How do I log into my Pokemon Showdown account?
To log in, type /nick (name) ; you then need to put in your password, and you'll have logged in.
How is Pokemon Showdown legal?
1 Answer. Pokemon Showdown uses images, sprites, music and other Intellectual Property (IP) of Gamefreak, Nintendo & The Pokemon Company. It is most likely breaching some of Nintendo's copyright. Note that Showdown and other sites don't need to be making money in order to be infringing.
Can you get banned on Pokemon Showdown?
Specific Formats in Pokemon Showdown do ban Pokemon and Moves outright. As with the reasoning from other games, Pokemon and Moves often get banned within a Format due to their potential to give an unfair advantage to a specific side - especially due to their remarkable strength.