# Town Rules - OU

## 🏆 Pokémon Tournament Banlist

This page outlines all **banned Pokémon, moves, items, and abilities** for the tournament format. These elements are prohibited to maintain a balanced and competitive metagame.

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## 🚫 Banned Pokémon

The following Pokémon are **not allowed in this tournament format**.

```
- Annihilape
- Arceus (all formes)
- Baxcalibur
- Calyrex-Ice
- Calyrex-Shadow
- Chi-Yu
- Chien-Pao
- Darkrai
- Darmanitan-Galar
- Deoxys
- Deoxys-Attack
- Deoxys-Speed
- Dialga
- Dialga-Origin
- Dracovish
- Dragapult
- Espathra
- Eternatus
- Flutter Mane
- Gardion
- Genesect
- Giratina
- Giratina-Origin
- Gouging Fire
- Groudon
- Ho-Oh
- Hyrealis
- Iron Bundle
- Kassowar
- Koraidon
- Kyogre
- Kyurem-Black
- Kyurem-White
- Landorus
- Lugia
- Lunala
- Luminaark
- Magearna
- Marshadow
- Mewtwo
- Miraidon
- Mirkioh
- Naganadel
- Necrozma-Dawn Wings
- Necrozma-Dusk Mane
- Notyorus
- Ogerpon-Hearthflame
- Palafin
- Palkia
- Palkia-Origin
- Pheromosa
- Rayquaza
- Ramonyx
- Reshiram
- Roaring Moon
- Seraphang
- Shaymin-Sky
- Sneasler
- Solgaleo
- Spectrier
- Ursaluna-Bloodmoon
- Urshifu-Single-Strike
- Walking Wake
- Xerneas
- Yveltal
- Zacian
- Zacian-Crowned
- Zamazenta-Crowned
- Zekrom
```

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## 🚫 Banned Moves

The following moves are **not permitted** due to unhealthy competitive interactions or excessive RNG.

| **Move**      | **Reason**                                                 |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| Baton Pass    | Stat passing strategies are unhealthy for competitive play |
| Double Team   | Evasion boosting                                           |
| Minimize      | Evasion boosting                                           |
| Fissure       | One-Hit KO move                                            |
| Guillotine    | One-Hit KO move                                            |
| Horn Drill    | One-Hit KO move                                            |
| Sheer Cold    | One-Hit KO move                                            |
| Last Respects | Excessive late-game scaling                                |
| Shed Tail     | Enables unhealthy substitute passing                       |

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## 🚫 Banned Items

These held items are **not allowed** in the tournament format.

| **Item**                    | **Reason**                 |
| --------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| Dynamax Band                | Dynamax mechanics disabled |
| Tera Orb                    | Terastallization disabled  |
| Bright Powder               | Evasion boosting           |
| King's Rock                 | RNG flinch abuse           |
| Razor Fang                  | RNG flinch abuse           |
| Quick Claw                  | Random priority advantage  |
| Alakazite                   | Mega Evolution too Strong  |
| Blastoisinite               | Mega Evolution too Strong  |
| Blazikenite                 | Mega Evolution too Strong  |
| Empoleonite                 | Mega Evolution too Strong  |
| Gengarite                   | Mega Evolution too Strong  |
| Kangaskhanite               | Mega Evolution too Strong  |
| Lucarionite / Lucarionite Z | Mega Evolution too Strong  |
| Metagrossite                | Mega Evolution too Strong  |
| Salamencite                 | Mega Evolution too Strong  |
| Absolite Z                  | Mega Evolution too Strong  |
| Garchompite Z               | Mega Evolution too Strong  |
| Darkranite                  | Mega Evolution too Strong  |
| Froslassite                 | Mega Evolution too Strong  |
| Delphoxite                  | Mega Evolution too Strong  |
| Zygardite                   | Mega Evolution too Strong  |
| Magearnite                  | Mega Evolution too Strong  |
| Baxcaliburite               | Mega Evolution too Strong  |

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## 🚫 Banned Abilities

The following abilities are banned due to their **extreme competitive impact or broken interactions**.

| **Ability:**    | **Reason:**                          |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| Moody           | Random stat boosts that can snowball |
| Shadow Tag      | Prevents switching                   |
| Arena Trap      | Prevents switching                   |
| Power Construct | Overpowered transformation mechanics |
| Reality Rend    | Overpowered Mechanic                 |

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## ⚖️ Tournament Clause Rules

The following **standard clauses** are enforced.

| Terastal Clause       | Players may not Terastallize                      |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| Species Clause        | Players may not use two of the same Pokémon       |
| Sleep Clause          | Only one opposing Pokémon may be asleep at a time |
| Evasion Clause        | Moves that increase evasion are banned            |
| OHKO Clause           | One-Hit KO moves are banned                       |
| Endless Battle Clause | Prevents battles from lasting indefinitely        |
| Dynamax Clause        | Players may not Dynamax                           |