World Championships: Difference between revisions

* Two Pokémon may not have the same Pokédex number. [[Special Pokémon]], [[Mythical Pokémon]], and [[Ash-Greninja]] are disallowed (but not Dusk Form {{p|Lycanroc}}) unless the format has an exception.

** The [[Soul Dew]] was disallowed until [[Generation VII]], where its effect changed.

* Between [[Generation VI]] and [[Generation VIII]], Pokémon must have an [[origin mark]] matching the games used for the competition. This may be substituted with the [[battle-ready symbol]].

* Two Pokémon may not have the same [[held item]].

* '''[[2012 World Championships|2012]]''' — {{game|Black and White|s}}

** Sky Drop and {{m|Dark Void}} were both disallowed.

** Sky Drop and {{m|Dark Void}} were both disallowed.

** {{p|Chatot}} was disallowed (for only this year).<ref>[https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms/pdf/op/tournaments/2012/pokemon_tournament_rules_11_1_2011.pdf Pokémon Organized Play Tournament Rules] - Revised: November 01, 2011 - Pokémon.com</ref><ref>[https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms/pdf/op/tournaments/2013/Play_Pokemon_VG_Rules_and_Formats.pdf Play! Pokémon VG Tournament Rules & Formats] - Revised: February 4, 2013 - Pokémon.com</ref>

** Up to two Special Pokémon were allowed in a team of six.

* '''[[2017 World Championships|2017]]''' — {{g|Sun and Moon}}

* '''[[2018 World Championships|2018]]''' — {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}

* '''[[2019 World Championships|2019]]''' — {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}

**** When HOME compatibility was released, the English/French/Italian/German/Spanish ruleset was changed to state that a Scarlet and Violet origin mark was required for the rest of the series (with the only competitive effect being to disallow Roaming Form [[Gimmighoul]]).

**** Regardless of these regional inconsistencies and changes, the HOME update also caused [[Plate]]s and six certain [[Egg Move]]s ({{m|Heal Bell}}, {{m|Simple Beam}}, {{m|Cosmic Power}}, {{m|Raging Fury}}, {{m|Barb Barrage}}, and {{m|Psyshield Bash}}<ref>https://sv-news.pokemon.co.jp/ja/page/114.html</ref>) to become newly available and allowed immediately in all regions, at approximately 4pm JST May 30.

*** Regulation Set D (Jul 1 - Sep 30, 2023): Pokémon and forms outside the Paldea Pokédex became allowed, except [[Walking Wake]] and [[Iron Leaves]].

===Broadcasting===

* In 2009, for at least the semifinals onward, players connected their Nintendo DSes to a modified, unreleased version of Pokémon Battle Revolution. The modified game featured Platinum outfits for {{ga|Dawn}} and {{ga|Lucas}} as well as no region- or language-locking.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICRdjvaUQM8 571 - The VGC 2009 Battle Revolution Platinum mystery + LIVE! Shiny Rotom after 20,948 SRs!] - YouTube.com</ref>

* Between 2010 and 2019, only the top screen of the Nintendo DS or [[Nintendo 3DS]] was broadcast in order to prevent revealing a player's move selections.

===In the games===

In {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, several NPCs at the [[Battle Resort]] mention the Pokémon World Championships.

===Trivia===

* It is possible for moves to become {{pkmn2|event}}-exclusive at a World Championship format despite not being event-exclusive normally. For example, {{m|Bounce}} was an event-exclusive move on {{p|Gyarados}} in VGC 2017 only, as it otherwise needs a [[Move Tutor]] to learn Bounce and so could not have the [[black clover]] at the time.

* While event-exclusive Pokémon, moves, and items have been disallowed, event-exclusive [[Hidden Abilities]] have always been allowed.  

* The first half of 2020 is the only time that non-event Pokémon have been disallowed because of rarity. Specifically, Gigantamax Pokémon that were rarely available normally in-game did not become allowed until the start of the first [[Wild Area News]] event that temporarily made them more common. This would become moot with the release of The Isle of Armor, which would make all relevant Gigantamax Pokémon available without relying on rarity.

* Between approximately October 2020 and March 2021, at least the English language rulebook mistakenly implied {{p|Regigigas}} was disallowed (by omitting its National Pokédex number from the list of allowed Pokémon that do not have a Galar/Isle of Armor/Crown Tundra Pokédex number).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201027152813/https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-10232020-en.pdf Video Game Rules, Formats & Penalty Guidelines] - Date of last revision: October 23, 2020 - Pokémon.com</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210126052431/https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-01252021-en.pdf Video Game Rules, Formats & Penalty Guidelines] - Date of last revision: January 25, 2021 - Pokémon.com</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210511201450/https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-03292021-en.pdf Video Game Rules, Formats & Penalty Guidelines] - Date of last revision: March 29, 2021 - Pokémon.com</ref> This was fixed sometime in or before February 2022.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220309173223/https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-02152022-en.pdf Video Game Rules, Formats & Penalty Guidelines] - Date of last revision: February 15, 2022 - Pokémon.com</ref>

* Coincidentally, in the 2022 edition's Masters Division finals for the core series video games, players Eduardo Cunha and Guillermo Castilla Diaz represented the basis of the [[Paldea]] region (the {{wp|Iberian Peninsula}}), the setting of the [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]] games.

==Trading Card Game==

| [[2017 World Championships|2017]]

| Anaheim, CA

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