Hardcore

Hardcore is an option for Ironman and Group Ironman characters. It cannot be chosen for Standard.

Solo

One life. A whiteout loses Hardcore for good, and the character carries on as a plain Ironman. The character is not deleted: its card records where the run was lost and to what. Wild and trainer battles both count, doubles included.

In a group

One life per member, shared by the group. The pool holds a life for each member who joined, and lives never come back; removing a member does not take their life out of the pool. When the last life is lost, everyone carries on as plain Group Ironman. A group whose lives are all gone cannot be joined.

A member who leaves a Hardcore group keeps Hardcore as a solo Ironman.