#Pokemon Rules

#Pokemon can be a fun, relaxing place to chat on smogon as long as you follow a few simple rules!

The Purpose Of This Channel

-The first purpose of this channel is to be a chat dedicated to competitive Pokémon. Competitive Pokémon chat covers a very wide range of topics and metagames, including tournaments, all the offical Smogon Metagames of every generation, Offical Nintendo Tournaments like VGC, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Global Battle Union, and even more obscure metagames like Glitchmons, Hackmons, and Middle Cup. While expressing reasons for disliking a metagame are allowed, derailing a chat by bashing a metagame is discouraged.

-The second purpose of this channel is to be a chat dedicated to Smogon's social side. Almost anything non Pokémon related you can think of is allowed as social chat. However, if a HOP or higher feels that the social discussion has crossed some boundries and asks you to change the topic, listen to them or you may be kicked!

General Rules

While #Pokemon doesn't have very many rules, following the below rules will generally help you avoid getting kicked or banned!

-Be respectful of other users. Flaming other users for any reason is not acceptable.

-Spamming the channel with the same line will result in an immediate ban.

-When posting links, they must be somewhat safe for work, so no porn or other extremely graphic content is allowed. Violent media such as Video Games and Movies will be allowed in most cases however.

-Scripts are currently allowed in #Pokemon. However, if you are caught abusing them, you may be banned until you either fix your script or get rid of it.

-When an Operater or higher warns you to stop a certain action, listen to them or you may be kicked or banned. If you feel like the Operator has been unfair or is abusing their power, don't bring this up in #Pokemon. Instead, send a SOP or higher a personal message with your problems, and they will address the situation if they feel you have a point.