Now that VGC2011 is wrapping up after having participants from around the world compete to be crowned champion, we begin a period of uncertainty.
If Nintendo keeps with their trend of not releasing Rules until the middle of October, we will be in the dark for the next two months. All we know is what we were given at the World Championships this year in San Diego: The finals are in Kona, Hawaii, from the 10th to the 12th.
Based on our intuition, we can speculate as to what the next year will hold!
Lessened restrictions on the Pokemon that we can enter, so that Generation I-IV Pokemon are allowed.
A full year will pass, meaning that more Dream World Pokemon will be available in future updates, allowing for a wider ability and setup pool to choose from. No Gen V Pokemon will be in B/W Dream World.
With another year passing, unreleased items may be unveiled. We already have Light Ball, most likely the Pinch Berries will all be released.
Wonder Launcher: A rarely utilized battle mechanic that was tested at VGC stops in Australia. It worked very well, so we might get this feature when battling.
Based on these above speculations and the rules (and changes) from previous years, here is what I think will be the rules for the VGC 2012 season:
VGC 2012 Rules
- Double Battle
- Wonder Launcher Enabled
- Preview Enabled
- Level 50 Soft Cap
- Same Battle Time Limit
- Conducted over IR Battle with Battle Box
Banned Pokemon
150 – Mewtwo
151 – Mew
248 – Tyranitar
249 – Lugia
250 – Ho-Oh
251 – Celebi
382 – Kyogre
383 – Groudon
384 – Rayquaza
385 – Jirachi
386 – Deoxys
479 – Rotom
483 – Dialga
484 – Palkia
487 – Giratina
489 – Phione
490 – Manaphy
491 – Darkrai
492 – Shaymin
494 - Victini
643 - Reshiram
644 - Zekrom
645 - Landorus
NOT KYUREM (Heatran was not banned in 09, was in 08)
647 - Keldeo
648 - Meloetta
649 - Genesect
[u]Banned Items[/u]
Soul Dew
Elemental Tapes (Genesect)
(Everything else should be released)
[u]Banned Abilities[/u]
Anything that has not yet been released.
[u]Banned Moves[/u]
- Unreleased Signature Moves of Above Pokemon (Sketch)
-- Includes Judgement
This should provide for a healthier metagame than the limited and hax dependent metagame we had to deal with this past year!
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