With the sun beginning to heat up and the weather becoming ever hotter, Pokemon World UK are proud to bring you a Summer Online Pokemon Tournament to heat up 2015 with! With the VGC 2015 format being used for this tournament, Play from home using Pokemon Omega Ruby, and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire. Its time test your skill against each other in order to be the best!
Prizes

1st Place £20 Nintendo eShop code
2nd Place £10 Nintendo eShop code
Registration for the Tournament will has begun by Emailing pokemon@J-games.co.uk with the following information:
Pokemon World User Name
3DS Friend Code
In Game trainer Name

The tournament is expected to start at 9pm 1st August 2015
Registration closes 6pm 1st August
All matches are played in Doubles format with flat rules
Pokémon may be part of the National Dex 1-719
Pokémon above Level 50 will be brought down to 50 for the match while those below 50 will stay as-is
Players choose 4 of their 6 registered Pokemon after team preview
You must use Pokémon Omega Ruby version or Pokémon Alpha Sapphire version
All Pokemon must have the blue pentagon on their stats page indicating they were caught, bred, or received as an official gift in Pokemon X, Y, Omega Ruby, or Alpha Saphire
A player’s team cannot contain two Pokémon with the same Pokédex number
Each Pokémon on a player’s team can hold an item, though no two Pokémon may hold the same item
A player’s team cannot contain two Pokémon with the same nickname
A player’s team cannot contain a Pokémon nicknamed with the name of another Pokémon (for example, a "Chesnaught" named “Blastoise”)

Soul Dew and Fairy Gem are not allowed to be held

Pokémon may only use moves that have been learned through one of the following methods:
• By leveling up
• By TM or HM
• As an Egg move, through breeding
• From a character in the game
• A move already known by a Pokémon received at an official Pokémon event or promotion
Banned Pokémon
150 – Mewtwo
151 – Mew
249 – Lugia
250 – Ho-Oh
251 – Celebi
382 – Kyogre
383 – Groudon
384 – Rayquaza
385 – Jirachi
386 – Deoxys
483 – Dialga
484 – Palkia
487 – Giratina
489 – Phione
490 – Manaphy
491 – Darkrai
492 – Shaymin
493 – Arceus
494 – Victini
643 – Reshiram
644 – Zekrom
646 – Kyurem
647 – Keldeo
648 – Meloetta
649 – Genesect
716 – Xerneas
717 – Yveltal
718 – Zygarde
719 – Diancie
720 - Hoopa
721 - Volcanion
 The tournament will follow the Swiss structure and leads to a final single elimination top cut to determine the champion. This means you play every round whether you win or you lose
 The top 8 players will make it to the top cut single elimination stage
 Games will be played in a best of 3 set and the winner of 2 games will be declared the winner of the match. Report the proper score because your tiebreakers are affected. The only results should be 2-0 or 2-1.
 You may not change teams during that best of 3, but you can change teams between rounds.
 Games must be played on Nintendo 3DS systems using Pokémon Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire. In certain circumstances Pokémon Showdown may be used, but it needs to be cleared with Doctorstorm, the tournament host.
 This is not a live tournament. Matches will play out over the course of the week.
 A Pokémon World account is required to play.
 If your match comes down to activity and you either never read your opponent’s communication, never replied to your opponent’s communication, or never logged on to Pokémon World during the current round you will be dropped from the tournament.
 As mentioned it is Swiss, just because you lose it does not mean you are done, play the tournament out!
 Please record a video while playing your match (using a phone or camcorder or something similar) to help in case of disputes. We also recommend saving all battle videos.
 When you communicate with your opponent we suggest using private messages. Sometimes your opponent may ignore you, stop responding, or some other issue may arise. In those cases it is in your best interest to include the tournament host in your PM by clicking adding members. This will help hosts make the correct calls when deciding activity decisions. Once a new round is up, hosts will likely not reverse a decision, it is the players job to be proactive in helping their activity cases.

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To sign up follow this link:http://3ds.pokemon-gl.com/competitions/4024

Compete in the 2015 International Challenge February, an online competition that will pit you against players from around the world. You'll compete in Double Battles using nearly any known Pokémon, but the Pokémon have to have been acquired in Pokémon X, Pokémon Y, Pokémon Omega Ruby, or Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. All Pokémon above Lv. 50 will be set to Lv. 50 for the duration of the battles.

Sign-Up Period
Thursday, February 19, 2015, at 00:00 UTC through Thursday, February 26, 2015, at 23:59 UTC
• You must sign up during this period in order to be able to participate in the competition.
• You may sign up for the competition once per game registered to your PGL account.

Competition Period
Friday, February 27, 2015, at 00:00 UTC through Sunday, March 1, 2015, at 23:59 UTC

Participant Limit
50,000 (limit subject to change; first come, first served)

Participation Gift
Qualified participants will receive 2,000 Poké Miles, which can be used at the PokéMileage Club on the Pokémon Global Link. To qualify, players must earn a place in the rankings by completing at least one battle.

Age Divisions
Junior/Senior Division: Born 2000 or later
Masters Division: Born 1999 or earlier
• Junior Division players are limited to playing between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m., based on the eastern-most time zone in each player’s country.

Ranking Results Announcement
Friday, March 6, 2015 (announcement time subject to change)

Compatible Games
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire

Competition Rules
• This competition uses Double Battle format.
• Players may use Pokémon with National Pokédex number 1 through 719, with the exception of the following: Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Celebi, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Deoxys, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Keldeo, Meloetta, Genesect, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zygarde, and Diancie.
• Players may use only Pokémon found, caught, hatched from an Egg, or received through a special promotion in Pokémon Omega Ruby, Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, Pokémon X, or Pokémon Y.
• Pokémon brought over from Pokémon Black, Pokémon White, Pokémon Black 2, or Pokémon White 2 via Poké Transporter cannot participate in this competition.
• Register 4–6 of your Lv. 1–100 Pokémon to your Battle Box.
• All Pokémon above Lv. 50 in this competition will automatically become Lv. 50 for the duration of each match.
• Only four of the Pokémon you register to your Battle Box can be used during each match.
• Players cannot register two or more of the same Pokémon.
• Players cannot have two or more of the same item.
• The item Soul Dew is not allowed.
• A 15-minute time limit for each match will automatically be enforced in-game, beginning at the start of each battle. If the outcome has not been determined when the time limit expires, the game will automatically apply tiebreakers to determine a winner.
• At the beginning of each battle, players have 90 seconds to select four Pokémon with which to battle.
• At the beginning of each turn, players have 45 seconds to select a move or change the Pokémon in battle. If a player has not made his or her selections at the end of this period, the game will automatically make selections for the player.
• Players may battle up to 10 games per day of the competition. Any unplayed games will carry over to the following day. A new day begins at 00:00 UTC.
• For additional details, please come back to check the competition’s regulations page when registration opens.

Notice
• There will be no Championship Points awarded for the first International Challenge. Use this competition as a chance to prepare your team for the Pokémon World Championships!

Participation Requirements
• A Pokémon Trainer Club membership
• A wireless Internet connection
• A Pokémon Omega Ruby or Pokémon Alpha Sapphire game with a Game Sync ID registered in the Pokémon Global Link (PGL)
• The birth date you have registered in your Pokémon Trainer Club account will determine the age division in which you play. If it’s discovered during the competition that your birth-date information is incorrect, you may be disqualified from the competition and future competitions.