League History

Brief History of the Citrus League

The Citrus League arose from the ashes of the now defunct Inter-Regional League, the first attempt at a professional league that spanned across oceans and pitted teams from several different regions against each other. Though the IRL was successful in some ways and proved that their was an appetite for a league with a wider geographic footprint, it folded after 12 seasons and its members were dispersed back into regional competitions.

After a decade with no Inter-Regional Competition, the ownership groups of six regional franchises, led by the Sootopolis Skycats, agreed to band together to once again compete across regional borders. This competition, the Citrus League, and its Orange Bowl Trophy, have quickly become iconic for battling fans eager to see competition at the highest level. The Citrus League also awards the Lemon-Lime Trophy to its regular season champion, and sanctions the preseason Yuzu Cup knockout competition.

The initial lineup included six franchises spanning four regions: The Sootopolis Skycats, the Hammerlocke Bronze Wyrms, the Hammerlocke Raging Perrserkers, the Circhester Sizzle Kicks, the Celadon Cybirds, and the Canalave Dreams.

None of the six had previously competed in the IRL (nor have any subsequent expansion teams), and though the Citrus League sees itself as the successor to the IRL, we do not claim the history of that competition as our own, nor do we agree with all the philosophies of our predecessor. Controversially, the IRL was openly hostile to smaller regional leagues and teams, seeking to corner the market and monopolize viewership.

The Citrus League is directly opposed to this idea, and thus is working hard to ensure a harmonious relationship between the Citrus League, regional leagues, and grassroots competitions. To that extent, all of our franchises are required to have partnerships with local clubs and communities, and 20% of Citrus League revenue is redistributed to regional leagues. Furthermore, the Citrus League has and will continue to work with regional leagues to avoid scheduling conflicts, so fans are free to watch both local and Citrus League matches without having to choose one or the other.

Season 6 Almanac

League Standings

League Schedule and Results

November

• Skycats vs Walkers - Skycats won G1, Walkers won G2, Skycats won G3
• Lovelies vs Hooligans - Lovelies won G1, Hooligans won G2, Hooligans won G3
• Lovelies vs Skycats - Lovelies won G1, Skycats won G2, Skycats won G3, Lovelies won G4
• Sizzle Kicks vs Drill Bits - Drill Bits won G1, Sizzle Kicks won G2, Drill Bits won G3, Sizzle Kicks won G4, Sizzle Kicks won G5
• Walkers vs Hooligans - Hooligans won G1, Hooligans won G2, Hooligans won G3
• Acro-bats vs Walkers - Acro-bats won G1, Acro-bats won G2, Acro-bats won G3
• Lovelies vs Acro-bats - Acro-bats won G1, Acro-bats won G2, Lovelies won G3, Acro-bats won G4
• Hooligans vs Acro-bats - Acro-bats won G1, Acro-bats won G2, Acro-bats won G3
• Skycats vs Sizzle Kicks - Skycats won G1, Skycats won G2
• Wyrms vs Skycats - Wyrms won G1, Skycats won G2, Wyrms won G3
• Wyrms vs Walkers - Wyrms won G1, Wyrms won G2, Wyrms won G3

December

• Sizzle Kicks vs Walkers - Sizzle Kicks won G1, Sizzle Kicks won G2, Walkers won G3, Sizzle Kicks won G4, Sizzle Kicks won G5
• Wyrms vs Acro-bats - Acro-bats won G1, Acro-bats won G2, Wyrms won G3
• Time Travel Cup Tri-Series - G1: Sizzle Kicks def Lovelies G2:Sizzle Kicks def Hooligans G3: Lovelies def Hooligans G4: Hooligans def Lovelies G5: Lovelies def Sizzle Kicks G6: Sizzle Kicks def Hooligans G7: Hooligans def Sizzle Kicks G8: Lovelies def Hooligans G9: Lovelies def Sizzle Kicks. Final Table: Lovelies 4-2, Kicks 3-3, Hooligans 2-4
• Skycats vs Acro-bats - Skycats won G1, Acro-bats won G2
• Sizzle Kicks vs Acro-bats - Acro-bats won G1, Acro-bats won G2, Acro-bats won G3
• Sizzle Kicks vs Lovelies - Sizzle Kicks won G1, Sizzle Kicks won G2, Sizzle Kicks won G3
• Walkers vs Lovelies - Walkers won G1, Lovelies won G2, Lovelies won G3

Orange Bowl VI (January 2025)

• Sizzle Kicks vs Walkers - Sizzle Kicks won G1, Walkers won G2, Sizzle Kicks won G3
• Hooligans vs Lovelies - Hooligans won G1, Lovelies won G2, Hooligans won G3
• Skycats vs Sizzle Kicks - Sizzle Kicks won G1, Skycats won G2, Skycats won G3
• Acro-bats vs Hooligans - Hooligans won G1, Acro-bats won G2, Hooligans won G3
• Hooligans vs Skycats - Skycats won G1, Skycats won G2

Trophy and Award Winners

Yuzu Cup: Circhester Snow-Punches
Lemon-Lime Trophy: Rydel Acro-bats
Orange Bowl: Sootopolis Skycats
Doug O'Malley Finals MVP Award: Rooey Lopez (Kangaskhan, Skycats)

Usage Stats

Usage stats were not kept this season due to the uneven schedule rendering them irrelevant.

Yuzu Cup

The 3rd Yuzu Cup was a straight knockout tournament featuring all eight teams, and was played under Gen 6 Inverse rules. Team rosters consisted of 7 players and were locked in for the duration of the tournament; moves and items could be changed, but species could not be. All rounds of the tournament were contested as a Best-of-Three series. Some teams opted to compete under alternate identities for the Yuzu Cup, which are used in the bracket below.

Yuzu Cup Bracket

League Rules and Regulations

Detailed Match Rules
-All matches are Best-of-One, not a series
-Matches will be played on Showdown as Gen 6 Doubles OU as defined on Showdown, with teams limited to 1 legendary Pokemon per game.
-Type charts and self-prepared notes are allowed, calculators are not
-No clock shall be used, but games should progress at a reasonable pace. Use common sense.

Playoff Format
-At the end of the regular season, all teams that played at least nine games and against three different opponents were invited to the Orange Bowl tournament, which ended up using a 6-team stepladder bracket to determine a champion.

Roster Rules
-Teams are permitted to use as many players as they want throughout the regular season, but only players with at least one regular season appearance will be eligible for postseason play.