Referee

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Referees are those who judge Pokemon battles on this wiki. Currently, only Gym Leaders, Elite 4, and the Champion can ref for a battle.

Job
As a ref, it is their responsibility to judge fairly and not be bias toward any particular trainer. If they fail to do this, or they do a poor job, a replacement ref may be requested and enforced.

In their job, they do the following. Judges are to consider each factor like these in each battle and use it to determine the outcome of battles.
 * Judge the outcome of attacks, and determine whether attacks hit or miss
 * Determine the strength of attacks, based on types and weaknesses, as well as the current state of the battle
 * Also determine special situations, wherein the battlefield, for instance, may be altered and can be used to a Pokemons advantage or disadvantage.