Auto-Restored HP
When a character loses all of his or her health, but is still alive and his or her health is automatically restored, it is not considered defeat. See Game Over.
Example 1: In Kid Icarus, if Pit has a Bottle or Barrel, and if his health meter is depleted, he still continues to do whatever it was he was doing and the Bottle or Barrel automatically restore a bar of his health meter.
Example 2: In Super Metroid, when Samus loses all her Energy Tanks, as long as the Reserve Tanks are set on Auto, her Energy Tanks will be restored.
Fierce Deity's Location Limitation
Items, abilities, or anything else that are used in one specific location, and cannot be used anywhere else in-game are not permitted.
Example: The Fierce Deity mask can be used only against bosses, but not outside of boss rooms. The same is with the Giant's mask. Therefore, items or abilities that are limited to specific locations cannot be used.
Game Over
K.O., resurrection, retreating, being sent into another dimension, and anything similar in nature is considered defeat. Retreating, however, if used to move to a safe place is not under this restriction.
Example 1: In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, when Link loses all his health, he falls to his death. However, a fairy is instantly released thereafter, bringing Link back to life. This is considered resurrecting, which is considered defeat, because he already lost the battle.
Example 2: In Pokémon, when the trainer's Pokémon faint, he is sent to the Pokémon Center. Even though death did not occur, anything similar to this situation is considered defeat.
Infinite Dimensional Cape
Stalling is not permitted. It is considered defeat.
Example 1: In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, from which this name came, Infinite Dimensional Cape is not allowed. It is stalling.
Example 2: In the Kirby series, Kirby can acquire the Stone ability, and during this time, he becomes invincible and immobile. Because he is incapable of attacking his opponent, by definition he loses, since he is stalling.
Explanation: There is a 30 second restriction to this. This does not mean that one may stall for 29 seconds and then attack, only to stall for another 29 seconds. If this occurs, the one doing this loses. If one decides to stall for 29 seconds, the second time this is attempted, the one doing this will lose automatically. If a particular ability is not used to stall, it is permitted.
GameShark Hunting
Cheats, tricks, passwords, glitches, exploits, bugs, or anything else of any kind that is similar in nature are not permitted. This, therefore, means that any type of cheat or whatever cannot be used, whether it was performed in-game or used with a cheat device.
Example 1: In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, in the battle against Ganondorf, Bottles can be used to hit back the magic sphere that Ganondorf casts.
Example 2: In Super Metroid, there is a glitch Samus can use called the Spacetime Beam, which reverses the game. This cannot be used to reverse actions of Samus' opponents in a match, as that would make it unfair for her opponents. This is also a glitch, and therefore is not allowed.
Scan Visor Offline
The two opposing characters are not aware of the other's weakness(es), items, or abilities. See also Scan Visor Online.
Example: In the Metroid Prime trilogy, Samus used the Scan Visor to collect information about her opponent.
Scan Visor Online
The two opposing characters are aware of the other's weakness(es), items, or abilities. See also Scan Visor Offline.
Example: In the Metroid Prime trilogy, Samus can use the Scan Visor to find out her opponent's weakness(es), or what weapons they have, and so on.