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PUI: Sanction 2 v. 2

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Broken Lizard

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A new tournament season is upon us.

The rankings have reset, and consensus says that the Modified Format sets will rotate to RS-on when the new floor rules are released (soon).

This is all good.

However, in order to keep the game even fresher, and to take advantage of all the cards that are made for it, I propose that PUI Sanction 2 v. 2 play.

For those who are not familiar with the format:

2-on-2 Battle Rules
There's a new challenge in the Pokémon trading card game, and it's 2-on-2 Battle! Each player has two Active Pokémon on the battlefield at a time, doubling the excitement. The game is played like a regular game of Pokémon, except for a couple of rules listed below.

Starting the Game
You and your opponent will each need your own deck of 60 cards. If you have at least two Basic Pokémon cards when you draw a starting hand of seven cards, put two Basic Pokémon into play as your Active Pokémon. You can start the game with only one Basic Pokémon in play, and still play 2-on-2 Battle, if that is the only Basic Pokémon in your hand. When a player has two Active Pokémon, he or she may choose up to four Basic Pokémon cards from his or her hand and put them on the Bench (where the Pokémon wait until they become one of the Active Pokémon).

Only One Active Pokémon?
Even if you only have one Active Pokémon, you can still continue 2-on-2 Battle. At any point during the game, if you only have one Active Pokémon, but still have a Pokémon on the Bench, choose a Benched Pokémon to go into the battlefield.

Attack!
During 2-on-2 Battle, you choose one of your Active Pokémon to attack, and then select the attack you want to use. You choose one of your opponent's Active Pokémon to attack, and finish the attack normally. Attacks that refer to "each Defending Pokémon" will affect both of the Defending Pokémon for that player.

Retreat!
As in the basic game, you can only retreat once per turn, even if you have two Active Pokémon in play. Choose wisely!

Pokémon with Special Conditions
When both of your Pokémon are Asleep, Burned, Confused, or Poisoned, you can make an attempt to recover or avoid damage in whatever order you would like. When one of your Active Pokémon gets Paralyzed, it will be out of action on your next turn, and then it will be okay again. You can still attack with your other Pokémon.

Trainer Cards
If the Trainer card has an effect on your Active Pokémon, you choose only one of your Active Pokémon for that card's effect (unless the card tells you to apply the effect to two or more of your Pokémon). For example, Potion allows you to remove two damage counters from one of your Pokémon, but it would not allow you to remove one damage counter from two of your Pokémon.

Special Energy Cards
When a Special Energy card is attached to one of your Active or Benched Pokémon, its effect is only applied to that Pokémon.

Baby Pokémon
When your Pokémon makes an attempt to attack an opponent's Baby Pokémon, you flip a coin. The rule for Baby Pokémon is applied only when your Pokémon tries to attack a Baby Pokémon.

Benched Pokémon
You can have up to 4 Pokémon on your Bench.
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If you have never played in this format, you're in for a treat. At first glance it may seem easier than standard Modified, but in reality it is actually more difficult.

I am also in favor of sanctioned Team play, but only if the Nintendo rules are vastly improved (as in, returned to the WotC rules) and a long list of rulings questions resolved.

Please voice your opinion here: should 2 v. 2 (RS-on) be a sanctioned format beginning this tourney season?
 
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YES! It should be sanctioned! I LOVE 2v2 because of all the possibilites, as in 2 Crawdaunt means +20 damage, or 2 Victreebell!
 
Hm, I prefer Team Battle. ie 2 players VS 2 players, 1 active each, and then the top team battle each other for 1st place. seems good to me.
 
Or they could just split a box, or maybe decide on a diffrent prize...ie 1 doesnt want any cards, the other gets em...like that would happen...
 
I don't like that
there isn't much strategy

it is just luck getting a teammate that has synergy with your deck
 
Heh, OR you could go in as a pair, or request a teammate...but you need an even # of players, maybe very1 has to come w/ some1?
 
Hmm...the odd person out gets a free win? How about, no...becuase then that would just ake everyone want to be the odd person...Ima stick w/ my idea...
 
I would rather see team play being sanctioned, but 2v2 would be a start also...
 
Whicker said:
technically, we have "free wins" now with byes
so that wouldn't change anything
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True, but then everyone wouldnt get a free win that deserved one, they would have to work for it, and what if the odd one out was almost always out?
 
I say bring it on. We have 6 expansions for the format, so it would work, especially if Nintendo is making cards with the 2v2/team text
 
Magnor the odd person is just a flip a dice for the bye, it's not changing anything, you can't dissagree to something that alrdy takes place in tounements.
 
Who says I cant? PUI? Nope, I could make a tiournament system where there are no byes, so, all in all, they stink...

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Just have the TO play them for one round...
 
Guys, this is about 2-0n-2 games, not team play and not Byes. Please keep it on topic and start a new topic if you wish to discuss the other two subjects.
 
sorry Pokepop, anyway, onto the more pressing matter...Will PUI ever sanction that? I would love to have 2v2 in worlds!
 
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