Featured Pokemon
Giratina is one of the most used pokemon in VGC 2010, aside from the obvious Kyogre and Palkia. It is incredibly bulky, with base 150 HP and base 120 defenses. Being a Ghost type, it is immune to Normal typed moves, expecially Explosion. That's why Giratina can be used to great success in the back of your team, for switching it into an Explosion. Giratina also works well as a lead, mainly with Choice Scarf. Having a 'mediocre' base 90 Speed, equipping a Choice Scarf makes it fast and, with Shadow Force, powerful. One weakness is that Giratina is weak to Ice and Dragon, arguably the most popular attacking types in VGC 2010. Yache and Haban, respectively, help aid in the solution for that problem. Click the picture to take a look at it's analysis.
The Pokemon VGC is Nintendo and The Pokemon Comapny International's official pokemon video game tournament! It happens once every year, organized to run in the same approximate timeframe as the TCG. Many of our members have been successful in these competitions and have won incredible prizes. If you are interested in playing the pokemon video games with rules that actually matter and incredible prizes, check out our extensive VGC section for more information!
RAY RIZZO IS WORLD CHAMPION!
Ray Rizzo, otherwise known as BlueCookies, has won the Pokemon Video Game Championships for the Senoir Division in Kona, Hawaii! He played Yasuki Tochigi; lost the first game, then won the next two handily to take the world championship. Our hats are off to you!
Worlds was an incredible weekend. So many competitors, so many prizes, and only a few champions. Check out the official site for full details. http://www.pokemonworldchampionships.com/2010/
8-20-2010
Pokemon VGC Locations and full rules out!
That's right, the locations have been announced for the USA and Europe, along with the full official rules and prizes! The USA Locations are:
- Seattle, WA, May 8
- San Fransisco, CA, May 15
- Phoenix, AZ, May 22
- Dallas, TX, May 29
- Atlanta, GA, June 5
- Newark, NJ, June 12
- Last Chance Lottery, Indianapolis, IN - Late June
Europe stops:
Birmingham, England, May 29
Cologne, Germany, June 5
Lyon, France, June 12
Madrid, Spain, June 19
World Championships: Kona, HI, August 13-15
With most of this year's VGC events over, we wait for the results of the Worlds VGC matches to happen!
Check out this thread on the forums and the official site for all of the full information!
4-14-2010 + 7-12-2010
Officially confirming what we knew since the Japanese rules were announced, the rules for VGC in USA and Europe were confirmed on the official site. Found here. Auto leveling will be in play. Notice that the page says "Returning participants will notice that most of the rules and guidelines are the same as last year, but we've been working hard to make exciting changes that will make the 2010 Pokémon Video Game Championships better than ever! These changes include...." So, the rules from 2009 are still intact, but then these are added on top of them. So species clause, item clause, etc are still part of the rules. It mentions a date of March 26, so in that vicinity is most likely when the dates for the qualifier stops will be announced! Stay tuned.
2-09-2010