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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.