The 2023 European International Championships event has now concluded in London, England! Read on to learn the event dates, location, results, Palafin mystery gift details and more!

VGC Tournament Results
Oceania International		European International		Portland Regional
Hartford Regional		Milwaukee Regional		Fresno Regional
Japan Nationals		North America International		Yokohama Open (Canceled)
VGC World Championships			2024 Championship Series

Champion's Mystery Gift Pokemon

Paul Chua's Arcanine Mystery Gift Code

The Mystery Gift Code to receive a competitive ready Arcanine went live during the beginning of the North American International Championships Livestream on June 30, 2023. This special Arcanine is based on the 2023 European International Championships Pokemon Champion Paul Chua (@Paul_Chua_)'s Arcanine, which he used to win the 2023 Europe International Pokemon Championships!

This distribution has now ended.
Shiny Arcanine Mystery Gift Distribution

Paul Chua's Arcanine

Arcanine
Level	50
Pokeball	Cherish Ball
Original Trainer	Paul
Tera Type
Ability	Intimidate
Held Item	Safety Goggles
Moveset	・ Flare Blitz ・ Will-O-Wisp ・ Protect ・ Extreme Speed

Paul Chua's Arcanine was able to consistently stay on the field and offer its support to its team. It also offered enough firepower to deal good damage with Flare Blitz and take KOs with Extreme Speed.

2023 Europe International Championships: Champions Team

Team Breakdown

Arcanine	Palafin	Flutter Mane
Amoonguss	Ting-Lu	Roaring Moon

Team Cores and Strategy

Arcanine and Ting-Lu

Arcanine

Ting-Lu

Arcanine and Ting-Lu gave the champion a defensive start, with Intimidate reducing the opposing side's Attack stats, and Vessel of Ruin debuffing the Special Attack of all Pokemon on the field except Ting-Lu, which Arcanine does not mind.

Having these two at the forefront afforded the champion opportunities to whittle down the opposing team, or reposition for an advantage.

Flutter Mane and Palafin

Flutter Mane

Palafin

Flutter Mane and Palafin were Paul Chua's primary leads for his Grand Finals bout against Gabriel Agati Medeira. These two Pokemon would immediately apply offensive pressure, as they would have enough firepower to take out a Pokemon by double targetting it. Palafin was also an unpredictable lead, as having it on the field on turn 1 would always make the opponent guess whether or not it will switch out. What Palafin switches out to is also tough to predict, as it can be either one of the Champion's tanky, defense-oriented Pokemon.

Competitive Team Building for Doubles Ranked Battle

Teams Strengths

Paul Chua's European Championship winning team has an efficient balance of offense and defense. Flutter Mane, Roaring Moon, and Palafin would provide consistent sources of damage, while Ting-Lu, Arcanine, and Amoonguss round out the back end of the team defensively.

The team lets the champion play reactively, not solely relying on any singular strategy, but with all six Pokemon being able to work together in any combination.

Champion's Pokemon's Moveset and Held Items

Safety Goggles Arcanine

Ability	Intimidate
Tera Type
Held Item	Safety Goggles
Moveset	・ Flare Blitz ・ Extreme Speed ・ Will-O-Wisp ・ Protect

Arcanine's Extreme Speed was especially useful for picking off low HP Pokemon. It also offers great utility with its Intimidate Ability and Will-O-Wisp, which could burn physically offensive threats.

Arcanine Movesets and Best Builds

Physically Offensive Palafin

Ability	Zero to Hero
Tera Type
Held Item	Mystic Water
Moveset	・ Wave Crash ・ Haze ・ Jet Punch ・ Protect

Palafin is a consistent winner of major tournaments, and for good reason. It is powerful and consistent. With its standard set of moves and Held Item, Palafin is always a reliable addition to teams.

Even in Palafin's Zero Form, Palafin is still able to dish out meaningful damage, which Paul Chua showed when he KOd the runner up's Tera Poison Baxcalibur with Wave Crash.

Palafin Movesets and Best Builds

Choice Specs Flutter Mane (MVP)

Ability	Protosynthesis
Tera Type
Held Item	Choice Specs
Moveset	・ Moonblast ・ Shadow Ball ・ Dazzling Gleam ・ Thunderbolt

While limited in its move options while on the field, Choice Specs Flutter Mane packs enough firepower to put opposing teams on the back foot.

Shadow Ball is Flutter Mane's most consistent move, which is able to hit most types for neutral damage. This allowed Paul Chua's Flutter Mane to deal good damage the likes of Tera Poison Baxcalibur, Arcanine, and Amoonguss, who would all otherwise resist its Fairy-type Attacks.

Flutter Mane Movesets and Best Builds

Disruptive Amoonguss

Ability	Regenerator
Tera Type
Held Item	Sitrus Berry
Moveset	・ Spore ・ Rage Powder ・ Pollen Puff ・ Protect

Paul Chua's Amoonguss was a consistent problem for his opponents, surviving important turns and putting key Pokemon to sleep. Amoonguss would also work as a cleric for its team, healing its teammates up with its Pollen Puff after they have taken damage, as well as redirecting damage from its teammates.

Amoonguss was often a problem that had to be addressed whenever it was on the board, but with teammates like Arcanine with its Intimidate and Ting-Lu with its Vessel of Ruin, Amoonguss was not gonna be taken off the field easily.

Amoonguss Movesets and Best Builds

Assault Vest Ting-Lu

Ability	Vessel of Ruin
Tera Type
Held Item	Assault Vest
Moveset	・ Stomping Tantrum ・ Ruination ・ Sand Tomb ・ Heavy Slam

Stomping Tantrum and Heavy Slam are good ways to threaten the likes of Chi-Yu and Flutter Mane, and Ruination is a standard move for Ting-Lu. But what sets Paul Chua's Ting-Lu apart is Sand Tomb.

Sand Tomb allows Ting-Lu to deal incremental damage to tanky Pokemon that would otherwise shrug off Stomping Tantrum and Heavy Slam. Ruination can bring opponents to half health, which means it will take less turns for Sand Tomb to knock them out. This also puts them in a checkmate scenario, where the opposing Pokemon will be losing HP, while being unable to Switch out.

Ting-Lu's Ground typing prevents opponents from switching out with a move like Volt Switch.

Ting-Lu Movesets and Best Builds

Tera Flying Roaring Moon

Ability	Protosynthesis
Tera Type
Held Item	Booster Energy
Moveset	・ Acrobatics ・ Throat Chop ・ Dragon Dance ・ Protect

Paul Chua's Roaring Moon boosts its Attack stat with its Booster Energy. This allows it to be a menace on the field. With one Dragon Dance, Roaring Moon can sweep through entire teams or clear out low HP Pokemon.

Roaring Moon Movesets and Best Builds

2023 European International Championships Details

Tournament for Best Players in Pokemon Games

The European International Championships was a international tournament where players could compete for Championship points, which can help players qualify for the 2023 Pokemon World Championships to be held in Yokohama, Japan.

Separate tournaments were held for Pokemon TCG, Pokemon UNITE, Pokemon GO, and Pokemon Video Game Championship, through Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

Pokemon World Championships 2023

2023 European International Championships Date and Location

This season's EUIC event took place at ExCeL London in London, England, on April 14 through 16, 2023.

Event Registration

Registrations for the event were opened on March 9, 2023 for players in all age divisions, namely Juniors, Seniors, and Masters Spectator Badges were made available by the tournament organizers, but with limited availability.

Side Events

Current Series

Players played three matches using the current VGC regulation and win prizes based on their score. The event was held in the round-robin format.

Sandwich Challenge

Build the best-looking sandwich following the tournament recipes to win!

Chaos Cup

Players were given random rental teams filled with Pokemon selected by a featured Pokemon Content Creator! These teams featured Pokemon that don't often see competitive play!

Catch Cup

Battle three opponents in a tournament where all Pokemon and Moves available in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet games are allowed. Participants won prizes based on their final tournament score!

London VG Skirmish

Best-of-three tournaments across all age divisions will be played on the current VGC regulation.

Mystery Gift Palafin Distribution

Gavin Michaels' Palafin Mystery Gift Code

Palafin
Level	50
Tera Type
Ability	Zero to Hero
Held Item	Mystic Water
Moveset	・ Jet Punch ・ Wave Crash ・ Haze ・ Protect
Start	April 14, 2023
End	April 17, 2023 23:59 UTC
Code	0C1CV1CT0RGAV1N

The Mystery Gift Code to receive a competitive ready Palafin went live during the beginning of the Europe International Championships Livestream on April 14, 2023. This special Palafin is based on the 2023 Oceania International Championships Pokemon Champion Gavin Michaels (@komvgc)'s Palafin, which he used to win the 2023 Europe International Pokemon Championships!

This Mystery Gift Code is no longer active.

Competitive Palafin Mystery Gift Distribution

Championship Point System

Points Awarded from Regional and International Tournaments

CP, or Championship Points are points awarded to players who participated in this international tournament. Points vary depending on the tournament, and the players placement.

International Championships Point System

2023 European International Championships Eligible Pokemon

Regulation C

Treasures of Ruin Permitted in Regulation C (Series 3)

The four Treasures of Ruin are now eligible to use in Regulation C (Series 3)!

Treasures of Ruin
Wo-Chien Best Build	Chien-Pao Best Build	Ting-Lu Best Build	Chi-Yu Best Build

Best Treasures of Ruin Builds for Ranked Battle

Koraidon and Miraidon were Banned

Koraidon and Miraidon are also banned from competitive play in Regulation C (Series 3).

Koraidon

Miraidon

Non-Paldean Dex Pokemon and Regional Variants

Regional variants of Pokemon not found in the Paldean Region are also banned from competitive play. Even though some of these Pokemon share a Pokedex Number with their legal counterparts, they are all banned from online play.

Previous starters who appeared in 7-Star Tera Raid Events are also banned from competitive play as they are not part of the Paldea Pokedex.

Charmander	Charmeleon	Charizard
Scorbunny	Raboot	Cinderace
Froakie	Frogadier	Greninja
Rowlet	Dartrix	Decidueye
Oshawott	Dewott	Samurott
Wooper	Quagsire	Galarian Meowth
Perrserker	Hisuian Zorua	Hisuian Zoroark

Walking Wake and Iron Leaves

Although Walking Wake and Iron Leaves are Paradox Pokemon, they are banned from the current Ranked Battle Series as they are not part of the Paldea Pokedex.

Walking Wake

Iron Leaves

All Legal Pokemon

Almost all Pokemon in the Paldea Pokedex are available to use for Ranked Battle Regulation C (Series 3), including Paradox Pokemon and Treasures of Ruin but still excluding Koraidon and Miraidon and Pokemon not included in the Paldean Pokedex.

Complete Paldea Pokedex

Next Major Pokemon VGC Tournament

2023 Portland Regional Tournament

The next major VGC event will be the 2023 Portland Regional Tournament, which will be held on May 5th - 7th, 2023.

It will be played with Regulation C rules, which means that the Four Treasures of Ruin, as well as Paradox Pokemon will be legal. Koraidon and Miraidon, Walking Wake and Iron Leaves, and Pokemon which are not in the Paldea Dex such as Quagsire, Perrserker, and raid event Pokemon such as Charizard, Cinderace, and Greninja and their pre-evolutions will not be usable in this tournament.
Ranked Battle Regulation C (Series 3): Rules and Banned Pokemon

European International Championships Mystery Gift Code Distribution

Similar to Oceania Regional Champion, Gavin Michaels' Palafin which was given out via Mystery Gift Code during EUIC, it is likely that we will get a competitive Pokemon Mystery Gift on this tournament as well. This will most likely be one of EUIC Champion, Paul Chua's Pokemon. As Flutter Mane was the MVP of the European International Championships final, it is likely that Flutter Mane will be the next Mystery Gift distribution.
Competitive Palafin Mystery Gift Distribution

Related Guides

Latest News and Game Info

All Ranked Battle Series (Regulations)

Event	Description
Ranked Battle Regulation H [LIVE]	Ruleset: Paradox, Legendary, and Mythical Pokemon are banned in Regulation H!
Ranked Battle Regulation G	Ruleset: Legendary Pokemon will finally be available in Regulation G!
Ranked Battle Regulation F (Series 6)	Ruleset: New and Returning Pokemon from Indigo Disk DLC will be available in Regulation F! Regulation F Duration: 01/04/2024 ~ 04/30/2024
Ranked Battle Regulation E (Series 5)	Ruleset: New and Returning Pokemon from The Teal Mask DLC will be available in Regulation E! Regulation E Duration: 10/1/2023 ~ 01/02/2024
Ranked Battle Regulation D (Series 4)	Ruleset: Pokemon transferred from Pokémon HOME except Restricted Pokemon will be available in Regulation D! (Regulation D) Regulation D Duration: 7/1/2023 ~ 9/30/2023
Ranked Battle Regulation C (Series 3)	Ruleset: The Four Treasures of Ruin are available in Regulation C! Regulation C Duration: 4/1/2023 ~ 6/30/2023
Ranked Battle Series 2 (Regulation B)	Ruleset: Paradox Pokemon can now be used in Series 2 (Regulation B)! Duration: 2/1/2023 ~ 3/31/2023
Ranked Battle Series 1 (Regulation A)	Ruleset: Paradox and Legendary Pokemon are banned from competitive play! Duration: 12/1/2022 ~ 1/31/2023

Ranked Battle Rules and Banned Pokemon

Current & Upcoming Online Competitions