PIGYOURNAMENT Ruleset & Participation Guidelines

Crystal Clear Standard Ruleset:

Prime Cup rules: All Trainers will bring 6 Pokemon and choose 3 for each battle.

Banned Pokemon:
Starmie
Snorlax
Zapdos
Mewtwo
Mew
Umbreon
Blissey
Raikou
Suicune
Lugia
Ho-Oh
Celebi

Banned Moves:
Explosion
Selfdestruct
Rest
Sing
Spore
Hypnosis
Sleep Powder
Lovely Kiss
Double Team
Minimize
Mean Look
Destiny Bond
Guillotine
Fissure
Horn Drill

Banned Items:
Brightpowder
Scope Lens
Focus Band

Clauses:

-Species Clause: No two Pokemon that share the same species name are allowed on the same team

-Restricted Item Clause:
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Limit 1 of each per team: MiracleBerry, Quick Claw, King's Rock
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Limit 2 of each per team: Leftovers, PRZCureBerry, PSNCureBerry, Burnt Berry, Bitter Berry, Ice Berry, Gold Berry
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No restriction: Type-boosting items, Berry, Mint Berry, Berry Juice, MysteryBerry, Light Ball, Thick Club, Metal Powder, Berserk Gene

-Sleep Clause: Only one Pokemon can be put to Sleep on the same team. Stadium 2 will enforce this automatically.

-Evasion Clause: Moves that increase Evasion are banned

-OHKO Clause: OHKO moves are banned (see list of banned moves for more details)

-12 Minute Timer: Battles will run for a maximum of twelve minutes. Once the timer reaches twelve minutes, the battle will be stopped. The player with the most Pokemon remaining will win. If the players have equal Pokemon, HP will be calculated via % remaining

-30 Second Move Timer: Move selection should not last more than 30 seconds. We typically haven't had to enforce this strictly, but if you're dragging the game out you're subject to our discretion

!ANY MEMBERS SUBMITTING A TEAM FOUND TO HAVE EDITED, HACKED, CHEATED, OR OTHERWISE ILLEGAL POKEMON IN THAT TEAM WILL RECEIVE A LIFETIME PIGYOURNAMENT BAN!

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Participation Guidelines:

1. You must have a PC or Mobile phone that can run Parsec to participate: https://parsec.app/

2. Parsec requires that you have a controller.
 - On PC, most controllers should work. If you don't have a controller, you can use UCR to set up a virtual one: https://github.com/Snoothy/UCR
 - On Mac, you'll need a physical controller, as UCR won't work.
 - On mobile, you'll need a physical controller.

3. Your controller needs enough buttons. Stadium 2 at minimum, requires a D-Pad, L, R, Start, A, B, and 4 C-Buttons to work correctly. Most people map the C buttons to a second analogue stick.

4. Before you are permitted to participate, we'll need to run a connection test with you. This is to verify:
 - You have a working device.
 - You have a suitable controller.
 - You know how to correctly menu through Stadium 2.
 - Your internet connection is sufficient for participation.

Occasional skipping or a little latency is fine, but if the parsec video feed is a slideshow or you can't maintain a solid connection, you should probably drop out of the tournament. Failure to do so at this stage will result in a temporary ban.

Connection tests will be managed by staff members or other volunteers before the event. You will most likely be contacted by them in the server - it is your responsibility to work out a time with them before the event to perform a test.

If you are unsure that your hardware/internet connection is sufficient to participate; reach out! We'll be more than happy to assist you.

5. While participating in the tournament, you are expected to adhere to the following:

 - Be here at the start of the event, and remain available until you are knocked out. Sometimes matches go long, short, or the bracket has to run differently at the last minute, so don't try to be cheeky with time.

 - Don't take more than 45 seconds to make a move. These events take upwards of 4 hours with optimal conditions, every second counts for everyone involved.