VGCA Champions Prerelease (CUSTOM FORMAT)
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Organized by VGC Academy
Custom format
Simulator

Welcome to the VGC Academy Champions Prerelease Tournament! In this tournament we will be playing a custom format that's supposed to mimic what we know about Regulation M-A as closely as possible. The rules are as follows:

  • All legendary/otherwise special Pokemon species are BANNED (Note: Ursaluna and Floette are not special species)
  • We're working with the National Dex, so Pokemon species not found in SV like Ferrothorn, Marowak, Dracozolt etc are all legal.
  • The generation 6 Mega Evolutions are all allowed.
  • The ZA Mega Evolutions are NOT allowed, as they are not fully implemented yet.
  • All other regional mechanics are banned. (So no Terastallization!)
  • Making OHKO moves 100% accurate is banned, sorry Machamp fans.

Make sure to join our Discord server! It'll keep you up to date with tournament updates and gives you a place to practice the format. We hope to see you there !

Tournament Structure

Phase 1
6 Swiss Rounds - BO3
45 minutes per round
10 minute round check-in
players with 4 or more points advance to the next phase
Phase 2
Single Elimination Bracket - BO3
untimed matches
no match check-in
Wins are worth 1 match point, ties 0