Draft League Rules

## **Rules**

This page details the rules for the IPF Draft League . Rules are determined by a body of experts at the IPF, whose identities are kept secret from the public for their own protection.

The season lasts nine weeks.

## **Rosters**

As soon as a Pokémon has been nicknamed, it will keep that nickname for the duration of every season of the League.

Once a roster has been drafted, teams are limited to those ten Pokémon for at least the first three weeks, with one more team member to be drafted on the 18th October, using that team's remaining points plus 3 for the team in first place, 4 for the team in second, 5 for the team in third, and 6 for the team in fourth. The team in last place in the standings will get first pick, and pick order will continue up the table. Teams may waive a Pokémon at this point and use the points in this draft, but must increase their roster to eleven members. This is an exception to the one transfer per week rule (below).

Pokémon trade agreements between teams are permitted after the first three weeks - but neither team may go above 126 points in value total. Teams list team members available for trade on the transfer list.

Teams may waive a team member at any point after the first three weeks, receiving its original points minus two, to draft a replacement. Once per season, each team may waive a team member and receive its full points total back.

Teams are allowed one transfer per week.

Rosters may not be altered in the final two rounds of the season.

Draft points values may be found here.

## **Banned Pokémon**

Legendaries, mythicals and ultra beasts are banned

Aegislash, Darmanitan-Galar and Dragapult are banned

## **Matches**

Matches take place on http://sports.psim.us/ in the National Dex DLC2 Legacy format.

Battles will be conducted as 6 vs 6 matches, with all competitors set to level 100. Three points are awarded for a win, two for a draw and none for a loss. One bonus point is awarded to losing teams that achieves three or more KOs.

The tiebreakers shall be as follows: KO differential, then KOs For, then head to head wins. In the event of further ties a play off match will be scheduled.

### Draws

A match is considered drawn if time is called: no bonus points are awarded (even in a 5-5 draw), but KO differential is still counted as normal.

## **Banned abilities**

Arena Trap and Shadow Tag are banned - this affects Diglett, Dugtrio, Gothita, Gotharita, Gothitelle, Trapinch and Wobbuffet (these Pokémon may be drafted if they use their other ability)

Moody is banned - this affects Bidoof, Bibarel, Glalie, Remoraid, Smeargle and Snorunt (these Pokémon may be drafted if they use their other ability)

Protean is banned if Greninja is the user. Kecleon, Frogadier and Froakie may use Protean.

Libero is banned if Cinderace is the user. Raboot and Scorbunny may use Libero.

## **Baton Pass rule**

No Pokémon may pass more than one type of stat with Baton Pass (ie. a Scolipede may pass Speed Boost increases, but not if it has used Swords Dance, and vice versa)

## **Sleep Clause**

Only one Pokémon on each team may be intentionally put to sleep at any given time. Pokémon put to sleep through the use of Rest do not count towards this clause.

## **Omniboosting Clause**

No moves that are guaranteed to boost all of a Pokémon's stats are permitted (Z-Conversion, Extreme Evoboost, Clangorous Soulblaze, etc) with the **exception** of Falinks' No Retreat.

## **Purple Haze Clause**

Purple Haze may be drafted by any team at the cost of 0 points. However if this is done, he will select himself for all games.

## **Previous Rules**

The length of the season has wavered between eight, nine and ten weeks.

Teams waiving Pokémon only received half that competitor's total points value, rounded down.

Bonus points were only awarded to losing teams that scored 5 KOs.

Omniboosting was permitted.