Join us at SoCal's premier VGC venue, Psycho Turtle Play! We've partnered with POW?! Gaming and Psycho Turtle Collectables to deliver the very best VGC Tournaments in all of SoCal. Come show off your skills, join in raids, or trade, and watch some great battles! You will need a Play!Pokemon ID to play! If you don’t currently have one, you can make one here! We strongly encourage you to purchase your spot online to guarantee your seat! Spots will be limited.
Where: Psycho Turtle Play 9549 Telegraph rd Pico Rivera, CA 90660
Details: We strongly encourage you to purchase your spot online to guarantee your seat! Spots will be limted. Signup @ https://www.start.gg/gymchallenge.
This tournament will use the Regulation G Doubles Rules.
The tournament will run on Swiss style rounds, with a Top Cut. Matches will be Best of 3!
Prizes include: 1st - 4th place will win cash prizes
Rules: We will utilize an open team list format. Players are required to provide a legible and accurate list of the Pokémon that comprise their team. All Pokémon information provided on the team list will be made available to the opponent except for the Pokémon’s stats (Speed, etc.). Fill and print your team list HERE.
Paldea Pokédex No. 001–400, Kitakami Pokédex No. 001–200, and Blueberry Pokédex No. 001–242, as well as certain other Pokémon are eligible to participate. Certain Pokémon may not be used.
Only Pokémon obtained in the Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet games—including those found in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC—or those transferred from Pokémon HOME are eligible.
Competitors may register one special restricted Pokémon to their Battle Team.
Each Pokémon may hold an item, though no two Pokémon may hold the same item.
Competitors may use any items that can be obtained through regular gameplay (including—but not limited to—rewards earned through participation in online battles and other functions of games released by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo) or items that have been awarded as part of a distribution or special event.
Competitors may use the following Pokémon:
Pokémon obtained in the Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet games
Pokémon transferred from Pokémon HOME
Pokémon received at an official event or distribution
A competitor’s team cannot contain more than one Pokémon with the same National Pokédex number.
Pokémon may make use of any move or Ability available to that Pokémon through normal gameplay. This includes but is not limited to:
Hidden Abilities, if available
Moves and Abilities made available through an official Pokémon event or promotion
Exception: Pokémon may not have the Battle Bond Ability
Pokémon above and below Lv. 50 are permitted but will be auto-leveled to Lv. 50 during battle.
Any regional Pokémon form that meets the above criteria and regulations may be used.
