Players must abide by the following rules:

• Species Clause: A player cannot have two Pokemon with the same National Pokedex number on a team.
• Sleep Clause: If a player has already put a Pokemon on his/her opponent's side to sleep and it is still sleeping, another one can't be put to sleep.
• Hidden Ability Clause: Players may not use any Pokemon that has its hidden ability. This clause will be removed once there is a reasonable way for players to obtain Pokemon with their hidden abilities.
• Terastal Clause: Players may not use the Terastal Phenomenon.

Players cannot use the following Pokemon:

• Dracovish

Players cannot use the following abilities:

• Arena Trap
• Moody
• Power Construct
• Shadow Tag

Players cannot use the following items:

• Bright Powder
• Focus Band
• King's Rock
• Lax Incense

Players cannot use the following moves:

• Baton Pass
• Double Team
• Fissure
• Guillotine
• Horn Drill
• Minimize
• Sheer Cold

Players cannot use the following combinations:

• Harvest + Leppa Berry on the same Pokemon
• Recycle + Leppa Berry on the same Pokemon
• Sand Stream + Sand Veil on the same team
• Snow Warning + Snow Cloak on the same team