The 2024/2025 competitive season has officially begun! Box Buster Sports Cards in Montrose will be having its first League Challenges Saturday, July 27th.
That’s right, that’s “Challenges” plural! As announced by The Pokémon Company last week, the local-level Video Game Championship series have been renamed to Video Game League Challenge and Video Game League Cup… and Montrose is now able to hold those events! So if you’ve been wanting to try your hand at competitive video game play in Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet, now’s your chance!
We will be holding the TCG League Challenge and Video Game League Challenge simultaneously, with staggered start times to help with logistics. Here’s the info:
TCG League Challenge
- Check-in: 2:00pm
- Tournament start: 3:00pm
- Format: Standard
- Entry fee: $10
- Rounds: Best-of-1, 30 minute Swiss
VG League Challenge
- Check-in: 2:30pm
- Tournament start: 3:30pm
- Format: Double battles, Regulation Set G
- Entry fee: None
- Rounds: Best-of-3 Swiss rounds
Please bring completed deck lists or team lists to speed up the registration process. Otherwise, blank list sheets will be provided when you check in. If you are able to print your own lists, I recommend using RK9 Labs’ deck list creator or team list creator.
Remember that if you are earning Championship Points, you can only earn points for one type of game! CP do not transfer from one game to another, so be sure your Play! Pokémon account is set to earn points in the correct game that you want. (Of course, that doesn’t mean you can’t play in different types of tournaments throughout the year if you want! Just make sure you’re aware of your account settings so you can plan your season accordingly.)
If this will be your first time competing in an official tournament, be sure to familiarize yourself with the Play! Pokémon Rules and Resources. Though, even if you’re an old hand at the competitive scene, it wouldn’t hurt to look over them again since they were updated recently. 😉
I’m super excited to be able to provide more competitive opportunities for our local players, and I look forward to seeing all the decks and teams you come up with this season! Please reach out if you have any questions.
