Rule variants: Difference between revisions

Line 208: Line 208:


====Pokémon 2000 World Championship====
====Pokémon 2000 World Championship====
Thunder for Down Under, a worldwide qualifier, took place in various countries in the year 2000. In this tournament, players from Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States all competed in regional championships, with the winners heading for the Pokémon 2000 World Championship, the first Pokémon World Championship, in Sydney, Australia. The regional and Continental events featured three formats: Pika Cup, Poké Cup and Prime Cup; however, the World event only featured the Prime Cup. Pokémon Stadium was used for the battles. Regarding the Prime Cup rules, Mewtwo was allowed in the regional tournaments, on the other hand, Mew was banned in all the events. Darryn Van Vuuren, from the United Kingdom, won the World tournament thus becoming the first World Champion in Pokémon History; on the other hand, Edwin Krause from Germany finished on second place, Sergio García Maroto from Spain finished on third place and Ian Garvey from the United States finished on fourth place.<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/09/06/hes-the-master</ref><ref>https://informepokemon.wordpress.com/2020/03/19/reconstruyendo-un-gran-pedazo-de-historia/</ref>
Thunder for Down Under, a worldwide qualifier, took place in various countries in the year 2000. In this tournament, players from Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States all competed in regional championships, with the winners heading for the Pokémon 2000 World Championship, the first Pokémon World Championship, in Sydney, Australia. The regional and Continental events featured three formats: Pika Cup, Poké Cup and Prime Cup; however, the World event only featured the Prime Cup. Pokémon Stadium was used for the battles. Regarding the Prime Cup rules, Mewtwo was allowed in the Spanish tournament, on the other hand, Mew was banned in all the events. Darryn Van Vuuren, from the United Kingdom, won the World tournament thus becoming the first World Champion in Pokémon History; on the other hand, Edwin Krause from Germany finished on second place, Sergio García Maroto from Spain finished on third place and Ian Garvey from the United States finished on fourth place.<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/09/06/hes-the-master</ref><ref>https://informepokemon.wordpress.com/2020/03/19/reconstruyendo-un-gran-pedazo-de-historia/</ref>


{{GBU|napal|Pokémon 2000 World Championship|black=no|white=no|red=yes|blue=yes|yellow=yes|stadium=yes|
{{GBU|napal|Pokémon 2000 World Championship|black=no|white=no|red=yes|blue=yes|yellow=yes|stadium=yes|
registration=???|duration=June 1 to September 22, 2000|rankings=September 22, 2000|entries=???|
registration=???|duration=June 1 to September 22, 2000|rankings=September 22, 2000|entries=???|
format=Single Battle|btime=10 minutes|ctime=12 seconds|cap=100|party=3 per battle<br>6 per entry|naitems=yes|
format=Single Battle|btime=10 minutes|ctime=12 seconds|cap=Varies|totallevel=Varies|party=3 per battle<br>6 per entry|naitems=yes|
species=yes|selfko=yes|sleep=yes|freeze=yes|nomoves=yes|
species=yes|selfko=yes|sleep=yes|freeze=yes|nomoves=yes|
pokemon={{MSP/3|150|Mewtwo}}{{MSP/3|151|Mew}}
pokemon=Varies depending of the format
}}
}}