Gym Showdown

This is a custom format tournament with special deck requirements. Please read all details below.

Organized by Rabidragon

Pokémon TCG Pocket Discord Server | r/PTCGP Subreddit

Sponsored by Card Cavern Trading Cards

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HOW TO REGISTER

• Click the register button to sign up for the event. Registration closes one hour prior to the start time.

• You MUST join our Discord server where you can more easily coordinate with your opponents and get the latest updates on the event. Please include your Discord username when prompted to provide it during registration.

• Submit your custom decklist via the dashboard. You can build your 20-card Pocket deck using the Deck Builder feature and copy/paste it into the decklist submission form.

• Tournament Check In is required. A yellow "check in" button will appear on the dashboard 1 day before the start of the event.

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HOW TO PLAY

• Matches are played on the Pokémon TCG Pocket application.

• This event features flexible 3-Day Rounds and will progress over the course of several weeks. You will have three days to coordinate and complete your match against each opponent.

• We highly recommend that all players take screenshots of their match victory screens.

• Please read all details below for more information about the tournament's structure and policies.

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DECK RULES

Choose your favorite Gym Leader and use their Pokémon as the core of your deck!

• You will choose exactly one of the 8 available Gym Leader card bundles below.
• Construct your deck using the cards in that bundle. You are not required to use all the cards shown in the bundle (you may use 0, 1, or 2 copies of each card).
• In addition to the cards from your selected bundle, Promo-A Trainer cards are also allowed to be used:
  • Professor's Research
  • Hand Scope
  • Poké Ball
  • Pokédex
  • Potion
  • Red Card
  • X Speed
• You may NOT use any cards that are not in listed in your chosen Gym Leader bundle or the Promo-A Trainer list.

Gym Leaders

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STRUCTURE

• Swiss System: You will be paired with a new opponent each round and your goal is to earn as many wins/points as possible.

  • A match win is worth 1 point.
  • A match loss or draw is worth 0 pts.

• Top Cut: At the end of the Swiss period, the top players will advance to a single-elimination bracket.

• Best-of-3: All matches in this tournament are best-of-three games. This means you will play up to three games against each opponent; the first player to win two games is declared the match winner.

3-Day Rounds | 24-Hour Check-In Period

• Once a new round is paired all players will have 3 days to complete the match with their opponent.

• You MUST complete check in and initiate contact with your opponent within the first 24 hours. If you are missing matches/check-ins or are non-responsive to messages from your opponent, you may be dropped without warning at the organizer's discretion.

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TOURNAMENT POLICIES

Proof of Match Result: It is recommended that players take a screenshot of the victory screen for each game. You should keep these until the end of the tournament in case there is a dispute.

Missed Check In: In order to have as many active pairings as possible each round, players who miss a check in are at risk of being dropped. If you miss a check in by mistake but intend to continue playing in the event, please contact Rabidragon on Discord and let him know you would like to be paired in future rounds.

Incomplete Matches: At the end of a scheduled round, any incomplete matches will be automatically scored a double loss.  If one player was primarily responsible for the match not being completed (examples: lack of reasonable communication, insufficient availability to schedule a the match, leaving in the middle of a best-of-3 set, etc), the organizer is permitted to give their opponent the victory.

Connectivity Issues: It is our policy that each game that is started should count toward the match outcome. A game officially starts at the coin flip. If a player’s game becomes unresponsive due to internet or app issues, that player should accept the game loss. If players get an error during the initial match connection (before the coin flip), that game is not considered to have been started and you should try again with no impact to the match results.

Game Loss Due to Incorrect Deck: If the player selects the wrong deck by mistake, they should take the loss for that single game and then complete the remainder of the best-of-3 match using the correct deck.

Illegal Decklist: If a player submits a deck that does not comply with the rules, they will be dropped from the event. There are no changes to decklists once the event has started.

How to Score/Break a Tie: In rare cases a game may end in a tie. In such cases, the player who had more points when the game ended is reported to be the winner. If both players had the same number of points, then the game is not reported as a win for either player. Move onto the next game in the best-of-3 set. If at the end of the BO3 set both players have won the same number of games, they shall play one additional game to determine the match winner.

Family Friendly Community: We welcome players of all ages. You are expected to conduct yourself appropriately and keep discussions polite. Inappropriate content in the form of usernames, language used in chat, or in any other context is subject to removal from the event.

Need Help?: If you have any questions or concerns during the event, use the "Request a Judge" button here on Limitless or get in touch with @rabidragon on Discord.

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PRIZES

This event is sponsored by Card Cavern Trading Cards.

The two finalists will receive cash prizing via Paypal.

• 1st Place: $35
• 2nd Place: $15

You must provide your Discord name during registration and be present in our Discord server so that we may contact you to arrange for prize delivery.

Finishing in the top 64 of the standings earns you points on our leaderboard.