Welcome to the 5th Hatterene Series!

This tournament series is intended to welcome women, non-binary, and agender people into competitive Pokémon and to create a safe space for them within the community.

Anyone who identifies as a woman, non-binary, or agender is welcome.

Please make sure you are in the Discord to receive more information! https://discord.com/invite/T4YteDQ

Event Format:

2 Day Event Day 1 Swiss Day 2 Top Cut (X-2 cut)

Pokemon VGC Spikemuth ruleset in game on Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield.

• Spikemuth Ruleset: Series 7/9 Rules NO DYNAMAX: https://www.serebii.net/swordshield/rankedbattle/series9.shtml
• We will be using SERIES 10 rules in game to battle to prevent clicking Dynamax, but the above banned Pokemon are still banned
• Check in will begin at: 10:00am Eastern/2:00PM UTC
• Round 1 will begin approximately at: 11:15am Eastern/3:15PM UTC
• Best of 3, Swiss rounds for Day 1, Top Cut of X-2 advances to Day 2 (2 or less losses)
• Day 2 will begin approximately at: 11am Eastern/4:00PM UTC (PLEASE NOTE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS CHANGE IN THE USA FROM SATURDAY TO SUNDAY)
• Rental teams are allowed
• You may not change or edit your team throughout the tournament
• Submit your teamsheet on limitless. For help submitting tag @Temporal#4831 in #tournament-help in the Discord

Other Rules:

You will contact your opponent through Limitless. If your opponent fails to click the 'check in' button within the match within the time allotted, please call a judge to your match.

You may not register under an alias. Please register with your main account/online name. If it is suspected that you have registered under an alias the tournament organizers have the right to verify you are who you say you are using, but not limited to: Asking other known players to verify or asking for an active social media.

If you are a parent, please let us know via the Discord (DM Temporal#4831 or Terrbear#3165)

Due to Limitless and Discord's terms of service, if you are under 13 years old you cannot play, even with parent supervision

Please make sure you have provided your Discord (with the numbers)

If you are streaming your run, we ask that you make sure the chat stays respectful towards your opponent. We understand that we do not control your stream nor the people who chat in it, but we still want to make sure that this tournament is a safe space.

Be respectful. This is meant to be a welcoming environment, and any rude comments or harassment will not be tolerated

If you are banned from the Discord server you will not be allowed to participate in the tournament

Please let Terran or Alyssa know if you have any questions or concerns