All Pokémon Card Game event attendees – competitors and spectators – are expected to understand and abide by these rules, and contribute to creating a fair, wholesome experience for everyone.
Attending any event will be considered as adhering to these Floor Rules, and any attendee going against these rules may receive a penalty, be disqualified from the event, and/or be asked to leave the venue.

• Receiving any information about one’s match, or other players’ matches, from an outside source.
• Making phone calls or using any mobile device during a match.
• Bringing notes or documents with pre-written content.
• Drinking and eating (drinking in reasonable amounts for rehydration is however allowed and encouraged)

• Please do not interfere with matches in any way.
• As to not disturb players, please make sure to stay at a proper distance from ongoing matches.
• If a spectator interfering with matches happened to be in charge of a player participating in the tournament, that player will share the responsibility of that behavior and may receive a penalty.
• As a consequence, if a spectator’s behavior led to their exclusion from the venue, their player may end up being disqualified.

Match Results
If a mistake happens to be found in match results records, the decision whether or not to redo pairings will be at the organizer’s discretion.
The organizer may, before the next round starts, correct the mistake and have the minimum number of players be re-paired as viable pairings. Alternatively, they may let the round begin and later correct the match records. In either case, those players will have correct pairings in the next round.

In official events, players must always provide a completed Deck List, which will be used for Deck Checks when moving from Swiss Rounds to a Single Elimination tournament, or at random during Swiss Rounds. At least 10% of decks will be checked as a minimum, with organizers and event staff members checking as many decks as possible within the organizational constraints.

• Asking the opponent to concede.
• Asking repeatedly for an intentional Tie when the opponent has already clearly refused.
• Trying to influence the match outcome through bribing, coercing, or putting pressure on the opponent through any other means.
• Referring to the tournament rankings, or waiting for other matches to conclude, before deciding to concede or tie.
• Randomly deciding the outcome of the match (for example, with a coin flip) or using any other alternate method to determine the outcome of the match.