These are your team pairings for Qualifiers Week 3 of the 2024 World Cup of Pokémon VGC! 🌐🚀
This is the decider week! Which teams will snatch a last-minute pass into the Group Stage?
📜 All pairings:
⚠️ VGC REGULATION SET H ⚠️
The Regulation Set H details have been announced!
🗓️ 1 Sep 2024–5 Jan 2025
🚫 All Paradox, Treasures of Ruin and Legendary Pokémon will be INELIGIBLE
🌎 This will be the format at LAIC!
🔙 Reg. Set G will be BACK from January to April 2025
Congratulations to 🇺🇸 Wolfe Glick (
@WolfeyGlick
), your 2024 Charlotte Regional Champion, his 8th Regional title overall! 🇺🇸🏆
Wolfe's previous achievements:
▶️ 2019 NAIC Champion
▶️ 2016 World Champion
▶️ 2-time US National Champion
▶️ 7-time Regional Champion
🌉 Archaludon, the new evolution for Duraludon!
Type: Steel / Dragon
Ability: Stamina / Sturdy
Signature Move: ⚡️ "Electrobeam" (エレクトロビーム). In turn 1, charges electricity, raising Archaludon's Special Attack by one level. In turn 2, it attacks. Skips charge under rain.
Congratulations to the only player at 9-0, guaranteeing a spot in Top Cut of the Baltimore Regional after Round 9! 🇺🇸🏆
🇺🇸 Wolfe Glick (
@WolfeyGlick
)
2 more rounds to go! 🎮
📲
#PlayPokemon
📖 Pairings:
Congratulations to 🇪🇸 Alex Gómez (
@PokeAlex_
), your 2023 North America International Champion! 🌎🏆
Alex's previous achievements:
▶️ 2019 Worlds Top 8
▶️ 2018 EUIC Finalist
▶️ 2016 United Kingdom National Champion
▶️ 2016 Lyon Regional Champion
🎁 GIVEAWAY 🎁
Victory Road is giving away TWO copies of
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émonScarletViolet! ❤️💜
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🗓️ Winner announced on Friday 18th!
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Congratulations to 🇺🇸 Nicholas Morales (
@Charmdi5089
), your 2025 Baltimore Regional Champion! 🇺🇸🏆
#PlayPokemon
This is Nicholas's first major achievement! 🥳
📅 Save the date!
Victory Road is hosting our first Pokémon Scarlet & Violet online VGC tournament in the weekend of December 10-11! 🚀
Can't wait to share more details with you all very soon! 🙇
🚨 It has been confirmed the return of TM moves first introduced in the SwSh DLC at the the upcoming
#PokemonScarletViolet
DLC Part 1: The Teal Mask!
▶️ Grassy Glide
▶️ Burning Jealousy
▶️ Poltergeist
▶️ Lash Out
▶️ Toxic (TM again)
🔗 Source (in JP):
Congratulations to the 106 best players at the 🗺️ 2024 World Championships that advance to Day 2! 🥳
The action continues at 19:00 UTC with the Day 2 Swiss rounds! 🎮
📲
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#PlayPokemon
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🟣
🎁 WCS GIVEAWAY 🎁
Victory Road is raffling an exclusive
#Pok
émonWorlds Pikachu Plush & Playmat to a lucky winner! 🚀
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🌎 Open worldwide
🗓️ Winner announced on the 13th
Good luck 🤞🏻🍀
Congratulations to the only player at 9-0, guaranteeing a spot in the Top Cut of Worlds after Round 9! 🗺️🏆
🇺🇸 Wolfe Glick (
@WolfeyGlick
)
2 more rounds to go! 🎮
#PokemonWorlds
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Victory Road presents... the World Champion Invitational 2020! 🚀
📆 Dec. 28th 2019
👥 All Champs of the decade!
💸 +$1000 in prizes
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Congratulations to 🇮🇹 Luca Ceribelli (
@cereevgc
), your 2024 Pokémon VG WORLD CHAMPION in the Masters Division! 🗺️🏆
🎉 Congratulazioni! 🥳
📲
#PokemonWorlds
#PlayPokemon
Congratulations to 🇵🇹 Eduardo Cunha (
@MeninoJardim
), your 2024 Barcelona Special Event Champion! 🏆
Eduardo's previous achievements:
▶️ 2022 WORLD CHAMPION
▶️ 2020 OCIC Finalist
▶️ 2019 OCIC Champion
▶️ 2016 Worlds Top 4
New Item: Mochis! 🍡
In Kitakami, participate in the Ogre Oustin' to collect Berries. If you bring them to the Berry Table, you can craft Mochis that increase the base points (EVs), or even wipe those EVs entirely with the Fresh-Start mochi!
#PokemonScarlet
#PokemonViolet
⚠️ VGC 2023 SERIES 1 ⚠️
The Series 1 rules have been revealed on Pokémon Home.
📅 Ladder will run Dec 2nd 04:00 UTC to Jan 31st 23:59 UTC
✅️ Pokémon in the Paldea Regional Pokédex are eligible.
🚫 Paradox Pokémon, Treasures of Ruin, Koraidon and Miraidon are banned.
Congratulations to 🇪🇸 Miguel Martí de la Torre (
@SekiamPKM
), the winner of the Round 3-B stream match!
Catch the interview live as it happens! 👇
📲
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émon
#LiverpoolRegionals
🟣
Raging Bolt, Raikou's Paradox Pokémon, is confirmed to be Electric/Dragon-type!
It learns ⚡️ Thunderclap, an Electric move that strikes with priority.
#PokemonWorlds
#PokemonScarletViolet
New move revealed: 🔮 Psychic Noise
Deals damage and prevents the target from using healing moves, such as Heal Block, as depicted
#PokemonWorlds
#PokemonScarletViolet
Victory Road is giving away a copy of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl! 💎✨
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Top 64 Teams + Usage Stats from the 2020 Oceania International Championships are up on Victory Road!
#PlayPokemon
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
📅 Feb 21-23, 2020
🏆 Won by
@marc0fier0VGC
🔗
The
#PokemonWorlds
Hall of Fame has been updated!
▶️ Third win for Amoonguss (2013, 2015)
▶️ Second win for Landorus-Therian (2015, 2023)
▶️ First win for Urshifu, Flutter Mane, Chien-Pao and Iron Hands
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émon
Introducing the 2023 World Cup of Pokémon VGC! 🌐🏆
Starting on 26 September, over 50 teams will fight for the glory to be crowned as the new World Cup Champions!
Here’s how YOU can take part! 👉
⚠️ VGC REGULATION SET E ⚠️
The list of eligible Pokémon in Regulation Set E has been announced!
🗓️ 1 Oct 2023–2 Jan 2024
✅ All Pokémon in the Kitakami Pokédex are now ELIGIBLE
✅ Sinnoh starters are also now ELIGIBLE
🚫 The banlist includes only Restricteds and Mythicals
⚠️ VGC REGULATION SET G ⚠️
The Regulation Set G details have been announced!
🗓️ 1 May–31 Aug 2024
✅ Restricted Legendary Pokémon will be ELIGIBLE
🚫 You can only use ONE Restricted in your team
🌍 This will be the format at Asian Nationals, NAIC and Worlds!
Congratulations to 🇩🇪 Michael Kelsch (
@MichaelderBeste
), your 2024 Stockholm Regional Champion! 🇸🇪🏆
Michael's previous achievements:
▶️ 2024 Utrecht Special Event Top 4
▶️ 2024 Stuttgart Regional Top 8
▶️ 2023 Worlds Finalist
▶️ 2023 Bochum Regional Top 8
The
#PokemonWorlds
Hall of Fame has been updated!
▶️ Second win for Whimsicott (2017, 2024), Rapid Strike Style Urshifu (2023, 2024) & Iron Hands (2023, 2024)
▶️ First win for Miraidon, Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon & Farigiraf
📲
#PlayPokemon
Congratulations to 🇮🇹 Marco Silva (
@marc0fier0
), your 2024 Latin America International Champion! 🌎🏆
Marco's previous achievements:
▶️ 2023 Worlds Top 16
▶️ 2022 International Challenge Feb. Champion
▶️ 2020 OCIC Champion
▶️ 2019 Jönköping Regional Champion
Congratulations to 🇮🇳 Rajan Bal (
@blaramons
), your 2024 Indianapolis Regional Champion! 🇺🇸🏆
Rajan's previous achievements:
▶️ 2018 Toronto Regional Finalist
▶️ 2018 Memphis Regional Top 4
▶️ 2016 Worlds Top 32
▶️ 2016 US National Top 16
Congratulations to 🇺🇸 Justin Tang (
@unironicpanda
), your 2023 Fort Wayne Regional Champion!
#PlayPok
émon
Justin's previous achievements:
▶️ 2023 Charlotte Regionals Top 16
▶️ 2023 Knoxville Regional Champion
⚠️ VGC 2023 REGULATION C ⚠️
The Regulation C rules have been announced!
🗓️ 1 April–30 June
✅ Treasures of Ruins are now ELIGIBLE
🚫 Koraidon, Miraidon and non-Pokédex Pokémon are still banned
🌍🌎 It's likely this is the format for the rest of the season, including EUIC & NAIC
⚠️ VGC REGULATION SET F ⚠️
The Regulation Set F details have been announced!
🗓️ 4 Jan–30 Apr 2024
✅ Pokémon found in the DLC Part 2: ‘The Indigo Disk’ will be ELIGIBLE
🚫 Certain Pokémon are ineligible. The list will be announced on 25 Dec
🌍 This will be the format at EUIC
We're giving away this
@elgato
Stream Deck MK.2 - World Cup of Pokémon VGC 2022 LIMITED edition! 🎅
Steps:
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🌎 Open worldwide
📅 Ends Aug 2nd @ 23:59 UTC
🚨 2024 SEASON 🚨
The first Regional-level events in September and October of the next season have been announced!
🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, PA
🇪🇸 Barcelona
🇧🇷 Curitiba
🇺🇸 Peoria, IL
🇺🇸 Sacramento, CA
🇫🇷 Lille
🇨🇦 Toronto
Congratulations to 🇺🇸 Patrick Connors (
@pat_con5
), your 2024 North America International Champion! 🌎🏆
Patrick's previous achievements:
▶️ 2024 Orlando Regional Top 64
▶️ 2023 Orlando Regional Top 64
These are all the returning Pokémon in the Isle of Armor DLC of
#PokemonSwordShield
! ⚔️🛡️
The list shows only the final evolutions and other VGC-relevant forms. 💪🎮
These are the top 128 teams from the 2024 Charlotte Regional! 🇺🇸🏆
🇺🇸 Charlotte, NC, United States
🗓️ 20–21 January 2024
🎮 VGC Regulation Set F
📄 9 Day 1 Swiss + 6 Day 2 Swiss + Top 8
👥 845 players
🏆 Won by 🇺🇸 Wolfe Glick (
@WolfeyGlick
)
🔗 All info:
Congratulations to 🇩🇪 Michael Kelsch (
@MichaelderBeste
), the second Finalist of the 2023 VGC World Championships!
GERMANY IS IN THE FINALS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! 🏆
📲
#PokemonWorlds
#ポケモンWCS2023
Congratulations to the 64 best players at Day 1 of the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS that advance to Day 2! 🥳
The action continues at 00:00 UTC with the Day 2 Swiss Rounds! 🎮
📲
#PokemonWorlds
#ポケモンWCS2023
🔴
🟣
🚨 REGULATION SET H 🚨
The time has come! From this moment until 5 January, all VGC events will be played using the Regulation Set H format! 📄
Say farewell to all Legendary Pokémon! 👋
🔗 All info about the ruleset:
The Japanese News feed on the Nintendo Switch confirms that all Pokémon will be able to have any of the 18 types as their Tera Type in SV.
Source:
@Pokekalos
#PokemonScarletViolet
🍊🍇
The top cut teams from the 2023 San Diego Regionals are up! 🏆
🇺🇸 San Diego, CA, USA
📅 7–8 January 2023
🎮 VGC Series 1
🗒️ 10 Swiss rounds + Top 32
👥 531 players
🏆 Won by 🇰🇷 Jiseok Lee (
@MeLuCaVGC
)
🔗 All info:
🔜 Check back soon for the full top 128!
Congratulations to 🇮🇹 Davide Miraglia (
@miragliavgc
), your 2025 Dortmund Regional Champion! 🇩🇪🏆
Davide's previous achievements:
▶️ 2024 Gdańsk Regional Top 8
▶️ 2023 EUIC Top 64
▶️ 2020 Paris Special Event Top 8
▶️ 2016 Italy National Top 4
The top cut teams from the 2023 Orlando Regionals are up! 🏆
🇺🇸 Orlando, FL, USA
📅 4–5 February 2023
🎮 VGC Series 2
🗒️ 10 Swiss rounds + Top 32
👥 780 players
🏆 Won by 🇺🇸 Wolfe Glick (
@WolfeyGlick
)
🔗 All info:
🔜 Check back soon for the full top 128!
The VR Welcome to Paldea tournament gave a good insight on how the early VGC Series 1 metagame is shaping up! 📊
#PokemonScarlet
#PokemonViolet
Check out the teams that performed best, with their open Tera Type info available! 👇
Check out all teams from Day 2 at the 2023 Pokémon World Championships! 🌏🏆
🇯🇵 Yokohama, Japan
🗓️ 11–13 Aug 2023
🎮 VGC Reg. Set D
1⃣ Day 1: 7 Swiss
2⃣ Day 2: 7 Swiss + X-2 top cut
👥 336 players
🏆 Won by 🇯🇵 Shohei Kimura (
@zeen172M
)
🔗 All info:
After the first round of top cut, this is the VG Top 16 Bracket of the 🗺️ 2024 World Championships! 🥳
The action continues!
📲
#PokemonWorlds
#PlayPokemon
🏆 2023 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 🏆
It's a wrap for Day 2 of the 2023 VGC World Championships!
Tune in tomorrow at 00:00 UTC / 09:00 JST for the Masters Finals between 🇯🇵 Shohei Kimura (
@zeen172M
) and 🇩🇪 Michael Kelsch's (
@michaelderbeste
)!
📲
#PokemonWorlds
#ポケモンWCS2023
🚨 SERIES 10 RULESET ANNOUNCED!
The format that will be featured at the World Cup has been announced:
▶️ In play from 1 August to 31 October
▶️ Allows ONE Restricted Legendary Pokémon per team
▶️ Pokémon will NOT be able to Dynamax
Congratulations to 🇰🇷 Jiseok Lee (
@MeLuCaVGC
), your 2023 San Diego Regional Champion! 🏆
Jiseok's previous achievements:
▶️ 2022 Trainers Cup Top 12
▶️ 2020 Players Cup I Runner-up
▶️ 2017 Korea Nationals Top 16
▶️ 2016 Korea National Champion
⚠️ VGC REGULATION SET F ⚠️
The list of eligible Pokémon in Reg. Set F has been announced!
🗓️ 4 Jan–30 Apr 2024
✅ All Pokémon in the Blueberry Pokédex are now ELIGIBLE, except Terapagos
✅ HOME-exclusive Pokémon are also ELIGIBLE
🚫 Banlist includes only Restricteds & Mythicals
Congratulations to 🇺🇸 Alex Underhill (
@LexiconVGC
), your 2024 Portland Regional Champion, his 3rd Regional title! 🏆
Alex's previous achievements:
▶️ 2018 Fort Wayne Regional Champion
▶️ 2017 Collinsville Regional Champion
▶️ 2015 US National Top 8
▶️ 2-time Regional Finalist
Congratulations to 🇪🇸 Guillermo Castilla (
@_KastyTP_
), the second Finalist of the 2022
#PokemonWorlds
in VGC Masters!
This means we have an all-Iberian finals, and EUROPE has won Worlds for the second time ever after Arash Ommati in 2013! 🌍🚀
Congratulations to 🇪🇸 Antonio Sánchez (
@ImRahxen
), your 2024 Liverpool Regional Champion, his 1st Regional title overall! 🇬🇧🏆
Antonio's previous achievements:
▶️ 2023 Utrecht Special Top 8
▶️ 2022 Bilbao Special Finalist
▶️ 2021 Players Cup IV Top 8
▶️ 2020 Players Cup I Top 12
These are all the Day 2 teams from the 2024 Pokémon World Championships! 🗺️🏆
🇺🇸 Honolulu, HI, United States
🗓️ 16–18 Aug 2024
🎮 VGC Reg. Set G
📄 8+3 Swiss rounds + X-2 top cut
👥 694 players
🏆 Won by 🇮🇹 Luca Ceribelli (
@cereevgc
)
📖 All info:
In the Pokémon SV DLC Part 2, you will be able to meet again with many First Partner Pokémon! 🚀
Say hello to Incineroar, soon coming to your nearest local event! 🔥
#PokemonWorlds
#PokemonScarletViolet
That's all on Day 2 of the 🗺️ 2024 World Championships! 🎉
Tune in at 00:00 UTC for the last VG matches, including the Masters Finals! 🏆
🇯🇵 Yuta Ishigaki (
@BTrickroomZ
) 🆚 🇮🇹 Luca Ceribelli (
@cereevgc
)
📲
#PokemonWorlds
🔴
🟣
Q: In that final game, you made the prediction to go for Crunch on the Dusclops. How did you know that was the right play to make?
"Because I knew he was gonna Protect the Rhyperior"
- Simone
Congratulations to 🇨🇦 Abdullah Mohayyuddin (
@semprq
), your 2023 Vancouver Regional Champion!
#PlayPok
émon
This is Abdullah's first major achievement!
⚠️ VGC REGULATION SET E ⚠️
The Regulation Set E details have been announced!
🗓️ 1 October–30 November 2023
✅ Pokémon found in the DLC Part 1: The Teal Mask will be ELIGIBLE
🚫 Certain Pokémon are banned. The list will be announced later
🌎 This will be the format at LAIC
⚠️ VGC REGULATION SET E ⚠️
According to the Spanish, French, German and Italian Pokémon HOME news, the duration of this ruleset has changed!
🗓️ 1 Oct 2023–2 Jan 2024
English, Japanese and Korean pages still use the previously announced schedule.
🗓️ 1 Oct–30 Nov 2023
🍀 These are the two groups for the World Champion Invitational's group stage!
🥊 Which 4 players do you think will advance onto play-offs?
🔴 Don't miss any of the action -- all 12 streams begin at 1 PM UTC! (8 AM EST, 2 PM UTC, 10 PM JST/KST)
Congratulations to 🇺🇸 Giovanni Costa (
@the_one_gio
), your 2024 San Antonio Regional Champion! 🏆
Giovanni's previous achievements:
▶️ 2023 San Diego Regional Top 8
▶️ 2018 Salt Lake City Regional Top 8
▶️ 2017 Anaheim Regional Top 8
▶️ 2016 Worlds Top 16
Victory Road is evolving! 👀
Our brand identity gets a fresh coat of paint as we reshape Victory Road for the upcoming projects in 2022 and beyond.
Thanks for the service, Salamence! 🚀