Event Rules
Format
- Double Elimination
- Grand Finals will be Bo5 with a bracket reset if required with another Bo5 (First-to-3)
Game Rules
3 Stocks | 7 Minutes
Starting stage may either be agreed upon or decided by playing RPS and banning.
(Winner bans 1, loser bans 2, winner picks)
Bo3: You may not return to a stage you won on.
Bo5: You may not return to a stage you counter picked to and won on.
Legal Stages
Starter (Hazards Off)
Battlefield
Small Battlefield (SBF)
Pokémon Stadium 2
Smashville
Town & City
Counter pick (Hazards Off)
Final Destination
Kalos Pokémon League
Hollow Bastion
Legal Miscellaneous
Self-Destruct Moves
If a game ends with a self-destruct move, the results screen will determine the winner. If a sudden death occurs, standard sudden death rules apply (see below).
Sudden Death
If a game goes to Sudden Death, the winner is determined by stocks and percentage at the time the game ends. If both players are tied in stocks the player with the lower percentage is the winner. In the event of a percentage tie, or a game in which both players lose their last stock simultaneously, a 1 stock tiebreaker will be played with a 3 minute time limit. The results of an in-game 300% Sudden Death do not count. If Sudden Death occurs in a Sudden Death game, this process is repeated.
Stalling
Stalling, or intentionally making the game unplayable, is banned and at the discretion of tournament staff. Stalling includes but is not limited to becoming invisible, continuing infinites past 300%, and reaching a position that your opponent can never reach you. Stalling will result in a forfeit of the game for the player that initiated the action. The Chicago Stalling Rule will be enforced (B-moves that can infinitely stall may only be used a maximum of five times before returning to stage).
Tournament Rules
Best way to contact admin team and TO with questions regarding the event.
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Behavior
Any Competitor or Team may be disqualified immediately from any Velocity Esports event at the discretion of the event admin team
Offenses that will invoke a DQ and removal from event are but not limited to the following
- Colluding with other players in playing matches
- Intentionally using an alternate account or impersonating another player.
- Abusive or disorderly behavior, including any use of harassing, negative, or profane language online or in person. This includes towards fellow competitors, other community members, viewers and staff members. Velocity Esports practices and enforces a safe play environment.