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Rules
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Draft
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#1The Draft is randomised and in a snake format (1-8, 8-1 etc).
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#2Each Coach may Draft between 9 and 11 Pokemon with their given 100 point Budget.
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#3A Coach does not need to spend their full Budget and can end their Drafts whenever they please.
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Free Agency and Trades
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#1Coaches will get 4 FA's and unlimited Trades until the end of Week 3.
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#2A pick and skip method of 6 hours will be used during Drafting Phase, meaning each Coach has 6 hours for each pick or their turn gets skipped, missing a turn will cut your picking time in half permanently. Skipped picks are to be made once a Coach is back.
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#3There will be a 24 hour Grace Period once the Drafting Phase is over where coaches will have unlimited Free Agency and Trades and can use them as they please.
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#4Free Agency (FA) is the exchange of a drafted Pokemon for one or multiple non-drafted Pokemon that correspond to the same value as the Pokemon exchanged, Trades are the same process but inbetween Coaches with their drafted Pokemon.
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#5FA's and Trades are effective in the following week.
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Battles and Point System
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#1Coaches have 1 week to complete their match, weeks start and end at Sunday, 11:59 PM EST.
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#2When winning a battle, a Coach receives a point for each Pokemon alive, the opposite happens if they lose. This mechanic takes place mostly for tiebreakers.
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#3Forfeiting before a battle will count as a 3-0 loss and as a 6-0 loss if during the battle, forfeiting multiple times may result in an expulsion from the Draft League altogether.
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#4Ghosting is prohibited with a failure to comply being met with an instant ban from the league.
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#5Battles will be played with all Pokemon being Level 100.
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#6You must bring 6 different Pokemon to a battle.
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#7All battles must be done on Pokemon Showdown [Gen 9 Draft].
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League Table and Playoffs
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#1Coaches will play 4 different teams before Playoffs.
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#2Tiebreakers will be done based on the points a Coach has, if both Coaches have the same points, they'll go head to head, if they are unable to battle within time then the person with better time compatibility will be choosen to move on.
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#3Playoffs will consist of the top 4 Coaches from each division across both servers, paired in a mirror manner. Playoffs bracket will be available separately from this document.
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Battle Clauses/Bans
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#1The following Smogon clauses are in effect:
- Species Clause
- Sleep Clause
- OHKO Clause
- Evasion Clause
- Endless Battle Clause
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#2Revival Blessing, Last Respects, and Shed Tail are banned.
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#3Only Dry Passing is allowed, that is, the move Baton Pass without any modifiers, such as stat changes, substitutes or any other effect like Ingrain, Aqua Ring, etc.
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#4Moody, Sand Veil and Snow Cloak are banned.
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#5Bright Powder, King's Rock, Razor Fang and Quick Claw are banned.
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Extensions
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#1Battles are to be done and their replays sent in the week assigned to it.
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#2No delays are allowed, if an extension is needed for reasons out of the Coaches control, contact the organisers as early as you can and an extension may be given accordingly.
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