4 stocks, 8 minutes Items off All sets are best-of-3 until top 4 (Winners Finals, Losers Semis + onward), at which point they become best-of-5.

Starter Stages: Battlefield Pokemon Stadium Dream Land Yoshi's Story Fountain of Dreams

Counterpick Stages: Final Destination

Stage striking for Game 1 is the same as other games. RPS to determine who bans first from starter stages. After game 1, winner bans TWO stages, loser picks from the remainder (including counterpicks)