Johto x Alola Competition announced

First Online Competition for Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Reported on Bulbanews by Escparth
Originally reported on Pokémon Global Link site

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The first Online Competition for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon will be the Johto x Alola Competition. In this competition, players create a team using only Pokémon found in the Johto and Alola Pokédexes.

Johto x Alola competition artwork

The registration period will run from Thursday, December 7 (00:00 UTC) to 14 (23:59 UTC), 2017.

The competition will be held from December 15 (00:00 UTC) to 17 (23:59 UTC), 2017. All players that take part in at least one battle will receive 50 BP.

Rules

Double Battles
Each player brings 4 to 6 Pokémon, but chooses 4 of them to use in each battle during Team Preview
Only Pokémon in the Johto Pokédex or Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Alola Pokédex can be used
- Mewtwo, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Zygarde, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma, and all Mythical Pokémon cannot be used
- Pokémon brought in from the Poké Transporter can be used
- The player cannot have two Pokémon with the same National Pokédex number
All Pokémon are temporarily set to Level 50
The player cannot have two Pokémon with the same held item
10 minutes of 'Your Time' per player, 90 seconds of Team Preview, and 45 seconds each turn
Players may battle up to 15 games per day of the competition, with any unplayed games carrying over to the following day (a new day begins at 00:00 UTC)

The full set of rules can be found on the Pokémon Global Link site.