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POKÉMON ANNOUNCES VIDEO GAME SHOWDOWN BETWEEN U.S. AND JAPAN

The Most Talented Pokémon Players Will Compete in Los Angeles and New York for a Chance to Battle the Best Players from Japan

Bellevue, WA – May 15, 2008 – Pokémon USA, Inc., has announced the first-ever Video Game Showdown, pitting the most skilled Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl players from the United States and Japan in a battle to determine the ultimate champion. The Pokémon Video Game Showdown will take place August 16 in Orlando, Florida and will feature 32 of the most talented players from each nation.

To win a seat in the Pokémon Video Game Showdown, players must compete and win at one of two Qualifier Tournaments taking place in Los Angeles and New York on July 12 and July 19, respectively. A total of 256 players in each city will battle for sixteen paid trips for two to Orlando to compete in the Pokémon Video Game Showdown. To enter for a chance to play in the Qualifier Tournaments, players must register and complete a Pokémon online quiz at http://showdown.pokemon.com.

“Pokémon strives to create fun products and events for players of all skill levels and interests,” said J.C. Smith, director of marketing for Pokémon USA, Inc. “The Pokémon Video Game Showdown provides the most skilled Pokémon players an opportunity to determine who is truly the best.”

More information, including prizes, tournament locations, times, and rules, can be found by visiting http://showdown.pokemon.com.

Pokemon Video Game Showdown FAQ said:
What is the Pokémon Video Game Showdown?
The Pokémon Video Game Showdown is a battle of the best Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl players from Japan and the United States. Compete at one of two Qualifier Tournaments for a chance to be the best in your age group at the Pokémon Video Game Showdown in Orlando, Florida this August.
How can I play at the Pokémon Video Game Showdown?
U.S. players can qualify by participating at one of two Pokémon Video Game Showdown Qualifier Tournaments in the month of July. Players will have to prequalify to show their Pokémon knowledge via an online challenge. Exactly 128 participants per age division will be selected via the online challenge. The top 8 finishers in each age division at the Qualifier Tournaments will qualify to participate in the Pokémon Video Game Showdown in Orlando, Florida on August 16th, 2008. Click here to get started.
When and where are the qualifier events?
Qualifier Tournaments will take place in Los Angeles and New York.
July 12th, 2008
California Science Center
Exposition Park
39th Street & Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90037

July 19, 2008
The Altman Building
135 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011

Where is the Pokémon Video Game Showdown?
The Pokémon Video Game Showdown will be held in conjunction with the Pokémon TCG World Championships on August 16th, 2008 at:
Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort
1751 Hotel Plaza Boulevard
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

What does it cost to attend?
It’s free! There is no entry fee to participate in the Pokémon Video Game Showdown Qualifier Tournaments or the Pokémon Video Game Showdown.
What is the tournament structure?
The tournaments will be run using Single-Elimination tournament format. When a player loses a match, they are eliminated from the tournament.
Who is eligible to play in the Pokémon Video Game Showdown Qualifier Tournaments?
  • To participate in the event, you must be a player in good standing and abide by the Pokémon Tournament Rules and all other applicable event rules.
  • You must have a My Pokémon Account in order to take the online challenge and participate in the events
  • Players may only register for a chance to participate in one of the two Qualifier Tournaments.
What are the prizes?
Prizes are awarded to the top finishers in each of the two age divisions, Junior (Born in 1996 or later) and Senior (Born in 1995 or earlier).
Prizes for the Pokémon Video Game Showdown Qualifier Tournaments are:
1st Place:
  • An invitation to compete at the Pokémon Video Game Showdown in Orlando, FL
  • Paid travel and 5 day/4 night hotel accommodations for you and a guest to the Pokémon Video Game Showdown in Orlando, Florida
  • A Nintendo Wii package including a Wii system, four Wii Remotes, four Nunchuk controllers, and a copy of Pokémon Battle Revolution
2nd – 8th Place:
  • An invitation to compete at the Pokémon Video Game Showdown in Orlando, FL
  • Paid travel and 5 day/4 night hotel accommodations for you and a guest to the Pokémon Video Game Showdown in Orlando, Florida
Prizes for the Pokémon Video Game Showdown are:
Two 1st Place Finishers Receive:
  • A 6 day/5 night vacation package for four to your choice of New York, NY, Honolulu, HI, or Tokyo, Japan.
  • A Custom Nintendo DS Game System
  • A Pokémon First-Place Prize Pack
Two 2nd Place Finishers Receive:
  • A Custom Nintendo DS Game System
  • A Pokémon Second-Place Prize Pack
Four 3rd Place Prize Finishers Receive:
  • A Custom Nintendo DS Game System
  • A Pokémon Third-Place Prize Pack
Eight 4th Place Finishers Receive:
  • A Custom Nintendo DS Game System
  • A Pokémon Fourth-Place Prize Pack
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Very cool...its about time they coordinated something like this.

I always thought that Nationals should be an event like this where the TCG and video game players could all come together in a nice central location like....MEMPHIS :thumb:

Maybe next year
 
welp, now I HAVE to go to worlds now XD.

I'm not about to miss an epic showdown between the japanese and american players in the gaming category.

David's Confused Pokedad said:
We need a qualifier here in Texas.
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would've been nice if they had qualifiers like JAA 06, as in several dozen towns or so having the competition =/
 
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HELLO!?!?

Those two cities aren't really the best place if you want to compete. They should've had something like the JAA from years ago.

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~Blazi-King~ said:
Im glad I will be going to the Qualifier in New York!
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How the heck are you going all the way over there? (can i come? :p)
 
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um, isn't this something you have to 'qualify' for via online quiz to earn an invite, rather than just show up to the venue and play...just like JAA?

'mom
 
SD PokéMom said:
um, isn't this something you have to 'qualify' for via online quiz to earn an invite, rather than just show up to the venue and play...just like JAA?

'mom
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I am reading it like this...

To qualify for the qulifyer in NY or LA you need to take some online quiz.... first 128 in the 2 age divisions (SR- '95 and earlyer & JR '96 and later) gets in to the qulifyer

You pay your way to the qulifyer in NY or LA where 8 people per age divison (16 per qulifyer) (32 from US) gets trips to Orlando for the show down

64 Players (16 US SR's (8 from each qulifyer), 16 US JR's (8 from each qulifyer) , 16 Japannese SR's, 16 Japannese JR's,) will play in the showdown in Orlando
 
vaporeon said:
I was trying to find rules on what Pokemon can and can't be used but I don't see any. This tournament is going to suck more then likely because they don't ever have stable rules.
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Qualifying to Participate:
Players must have an active My Pokémon account.

Players must complete an online exam to determine their eligibility to participate in a Qualifier Tournament.

Players may only submit an entry for one Qualifier Tournament.
Players may not enter more than once.
If the number of players eligible for participation in a Qualifier Tournament exceeds 128 per division, players will be selected at random and invitations will be distributed to selected players.
Only players with invitations may participate in a Qualifier Tournament. No substitutions are allowed.
Unused invitations will be distributed at the Qualifier Tournament via on-site drawing. Players entering the drawing must comply with the rules set forth in this document before entering.

Battle Rules:
Battles are played using the 2-on-2 format.

A player’s team must consist of exactly 4 Pokémon. Players may change Pokémon between rounds, though each Pokémon must still meet the rules outlined in this document.

A player’s team may not contain two of the same Pokémon.

Each Pokémon on a player’s team must be level 50 or lower.

Each Pokémon on a player’s team may use held items, though no 2 Pokémon on a team may hold the same item. Players may change held items between rounds. Allowed items include held items from Pokémon Diamond, Pokémon Pearl, and earlier video games, including Berries 1-60. The Soul Dew item may not be used.

Players may not enter two Pokémon with the same nickname.

Players may not enter a Pokémon nicknamed with the name of another Pokémon character (ex: a Lucario nicknamed “Spiritomb”).

Players found to have inappropriate/offensive Trainer names or Pokémon nicknames, as determined by the event staff, will be disqualified from the event.

Pokémon Restrictions:
Players may use Pokémon found in the Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl National Dex, between 001 and 491, including those Pokémon imported from earlier video games, with the exception of those Pokémon listed below.

The following Pokémon are ineligible for use in the tournament:

149 - Dragonite
150 - Mewtwo
151 - Mew
248 - Tyranitar
249 - Lugia
250 - Ho-Oh
251 - Celebi
382 - Kyogre
383 - Groudon
384 - Rayquaza
385 - Jirachi
386 - Deoxys
483 - Dialga
484 - Palkia
485 - Heatran
486 - Regigigas
487 - Giratina
489 - Phione
490 - Manaphy
491 - Darkrai
Move Restrictions:
Pokémon may only use moves (including those learned in an earlier video game) which have been learned through one of the following methods:

By leveling up
By TM or HM
As an Egg Move, through breeding
From a Move Tutor
Already learned by a Pokémon, which was downloaded at an official Pokémon event or promotion
Already learned by a Pokémon, which was downloaded from another Pokémon game (such as the Pikachu, which knows Surf, from Pokémon Battle Revolution)
By Smeargle’s “Sketch” move (limited to the above moves learned by Pokémon between 001 and 491)
Tournament Operation:
The Qualifier Tournament is a Single Elimination event. Each match will consist of a single game, and will result in the winner advancing to the next round and the loser being removed from the tournament.

A player wins by knocking out his or her opponent’s final Pokémon.
If an attack knocks out his or her final Pokémon, as well as his or her opponent’s final Pokémon, the match is a tie and both players are eliminated from the event.
Each player will be assigned to one of 4 flights within their age division. Competitors in each flight will play Single Elimination matches until 4 players remain in each flight. The remaining competitors will be re-paired into a top 16 playoff within their age division.

Each match during the elimination rounds and playoffs has a 15-minute time limit, and will be played using special Nintendo DS Lite systems, located at the event. When time expires, the tournament staff will determine the result of any unfinished matches using the tiebreakers outlined below.

Players who are found to be intentionally delaying the pace of their match will be disqualified from the event.
Players who are tardy to their match for any reason will be disqualified from the event.
The final match in each age division will be played without a time limit using Pokémon Battle Revolution.

Tiebreakers:
When time expires, any games that are still in progress are halted, and players will be required to step away from their DS. Once all attacks and effects of the current turn have resolved, the tournament staff will determine the winner of the match using the following tiebreakers. If a player is choosing a move, the current turn has not started.

Remaining Pokémon

The tournament staff will assess the number of Pokémon that each player has remaining.

If one player has more remaining Pokémon, that player wins the match. The losing player is eliminated from the tournament.
If both players have the same number of Pokémon remaining, the match is tied, and the result of the match is determined by Sudden Death, as described below.
Sudden Death

Players will have up to 3 turns to gain an advantage in number of remaining Pokémon over their opponent. After each turn has completed, the tournament staff will assess the number of Pokémon that each player has remaining.

If a player has more remaining Pokémon than his or her opponent at the end of any turn, that player wins the match. The losing player is eliminated from the tournament.
If both players have the same number of Pokémon remaining at the end of the first or second turn of Sudden Death, the match continues.
If both players have the same number of Pokémon remaining at the end of the third turn of Sudden Death, the match is a tie and both players are eliminated from the tournament.

Other Information:
The use of external devices to alter a player’s Pokémon game is expressly forbidden. Random checks will be performed throughout the tournament to determine whether or not an external device has been used to modify a player’s game or Pokémon. Players found to have games that have been tampered with will be disqualified from the event, regardless of whether the player tampered with his or her game, or received a Pokémon or item that was tampered with by someone other than the player. It is the player’s responsibility to have legal Pokémon. Event officials have the final determination regarding the legality of a Pokémon.

A player should notify the staff immediately if he or she believes that there is a problem with an opponent’s Pokémon. At the end of the round, all match results become final. Issues that go unreported until after the round has completed will not change the result of that match, regardless of whether there is a problem with an opponent’s Pokémon or not.

Players and spectators are expected to demonstrate proper sportsmanship over the course of the event. A player may be disqualified from the event, based on actions taken by friends or relatives which disrupts the operation of the tournament.
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Those are all the rules from the site. Terrible rules, huh?
 
all the slots are already filled. I passed the test, but got into a drawing instead.

Questions were definitely easier than they were in JAA 06's quiz.
 
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