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Balanced Hackmons is an Other Metagame where nearly anything is possible, up to in-game limitations. You can assign any ability and moves that exist in-game to any Pokémon—even ones already in their battle-only forme!
This metagame is run by XxSevagxX and a council. It has a permanent ladder on Pokémon Showdown!. You can discuss strategies with friends in the Other Metas room on the simulator, the Other Metagames Discord, or in the main thread on the forums.
Play Restrictions
Evasion Moves Clause: Players cannot use the moves Double Team or Minimize.
OHKO Clause: Players cannot use the moves Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold.
Sleep Moves Clause: All moves that induce sleep, including Yawn, are banned.
Endless Battle Clause: Players cannot intentionally prevent an opponent from being able to end the game without forfeiting.
Forme Clause: Players cannot use more than one of every forme of a Pokémon. For example, a player can use Zamazenta + Zamazenta-Crowned, but not Zamazenta + Zamazenta.
Dynamax Clause: Players cannot use Dynamax or Gigantamax.
Pokémon Restrictions
The following Pokémon are banned:
Calyrex-Shadow
Cramorant-Gorging
Darmanitan-Galar-Zen
Eternatus-Eternamax
Shedinja
Zacian-Crowned
Ability Restrictions
Pokémon may not have the following abilities:
Arena Trap
Contrary
Gorilla Tactics
Huge Power
Illusion
Innards Out
Intrepid Sword
Libero
Magnet Pull
Moody
Neutralizing Gas
Parental Bond
Protean
Pure Power
Shadow Tag
Stakeout
Water Bubble
Wonder Guard
Move Restrictions
Pokémon cannot have the following moves:
Bolt Beak
Double Iron Bash
Octolock
Shell Smash
Court Change
Belly Drum
Item Restrictions
Pokémon may not use the following items:
Rusted Sword
+no sleep talk and comatose combo
