Custom Challenge: Triple Energy Redux

Please read! This is a custom tournament with special requirements. Matches will be played once every 3 days.

See full details below and check the tournament schedule for deadlines and anticipated round start dates.

Tournament organized by Quackles

Sponsored by Card Cavern Trading Cards

Join the Pokémon TCG Pocket Discord Server | r/PTCGP Subreddit

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HOW TO REGISTER

• Click the Register Now button to sign up for the event. You'll be asked to provide the following information:

  • Your Discord username (please provide your constant username, not your server-specific nickname/handle).
  • You'll be asked to correctly answer a fundamental question about this event's structure.

• 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.

• Join us on Discord: You MUST join our Discord server. This will allow you to get the latest updates on the event and more easily contact your opponents. If you are not a member of the server you will not be included in the event.

• Tournament Check In is required. A yellow "check in" button will appear on the dashboard 24 hours 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.

• It is highly recommended 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

1. Your deck must generate three different types of energy.

Which three are up to you, but it must generate three types. See the Gameplay Rules, below, for how this shakes out in play.

2. Your deck must contain Basic Pokémon of at least three different types.

Colorless Pokémon count as a type. Fossils don't count for this rule.

Note: The types of Pokémon don't have to match the types of Energy you bring.

3. This is a NOEX tournament.

You may not bring Pokémon ex in your deck.

4. Cynthia, Porygon-Z, Barry, and GA Magneton are banned.

Cynthia is to prevent Garchomp from being too strong. Porygon-Z interferes with the gameplay rules below. Barry makes a certain Snorlax too good. And Magneton (and Magnezone) would run away with the format if it could.

You must submit a decklist prior to the start time. You will use that deck for the duration of the event.

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GAMEPLAY RULES

You cannot win the game until all three of your types of energy have appeared in your Energy Zone.

It counts if the energy only appears in the 'next up' marker. It's a good idea to take screenshots showing the different types of energy in the Energy Zone.

Generally, if you would win a game by knocking out your opponent's Pokémon, and all three types have not yet appeared in your Energy Zone, you lose the game instead. There are three exceptions to this:

• If your opponent concedes, you win.

• If your opponent has no more Pokémon left on the board, and the knockout gave you your first or second point, you win.

• If your opponent's Pokémon is KOd during their turn (from an attack, an ability, recoil damage, Rocky Helmet, etc.) and that wins you the game, you still win. This also applies if the opponent's Pokémon was KOd between turns by poison damage from your Poison Barb, but not if it was KOd by poison damage or burn damage from your attack or ability.

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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 match/set wins 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 CHECK IN within the first 24 hours of each round. Go to your dashboard and click the check in button. If you don't check in on time, the system will give you a loss for the round.

• You should CONTACT YOUR OPPONENT ON DISCORD within the first 24 hours of each round. There will be a player directory provided for each event in the #organizer-updates channel so that you can easily find your opponent’s Discord name. If you fail to make contact on time or are not communicating with your opponent in a productive manner, you may receive a loss for the round.

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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 (in addition to the screenshots showing their Energy Zone). You should keep these until the end of the tournament in case there is a dispute. In addition, Players should take screenshots of the game board and/or Battle Log if they believe their opponent has broken the gameplay rules.

Incomplete Matches: At the end of a scheduled round, any incomplete matches will be marked 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 other player may receive a win-by-default.

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.

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.

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

Tie Games: When a game ends in a tie, the player who had more points gets credit for the win. If both players had the same number of points, replay that game.

Dropping from the Event: If you no longer wish to be paired in future rounds, please go to your dashboard and click the red "Drop"button.

Missed Check In: If you miss a check in by mistake, you can still play the round if your opponent agrees to battle. Contact a Judge to record the result of your match. However, if you missed a check-in and then are entirely inactive on Limitless and the Discord server for the whole round, you will be dropped from the tournament.

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.

Staff Rulings: Any tournament staff for our league's events may take actions and make rulings consistent with the spirit of the game and in the best interest of fair play.

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 @Tournament Staff on Discord. Since this is a flexible schedule event, please allow a few hours for a response.

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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 username during registration and be present in our Discord server so that we may contact you to arrange for prize delivery. Instructions to claim your prize will be provided shortly after the event concludes. Please allow up to one week to receive the payment.

All payments are remitted in USD, via PayPal, but will not incur a Goods & Services charge. If you reside somewhere other than the United States, you may incur a fee to convert the currency.

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