Clauses and banlist

The following rules governing the GSC Overused tier have been established by Smogon.

Clauses

• Species Clause: each Pokémon in the team must have a unique Pokedex number. Therefore, playing the same Pokémon twice is forbidden.
• Sleep Clause: it is impossible to put more than one opposing Pokémon to sleep at a time (Pokémon that used Rest do not count). A Pokémon cannot have Mean Look or Spider Web in combination with a sleep inducing move.
• Evasion Clause: moves (Double Team and Minimize) and items (Bright Powder) that boost evasion are forbidden.
• OHKO Clause: Fissure, Guillotine and Horn Drill are forbidden.
• Endless Battle Clause: if players find themselves in an infinite battle situation, the match ends on a tie.
• TrapPass Clause: a Pokémon cannot have a combination of Mean Look or Spider Web and Baton Pass in its moveset.

Banlist

Forbidden Pokémon

• Celebi
• Ho-Oh
• Lugia
• Mew
• Mewtwo

Forbidden items

• Bright Powder - lowers the accuracy of moves targeted at the holder by around 8%.

Banlist history

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