Hey everybody! Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver DS games will be released on Sunday, March 14th! To gear up for the 2010 Video Game Championship Series we are holding two release tournaments. That's right, TWO! We will be using the rules set up by TPCi for the 2010 Video Game Championships with a few exceptions. The be sure to read the full rules for each tournament. The tournaments will be held on Saturday, March 13th and Sunday, March 14th. There will be great prizes and lots of fun. Full rules and locations are below.

Location:
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
11:00 AM
PlayNTrade
1126 East 2100 South
Sugar House, Utah 84106

Rules:
The Pokemon Platinum, Diamond, and Pearl games will be used for this tournament.
Only English Pokemon games may be used.
All Pokemon must be between levels 1 through 50.
This will be a 4 on 4 double battle tournament.
You may bring 4 to 6 Pokemon and up to 6 held items. Pokemon may not be changed during the tournament. Items may not be changed during the tournament, but may be placed on different Pokemon each round.
The following Pokemon are not allowed: Arceus, Celebi, Darkrai, Deoxys, Jirachi, Manaphy, Mew, Phione, and Shaymin.
You may only have two of the following Pokemon on your team of six Pokemon: Dilaga, Giratina, Groudon, Ho-oh, Kyogre, Lugia Mewtwo Palkia, and Rayquaza.
Pokemon may not have offensive nicknames or that of another Pokemon.
The item Soul Dew is not allowed.
No two of the same Pokemon may be used on a team.
No two of the same item may be held.
If a player used Explosion or Self Destruct and knocks out all remaining Pokemon in play, that player loses the round.


Location:
Sunday, March 14th, 2010
9:00 AM
GameStop at Jordan Landing
7612 S. Campus View Drive
West Jordan, UT 84084
BE SURE TO REGISTER AT GAMESTOP BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT OR EMAIL SHAWN SPRINGER AT WT_LINK@YAHOO.COM SO HE CAN REGISTER FOR YOU.

Rules:
This will be a 4 on 4 double battle tournament
Each player must have 6 Pokemon on their team.
In between rounds a player may switch the 4 Pokemon they use between their team of 6, but may not switch the original 6 for new Pokemon. (The team of 6 you start with is the team you use throughout the tournament.)
You may not have more than one Pokemon of the same species. (i.e. you can't use more than one Pikachu, Lucario, etc. Just one of each.)
Arceus, Mew, Celebi, Deoxys, Jirachi, Darkrai, Shaymin, Manaphy, and Phione are not allowed.
Pokemon may not hold duplicate items.
The item Soul Dew is not allowed.
The attack Dark Void is not allowed.
One hit KO attacks are not allowed (Horndrill, Sheercold, Fissure, Guillotine, etc.)
If a player uses Explosion or Self Destruct and it KOs all remaining Pokemon that player loses.
The attacks Destiny Bond and Perish Song will fail if used by a player's last Pokemon.
No more than one Pokemon may be asleep or frozen at the same time on one team.
Pokemon may not have offensive nicknames and may not be nicknamed after another Pokemon (no nicknaming Lucario "Pikachu".)
No more than two of the Pokemon on this list may be used per team: Dialga, Giratina, Groudon, Ho-oh, Kyogre, Lugia, Mewtwo, Palkia, and Rayquaza.
Only English versions of Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum may be used.
Pokemon must be at level 50.

Hello everybody! We have another exciting Pokemon video game tournament coming up! We are holding the tournament at the Game Den in the Valley Fair Mall. The format is 6 on 6 Double Battle at Level 50 or lower. The tournament is at 6 PM on February 20th. The details are below. I hope to see you there.

Location:
Game Den
Valley Fair Mall
3601 S. 2700 W.
West Valley City, UT 84119

Date and Time:
February 20th, 2010
6:00 PM

Entry Fee:
$1.00

Rules:
You must use one of the following games: Pokemon Pearl Version, Pokemon Diamond Version, Pokemon Platinum Version.
You must bring 6 Pokemon to battle with.
You cannot use more than 1 of any Pokemon.
You cannot have two or more Pokemon hold the same item.
You cannot use a Pokemon that has an offensive nickname, has a nickname that is the name of another Pokemon, or has a nickname of another Pokemon on your team.
You may not have a Pokemon with moves that affect accuracy as it's only effect (such as Evasion or Sand Attack).
The following Pokemon are not allowed: Giratina, Giratina (Origin Form), Wobbuffet, Mewtwo, Mew, Manaphy, Lugia, Latios, Kyogre, Shaymin (Sky Form), Wynaut, Ho-oh, Groudon, Garchomp, Dialga, Deoxys, Deoxys (Speed Form), Deoxys (Attack Form), Deoxys (Defense Form), Darkrai, Arceus, Palkia, Rayquaza, Rotom (Wash Form), Rotom (Sky Form), Rotom (Heat Form), Rotom (Cut Form), and Rotom (Frost Form).
Soul Dew is not allowed.
The battles will take place on Pokemon Battle Revolution with the following conditions in place: Only one Pokemon may be asleep at a time on one team. Only one Pokemon may be frozen at a time on one team. If all Pokemon are knocked out by Self Destruct or Explosion, the user of the move loses. Perish Song and Destiny Bond will fail if used by a player's last Pokemon.

Remember everyone, we've got a prerelease this Saturday!

When: Saturday, January 30th
Where: University of Utah, Heritage Center Room 1-B
Address: 151 Conner Street (standard place as last time)
Time: Registration begins at 11:00am (closes at 11:45am)
Cost: $25.00 per person

Format: After you register, you will be given 6 Booster Packs of Heart Gold Soul Silver. Basic Energy will be provided for all players to help build their decks. At the end of the tournament players will receive an additional 2 Booster Packs. As an added bonus, players returning their Basic Energy cards (unless they need them) will receive 1 more Booster Pack of Heart Gold Soul Silver - a total of 9 Booster Packs for the cost of only $25.00!! As an added bonus, if you bring someone with you who has never played before and they sign up to play, you will receieve 1 more Booster Pack! (You could walk away with 10 packs!)

The City Championships are coming up! Here are the dates

November 27th - South County Lanes
122 W 900 N, Payson
Registration starts @ 12 PM

November 28th - Dragon Roost
5360 S 1900 W, Roy
Registration starts @ 11 AM

December 5th - Dragon's Keep
260 N University Ave, Provo
Registration Starts @ 11 AM

December 12th - Hastur
6831 S State Street, Midvale
Registration starts @ 11 AM

December 19th - Game Den
3601 S 2700 W #F109, West Valley
Registration starts $ 11 AM

December 26th - Salt Lake Main Library
210 E 400 S, SLC Downtown
Registrations starts @ 9 AM

January 2nd - Heebee Geebeez
1986 N Hill Field Rd #2, Layton
Registration starts @ 11 AM

Be to them!

We are excited to announce that we will be participating in a food drive for the Utah Food Bank!

Many families in Utah don't know where their next meal is coming from. We as an organized group can help. If everyone can bring one canned or sealed box food item to each league and tournament they attend, we can make a big difference in the lives of these people. Please help!

Utah Food Bank most needed items currently are:
*Peanut Butter
*Tuna Fish
*Canned Fruit (low sugar)
*Canned Vegetables
*Canned Stews/Chili
*Boxed Meals
*Macaroni & Cheese/Pasta

Let's use our Pokemon community to help make a difference in other's lives!

Thanks to Troy, Taren, and Cailey Rohovit for organizing this wonderful project.

https://www.utahfoodbank.org/home/