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, trade acceptances, and paid Tera captain changes are locked every week: Monday 12:00 AM to Sunday 6:00 PM (America/New_York). Trades can still be proposed during the window.

Standings tiebreakers

Standings are resolved in this order. This is the league default.

  1. 1.
    Match wins

    Teams are ranked by wins across completed matches.

  2. 2.
    Game differential

    Games won minus games lost. A 2-0 win counts +2 and a 2-1 win +1.

  3. 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.