Hi everyone, with the Gen 5 VGC bracket entering its final stages, I’d like to get things underway for the Gen 6 tournaments. There has been some discussion on which format we’d like to run for VGC, those being 2015 (up to ORAS) or 2016 (restricted legendaries such as Primal Groudon, Rayquaza, Xerneas). The option for running both brackets had also been suggested.
The rulesets can be found here: VGC 2015 ruleset and VGC 2016 ruleset
Please take a moment to vote so I can gauge which format(s) we’d like to run for the next set of tournaments.
Which Gen 6 VGC Format?
- VGC 2015
- VGC 2016 (Restricted Legendaries)
- Run Brackets For Both
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Some Considerations:
- VGC 2015 has the closest thing to a ladder on Showdown (6v6 Doubles with restricted legendaries banned but sleep clause & duplicate items allowed). There is no equivalent for VGC 2016
- VGC 2016 can be argued to be a more restrictive meta due to the constraints on team building with powerful restricted legendaries
- E4 has not run a bracket with any restricted legendary (Uber) Pokemon before. This could be a breath of fresh air
- Two simultaneous VGC brackets would allow people to experience the best of both worlds but would drag the tournaments out more and possibly cause a split of participants, increased burnout and additional scheduling conflicts
- There is always the opportunity to revisit older VGC formats we haven’t played in later tournaments once we’ve caught up to the current generation