The Prof Cup will be open to all Stage 1 or Stage 2 Professors!
TCG FORMATS
Standard Format: current, 16 players max
Casual Format: “Gym Challenge + Challenge Hall” (16 players max)
• Gym Challenge (Swiss rounds)
o 60 Cards deck, Standard format (Sword & Shield-on, standard promos allowed)
o Mono-types deck: you can choose only one type of basic energy and Pokémons. Special Energies and Colorless Pokémon are not allowed.
o No Pokémon-V, VMAX or VSTAR are ammitted
• Challenge Hall (for Top 8): yes, it was inspired by the Challenge Hall format of the Pokémon TCG game for Game Boy Color!
o First round is based on the Swiss results, like a Standard TOP8
o The 4 players that wins the first game remain seated at the table
o The other players can choose another opponent that won the previous game, different for the same of the previous round
o You can’t play with the same opponent for two time, so you have 4 chances
o The player that wins for first 3 times in a row wins the tournament. The second one that complete the route will be second. The tournament is concluded when 4 players complete the route.
VGC FORMATS
Standard: Sword & Shield, Series 12 Rules
Casual:
• Only “box art” Pokémon ammitted, in a Sword/Shield 2vs2, for example Blastoise or Charizard from Pokémon Blue/Red (only main and remakes games, no spin-off ones)
Here you can find the complete list of Pokémon ammitted:
o Blastoise
o Charizard
o Venusaur
o Pikachu
o Ho-oh
o Lugia
o Suicune
o Kyogre
o Groudon
o Rayquaza
o Dialga
o Palkia
o Giratina (both formes allowed?)
o Reshiram
o Zekrom
o Yveltal
o Xerneas
o Solgaleo
o Lunala
o Necrozma (Dawn Wing/Dusk Mane)
o Zacian (Crowned)
o Zamazenta (Crowned)