ABOUT THIS TOURNAMENT

• VGC Regulation B (Series 2)

• $10 entry fee, $5 spectator fee

• Prizing for top 4: 1st $60, 2nd $20, 3rd $10, 4th $10

• 5 rounds Bo3 Swiss; Bo3 Top 8 Cut (could be changed to Top 4 if there is a small number of entrants)

• Open Team Sheet Format

IF THE PLAYER CAP PUSHES PAST 32 WE WILL PLAY 6 ROUNDS OF SWISS

REGISTRATION

If you would like to register for the event join the Discord server linked below:

• New Jersey VGC Discord Server

After joining the server, DM Polaroid for a code; this code will be required during registration. NOTE this is an IN-PERSON EVENT. If you do not check in on the day of the tournament you will be removed from the bracket.

LOCATION

Locahost North Brunswick 997 US Hwy 1, North Brunswick Township, NJ 08902

There is an NJ Transit station about 8 minutes away by car called Jersey Avenue Station (Northeast Corridor) you can find what stations to travel to with this link NJ Transit Stations.

For those who are living in the Philadelphia area, you can take the 30th Street Station using Septa to the Trenton Transit Center and then get off at the New Brunswick Station. From there it is about a 10 minute car ride to the venue. You can use the NJ Transit Stations link to plan your trip.

The venue is located between a Walmart and Five Below.

RULES & GUIDELINES

This is a [VGC Regulation B (Series 2) tournament!

Regulation B ruleset via Serebii.net

Bring 6 Pokémon and Choose 4 for each game! "Official Rules 1" ruleset will be used for in game battles. Team sheet errors will result in a game loss, all tera types must be listed.

Pairings for rounds and score reports are done through Limitless. Please have a device on you at all times that can access this page. It is not the tournament organizer's or a judge's responsibility to check it for you.

You must bring your own Nintendo Switch and a copy of Pokémon Scarlet or Violet to participate, which you are personally responsible for at all times. We do not have devices for you to use and are not liable if your equipment gets lost or damaged.

You will be provided with a teamsheet at the event. If you wish to print out your own copy, there is a link located in the Open Teamsheets section of the event page. If a portion of your sheet is deemed illegible, penalties will be handed out depending on the severity of the error(s). This includes but is not limited to: loss of held item/move, loss of Pokémon, game loss, and disqualification.

It is recommended that you bring some form of a portable power bank charger for your switch. There are some outlets available at the location, but this is a local event. Switch docks with chargers that you receive at regionals will not be supplied at the match tables. You don’t want to be having to worry about your switch battery running out in the late rounds of swiss or even worse top cut.

At the beginning of each round, you are allotted 10 minutes to check in and find your opponent. Failure to check in with your opponent after 10 minutes has passed will result in a game loss. After another 10 minutes have passed you will receive a second game loss and lose the round.

Rental teams ARE allowed. As long as you are able to fill out the Open Team Sheet (OTS), you can use that rental team.

OPEN TEAMSHEETS

This tournament will use open teamsheets. All sheets must have your six Pokémon with their held item, ability, tera type, and moveset submitted before the start of Swiss round 1. If you decide to print out your own team sheet pick page 2 the Open Team Sheet one. The stats are not necessary.

Here is a link for an open team sheet to type into or print/write into:

• Open Team Sheet

PLEASE TRIPLE CHECK YOUR TEAMSHEETS BEFORE THE EVENT

Below is an example teamsheet entry. All six Pokémon must be one after another in your submission and separated by one line each to format correctly on Limitless.

Amoonguss @ Rocky Helmet

Ability: Regenerator

Tera Type: Dark

• Rage Powder

• Clear Smog

• Spore

• Protect

MATCH ETIQUETTE

1. At the start of each round, please wait until the organizer tells everyone you can begin.
2. Once you are connected to the Union Circle then you can exchange team sheets.
3. Do not have any written notes beforehand, if the organizer sees that you will be given a game loss.
4. Wireless controllers are only allowed if you have a wire to connect them to the Nintendo Switch. Controllers must be connected via their wire to the Nintendo Switch console.
5. Similarly, headphones are only allowed if they are connected via an aux cable to the Nintendo Switch console. Wireless headphones/earbuds / etc are not allowed.
6. Do not have your phone on the table during a set, if an organizer sees this you will receive a warning. If this happens again within the same round you will receive a game loss.
7. Do not have any food or drinks while playing, a sip of a drink is acceptable but then you must put the beverage on the ground.

UNION CIRCLE

1. Go to Poke Portal
2. Decide who hosts the Union Circle
3. The host will give a four-digit code for the Union Circle
4. Once you are in the Union Circle, go back to Poke Portal and select Link Battle then Double Battle

MASK REGULATIONS

For this event, masks are not required, but they are recommended. If you choose not to wear a mask that is completely fine.