PSEL Competition Rules

• Format & Settings

Match Format

• All phases: Best-of-3 (Bo3) sets; each set is one player vs. one player, Best-of-3 (Bo3) games
  Finals: to be determined

Grade Levels

• Middle School & High School

Platform

• Nintendo Switch

Game Mode

• Smash (Stock)

Team Size

• 3 players (Team Solos), 2 subs

Lobby Settings

• Stock: 3
  Time Limit: 7:00
  Final Smash Meter: Off
  Items: None (all off)
  Stage Hazards: Off
  Spirits: Off
  Damage Handicap: Off

Game of Record (GOR)

• The in-game countdown ends and the game states "GO."

Tiebreaker

• If a game reaches in-game Sudden Death, it doesn't count as-is: the winner is whoever had more stocks at that moment, then lower damage %. If still tied, play a 1-stock, 2-minute game.

Pick / Ban & Selection

Each set is one player vs. one player. Set 1 player choices are blind. From Set 2 on, the winning team names their player first and the losing team counter-picks.

• Stage Striking, Game 1 (Starter stages only): Home strikes 1 → Away strikes 2 → Home strikes 1 → the remaining stage is played.

• Stage Striking, Game 2 Onward (Starter + Counterpick): the winner of the previous game strikes 2 → the loser picks from the rest. A set winner also gets a free strike to remove a stage they already won on.

• Character Selection: Game 1 of each set is a blind pick, so neither player sees the other's character before choosing. From Game 2 on, once the stage is chosen, the team that won the previous game announces their player's character first, and the loser picks second.

Starter Stages (Game 1)

Battlefield

Pokémon Stadium 2

Small Battlefield

Smashville

Town and City

Counterpick Stages (Game 2+)

Final Destination

Kalos Pokémon League

Hollow Bastion (DLC)

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Omega and Battlefield stage variations are not allowed. DLC stages can only be picked if a team in the match owns them.

Disconnections

If a player disconnects, the lobby closes; the player must explain in Match Chat within 10 minutes or risk losing the set. If they return in time, recreate the game with the same fighters, stage, and stock count — damage % is not reset — and continue.

Additional Rules

• Mii Fighters: must use default costumes and a Guest Mii; the player must announce their move set (a 4-digit code, e.g. 1213) in Match Chat before the game.

• Spectating: not available — Switch titles are excluded from in-game spectating due to latency.