount is not effected by secondary effects such as certain Gmax moves.
Legendary Pokèmon Clause: You may not use any Legendary Pokèmon, Ultra Beasts or Mythics such as: Zacian, Zamazenta, Eternatus, Silvally, Type-Null, Mew, Mewtwo, Celebi, Jirachi, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Keldeo, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma, Marshadow, Zeraora, Meltan, Zarude, Urshifu, Nihilego, Buzzwole, Pheromosa, Xurkitree, Celesteela, Kartana, Guzzlord, Poipole, Naganadel, Stakataka, Blacephalon and Melmetal. Along with any of their associated forms.
Fair Fight Clause: You may not use the internet or receive aid from another player during or before any match, however you may use a blank sheet of paper and a writing utensil. It is polite to not have your phone out during matches to curtail impressions of such bad behavior.
Timer Clause: Due to the restrictive 20 minute time in link battles all Gym battles will be hosted as local tournaments by a member of the league. Our official settings for Tournament matches are a 7 minute personal or chess timer coupled with an unlimited match timer.
6 v 6 Singles Double Elimination Tournament.
Entry Fee: 5 dollars (Cash or Venmo)
Season Points for this Tournament:
3 points for signing up.
6 points for RO16.
10 points for RO8.
14 for RO4.
16 for 2nd place.
20 for the Win.
Best sportsman is worth an extra 3 points.
Monotype Doubles
Entry Fee: 5 dollars (Cash or Venmo)