# Town Rules - Restricted

## 🏆 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**.

```
- Calyrex-Shadow
- Koraidon
- Miraidon
- Shedinja
- Xerneas
- Luminaark
- Seraphang
```

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## 🚫 Banned Moves

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

| Baton Pass | Stat passing strategies are unhealthy for competitive play |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| Fissure    | One hit KO Move                                            |
| Guillotine | One hit KO Move                                            |
| Horn Drill | One hit KO Move                                            |
| Sheer Cold | One hit KO Move                                            |

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## 🚫 Banned Items

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

| Magearnite    | Absolutely Busted          |
| ------------- | -------------------------- |
| Dynamax Band  | Dynamax mechanics disabled |
| Bright Powder | Busted Item                |

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## 🚫 Banned Abilities

**THERE ARE NO ABILITY BANS IN THIS FORMAT**

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## ⚖️ Tournament Clause Rules

The following **standard clauses** are enforced.

| 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                      |
| Item Clause           | Players may not use more than 1 of the same item on their team. |