Here you can review the default Single Battle ruleset used on Pokecharms.com for Generation V. Make sure you fully understand all of these rules before battling via Pokecharms. You may use a different Single Battle ruleset if you choose, such as your own or one from another source, but you must specify which ruleset you're using in advance.

Until experience determines otherwise, this ruleset extends to all Rotation Battles fought via Pokecharms as well.

The Clauses

The following clauses are in effect for all Single and Rotation battles:

• Species Clause: No two Pokemon with the same National Pokedex number can be used on one team.

• No Evasion Boosting: The use of moves that increase evasion (Acupressure, Double Team and Minimize) is prohibited. Using moves that lower accuracy does not violate this clause. The use of Snow Cloak, Sand Veil and BrightPowder also does not violate this clause. The use of the ability Moody however DOES violate this clause.

• No OHKO Attacks: The use of attacks that deal a OHKO (Horn Drill, Sheer Cold, Fissure, Guillotine) is prohibited. Perish Song is excluded from this clause due to the way it works.

• Sleep Clause: You may not put more than one Pokemon to sleep on your opponent's side of the field at a time. A Pokemon put to sleep by the move Rest or the ability Effect spore do not count. Additionally, all Pokemon with the ability Natural Cure must be identified as having this ability as soon as they are put to sleep.

• Soul Dew Clause: The item Soul Dew is banned from use.

• Fair Play Clause: If a player uses Explosion, Self Destruct, Perish Song or Destiny Bond to cause a draw, the user of the respective move loses.

• Swift Swim Clause: Only one Pokemon with the ability "Swift Swim" is allowed per team.

• Dream World Clause: Dream World Pokemon are allowed, but only the ones that can be acquired currently through the Dream World itself, or the two that can be acquired in the games themselves.

Banned Pokemon

The following Pokemon are banned and can not be used within your teams. Please note that the bans on Deoxys only apply to its Normal forme and Attack forme, and the ban on Shaymin only applies to its Sky form. The remaining forms for each Pokemon are not banned.

Nat Dex	Image	Pokémon
150		Mewtwo
249		Lugia
250		Ho-oh
382		Kyogre
383		Groudon
384		Rayquaza
386		Deoxys
386		Deoxys
483		Dialga
484		Palkia
487		Giratina
487		Giratina
490		Manaphy
491		Darkrai
492		Shaymin
493		Arceus
643		Reshiram
644		Zekrom

Temporary Bans

The following Pokemon are temporarily banned from use until their official releases:

Nat Dex	Image	Pokémon
647		Keldeo
648		Meloetta
649		Genesect

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This ruleset is subject to change if and when we feel it is appropriate. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to post them on the forums in the Gen V Battle Rules topic.