Registrations for Pokémon Sword and Shield's 2020 International Challenge February competition are now open, and fans of the one and only Ball Guy will definitely want to take part.
This online competition will have Trainers from all around the world battling it out with the same ruleset as the official 2020 Pokémon Video Game Championship series. If you link your Pokémon Trainer Club account to your Nintendo Account, you can actually earn Points towards qualification for those official World Championships, too.
For anyone not too fussed about competing on the big stage, the event is still worth checking out. Everyone who registers for the event and completes at least one battle will receive an in-game t-shirt based on Ball Guy, the friendly oddball found all over the Galar region.
The sign-up period is open from now until Thursday, 27th February at 3:59 pm PST. Battles will use the Double Battle format, though only Pokémon caught in the Galar region will be eligible to compete.
We still don't know how to feel about Ball Guy.
[source pokemon.com, via serebii.net]
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Excellent. Pleased to see a steady stream of extra challenges and bonuses to keep the game fresh.
how do you sign up?
Ball Guy is the stuff of nightmares.
Also: is it a different Ball Guy in each Galar gym, or is it the same guy following me around? I'm not sure which is worse...
B a l l G u y
...for Smash?
@bluesdance
yes
definitely
absolutely
Spoiler: Ball Guy is actually Ash, now that he is old and all washed up.
@hanp01
"Launch your Pokémon Sword or Pokémon Shield game
Enter the VS menu
Select Battle Stadium
Select Online Competitions
Select Search Official Competitions"
I've been having a lot of fun with doubles VGC this season. But all the long time VGC players are scaring me with their reactions to the news that Incenroar will be legal next season. Up until gen 7 I was 99.9% a Smogon singles player. But I abandoned Smogon with their terrible choices this generation and switched to VGC which I've really enjoyed!
Apparently that little fire dark type was something like 75% usage last gen! Even in a metagame with Pokemon like Primal Groudon and Xerneas running around!
@HeyItsFlapjack Thanks
Is it right that only one game on a system is allowed? I have multiple users who play sword and when registering I get told only the one game will be allowed
@Heavyarms55
Incineroar isn't even that great now. Dmaxing stops flinching, and there's many ways to resist Intimidate now that weren't possible before. In addition, Defiant/Competitive punishes it very hard this time, now that the Defiant/Competitive users can utilize Dynamax.
The actual problem is Gmax Lapras.
Fortunately, this competition you don't have to deal with either.
@Olaf Lapras is gonna be a threat for sure. But I'm not convinced yet that it's gonna be a problem. Top tier for sure, but that doesn't mean it will be a problem.
The meta is going to shift radically though.
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