Winner of prior game is allowed 3 Stage Bans prior to counterpicking
“Character-first” counterpick procedure (characters are decided before stage counterpicking for games 2-5 in the set)
No DSR (players are allowed to counterpick to a stage they won on earlier in the set if the stage is not banned by their opponent)
In a game ends in a time over or with both players losing their last stocks simultaneously, the game’s winner is determined by the following criteria, in order:
Player with more stocks remaining
Player with less percent damage
New game with 1 stock and 2-minute timer
If a game ends with the successful use of a character’s self-destruct move, the game’s winner is determined by the results screen if it appears, without exception
In-game Sudden Death mode is ignored in all cases
All controllers permitted so long as they do not contain macro or turbo functions that are not present in stock GameCube controllers
Coaching is banned
Amiibos are banned
Loading content onto consoles without authorization from tournament officials is banned
Stage List
Starter Stages:
Battlefield
Pokemon Stadium 2
Small Battlefield
Smashville
Town & City
Counterpick Stages:
Final Destination
Hollow Bastion
Kalos Pokémon League
Set Procedures
Prior to Game 1:
Competitors select their characters for Game 1, either competitor may request a Double-Blind character selection
Competitors play a best-of-1 in Rock-Paper-Scissors (RPS), the winner of RPS will choose to strike either first or second
Competitors take turns removing stages from the list of 5 starter stages (see above) in a P1-P2-P2-P1 order, the stage that remains is the stage for Game 1
Between Games in the Set (“Character-first” procedure):
Without performing any actions on the character select screen, the Winner of prior game selects their character for the next game by announcing the character’s name for the Loser of the prior game to hear, they are allowed to switch characters
Without performing any actions on the character select screen, the Loser of prior game selects their character for the next game by announcing the character’s name for the Winner of the prior game to hear, they are allowed to switch characters
Winner of prior game bans 3 stages from the full list of legal stages including both starters and counterpicks, these bans are effective for the next game only and do not persist throughout the set
Loser of the prior game selects the stage for the next game from the remaining unbanned legal stages, they are allowed to select a stage they won on earlier in the set if it is unbanned (no DSR)
Both players select their characters on the character select screen, they must choose the same characters they announced prior to stage counterpicking
