The annual Pokémon World Championships are currently being held in Anaheim, California, providing Pokémon fans with a chance to see the best strategies some of the most experienced players can come up with. The top players in both the trading card game (TCG) and the video game compete for over $500,000 in prizes, and some of the matches can get pretty intense. The official Pokémon video game championships are known as the VGC, and the 2017 series uses Pokémon Sun and Moon. The rules for this year include:
- Only Pokemon in the Alola Pokedex are allowed
- Pokemon must have the Alola symbol showing they were caught in the Alola region
- Mythical and some Legendary Pokemon are not allowed
- No Mega Stones are allowed
- All other items are allowed, including Z-Crystals
- Double Battle format
- 90-second team preview, 45-second turn limit, 10-minute “player time”
- All Pokemon are set to Lv. 50, including Pokemon below Lv. 50
To learn more about the basics, click here.
Source: GameSpot
Pokémon Blog 