Every region has a Champion, and it's a real player. Beat a region's Elite Four and you can challenge its Champion for the title. Win, and the title is yours until someone takes it from you.
{% endhint %} *** ## 🗺️ The titles There's a Champion title for each region: **Kanto**, **Johto**, **Hoenn** and **Sinnoh**. A Champion gets a **\[Champion]** tag in chat, and the whole server hears about it when a title changes hands. Type `/champion` to see who holds each title, or visit the **Hall of Fame** on the Hub (`/hall_of_fame`). *** ## ⚔️ Challenging for a title {% stepper %} {% step %} ### Beat the Elite Four You can only challenge for a region's title after you've beaten that region's **Elite Four**. {% endstep %} {% step %} ### Send a challenge Type `/champion challengeIf a title is empty, the first eligible player to challenge for it claims it straight away, with no battle.
{% endhint %} *** ## 📏 Battle rules Title matches use the same rules as the **Smogon National Dex** format in [Ranked](/cobblemon-au-docs/battling/ranked.md). Type `/champion info` in game to see the exact rules the server is using. | | | | -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 🐾 **Team** | 6 Pokémon, battling at **level 50** | | 🚫 **Bans** | The National Dex ban list for Pokémon, moves, abilities and items, plus the usual clauses (species, sleep, OHKO, evasion, endless battle) | | ❤️ **Healing** | Both teams are fully healed before every game | ### 🌟 Limits depend on the server A title match uses the rules of the server it's played on, and the two servers are slightly different: | Limit | 🌲 Survival | 🏙️ Hub | | --------------- | ----------- | ------- | | Legendaries | 1 | 2 | | Mythicals | 1 | 6 | | Paradox Pokémon | 1 | 6 | | Ultra Beasts | 1 | 2 | | Megas | 1 | 1 | Survival also bans a few more Pokémon (such as Megas, Primals, Guzzlord, Shedinja and Urshifu), while the Hub bans Darkrai and the move Wicked Blow. Always type `/champion info` on the server you're battling on to check the exact rules before you build your team. ### 🔒 Your team is locked Once the Champion accepts, your team is locked for the whole series: the **same Pokémon, moves and held items**. Changing any of them between games forfeits the series. * Reordering your party is fine. * A berry or gem that got used up in battle can stay empty, or you can put the same item back. ### 👀 Team preview and picking your lead Before every game, a menu opens showing your team on the left and your rival's on the right. * Click your lead Pokémon (two in doubles). * You have **60 seconds**. If you don't pick, your party order decides. * Closed the menu by accident? Type `/champion lead` to open it again. There's a **45 second** break between games. If you both type `/champion ready`, the next game starts straight away. {% hint style="warning" %} ⚠️ You **forfeit the series** if you log out, or if you're in another battle when a game is due to start. {% endhint %} *** ## 🛡️ Being Champion ### 🎁 Weekly Champion kit While you hold a title, you can claim the **Champion kit** once every **7 days** on the **Hub** with `/kits claim Champion`. It contains: * $40,000 * 24 Battle Tower BP * 20 Card Dust and 20 Relic Coins * 5 each of Health, Mighty, Tough, Smart, Courage and Quick Candy * 1 Ability Patch * 1 Booster Pack Lose your title and you lose the kit with it. ### 📋 The rules for Champions * **Answer challenges** within 72 hours with `/champion accept` or `/champion decline`. * **Don't dodge.** Declining or ignoring a challenge earns a **strike**. Get **3 strikes within 14 days** and your title goes to the challenger you dodged. * **One title at a time.** Each player can only hold one Champion title. | After... | You have to wait | | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Challenging a Champion (win or lose) | **24 hours** before challenging that region again. If the Champion dodged you, there's no wait. | | Losing your title | **7 days** before you can hold any title again | *** ## ⌨️ Commands | Command | What it does | | ------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | | `/champion` | See every region's Champion | | `/champion info` | The current title match rules | | `/champion challenge