Pokémon Showdown Rules

Global

1. Be nice to people. Respect people. Don't be rude to people.

2. PS is based in the US. Follow US laws. Don't distribute pirated material, and don't slander others. PS is available to users younger than 18, so porn is strictly forbidden.

3. No cheating. Don't exploit bugs to gain an unfair advantage. Don't game the system (by intentionally losing against yourself or a friend in a ladder match, by timerstalling, etc).

4. English only.

5. The First Amendment does not apply to PS, since PS is not a government organization.

6. Moderators have discretion to punish any behaviour they deem inappropriate, whether or not it's on this list. If you disagree with a moderator ruling, appeal to a leader (a user with & next to their name) or Discipline Appeals.

Chat

1. Do not spam, flame, or troll. This includes advertising, asking questions with one-word answers in the lobby, and flooding the chat such as by copy/pasting lots of text in the lobby.

2. Don't call unnecessary attention to yourself. Don't be obnoxious. ALL CAPS, formatting, and -> ASCII art <- are acceptable to emphasize things, but should be used sparingly, not all the time.

3. No minimodding: don't mod if it's not your job. Don't tell people they'll be muted, don't ask for people to be muted, and don't talk about whether or not people should be muted ("inb4 mute", etc). This applies to bans and other punishments, too.

4. We reserve the right to tell you to stop discussing moderator decisions if you become unreasonable or belligerent.

(Note: Chat rules don't apply to battle rooms, but only if both players in the battle are okay with it.)

Why?  -Blueflame628