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Published on April 22nd, 2014 | by makiri

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Dodrio Cup Signups Have Begun

The long awaited Dodrio Cup is now here. The Dodrio Cup is the Nugget Bridge twist on 2013’s CoroCoro Cup. While we cannot give Worlds invites, you can earn a spot in the Nugget Bridge Invitational where you can compete for $1,000 in prizes.

Dodrio Cup is a 3 versus 3 single elimination team tournament with a fun twist. Species clause applies across your entire 3 person team. This means a Pokemon cannot be used on more than one person’s team within your team. Tired of seeing Kangaskhan on every team? Only one of your opponents can have it each round now! Not only does this prevent some of the more common Pokemon from being used so much, it opens the door for some creative Pokemon team building. Some of the lesser used Pokemon now have a chance to shine and prove their worth.

As mentioned this is a 3 person team tournament so only people with 2 other teammates can join. Get your friends together and compete in one of the more unique rule sets for a chance at glory.

Rules for Dodrio Cup:

  • Normal rules for the Nugget Bridge Circuit apply (so Standard Ruleset)
  • Teams will be made up of 3 players, no more, no less.
  • Species clause will apply across all 3 players. This includes all formes — if a Pokemon shares a Pokedex number with another Pokemon it is not allowed.
  • If species clause is broken, the offender will receive a game loss for that game.
  • Each game is a best of 1. First team to win 2 games advances.
  • Single elimination.
  • The game must be played on a 3DS system rather than simulators outside extreme circumstances approved by the tournament organizer makiri

Example of a BAD team

  • Huy has Rotom, Goodra, Meowstic, Aerodactyl, Azumarill, Pikachu
  • Scott has Mawile, Slurpluff, Chesnaught, Conkeldurr, Rotom, Gyarados
  • Evan has Kangaskhan, Rotom, Salamence, Garchomp, Tyranitar, Ferrothorn

As you can see each team has a Rotom, this is not allowed. To fix their teams 2 of the players need to remove Rotom from their team.

Example of a GOOD team

  • Huy has Politoed, Goodra, Meowstic, Aerodactyl, Azumarill, Pikachu
  • Scott has Mawile, Slurpluff, Chesnaught, Conkeldurr, Aegislash, Gyarados
    Evan has Kangaskhan, Rotom, Salamence, Garchomp, Tyranitar, Ferrothorn


About the Author

started playing VGC in 2008 and has been an advocate for VGC play since then. With three Regional Championship victories and multiple other high placings, makiri is a seasoned competitor ready to impart knowledge of the game to others.



369 Responses to Dodrio Cup Signups Have Begun

  1. Andykins says:
    Team name: Michigan Minus Scott
    Members: Andykins, MrEobo, Darkeness
  2. Stormfront says:

    Team name: Toronto Staraptors
    Members: Red Striker, Stormfront, TKOWL

  3. Darkeness says:

    Team Name: Michigan Minus Scott
    Team Members: Darkeness, Andykins, Mr<3Eobo<3

  4. MrEobo says:
    Team name: Michigan Minus Scott
    Members: MrEobo, Andykins, Dark<3e<3ness
  5. TKOWL says:

    Team Name: Toronto Staraptors
    Members: TKOWL, Stormfront, Red Striker 

  6. Whoa what is this best of 1 crap? Also, what format is the tournament (swiss, single elim, double elim, etc.)

    Anyways,
    Team name- NGR Terrorists: American Branch
    Players- Ray “Gravy Train” Rizzo, Aaron “Verlisify#1Fan” Zheng, and me

  7. Simon says:

    Team Name: SHSL Cat Punchers

    Members: KingofKon… I mean KingofMars, Soulsur, and Simon “Cat Puncher” Yop

  8. SoulSurvivor says:

    Team name: SHSL Cat Punchers
    Members: SoulSur, Simon, Kingofmars
     

    Spoiler

  9. Team Name: #BelieveTheHype
    Members: EricOfficially, JustEdo, Thorizard

  10. Legacy says:

    Team Name: Team Plasma
    Members: DarkAssassin, gengarboi and TheLegend05

  11. JustEdo says:

    Team Name: #BelieveTheHype
    Members: JustEdo, EricOfficially, Thorizard

  12. Fears says:

    Team Name: Team Plasma
    Members: gengarboi, TheLegend05 and me

  13. Bopper says:

    Team Name: The Boiler Room
    Members: BenjitheGREAT, Mrbopper, TheBattleRoom

  14. The Boiler Room 
    BenjitheGREAT, Mrbopper, TheBattleRoom
  15. Werford says:

    Team name: CAR RAMROD
    Team members: Werford, TheLoveDrVGC, demhaha
     
    Expect Power Rankings for team names for this tournament.

  16. ScottMtc says:

    Team name: The Army Durants
    Members: Fantom0, Ace2014, ScottMtc

  17. Cybertron says:

    Team name: NGR Terrorists: American Branch
    Players: Matt “DoubleFakeOutDCer”, Ray “Gravy Train” Rizzo, and me

  18. Kiramori2 says:

    Team name: #scribblezselfy
    Members: kiramori2, sagaciousslowpoke, DemonicGenocide 

  19. TheLoveDrVGC says:

    Team name: CAR RAMROD

    Team members: Werford, TheLoveDrVGC, demhaha

  20. Thorizard says:

    Team name: #Believethehype
    Members: Thorizard, JustEdo, EricOfficially

  21. sableyemagma says:

    Team name: Dr. B.S.
    Team members: Sableyemagma, DrFidget, BlitznBurst

  22. demhaha says:

    Team name: CAR RAMROD

    Team members: Werford, TheLoveDrVGC, demhaha

  23. Ray says:

    Team name- NGR Terrorists: American Branch
    Players- Matt “ThrewABattleBoxAtMarriland” Coyle, Aaron “FanOfGuysWhoWearDogCollars” Zheng, and me
     

  24. Zubat says:

    Team Name: Ranked Twisted Treeline
    Members: Muffinhead, Rushan, Zubat

  25. Biosci says:

    Team name: we can this *-*
    Members: R Inanimate, Jio, Biosci
     
    *-*

  26. R Inanimate says:

    Team name: we can this *-*
    Members: R Inanimate, Jio, Biosci
     
    Even though we can’t teamname *-*

  27. jio says:

    Team name: we can this *-*

    Members: R Inanimate, Jio, Biosci

  28. Hibiki says:

    Team name: Aquarion
    Members: Hibiki, ryokon219, Arue
     
    #bestof3worlds #invasion

  29. ryokon says:
    Team name: Aquarion
    Members: Hibiki, ryokon219, Arue
  30. Ace2014 says:

    Team Name: AD or Army Durants
    Team: ScottMTC, Fantom0, and me Ace2014

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