Global Battle Union: Difference between revisions

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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 {{game|Black and White|s}}.<!--It started in August 2011.-->

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.

==Rankings==

[[File:Red Trophy select.png|thumb|Selecting an avatar]]

Every season, once a player has completed ten Random Matchup [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|Wi-Fi]] {{pkmn|battle}}s (ties and incomplete battles do not count) of any format, they are added into the ranking system of the Global Battle Union. All players are ranked 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 rankings and points of other players, players can also view an "advanced" version of their own rankings by clicking a "details" button on the page. Rankings, 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, rankings 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 ranked in the top 100 of the overall rankings receive a special trophy avatar on the Global Link.

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 {{game|Black and White|s}}. 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:

**Games: {{2v2|Black|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)

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! colspan="3" | {{color|{{white color}}|2011 Autumn Friendly}}

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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | {{color|{{white color}}|'''Rules'''}}

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! style="background:#{{white color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Format

| style="background:#fff; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Double Battle}}

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! style="background:#{{white color light}}" | Time Limit

| style="background:#fff" | 30 minutes per match<br>1 minute per round

|- align="center"

! style="background:#{{white color light}}" | # of Pokémon

| style="background:#fff" | 4 per battle<br>6 per entry

|- align="center"

! style="background:#{{white color light}}" | Level Cap

| style="background:#fff" | 50

|- align="center"

! style="background:#{{white color light}}" | Total Level

| style="background:#fff" | None

|- align="center"

! style="background:#{{white color light}}" | Sleep Clause?

| style="background:#{{black color}}" | {{color|fff|No}}

|- align="center"

! style="background:#{{white color light}}" | Freeze Clause?

| style="background:#{{black color}}" | {{color|fff|No}}

|- align="center"

! style="background:#{{white color light}}" | Species Clause?  

| style="background:#fff" | Yes

|- align="center"

! style="background:#{{white color light}}" | Item Clause?

| style="background:#fff" | Yes

|- align="center"

! style="background:#{{white color light}}" | Self-KO Clause?

| style="background:#fff" | Yes

|- align="center"

! style="background:#{{white color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | Event Clause?

| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | Yes

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| valign="top" align="center" colspan="5" | {{color|{{white color}}|'''Banned'''}}

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| valign="top" align="center" | {{color|{{white color}}|'''Pokémon'''}}

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{{Moveentrytm|494|Victini|2|Psychic|Fire}}

{{Moveentrytm|643|Reshiram|2|Dragon|Fire}}

{{Moveentrytm|644|Zekrom|2|Dragon|Electric}}

{{Moveentrytm|646|Kyurem|2|Dragon|Ice}}

{{Moveentrytm|647|Keldeo|2|Water|Fighting}}

{{Moveentrytm|648|Meloetta|2|Normal|Psychic}}

{{Moveentrytm|648P|Meloetta|2|Normal|Fighting}}

{{Moveentrytm|649|Genesect|2|Bug|Steel}}

! colspan="5" | All Pokémon not in the {{color2|000|List of Pokémon by Unova Pokédex number|Unova Pokédex}}

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| valign="top" align="center" | {{color|{{white color}}|'''Moves'''}}

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| width="70px" style="background:#{{physical color}}; border: 1px solid #{{physical color dark}};" | {{color2|{{Physical textcolor}}|Physical move|Physical}}

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