VGC Tournament Results: 2023 Portland Regional Championships

The 2023 Portland Regional Championships event has now concluded in Portland, Oregon, USA! Read on to learn the event dates, location, results, 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

Possible Next Champion Mystery Gift Pokemon

Joseph Ugarte's Jumpluff

Jumpluff
Level	50
Tera Type
Ability	Chlorophyll
Held Item	Covert Cloak
Moveset	・ Leaf Storm ・ Sleep Powder ・ Encore ・ Tailwind

Joseph Ugarte's Jumpluff was a consistent threat every time it was on the field, threatening with Sleep Powder, or punishing passive plays with Encore. It could also set up Tailwind for its teammates and allow them to have a Speed advantage. Jumpluff was an important factor in giving the entire team synergy and consistency.

2023 Portland Regional Championships: Champions Team

Team Breakdown

Kingambit	Torkoal	Flutter Mane
Jumpluff	Great Tusk	Chien-Pao

Team Cores and Strategy

Great Tusk and Chien-Pao

Great Tusk

Chien-Pao

Scarf Great Tusk with Chien-Pao offers a fast and offensive lead that immediately pressures taking quick KOs on the opposing side of the field.

Great Tusk and Jumpluff

Great Tusk

Jumpluff

Jumpluff can support Great Tusk by punishing passive plays with Encore, and boosting its side's speed with Tailwind. It can also threaten with Sleep Powder.

Torkoal and Jumpluff

Torkoal

Jumpluff

Torkoal gives Jumpluff a Speed Boost by triggering its Chlorophyll with its Drought. Torkoal is able to eject out of the active spot with Eject Pack, and safely bring in a Protosynthesis Pokemon who can enjoy a stat boost from the Sun.

Competitive Team Building for Doubles Ranked Battle

Teams Strengths

Joseph Ugarte's Sun Team was heavily offensive, often ending games quickly with its speed and power. It also has multiple lead options that it can use, which is especially useful in a best-of-three fornat. Four Pokemon on the team benefit from Torkoal's Sun, being Torkoal itself, Jumpluff with its Chlorophyll, Flutter Mane and Great Tusk with Protosynthesis. Chien-Pao also helps out Great Tusk, Kingambit, and itself with its Sword of Ruin Ability, improving the effectiveness of the team's physical attackers.

Champion's Pokemon's Moveset and Held Items

Covert Cloak Jumpluff (MVP)

Ability	Chlorophyll
Tera Type
Held Item	Covert Cloak
Moveset	・ Leaf Storm ・ Sleep Powder ・ Encore ・ Tailwind

Jumpluff's tool kit lets it be a constant pain for opponents to deal with. It's Utility Moves include Sleep Powder and Encore for disruption, and Tailwind to give Joseph the Speed Advantage. Leaf Storm is a solid attacking move, which he uses to great effect.

Eject Pack Torkoal

Ability	Drought
Tera Type
Held Item	Eject Pack
Moveset	・ Overheat ・ Helping Hand ・ Fissure ・ Protect

Eject Pack Torkoal was able to set the Sun and immediately switch out after an Overheat or a stat debuff from the opponent. This allows it to set up Sun later in the game. Fissure allows Torkoal a chance at OHKOing a Pokemon, which is useful after repeated uses of Overheat.

Torkoal Movesets and Best Builds

Choice Specs Flutter Mane

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

Joseph Ugarte's Flutter Mane was difficult to beat once it got a good position on the field, as not many Pokemon can stand up to Choice Specs, Protosynthesis-boosted, Tera-boosted Attacks.

Flutter Mane Movesets and Best Builds

Assault Vest Kingambit

Ability	Defiant
Tera Type
Held Item	Assault Vest
Moveset	・ Iron Head ・ Kowtow Cleave ・ Sucker Punch ・ Tera Blast

Our second pick to be a Mystery Gift Pokemon is Joseph Ugarte's trusty Kingambit, which has often brought him success in competition. With a spread that allows it to be both bulky and offensive, his Kingambit is not to be underestimated.

Kingambit Movesets and Best Builds

Choice Scarf Great Tusk

Ability	Protosynthesis
Tera Type
Held Item	Choice Scarf
Moveset	・ Headlong Rush ・ Close Combat ・ Earthquake ・ Rock Slide

Choice Scarf Great Tusk along with a Flying-type partner could use Earthquake without fear of damaging its teammate. If it's paired with Chien-Pao, we can expect Great Tusk to hit even harder whenever it attacks. It also has access to Headlong Rush and Close Combat for powerful single-target STAB, and Rock Slide for when it is against Flying-types.

Great Tusk Movesets and Best Builds

Tera Flying Chien-Pao

Ability	Sword of Ruin
Tera Type
Held Item	Focus Sash
Moveset	・ Ice Spinner ・ Sucker Punch ・ Taunt ・ Protect

Chien-Pao enables all the physical attackers on the team with its Sword of Ruin Ability, allowing them to deal significantly more damage. Ice Spinner is its main STAB move, which can remove Terrain from the field, as well as dealing good chunks of damage. Taunt is used against opponents who would want to set up.

Chien-Pao Movesets and Best Builds

2023 Portland Championships Details

Tournament for Best Players in Pokemon Games

The Portland Regional Championships was a Regional 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 Portland Regional Championships Date and Location

This season's Portland Regional Championships event took place at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland Oregon, USA, on May 5 through 7, 2023.

Event Registration

Registrations for the event were opened until Friday, May 5, 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 were able to join Side Events for VGC, the Pokemon Trading Card Game, and Pokemon Go by purchasing Game Tickets at the event. Prizes were also available for winners in these side events.

Championship Point System

Points Awarded from Regional and International Tournaments

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

International Championships Point System

2023 Portland Regional 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 Hartford Regional Tournament

The next major VGC event will be the 2023 Hartford Regional Tournament, which will be held on May 19th - 21st, 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

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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