2019 marks a new phase for the VGC 2019 format. The Moon Series will now replace the previous restrictions brought by the Sun Series last year which can definitely shift the current meta. These changes will be discussed below under the Format section.
Pilipinas Got Pokemon aim to solidify the competitive Pokemon scene in the Philippines through non-TPC sanctioned tournaments using the official VGC format like this one in the hopes that our country will be included in future TPC events for the video game category.
- Double Dragon Plaza January VGC Moon Series Tournament
- Islas Pinas
- G/F Double Dragon Plaza, EDSA Extension corner Macapagal Avenue, Pasay City
- Sunday - January 20, 2019
- Registration time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
- Tournament proper: 1:30 PM
- P150
- Cash prize will depend on player turn-out
- Pokemon VGC 2019 Moon Series Format
- Swiss, Best of 3
- All battles will be Double Battles played in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon.
- Players must have Patch version 1.2 installed
- All Pokémon from National Pokédex No. 001 through 807 are allowed, with the following restrictions:
- Mythical Pokémon and Ash-Greninja are not permitted.
- Players may only include two of the following Pokémon in their teams:
• Mewtwo
• Lugia
• Ho-Oh
• Kyogre
• Groudon
• Rayquaza
• Dialga
• Palkia
• Giratina
• Reshiram
• Zekrom
• Kyurem
• Xerneas
• Yveltal
• Zygarde
• Cosmog
• Cosmoem
• Solgaleo
• Lunala
• Necrozma - Pokémon must have the ✤ Alola symbol, showing they were caught in the Alola region.
- Duplicate Pokémon are not allowed.
- Duplicate held items are not allowed.
- All Pokémon are set to Lv. 50, including Pokémon below Lv. 50.
- Players will have 7 minutes of Your Time, up from 5 minutes in 2018.
- Additional Moon Series restrictions (January 8, 2019 - April 1, 2019):
• Ultranecrozium Z is not permitted, but other Z-Crystals are permitted.
• Mega Stones are not permitted.
• Blue Orb and Red Orb items are not permitted.
• Rayquaza may not know the move Dragon Ascent.
- Sylvester Babanto
- Pilipinas Got Pokemon Facebook group
Source: Pinoy Nintendo
