Rules
HPL - Battle Connoisseur
Terastallization
Terastallization is banned.
Banned moves
AssistDark VoidSwaggerLast RespectsHidden Power
Banned abilities
MoodyPower ConstructSand VeilSnow Cloak
Pokémon-specific move bans
- Blastoise may not use Shell Smash
- Kangaskhan-Mega may not use Seismic Toss
- Raichu-Mega-Y may not use Sing
- Barbaracle-Mega may not use Shell Smash
Pokémon-specific ability bans
- Greninja-Mega may not have Battle Bond
Must Mega Evolve in battle
- Slowbro-Mega must enter battle as its base forme and Mega Evolve normally
Roster moves
Free agent swaps, accepted trades and paid Tera captain changes apply at the weekly turnover, every Sunday 6:00 PM (America/New_York). Until then teams play with the roster they have. Trades can be proposed any time.
Standings tiebreakers
Standings are resolved in this order. This is the league default.
- 1.Match wins
Teams are ranked by wins across completed matches.
- 2.Game differential
Games won minus games lost. A 2-0 win counts +2 and a 2-1 win +1.
- 3.KO differential
Total knockouts scored minus knockouts taken across the season.
Clauses
- Evasion-boosting moves (Double Team, Minimize) may not be used.
- One-hit-KO moves (Fissure, Sheer Cold, Horn Drill, Guillotine) may not be used.
- Baton Pass may only be used as a plain switch (dry pass) — passing stat boosts or a Substitute is not allowed.
Replays are checked against these rules automatically; violations appear as warnings on the match page. Commissioners adjudicate.