Colorado State Championship

Saturday March 14

Location:

Holiday Inn Airport

1855 Aeroplaza Dr

Colorado Springs, CO 80916

For room rates please call (719)380-8716

Registration will be from 9:00am until 10:00am. Players must be in line by 10:00am with a complete decklist or they will take a first round loss.

Players will receive a special promo card and pin when the register. Supplies of the promo cards and pins are limited.

Prizes:

1st, Playmat and 36 booster packs and trophy

2nd, 16 booster packs and yrophy

3rd & 4th, 8 booster packs and trophy

5th-8th, 4 booster packs.

We will also have DS side events.

DS  Tournament:

This DS tournament will be level 50 (or lower) Double Battles. It will be almost the same rules as the 'Pokémon Video Game Showdown' that was at the Pokémon TCG Worlds Championship 2008, with a few changes here and there. Also, it will be easiest to run it Single Elimination on paper, but we'll see what time & space allows.

Battle Rules:
copied from the http://showdown.pokemon.com/rules/ 'Pokémon Video Game Showdown' website, then edited


Each match will be played using the Pokémon Communication Club Colosseum, found on the top floor of each Pokémon Center in Pokémon Diamond, Pokémon Pearl and Pokémon Platinum. The tournament will use the Double Cup rules set, with some additional restrictions. The Double Cup rules and the additional restrictions are outlined below.

Battles are played using the 2-on-2 format.

A player’s team must consist of exactly 4 Pokémon. If anybody's actually read this and want to: 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, Pokémon Platinum 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, Pokémon Pearl and Pokémon Platinum 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 (the Toys'R'Us' download WILL be allowed!)
    * 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
    * 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)

† Pokémon should be in a Poké Ball.  †† Pokémon should be in a Cherish Ball.

Tournament Operation:

The Tournament is a Single Elimination event. Each match will consist of a single 20-minute game, and will result in the winner advancing to the next round and the loser being removed from the tournament. When time expires, the tournament staff will determine the result of any unfinished matches using the tiebreakers outlined below

    * 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.

    * 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 may be disqualified from the event.

Pokémon Battle Revolution MIGHT still be used. MIGHT!

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 will be decided by coin flip dice roll.

Pre-Game Setup:

When a player signs up for this Side-Tournament, his or her game should be set up in a manner that will allow the tournament to proceed in a timely fashion.

    * The 4 Pokémon that will be used in each round must be in the player’s party. No other Pokémon may be in the player’s party. Again, if you read this & want to: Should a player decide to change Pokémon in his or her party after a round is completed, that change must be made before the next round begins.
    * If a player will be using a held item on a Pokémon, that Pokémon must be holding it.  3rd again, if you read this & want to: Should a player decide to change a held item after a round is completed, that change must be made before the next round begins.
    * Each player must have his or her game saved on the second floor of any Pokémon Center, in front of the Pokémon Communication Club Colosseum. This can be found on the far right side of the upper-floor of the Pokémon Center.

Other Information:

The use of external devices to alter a player’s Pokémon game is frowned upon. It's up to each player to let the tournament staff know if they think their opponent's game has illegal Pokémon or hold items. Players found to have Pokémon with [b]illegal stats, moves, abilities or hold items[/b] will be disqualified from the event, regardless of whether the player tampered with his or her game, or received a Pokémon or hold item that was tampered with by someone other than the player. It is the player’s responsibility to have legal Pokémon and hold items. The event official(s) 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 who disrupt the operation of the tournament.

Prizes:
To be determined.