Anyone participate in any PkmnWorldChampionship?

[KatherineLuvsMJ]

Hi i was wondering if anyone participated in the Pokemon World Championship because im thinking in participating when im 18 soo 2 years from now xD Anyways i wanna know the experience, and rules if any of u guys were in the P.W.C Thank you

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I'm a bit of an old timer when it comes to this stuff but,



Do you remember a Pokemon event called 'Journey Across America'? It was where people got to meet, battle, get event Pokemon and etc. Specifically the battles as whomever won there, got a chance to enter the World Tournament within New York City. I believe this was back in late 2005 to early 2006.

The rules were much different back then, in comparison to now, as back then, it was focused on single battles rather than doubles. The people there are tough just to warn you. I barely made it past round 1 and lost round 2 to a very skilled trainer.

[KatherineLuvsMJ]

wow how tough was it and please tell me about the battles u won and lost

[KatherineLuvsMJ]

Ohh yeah i forgot do they use legendary pokemon too cause if they are im soo screwed xD

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Not too sure about the rules, but I don't think you're allowed to use legendaries.
Nor hacked Pokemon of course.
And, I'm not too sure, but I don't think you're allowed to use items that boost types. Like Twisted Spoon, Dark Glasses, etc.
Again, I don't know the rules. Anyway, I'm sure you can find the rules online somewhere.
And yes, Azn is right. There are TOUGH trainer's there.
Make sure to EV train your team and have a well balanced team.
I think items like Life Orba are allowed.
Go on sites like Bulbapedia, Serebii and especially Smogon to learn what are the best move sets and Pokemons.
Also make sure you're team is well set up and you have a strategy. Example; You're team is about attack and speed. Or it's all about the best defence. Using Toxic to slowly faint your foe. Or using moves like Dragon Dance to give you an upper advantage. Or using certain moves that are risky. Like Hammer Arm. Are these the stats that are okay to go down? Or will it put you in a really bad spot. Also using your Pokemon ability's to your advantage. Also, using your foe's Pokemon abilities to your advantage helps as well. Using moves like Gravity will help too. etc.
Strategy is very important! And always make sure you have back up plans in case your other strategy doesn't work.
I've never been in the tournaments sadly, but I can only imagine how tense it can be!xD
Hope this helped!

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Jan 12, 2013 14:19:07 GMT -8 KatherineLuvsMJ said:

Ohh yeah i forgot do they use legendary pokemon too cause if they are im soo screwed xD

It was pretty tough from what I can recall but, I might be mixing this up with another tournament I went to back in the day, so if there's any inconsistencies with the rules, I'm sorry about that. lol.

Jan 12, 2013 14:36:16 GMT -8 @gloomyharuka said:

And, I'm not too sure, but I don't think you're allowed to use items that boost types. Like Twisted Spoon, Dark Glasses, etc.

I believe the Journey Across America tournament let you use those. But I dunno for sure; it was practically seven years ago! lol.

The Battles took place in 3D with Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness for the Gamecube lol.



Anyways, I remember you were allowed to use one legendary Pokemon (except the legendary birds, beasts, and golems were usuable) of your choice, and that one legendary would be a part of your overall six used in battle. But anyways,

I think I brought in my Sharpedo, Raichu, Armaldo, Metagross, Blaziken, and Rayquaza for the tournament.

I remember the first match being alright, nothing too particularly hard. I entered the Junior Division so I was with other like minded kids at the time. Not to mention, I don't think EV training was widely known as it was now, so it was fair game lol.

Anyways, Sharpedo was my lead, and I remember the other guy using a Macargo. I easily beat it with Surf, and it faints due to its 4x weakness to Water.

After that the guy sends out his Zapdos. I was expecting an electric based move coming, so I switched into my Metagross and sure enough, it was Thunderbolt. I remember taking it out with a rock type move in two hits though, as my Metagross was able to take the Thunderbolts.

He then goes for Charizard and tries to flamethrower me. I switch into Blaziken and absorb it. Fortunately for me, I was faster than Charizard and proceeded to KO it with Thunderpunch.

Now here's where my memory gets ridiculously hazy. I remember switching out my Blaziken for Sharpedo, and Raichu but they both get KOed to this one Pokemon that I forgot. I remember him sending out a Pokemon that got my Blaziken into the Red HP zone however, causing my Salac Berry Kicked In, meaning I got even more faster. Unfortunately, Blaziken fainted to the guys' final Pokemon, which was a Lugia, and it took Blaziken out with a Super Effective Psychic type move. Fortunately for me, I had my Rayquaza left in reserve. After one Dragon Dance, Rayquaza's outrage KOed the Lugia giving me the victory.

And that's my story for ya. lol.

However, round two is a different story. I got beat with the next guy having 2 Pokemon in his reserves. I don't remember what happened though. I vaguely remember a Kyogre defeating my Rayquaza and Blaziken though. It was tough considering I lost and all lol.

But yeah. I might try out for the Pokemon World Tournament eventually. I just gotta get a BW/2 game first lol.

After the tournament though, I was there to meet with a bunch of people. Trading, and battling with strangers was really fun! ^^

All of the event Pokemon I got were really cool, and my trainer's certificate is pretty awesome in my opinion.