Games: The Pokemon Video Game Championships Return!

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Article Posted by <a href="/forums/member.php?10225">Tidus</a>: <a href="/news/177/The Pokemon Video Game Championships Return!">The Pokemon Video Game Championships Return!</a><p style="text-align: center; ">

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<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Yesterday, Pokemon.com announced that the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); ">Pokémon Video Game Championships return in spring 2010 all around the world!</span></span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Returning players know most of the rules will be the same as last year but there are some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); ">exciting changes.</span></span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); ">Here are the changes that have been made:</span></span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Players now using <em style="font-style: italic; ">Pokémon HeartGold</em> or <em style="font-style: italic; ">SoulSilver Version</em>games exclusively</span></span></span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Pokémon Level 51 and higher being automatically graded down to Level 50 for the duration of the battle using a new auto-leveling feature</span></span></span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-weight: normal; ">- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-weight: bold; ">Each Pokémon keeps all of the moves it knew before being adjusted</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-weight: bold; ">Pokémon that evolve after Level 50 don't devolve</span></span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-weight: bold; ">Any Pokémon <em style="font-style: italic; ">below</em> Level 50 will stay at its current level</span></span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-weight: bold; ">Virtually every Pokémon found in the National Pokédex of <em style="font-style: italic; ">Pokémon HeartGold</em> and <em style="font-style: italic; ">SoulSilver</em>Versions is eligible, including Pokémon traded in from earlier games, with the following exceptions:</span></span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-weight: bold; ">-  Arceus, Celebi, Darkrai, Deoxys, Jirachi, Manaphy, Mew, Phione, and Shaymin cannot participate</span></span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-weight: bold; ">A team cannot contain more than two of Dialga, Giratina, Groudon, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Lugia, Mewtwo, Palkia, and Rayquaza during a battle</span></span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Stay tuned for more information about the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); ">Pokémon Video Game Championships! Also look for more details around March 14th in the US and March 26th in Europe for the release of Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver!</span></span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Source: <a href="#">pokemon.com</a></span></span><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span></p>

[amh7912]

Why is Celebi banned? Ho-oh seems more ban worthy to me.

[randomspot555]

Why is Celebi banned? Ho-oh seems more ban worthy to me.

VCG don't really ban on "power" so much as availability.

[Cyndaquil1995]

I've already assembled a party that can beat any type for this one. now i just need heartgold to get some of the pokemon.

[umbreonboii]

y fdo they ban certain pokmon , is it coz they have 2 good stats or somthing?

[Tidus]

y fdo they ban certain pokmon , is it coz they have 2 good stats or somthing?

Yes, something like that.

[amh7912]

Did you guys read what randomspot said? He said they don't ban so much based on power as availability, as in Arceus- event/wifi download, Celebi-bonus disc?/10thANIV?, Darkrai-download, Deoxys-Download?/10th Aniv, Jirachi-Bonus Disc/?, Manaphy-Ranger/download, Mew-download/???, Phione-Manaphy, and Shaymin-download, yes, i missed some, but the basic point is they banned Pokemon that need an external device to obtain.

The restrictions are not based on power actually. Availability. There is one of each legendary in a game, so you get limited to using one legendary.

Edited February 16, 2010 by amh7912