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Event Rules

Please find the bracket rules below.


Single-Elimination Bracket

Each match will be the best of 3.

Grand Finals will be the best of 5.

  • 4 entrants or less, ALL matches will be the best of 5.

Smash Realm Ruleset

Starter Stages

  • Battlefield

  • Final Destination

  • Pokémon Stadium 2

  • Hollow Bastion

  • Town and City


Counterpick Stages

  • Kalos Pokémon League

  • Small Battlefield

  • Smashville

  • Yoshi's Story


Strike Rules

Rock, Paper, Scissors

  • Winner bans 1 starter stage; loser bans 2 starter stages; winner bans 1 more starter stage; the first game will be played on the remaining starter stage.

Stage Selection Clauses

  1. The winner of the previous game will ban 3 stages.

  2. Players are not allowed to counterpick to the most recent stage that they won on.


Timeout Rules

  • In the case of a timeout that causes sudden death, the player with the lower percent wins the game.

Tournament Rules

General Rules

  • Stock and time are set to 3 stock and 7 minutes

  • Final Smash Meter: Off

  • Spirits: Off

  • Damage Handicap: Off

  • Choice Items: Off

  • Stage Morph: Off

  • Stage Hazards: Off

  • Team Attack: On

  • Launch Rate: 1.0x

  • Underdog Boost: Off

  • Score Display: Off

  • % Show Damage: Yes

  • Custom Balance: Off

  • Mii Fighters: All moveset combinations are legal


Important Details

  • Do not begin a match until you have been assigned a station number by the tournament organizer(s).

  • Report the score of your match to the TO(s) ASAP, once it is over.

  • Do your best to keep a positive attitude, and HAVE FUN! 🙂