Pokémon Diamond Version, Pearl Version, and Platinum Version - Battle Rules
The following battle modes are supported.
- Single Battle - Two players with one to six Pokémon each. Each side has a single Pokémon.
- Double Battle - Two players with two to six Pokémon each. Each side has up to two Pokémon. Introduced in the Ruby and Sapphire version.
- Multi Battle - Four players with one to three Pokémon each. Each side has up to two Pokémon, each controlled by a different player. Introduced in the Ruby and Sapphire version.
- Mix Battle - Two players with three Pokémon each. Before battle begins, each player chooses one of the Pokémon the other player has and adds it to his or her team for the battle. Each side has a single Pokémon, like a Single Battle. Introduced in Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version.
- Flat Battle - Like Double Battle, except that for each Pokémon over level 50, its level is adjusted to level 50. Introduced in the Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version.
Also, the Union Room uses a mode that allows Pokémon up to level 30.
The Wi-Fi Club uses two battle modes--Single Battle and Double Battle--and three level modes for each battle mode: Level 50, Level 100 (both of which adjust all Pokémon’s levels to 50 or 100, respectively), and Free (which does no level adjustment).
The following rules are supported:
- Standard Cup -- 3 Pokémon, no banned or restricted species, species and items can’t be the same.
- Light Cup -- 3 Pokémon, weight less than 99 kg, no banned or restricted species, no species that evolve from other species, species and items can’t be the same.
- Fancy Cup -- 3 Pokémon, max. level 30, max. total level 80, max. height 2 m, max. weight 20 kg, no banned or restricted species, no species that evolve from other species, species and items can’t be the same.
- Little Cup -- 3 Pokémon, max. level 5, no banned or restricted species, no species that evolve from other species, species and items can’t be the same.
- Double Cup -- 4 Pokémon, no banned or restricted species, species and items can’t be the same.
- GS Cup -- 4 Pokémon, no banned species, up to 2 restricted species, species and items can’t be the same. (Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version only. Soul Dew is allowed, but won’t have any effect.)
Banned and Restricted Species:
- Banned species: Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys, Manaphy, Phione, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus
- Restricted species: Mewtwo, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina