ABOUT THIS TOURNAMENT

• Ruleset: VGC Regulation C

• $10 entry fee, NJIT students $5 entry fee (must show NJIT student ID), spectators free

• 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 (paper is optional, bring in advance, paper copies will be distributed as well)

• Round 1 starts at 12:30pm

• We will also be hosting a buy-in raffle! Prizes to be announced at the event!

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

NOTICE ABOUT VENUE ENTRANCE

The Central Ave door is locked! It will not open from the inside either. Please take the Bleeker St side entrance.

REGISTRATION

This event is an IN-PERSON EVENT! If you register and you are not present for check-in, you may be dropped from the tournament at the discretion of the tournament organizers. Doors open at 12 for registration, round 1 will start at 12:30pm.

• New Jersey VGC Discord Server
• NJIT e-sports Discord Server

NOTE: NJIT students must also register via Highlander Hub

LIVESTREAM

This event will be livestreamed on the NJIT Esports Twitch channel.

LOCATION & DIRECTIONS

New Jersey Institute of Technology Guttenberg Information Technology Center "GITC" 218 Central Ave, Newark, NJ 07102 Room 3700

Elevators are on the Central Ave side of the GITC building. Once on the third floor, take a right out of the elevator then walk straight.

PARKING

Parking is free, located at Wilsey Street Deck - NJIT West Parking Deck, 14-62 Wilsey St, Newark, NJ 07103

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Via public transportation, first get to Newark Penn Station. (Bus route 108 goes straight to NJIT, get off at Central Ave and Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd) From Newark Penn Station, you can use the Newark Light Rail and get off at Warren St/NJIT Station, then walk about 5 minutes to the building. 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 Newark Penn Station.

For those living in New York, you can get to New York Penn Station, then take NJ Transit trains to Newark Penn Station. Alternatively, bus route 108 from Port Authority goes straight to NJIT, get off at Central Ave and Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd.

The venue is located across the street from a Subway and Yaya Tea.

FOOD IN THE AREA

Dinner break for about 45 minutes after Swiss Rounds!

There is a lot of food places in the area, Subway and Yaya Tea mentioned above. NJIT also has on campus dining option called "GDS" in the Campus Center. Other options include Dunkin, Giovanni Pizza, Intrinsic Cafe, Ramen Gami, Village Market & Convenience Store.

A bit farther from campus (10 min walk), there is also Rutgers - Newark Campus which has many restaurants on Halsey St.

RULES & GUIDELINES

This is a VGC Regulation C tournament!

Regulation C ruleset via Serebii.net

You are allowed to use the Treasures of Ruin: Chien-Pao, Chi-Yu, Ting-Lu, and Wo-Chien on your team!

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. During your matches, you will be using paper team sheets to see details about your opponent's team.

If you decide to print out your own team sheet (optional) pick page 2 the Open Team Sheet one. Do not write out the stats. 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 (instructions below) then you can exchange team sheets.
3. You may bring a notebook to write notes during the match, but you must start a fresh page for each new match.
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 any food or drinks while playing, a sip of a drink is acceptable but then you must put the beverage on the ground. Plesae save snacks and drinks for in between rounds.

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.