World Championships: Difference between revisions

===Year-specific formats===

* '''[[Pokémon Video Game Showdown 2008|2008]]''' — {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}

** For this year only, players were only allowed to bring exactly 4 Pokémon, instead of bringing 6 and choosing 4 just before the battle.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080701040211/http://showdown.pokemon.com/rules/qualifier_rules.xhtml Rules- 2008 Pokémon Video Game Showdown Qualifier Regulations] - Pokémon.com</ref>

** {{p|Dragonite}} and {{p|Tyranitar}} were specifically disallowed, preventing players from using the (at the time) Japan-exclusive level 50 Dragonite event. (It was not possible to obtain Tyranitar at or below level 50 until a [[Generation VI]] event.)

** The Japan-only (at the time) [[Micle Berry]], [[Custap Berry]], and {{m|Sketch}}ing {{m|Seed Flare}} were disallowed.

* '''[[2009 World Championships|2009]]''' — {{game|Platinum}}

** Event-exclusive level 50 Dragonite were allowed this year.

** All forms of {{p|Rotom}}, including the normal form, were disallowed.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090412160033/http://origin.pokemonvgc.com/en/rules/rrg.html Pokémon Video Game Championships 2009 - Rules and Regulations] - PokémonVGC.com</ref>

* '''[[2013 World Championships|2013]]''' — {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}

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

* '''[[2014 World Championships|2014]]''' — {{g|X and Y}}

** Only [[List of Pokémon by Kalos Pokédex number|Kalos Pokédex]] Pokémon were allowed. Dark Void once again became allowed.

When series may overlap at the start or end of a year, events may use either of the two formats. For example, the Korean League Season 1 on December 15-16, 2019 used 2020 Series 1 rules, while the Kuala Lumpur Regionals on December 21-22, 2019 used 2019 Ultra Series rules.<ref>[https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020-season-events/ Pokémon VGC events for the 2020 Season] - By Victory Road, VictoryRoadVGC.com, September 6, 2019.</ref>

===World Champions===

* 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, the published 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>

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