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
makiri 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.
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i guess ill confirm like one of you plebeians
Vanilla Unicorn
Scott, Makiri, Unreality
Paul pushing this name is again really not helping disprove my theory that he is secretly Trevor. Obviously, Unreality is Lester and I am pictured to the left.
Vanilla Unicorn
I run the tournament and am admin why am I confirming.
When it is time for use to battle, how are the matchups determined? Do we have to agree with the other team on who will fight who, because that seems like it could turn into an argument.
I’d assume each team has to “lock in” their order before each round starts (would probably be pm’d to makiri), something like assigning numbers 1,2 and 3 to the members and have the players with the same numbers play.
^^^^^what nickscor said you melt. #marikanation #onoderanation
Hmm, okay. That makes sense, thanks. So the teams can discuss prior if they want to agree on match ups and then PM the numbers accordingly. Or if they cannot agree it is pretty much random, based on the numbers each team PM’d? Or can you not discuss it with the other team whatsoever?
Confirming
why am i teaming with you.
Team: McLarensBar
Members: Huessen147,Dragoran5,37TimoK1
Team: McLarensBar
Members: 37TimoK1, Dragoran5, Huessen147
Team: McLarensBar
Members: Dragoran5, Huessen147, 37TimoK1(me)
Confirmed.
Team Name:
AWESOME-McCOOL-NAMEz
Team Members:
Me (Hihidaruma101), colorblind1, Smashfighter023
Team Name:
AWESOME-McCOOL-NAMEz
Team Members:
Me (Hihidaruma101), colorblind1, Smashfighter023
Team Name:
AWESOME-McCOOL-NAMEz
Team Members:
Hihidaruma101, colorblind1, Me (Smashfighter023)
Team Name:
AWESOME-McCOOL-NAMEz
Team Members:
Hihidaruma101, ME (colorblind1), Smashfighter023
There’s nothing stopping teams from trying to “arrange matches” though I don’t really see why teams would do this since they can just take advantage and switch up the orders. It’s probably best to do it randomly.
Team Name: Amateur Players
Team Members: Lajo, drug_duck, DaFlo
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Huy Duy and OD have the second best team name I must say.
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Team Name: PTS Chile
Members: sh4dowzon, HomeroZIM, TR Kid
When is this event being held? Is it a live event or is it like some online tourneys where we have a week to arrange our match?
Team Name: Ben, Ben and Bentham
Members: Ben “Ben7000” Rothman, Ben “Kyriakou” Kyriakou, Sam “SuperIntegration” Bentham
GO TEAM!
KYRIAKOU IN FOR SOME MAJOR BEN, BEN, AND BENTHAM ACTION
Team Name: We Three Kings
Members: Carnage, Topido, Jamesspeed1
DID ANYONE SAY THREE-HEADED SIAMESE POKEMON BATTLING? I’M IN!
Why does this remind me so much of
It will likely be randomized on my end. You won’t have a choice in who battles who because dealing with either arguments between teams or 100 team submissions is not something I want to deal with here.
Just like the Major one week deadlines to battle.
Team Name: The Trufflehounds
Members: TwiddleDee, WoodenSoldier, WonderPup