The Summer Battle tournament allows players to battle Pokémon Center staff with the World Champion's deck: Difference between revisions

The "Urgent Orders!" tournament will feature a {{bp|Half deck (TCG)|Half Deck League}} and Standard Deck league. The Half deck will use 30 cards and the standard 60. The amount of prize cards is one for every 10 cards in a deck. Battles are decided by a single match. If a player wins more than one battle in a row, they get a Pokémon Card Game Player's Certificate. There are two types of Missions enforced during the battles, "Ordinary Missions", which a player must try and complete during the tournament, and "Urgent Missions", which are announced during battles. Urgent Missions only last for a limited time, and have a maximum limit of people who can complete them before the mission is ended.  If a player clears the mission, they get a Mission Clear Prize (a 10-card Promotion Card Pack). An example of a mission is "Take advantage of your opponent's Pokémon's weakness!", however there will also be many other ordinary missions and urgent missions, and all missions will vary by location. While urgent missions have time limits, there is no time limit for any battle. If a player wins a "Pokémon Card Game Player's Certificate", they can take it to a "Gym Challenge" tournament to receive a special gift, which a player can only receive by attending.

The standard deck battle involves basic battle rules using normal 60-card decks. Battles will take place using 60-card decks and six prize cards and will be divided into two stages. The Challenge Stage where if a player wins three battles in a row moves that player on to the Premiere stage. The Premiere Stage will rank players based on how many consecutive wins they have gained in the Premiere Stage. Top player rankings will be decided at each day's event at 16:30, and if two players have the same amount of consecutive wins, the order will be decided by a match of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_paper_scissors rock-paper-scissors]. There is no time limit for a single battle, and changing a player's deck or the cards in it are not allowed any time during the tournament. Victors (those who have achieved more than two wins in the Challenge Stage) will receive a Promotion Pack containing 10 cards, and the top five players will receive two card sleeves.

[[File:Pokemon_Center_Tournament_Deck_Prizes_2013.PNG|thumb|500px|center|Promotional Prizes for the tournaments]]