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	EX Series (RS–PK) format

The Holon Cup NA

Welcome to the first iteration of the Holon Cup in North America!

The Holon Cup is an RS-PK tournament taking place on the third day of NAIC 2026 in New Orleans. The event will take place outside of the venue hall within the conference center (exact location to be determined). Whether you are a retro fanatic traveling to New Orleans to play, whiffed IC finals, or want to try RS-PK for the first time we hope you'll join us!

Please join the Holon Research Tower Discord for communication regarding the tournament!

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RS-PK Format

RS-PK Format, also called EX Block or ADV-PCG is a format consisting of the Generation 3 block of cards. The format, while using a retro block of cards, is a modern creation, and has seen non-stop innovation over the course of its lifespan. Contribute to that history by participating!

Need help deciding what deck to play? Check out Holon Research Tower

For more information regarding the format, check out Jason Klaczynski's Blog

Proxies / World Championship Cards / Other Language Cards

Proxies, World Championship, and other language cards are legal to play at this tournament, we want everyone to be able to participate regardless of deck cost. If you utilized a card in a language other than English, please have a translation on hand (Printed or on your phone). Please use color copies whenever able to, if you are unable to print proxies for whatever reason and need assistance acquiring a deck before the tournament reach out to @zyrotcg on discord (There will be extra decks available for anybody who doesn't own an RSPK deck so please join us!)

Japanese Exclusive Cards

Certain Japanese exclusive cards do not exist in the Limitless card database so if you want to play a Japanese Exclusive card please use the following placeholders:

Ilene's Mime Jr. (VS 003) → Ditto DS 38
PokéPark's Latias (PF 5) → Latias NP 14

If you have any questions reach out to @zyrotcg on Discord. This is a list of the most frequently used Japanese exclusives.

Victory Ring can be submitted in deck submission as Victory Ring (UP 101).

Prizing

This is a free tournament, but we will have a champion playmat designed by @paulotothepeak. Design will be announced as we get closer to the event.

We will also have some proxy prizes for Top 8 created by @NeoDiscoverycl

Mew δ Stamped Winner, Finalist, Top 4
Mew δ Top 8
Victory Ring (English) Top 16

Tournament Structure

We will aim to start at 10:30 AM on June 14th. Swiss will be best-of-1 40-minute rounds. Top cut will be double elimination with 50-minute best-of-1. Wins are worth 1 match point, ties and losses 0. After time is called, players are given three additional turns to complete play. At the end of three additional turns, if neither player has won the game will be decided by prizes, and if prizes are even, players tie