Tournaments

Tournaments are held Monday to Friday at 12:00 and 22:00 UTC in the Vermilion City PvP Arena. To join a tournament, simply enter the PvP Arena with a valid team no more than 30 minutes before the tournament start time. When the tournament starts, you will be matched with another random player to battle, where the winner proceeds to the next round.

Tip: use the /time command to check the current time in UTC.

See the official ruleset for full information on bans and clauses for each format here:

Official Ruleset

Little Cup

When: Monday 12:00 and 22:00 UTC.

LC (Little Cup) is a format where players may only use Pokémon that have not yet evolved and are capable of evolution. During tournament battles, Pokemon are set to level 5.

Self-Caught

When: Tuesday 12:00 and 22:00 UTC.

Self-Caught is a format in which you are only allowed to use Pokemon which were originally obtained by you. This means any Pokemon you received via a trade cannot be used. During tournament battles, Pokemon are set to level 100.

Ubers

When: Wednesday 12:00 and 22:00 UTC.

Ubers is the format with the least amount of bans/clauses. During tournament battles, Pokemon are set to level 100.

Set Level 100

When: Thursday 12:00 and 22:00 UTC.

Set Level 100 is the standard battling format. During tournament battles, Pokemon are set to level 100.

Monotype

When: Friday 12:00 and 22:00 UTC.

All Pokemon on your team must share a common type. Both single and dual-type Pokemon are allowed. During tournament battles, Pokemon are set to level 100.

1st: 250 PvP Tokens, 400 credits and 1 random item
2nd: 100 PvP Tokens and 100 credits

All participants (except 1st and 2nd place) will receive 20 PvP Tokens, and each round win rewards 10 PvP Tokens.

Pokemon

Items