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The Global Battle Union (Japanese: グローバルバトルユニオン Global Battle Union), commonly shortened to GBU, is a part of the Pokémon Global Link that displays battle records from the Random Matchup Rating Mode in Pokémon Black and White.

In order to access the Global Battle Union, a player must have a Pokémon Global Link account. Rankings cannot even be seen without logging into the site first.

Random Matchup

Random Matchup can be accessed through the Global Terminal inside the Pokémon Centers. Players are given the option to choose the battle mode between Single Battle, Double Battle, Triple Battle, Rotation Battle, or Launcher Battle. The option for Free mode and Rating mode is then given, the latter of which is the concern of the Global Battle Union. Rating mode requires players to have Black and White game synched with a corresponding Global Link account. Players start out with a 1500 Rating that increases or decreases depending on the outcome of the battle. Players are more likely to battle other players of the same rating.

Rating

Selecting an avatar

Every season, once a player has completed ten Random Matchup Wi-Fi battles (ties and incomplete battles do not count) of any format, they are added into the rating system of the Global Battle Union. All players are rated according to the number of points that they have. The points are generally intended to account for the win-loss record of that player.

In addition to seeing the general ratings and points of other players, players can also view an "advanced" version of their own ratings by clicking a "details" button on the page. Ratings, along with other information, can be transferred when using another Nintendo DS console by transferring Wi-Fi Connection settings.

Besides being able to see the overall rankings of each player, ratings can also be filtered by battle format (Single, Double, Triple, Launcher, or Rotation Battles) as well as by location of the player.

Players that end a season rated in the top 100 of the overall ratings receive a special trophy avatar on the Global Link.

Rules

In Rating mode, players must follow a certain set of rules. Players who choose Free mode have the option to make use of these rules. The rules are subject to changes caused by the likes of glitches, world championships, overall balance, and unreleased Pokémon. For example, as mentioned in the games, the initial list of banned Pokémon only included the following: Pokémon eggs, Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Celebi, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Deoxys, Chatot, Palkia, Giratina, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Reshiram, Zekrom, and Kyurem. The list of course excluded Keldeo, Meloetta, and Genesect as they were yet to be released.

Rules Format Pokémon Single Battle 3 per battle 3-6 per entry Double Battle 4 per battle 4-6 per entry Triple Battle 6 per battle 6 per entry Rotation Battle 4 per battle 4-6 per entry Team Preview On Wonder Launcher Optional Time Limit ????? Level Cap 50 Total Level None Sleep Clause? No Freeze Clause? No Evasion Clause? No Species Clause? Yes Item Clause? Yes Self-KO Clause? ????? Event Clause? ?????	Banned
	Pokémon 0151 Mewtwo Mewtwo Psychic 0150 Mew Mew Psychic 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0251 Celebi Psychic Grass 0382 Kyogre Water 0383 Groudon Ground 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0441 Chatot Normal Flying 0483 Dialga Steel Dragon 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0489 Phione Water 0490 Manaphy Water 0491 Darkrai Dark 0492 Shaymin Grass 0492 Shaymin Grass Flying 0493 Arceus Normal 0494 Victini Psychic Fire 0643 Reshiram Dragon Fire 0644 Zekrom Dragon Electric 0646 Kyurem Dragon Ice 0647 Keldeo Water Fighting 0648 Meloetta Normal Psychic 0648 Meloetta Normal Fighting 0649 Genesect Bug Steel	Moves Sky Drop Flying Physical Dark Void Dark Status Items Soul Dew

Updates

• November 10, 2010
  • Sky Drop can no longer be used.
• December 27, 2011
  • Dark Void can no longer be used.

Seasons

Every three months, the Global Battle Union ends a season on a Tuesday, and an extended maintenance session of the whole Pokémon Global Link is scheduled before the day of season interchange. The following day, a Wednesday, a new season will begin. Final rankings are released two to three weeks after a season ends. Once a new season starts, players start over with zero points.

Listed below are all of the Global Battle Union seasons that have been scheduled:

• Season 1: April 13 to June 28, 2011
• Season 2: June 29 to September 27, 2011
• Season 3: September 28 to December 27, 2011
• Season 4: December 28, 2011 to March 27, 2012

Competitions

In addition to its ranking system, the Global Battle Union serves as the venue for tournament registration. A Digital Player ID is given after registering via the Battle Competition in the main menu of Pokémon Black and White. The Battle Box is used for the party to be used in the competition, which is then registered and locked. The Battle Box Pokémon (even the order of their moves) may not be changed while the competition is on-going. Choosing the Battle Competition option again will allow players to participate in battles for the competition. Players can only cancel participation via the Battle Competition option, not the Global Battle Union.

To date, the Battle Union has hosted the following competitions:

Japan Cup

2011 Autumn Friendly

• On Pokémon.com
• Games: Black and White
• Registration: October 12 to 19, 2011
• Duration: October 20 to 24, 2011
• Release of rankings: November 1, 2011
• Maximum number of participants: 35,000 (initially 10,000)

2011 Autumn Friendly
Rules Format Double Battle Time Limit 30 minutes per match 1 minute per round # of Pokémon 4 per battle 6 per entry Level Cap 50 Total Level None Sleep Clause? No Freeze Clause? No Species Clause? Yes Item Clause? Yes Self-KO Clause? Yes Event Clause? Yes	Banned
	Pokémon 0494 Victini Psychic Fire 0643 Reshiram Dragon Fire 0644 Zekrom Dragon Electric 0646 Kyurem Dragon Ice 0647 Keldeo Water Fighting 0648 Meloetta Normal Psychic 648P Meloetta Meloetta Normal Fighting 0649 Genesect Bug Steel All Pokémon not in the Unova Pokédex	Moves Sky Drop Flying Physical

Famitsu Cup

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