Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

Fort Wayne, IN VGC Regional Championships Oct 14th

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Pokemon TCG Regional Championships
Tournament Info
Date: October 14th 2012
Registration Time: 8:30am-10:30am for masters Registration from 10:30am-12:00pm Juniors/Seniors
Play begins: After Registration is Finished
Cost for main tournament:FREE!!!

Tournament Location:
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
4000 Parnell Avenue
Fort Wayne, IN 46805

This will be in a lot nicer room then last year, no more basement :)


Some helpful links if your coming from out of town

Food Guide for area tournament is being held:
http://www.visitfortwayne.com/data/uploads/Maps/PDFs/Coliseum_Dining_Map2011_Feb.pdf

Note: The venue does not allow outside food inside the venue, and yes they do check...

What Are the Rules?

Pokémon Video Games - Battle Rules


The VG tournament will be Modified Swiss (Single Game) pairings. The number of Swiss rounds will be determined by the amount of players in each division.

We will cut to a Top Cut of 8 (Playoffs) for each age division. Top Cut will be Single Elimination Finals and will be run as best 2 out of 3.

Swiss Rounds will be up to 20 minutes / Top Cut will be up to 20 minutes PER GAME, best 2 of 3.

Game Systems allowed - Nintendo DS / DS Lite / DSi / DSi XL / 3DS / Can only use Pokemon Black or White games.

The tournament regulations that players will receive during registration will automatically enforce the following rules:


Prior to the start of the battle, the Pokémon on each player's team will be displayed to their opponent briefly. Moves and held items are not displayed.

While viewing the Pokémon on their opponent's team, each player selects four Pokémon to use during the battle, and sends out two Pokémon at a time. The Pokémon that a player selects and the order of those Pokémon remains a secret until they are revealed during battle.

A 20-minute time limit for each match will automatically be enforced in-game, beginning at the start of each battle. If the outcome has not been determined by the end of the time limit, the game will automatically apply tiebreakers to determine a winner.

At the beginning of each turn, players will have 60 seconds to select moves for both Pokémon, or the change Active Pokémon. If a player has not made his or her selections at the end of this period, the game will automatically make selections for the player.



Pokémon Restrictions

Players may use Pokémon from the National PokeDex from 001-646 that are caught in the game, transferred from a previous Pokémon title, or received at an official event or distribution.

The following Pokémon may not be on a players team.

150-Mewtwo

151-Mew

249-Lugia

250- Ho oh

251-Celebi

382-Kyogre

383-Groudon

384-Rayquaza

385-Jirachi

386-Deoxys

483-Dialga

484-Palkia

487-Giratina

489-Phione

490-Manaphy

491-Darkrai

492-Shaymin

493-Arceus

494-Victini

643-Reshiram

644-Zekrom

646-Kyurem



All Pokémon that are Level 51 or higher will have their level reduced to 50 for the duration of the battle with the following parameters:

Each Pokémon retains all of the moves that it knew before being auto-leveled.

Pokémon that evolve after Level 50 do not devolve when auto-leveled.

Pokémon below Level 50 remain at their actual level rather than being auto-leveled up to Level 50 for the battle.

The Pokémon's stats are adjusted to what its Level 50 stats would be.

A player's team may not contain two Pokémon with the same Unova Pokédex number.

Each Pokémon on a player's team may use held items, though no two Pokémon may hold the same item during battle. Only items acquired in Pokémon Black Version or White Version, or received at an official Pokémon event or promotion, may be used.


Naming Restrictions (Nicknames)


Players may not enter two Pokémon with the same nickname.

Players may not enter a Pokémon nicknamed with the name of another Pokémon character (for example, an Unfezant nicknamed "Pidove").

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



Moves:

Pokémon may only use moves that have been learned through one of the following methods:

By leveling up

By TM or HM

As an Egg move, through breeding

From a character in the game

Already learned by a Pokémon that was received at an official Pokémon event or promotion

Pokémon cannot use the move Sky Drop and Dark Void during battle.

The Wonder Launcher cannot be used during battle.

What Is the Tournament Format?

The Autumn Regional series will allow use of only Pokémon Black Version, or Pokémon White Version DS Cartridges, and will be run using Age Modified Swiss (single game) pairings and a cut to a Top 8 (attendance allowing) single elimination finals. Single elimination finals will be run as best 2 out of 3.

The Video Game Tournament format document, which contains details about Team construction rules and a list of Pokémon that cannot be used in competitive play, can be found here.

What are the Prizes?

Prizes are awarded to the top players in each of three age divisions.

All participants will receive 3 Play! Points, and a Pokémon Regional Championships promo card (while supplies last), just for playing!

1st Place

A Pokémon VG Regional Championships 1st Place award

A Travel Award (including a parent or legal guardian for players under 18) to the 2013 U.S. National Championships at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana*

A first-round bye at the U.S. National Championships**

120 Championship Points

2nd Place

A Pokémon VG Regional Championships 2nd Place award

A Travel Stipend of $500 for Junior and Senior Division finalists, collected on site at the National Championships. Valid ID will be required to collect your stipend.

A Travel Stipend of $300 for Masters Division finalists, collected on site at the National Championships. Valid ID will be required to collect your stipend.

A first- round bye at the U.S. National Championships**

110 Championship Points (if division attendance is 4 or greater)

3rd & 4th Place

A Travel Stipend of $500 for Junior and Senior Division semi-finalists, collected on site at the National Championships. Valid ID will be required to collect your stipend.

A Pokémon TCG Regional Championships 3rd or 4th Place award

90 Championship Points (if division attendance is 8 or greater)

5th Place through 8th Place

70 Championship Points(if division attendance is 32 or greater)

9th Place through 12th Place

50 Championship Points (if division attendance is 64 or greater)

13th Place through 16th Place

40 Championship Points (if division attendance is 64 or greater)

17th Place through 32nd Place

20 Championship Points (if division attendance is 128 or greater)

33rd Place through 64th Place

10 Championship Point (if division attendance is 256 or greater)

* Travel awards and byes are awarded to the winning player and are awarded to the U.S. National Championships. A Canadian player is therefore eligible to win a travel award to the U.S. National Championships, as there is no Video Game Nationals in Canada in 2013.

** Byes do not “stack.” If you have won a bye in another event such as the S/P/T Championship and finish in the top 2 of a Regional Championship, you will receive a maximum first- and second-round bye at your National Championships.

† Travel awards do not “stack.” If you have won a travel award at a previous Regional Championships event, the travel award will pass down to the next eligible player. If there is a stipend awarded to the player who the travel award is passed to, that stipend will instead be awarded to the player the travel award was passed down from. Travel stipends DO stack, meaning that a player may earn multiple travel stipends.
 
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Note: Masters and Junior/Seniors registration times have changed, these are final. This will allow Masters to finish earlier for travelers that have to work on monday.
 
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