Please, do note that while our Developers are actively working on PvP updates and fixes, you may still encounter some bugs during battles.
Keep an eye on our PRO Official Discord and our Update Logs to stay updated about any rule change and in general any game announcement/update.
As a reminder, PvP reports should be filed in our Report Center. Please make sure to provide enough evidence to support your claim. Failure in doing so will result in the dismissal of your report.
PVP Rules
Every match should be played out in a timely manner. Time-, PP-, Switch- or any type of stalling beyond reasonable usage is not allowed. Video evidence is required and without it we will not take actions. Video evidence may be deemed insufficient at Moderators discretion.
PP-stalling: Using moves to unnecessarily extend a match's duration with no proper reasoning such as using healing moves instead of attacking
Switch-stalling: Switching your Pokemon around with no proper reasoning instead of attacking.
Time-stalling: Waiting until the last few seconds to make your move on every single turn, prolonging the match more necessary.
Boosting in any form in Ranked PvP, random ranked included, is forbidden. Action will be taken if caught or attempted. | Rule explanation
Playing against someone under the same network connection is considered boosting as staff is unable to verify if it's actually two different people playing.
Intentionally queuing against a user to aid yourself or another user in the form of Rating, PvP Coins, PvP Chests, etc will be considered as Ranked Boosting and will be punished accordingly.
You can use only 2 of your own accounts to PvP within each season. Using any account you do not independently own, or using more than 2 accounts, will result in severe punishment.
Each account may only PvP on one server.
You may only have one account in the Top 25 at any point in the season.
This means one account across both servers – you cannot have one account in the Top 25 on Silver and another in the Top 25 on Gold.
Using false information or offering compensation to incite players to disconnect or draw in a Ranked Battle is prohibited and considered Illegitimate Rank Boosting. Please refer to Rule Explanation for more information.
Violating any of our specific PvP Clauses will result in sanctions.
PVP Clauses
Species Clause: The same two Pokemon should not be on the same team.
This includes the use of more than one Rotom form or a Pokemon together with its Alolan counterpart.
Sleep Clause: If you have already put a Pokemon on your opponent's side to sleep, and it is still sleeping, you cannot put another one to sleep.
This rules is not induced by self-sleep inducing moves, such as Rest. Video evidence is required.
Natural Cure - Two Pokemon can be put to sleep if, and only if, the first Pokemon has Natural Cure (The reverse order would violate the clause as the Natural Cure Pokemon would be on the field asleep with an additional Pokemon being asleep in the party).
Pokemon that use U-turn/Volt Switch on the turn that they wake up will show as asleep until they are back on the field
Endless Battle Clause: Any moveset that is capable of intentionally cause an endless battle is banned. More specifically:
Recycle + Leppa Berry.
Harvest + Leppa Berry.
Trace + Leppa Berry.
Role Play + Leppa Berry.
Banned Moves / Abilities / Pokemon / Items / Combination
The following moves are banned from the Ranked PVP Battles. The system is developed in a way where you cannot queue with them.
Credits to:
Singham & Flik - Established the first PvP Rules thread.
Windypuff, Kagawa & Alaris- Updating thread.
Letrix - Revamped and updating thread.
Qeight - Revamped and keeping thread updated.
Shinohara - Revamped and keeping thread updated
Tanavast - Keeping the thread updated
