2013-2014 season VGC rules and formats revealed: Difference between revisions

The official Play! Pokémon rules and formats for the 2013-2014 season VGC tournaments have been revealed by the offical site. The standard battle format style will be Flat Double Battles using {{bp|Pokémon X and Y|Pokémon X and Y versions}} with Pokémon that are above Level 50 being auto-leveled down to 50 for the duration of battle. Players can only use Pokémon from the Central, Coastal or Mountain {{bp|List of Pokémon by Kalos Pokédex number|Kalos Pokédexes}} except {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, {{p|Moltres}}, {{p|Xerneas}}, {{p|Yveltal}}, {{p|Zygarde}} and {{p|Mewtwo}}. Pokémon transferred from Generation V games by Pokémon Bank or Poké Transporter are banned but they can be used to breed new Pokémon in Pokémon X and Y versions. The move {{bp|Sky Drop}} is now unbanned. Mega Evolution and Hidden Abilities are allowed. More detailed rules can be found in the Play! Pokémon VG Tournament Rules & Formats document on the official Pokémon web site and a hyperlink to the document is shown below.