The full ruleset, including specific clauses that may come up rarely, can be found by clicking here. Please review to ensure that you fully understand the rules of the event.

Set Procedure

1. Players select their characters. Either player may elect to do Double Blind Character Selection (see section 1.4 in expanded rules).
2. Use Starter Stage Striking (see section 1.5 in the expanded rules) to determine the first stage, or agree to go to the same stage.
3. The players play the first game of the set.
4. Winning player of the preceding game strikes stage (when applicable).The losing player of the preceding game picks stage for the next game.
5. The winning player of the preceding game may choose to change characters.
6. The losing player of the preceding game may choose to change characters.
7. The next game is played.
8. Repeat Steps 4 through 8 for all subsequent games until the set is complete.

Stage List

Starter Stages

• Battlefield*
• Final Destination**
• Town & City
• Smashville
• Pokemon Stadium 2

Counterpick Stages

• Yoshi’s Story
• Kalos Pokemon League
• Small Battlefield
• Lylat

2 bans, MDSR (can't go back to last stage you won on)

Additional stage rules

*On Counterpick, any version Battlefield may be used, so long as it was not banned by the opponent

**On Counterpick, any version of Final Destination may be used, so long as it was not banned by the opponent

***Battlefield and Omega stage variants that cause the characters to become 2D are not allowed. These stages are listed in the expanded rules.

The full ruleset, including specific clauses that may come up rarely, can be found by clicking here. Please review to ensure that you fully understand the rules of the event.

Set Procedure

1. Players select their characters. Either player may elect to do Double Blind Character Selection (see section 1.4 in expanded rules).
2. Use Starter Stage Striking (see section 1.5 in the expanded rules) to determine the first stage, or agree to go to the same stage.
3. The players play the first game of the set.
4. Winning player of the preceding game strikes stage (when applicable).The losing player of the preceding game picks stage for the next game.
5. The winning player of the preceding game may choose to change characters.
6. The losing player of the preceding game may choose to change characters.
7. The next game is played.
8. Repeat Steps 4 through 8 for all subsequent games until the set is complete.

Stage List

Starter Stages

• Battlefield*
• Final Destination**
• Town & City
• Smashville
• Pokemon Stadium 2

Counterpick Stages

• Yoshi’s Story
• Kalos Pokemon League
• Small Battlefield
• Lylat

2 Bans, MDSR (cannot go to stage you LAST won on)

Additional stage rules

*On Counterpick, any version Battlefield may be used, so long as it was not banned by the opponent

**On Counterpick, any version of Final Destination may be used, so long as it was not banned by the opponent

***Battlefield and Omega stage variants that cause the characters to become 2D are not allowed. These stages are listed in the expanded rules.

Check in timer for each match set to 15 minutes. Failure to check in will result in a DQ.

Follow instructions in match to play each game. Use chat and help each other out! Some players prefer to communicate through Discord and others through Smash.gg's match chat box, so be flexible and check both before assuming your opponent is missing.

Ultimate: LAN adapter use and a wired connection is required. If a match experiences severe lag (lengthy stutters, input delay of over half a second), play the match out as best as possible, then call an admin. You may be asked to perform a connection test in the Switch Settings, but the player with the worse connection will only be DQ'd for extreme cases.

Melee: LAN adapter is not required. Just make sure you are set up with Rollback Slippi and have a good internet connection. If there are significant lag spikes, you can call an admin. You may be asked to perform a connection test in the Switch Settings, but the player with the worse connection will only be DQ'd for extreme cases.

Likewise, understand that online is not the same as offline. Slight input delay and some stutters are expected.

Have fun!