Posted on 14 May 2005
Another Pokemon League is coming to Japan, appearing as part of PokeFesta!
The official Japanese Pokemon site has a Pokemon League event section up, for the PokeFesta 2005. Players in Japan can apply to join in the competition from May 13th to June 20th, and competition is from July 17th to August 21st.
Battle Format and Pokemon Allowed
Battles take place in the Double Battle format.
Six Pokemon are chosen, four enter battle.
Pokemon caught in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, LeafGreen, Colosseum, or Xtra Dimension may compete, unless noted otherwise.
The following Pokemon may not compete: Jirachi, Celebi, Deoxys, Lugia, Mew, Groudon, and Kyogre.
Furthermore, Pokemon must be on levels 50 to 55. Because of this, Dragonite and Tyranitar may not compete.
The following Pokemon, available on caught over level 50, may not compete: Rayquaza, Ho-oh, and Mewtwo.
Two Pokemon of the same species may not enter.
Pokemon modified with a cheating device may not be used, and if you’re caught having used one, you will be disqualified.
Any item may be held, except for an Enigma Berry and except for the Soul Dew. No two Pokemon may carry the same item.
Rules
- Pokemon levels
- Lv002-050
- Combined levels for six Pokemon
- 300
- Same Pokemon allowed on team?
- No
- Items allowed?
- Yes (except Soul Dew and Enigma Berries)
- Same item allowed on team?
- No
- Two or more Pokemon asleep?
- No
- Two or more Pokemon frozen?
- No
- Swill Swap allowed?
- Yes
- Explosion and Selfdestruct on last turn loses?
- Yes
- Perish Song or Destiny Bond on last turn?
- No
- Dragon Rage and Sonic Boom allowed?
- Yes
- Time of one battle?
- 8 minutes
- Time to select move?
- 30 seconds
Awarded Ribbon
The Pokemon of winning trainers are awarded a special Pokemon League ribbon:
Games Allowed
Any of the first GBA version Pokemon games may be used. Memory card data from Pokemon Colosseum and Pokemon Xtra Dimension may not be used — Pokemon from a memory card must first be traded to a GBA game pak.
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Comments
By Filb on May. 14th, 2005 at 10:50 AM
By Doctor Oak on May. 14th, 2005 at 1:19 PM
…. I wish they’d do that in the UK…. :(
By nYoo on May. 14th, 2005 at 2:58 PM
“The following Pokemon, available on level 50, may not compete: Rayquaza, Ho-oh, and Mewtwo.” huh?! All three of them are on lv. 70 when you get them, so what’s this sentence for? o.o
I’d like to participate but I can’t :( Well But still I wanna be there and watch :O
By Melkor on May. 14th, 2005 at 3:17 PM
I should say “above” instead of “on”
That’s great… if they only did it here T_T (yup, me always being positive)
By Arty2 on May. 14th, 2005 at 4:27 PM
That’s nice… too bad I don’t get to play, and I’d really like ribbon for my Pokemon :P
By Animelee on May. 15th, 2005 at 1:02 AM
This is not fair, at all. :( Nintendo of Canada does nothing for us.
By mattgcn on May. 15th, 2005 at 1:50 AM
Stupid Nintendo of Canada. Wedon’t get anything. And you know what they had to say to someone who commented about that?- “What, do you blame us that you live in Canada?”
Well, that was pokemon.com.
Well, at least we can have the ribbon :P
By Meowth346 on May. 15th, 2005 at 4:57 AM
Wait, I thought Canadians were able to participate in the Battle Seattle thingy. Or am I remembering that incorrectly?
By Melkor on May. 15th, 2005 at 4:52 PM
The last real tournament in Spain was on 2000 xD
By Kingyo on May. 15th, 2005 at 5:00 PM
The cloests thing we’ve had here in Denmark, is actually events in Germany.. Where we probably wouldn’t be allowed to compete > _<
By PoKeSaFaRi on May. 15th, 2005 at 5:56 PM
Nintendo Spain is probably the worst of all the Nintendo Europe network. They do NOTHING at all. Last thing they did with a small torunament was at the Celebi Tour, using the Random Cup at Stadium 2
By Ng Soon Aik on May. 16th, 2005 at 9:31 AM
It is worst over here at Singapore, not a single even happening… :(
By Animelee on May. 16th, 2005 at 2:25 PM
Yes, we had the Battle Frontier thing, but you guys get “Pokémon Rocks America” tours, TCG tours, and places like the Pokémon Center NY/The Nintendo Store.
The only recent tour Nintendo of Canada had was for the Nintendo DS.
Well, at least we get something, I have no right to complain when people of other nationalities get absolutely nothing at all.
By ya on May. 19th, 2005 at 6:58 AM
that sucks only in canada //
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By Auilix on May. 19th, 2005 at 9:51 AM
Ok so i am currently living in kyoto and i see it goes to a nearby city (osaka)… i am assuming the english version i have wont be allowed in the tourney, right? and are there any prizes (ie a rare pokemon or something…) other than the ribbon?
By Meowth346 on May. 19th, 2005 at 9:58 AM
I don’t know if aJapanese version is required – if battles are held on Pokemon Colosseum, then a Japanese version will be needed.
As far as I can tell, the ribbon is the only material prize.
By jordan on May. 24th, 2005 at 3:17 AM
how to get latios,latais HO-OH,lugia and mew
Whoa, that’s nice! Wants to be there.