⚡🧪 PLASMA PROTOCOLS — TOURNAMENT BRIEFING 🧪⚡

📢 MISSION PARAMETERS By registering for this operation, you agree to the protocols below. Read up, gear up, and get ready to battle.

🏆 REWARDS 🥇 1st Place — FA Card

📊 SCALING MATRIX (Players / Swiss Rounds / Top Cut)

• 9–16 → 4 Rounds → Top 4

• 17–40 → 5 Rounds → Top 8

• 41–60 → 5 Rounds → Top 16

• 61–96 → 6 Rounds → Top 16

• 97–128 → 6 Rounds → Top 32

• 129–180 → 7 Rounds → Top 32

• 181–225 → 7 Rounds → Top 64

⚠️ Protocols are subject to updates to keep things fair, clear, and competitive.

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📡 MISSION CONTROL — DISCORD IS MANDATORY. Limitless handles pairings, standings, and match reporting — but Discord is command central for everything else required.

On Discord, you'll:

• Get plugged into info channels covering tournament procedures

• Receive your Tournament Participant role

• Get pinged for round starts, judge rulings, and live updates

🔹 Match your Discord name to your Limitless name. This keeps stream coordination, judging, communication, and prize delivery running smoothly.

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⏱️ THE TIMELINE — ONE-DAY OPERATION 📅 Full schedule posted in #schedule-info on Discord.

• Tournament kicks off at the listed start time

• Swiss Rounds roll straight into Single Elimination Top Cut

• Everything wraps in a single day

🎥 Top Cut matches must be streamed via Discord (if asked). Skipping this can cost you penalties or the match, at staff's discretion.

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🧠 MISSION BRIEF — WHAT THIS TOURNAMENT IS ABOUT? It is run under Plasma administration to grow and support the Pokémon TCG Pocket competitive scene.

• Community-built, competition-first event

• Prizes made possible by community sponsors and partners

• Select matches may be pulled for feature streams

• 🧑‍🚀 Every staff member is a volunteer — please treat them accordingly

🏅 Strong finishes can earn Plasma Circuit Points, putting you on the path toward a future Plasma Invitational Championship.

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🎙️ BROADCAST RULES

• Streaming Method: Discord PoV

• 🎥 All Top Cut matches must be streamed

• Streams need to clearly show player name + the match in progress

• Stay responsive to staff and judges while streaming

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📋 DECK REGISTRATION — LOCK YOUR LOADOUT

• Decklists lock the moment the tournament starts. You can edit freely up until the tournament begins

• Once locked, your list (energy included) is what you play — no swaps

• 🎴 Alternate art of the same card = totally fine

• ❌ Functionally different cards or wrong energy = Incorrect Decklist

Decklist violations:

• Call a judge if your opponent's deck doesn't match their list

• Wrong deck in Game 1: reveal the card, restart with the correct deck

• Further errors after that = Game Loss

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✔️ CHECK-IN PROTOCOLS

Tournament Check-In

• Opens 1–2 hours before start

• One-time, required

• Miss it and you're out (late entry may be possible with a default loss)

Round Check-In

• 5-minute window each round

• Miss it = automatic Match Loss

• Opponent checked in but gone quiet? Call a judge

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⚔️ MATCH FORMAT

Swiss Rounds

• Paired by record

• Best-of-1, 25-minute pacing window

• Next round starts once all matches’ finish

Single Elimination Top Cut

• Advance straight from Swiss

• Untimed Best-of-3

• One loss = you're out

• Top 4: hang tight for staff instructions

⏱️ No-shows lose a game for every 5 minutes late.

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⚖️ JUDGES & RULINGS

• Call judges through Limitless first for match issues

• Late/missing results need screenshot proof

• Judges may consult each other on tricky calls

• General concerns can be raised with a judge post-match

• ALL DECISIONS JUDGES TAKE WILL BE BINDING

Match report disputes:

• Screenshot your victory screens

• No proof from either side = Double Game Loss for both

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🔄 TIE RESOLUTION

Top Cut:

• Game tie = both players get a Game Win

• Tie in Game 1 → Game 2 decides it

• Tie in Game 2 after a Game 1 win → Game 1 winner takes the match

• Tie in Game 3 at 1–1 → Match Tie

Swiss Rounds:

• Extra game(s) played until there's a winner or time runs out.

Connection issues / Turn 0:

• Outside factors (ISP, hardware, weather) aren't on staff

• Game didn't start? Restart allowed

• Mid-game disconnect? Whoever holds the Victory Screen wins

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🚫 CODE OF CONDUCT

Warnings go out for toxic behavior, unsportsmanlike conduct, or rule sharking. Repeat or serious violations can mean:

• Removal from the tournament

• Bans from future Plasma events

• Ongoing monitoring and removal if you try to rejoin

🤝 Respect players, staff, and the competitive space — always.