Welcome to Lily of the Valley!

Our goal is to provide players a good competitive atmosphere to be able to practice and get better at Pokémon VGC.

Tournament Setup:

Players must join the Discord server to play and receive tournament updates. Not being in the server during the tournament will result in a match loss.

Discord: https://discord.gg/lilyofthevalley

Matches are played in game on Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl for the Nintendo Switch.

The tournament will operate under closed teamsheets and will follow the BDSP VGC Ruleset: Double Battles with 4 Pokémon out of a team of 6, Sinnoh National Dex, no Restricted Pokémon!

Battles will be played using Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl. Make sure you have a Nintendo Switch Online subscription and the latest game patch before playing.

All Pokémon in the National Pokédex are allowed, except for the ban list. Banned Pokémon: Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Darkrai, Manaphy, Phione. Double Battles: bring teams of 6 Pokémon and choose 4 per battle. Item Clause: you may only use the same item once per team. Species Clause: you may only use the same Pokémon once per team.

Free Entry!

Tournament Format:

The tournament will be run using Swiss rounds into a Single Elimination bracket of the Top 8 players.

Matches are Best of 3 throughout the entire event

Top 8 will begin play the next day!

Other Tournament Rules:

Please respect and listen to the Tournament Organizers and Judges. If you refuse to cooperate with us respectfully, you may receive a Game Loss or a Disqualification from the event. If you do not arrive on time for a match you may receive a game or match loss (5 minutes for g1, 10 minutes for g2). If you know you will be late to a match, please let the Tournament Organizer know so they can adjust accordingly.

If there are any issues, including an opponent not showing up, a disconnect, or an opponent being rude, please call a Judge using the 'Call a Judge' button in your match.

Last but not least! If you have any other questions, feel free to contact an admin.

Prizing:

The winner will receive the funds for either Pokémon Scarlet or Violet!

If you have any other questions, feel free to contact an admin.