The 2023 Milwaukee Regional Championships event is a VGC Tournament held at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 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

Brian Youm's Gyarados

Gyarados
Level	50
Tera Type
Ability	Intimidate
Held Item	Sitrus Berry
Moveset	・ Waterfall ・ Iron Head ・ Thunder Wave ・ Taunt

Support Gyarados with Thunder Wave and Taunt proved to be valuable for champion, Brian Youm, as it offered both Speed Control and Taunt Support.

2023 Milwaukee Regional Championship: Champions Team

Team Breakdown

Gyarados	Iron Hands	Ting-Lu
Chi-Yu	Flutter Mane	Amoonguss

Team Cores and Strategy

Gyarados and Ting-Lu

Gyarados

Ting-Lu

Gyarados and Ting-Lu are defensive leads that can survive loads of punishment thanks to their Abiliities. Gyarados' Intimidate lowers the opposing side's physical attack, while Ting-Lu's Vessel of Ruin reduces Special Attack. These two Abilities in combination make for a very sturdy defensive duo.

Chi-Yu and Flutter Mane

Chi-Yu

Flutter Mane

Chi-Yu and Flutter Mane are a powerful, offensive, Special Attacking duo that are difficult to go up against if the opposing team is unprepared. Booster Energy Flutter Mane can outspeed most threats, while Choice Specs Chi-Yu can melt away opposing teams with its powerful Beads of Ruin-boosted Heat Waves.

Amoonguss and Iron Hands

Amoonguss

Iron Hands

Amoonguss and Iron Hands are strong Pokemon in the back of this team, as they can both switch in for their teammates. They also make up for a solid and difficult-to-KO late-game tandem.

Competitive Team Building for Doubles Ranked Battle

Teams Strengths

Paul Chua's team can pivot between offense and defense, with good defensive synergy between Pokemon that allow for defensive switches, as well as strong defensive and offensive Abiliites in Ting-Lu and Chi-Yu's Ruinous Abilities.

Champion's Pokemon's Moveset and Held Items

Support Gyarados (MVP)

Ability	Intimidate
Tera Type
Held Item	Sitrus Berry
Moveset	・ Waterfall ・ Iron Head ・ Thunder Wave ・ Taunt

Gyarados is a reliable support Pokemon with access to Speed Control in Thunder Wave and Taunt. It is also able to be offensive thanks to its naturally high Attack Stat. Waterfall is its most reliable STAB move. Paul Chua also opted to include Iron Head to give Gyarados coverage against Fairy-types.

Gyarados Movesets and Best Builds

Safety Goggles Iron Hands

Ability	Quark Drive
Tera Type
Held Item
Moveset	・ Drain Punch ・ Wild Charge ・ Swords Dance ・ Protect

Iron Hands with Safety Goggles and Fire Tera lets the Champion have multiple ways to protect it from Sleep and Burn. Iron Hands also runs Swords Dance instead of Fake Out to punish passive turns, positioning it for a sweep on later turns.

Iron Hands Movesets and Best Builds

Assault Vest Ting-Lu

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

Assault Vest Ting-Lu is difficult Pokemon to take down thanks to its Vessel of Ruin Ability and its Assault Vest adding to its Special Defense. It is able to remain on the field for multiple turns and deal sizeable damage with moves like Stone Edge and Stomping Tantrum. Heavy Slam is able to pick up KOs on most Flutter Mane as well.

Ting-Lu Movesets and Best Builds

Choice Specs Chi-Yu

Ability	Beads of Ruin
Tera Type
Held Item	Choice Specs
Moveset	・ Heat Wave ・ Overheat ・ Dark Pulse ・ Tera Blast

Chi-Yu is able to melt through opposing Pokemon thanks to its Beads of Ruin Ability, high Special Attack stat, and high damage moves. Heat Wave is a strong spread attack, while Overheat allows it to nuke a Pokemon and immediately eliminate it.

Chi-Yu Movesets and Best Builds

Booster Energy Flutter Mane

Ability	Protosynthesis
Tera Type
Held Item	Booster Energy
Moveset	・ Shadow Ball ・ Moonblast ・ Dazzling Gleam ・ Protect

Booster Energy Flutter Mane is a powerful offensive Pokemon that can also shred through opposing teams. Even moreso when paired with Chi-Yu and its Beads of Ruin Ability.

Pokemon Movesets and Best Builds

Support Amoonguss

Ability	Regenerator
Tera Type
Held Item	Rocky Helmet
Moveset	・ Spore ・ Rage Powder ・ Clear Smog ・ Pollen Puff

Support Amoonguss can be a huge nuisance on the field with its standard Spore and Rage Powder, however this set cuts Protect for both Clear Smog and Pollen Puff.

Clear Smog is valuable for clearing an opposing Pokemon's stat buffs, while Pollen Puff can heal a damaged teammate. This is valuable especially for the defensive Pokemon on the team.

Amoonguss Movesets and Best Builds

2023 Milwaukee Regional Championships Details

Tournament for Best Players in Pokemon Games

The 2023 Milwaukee Regional Championships is 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 Milwaukee Regional Championships Date and Location

This season's 2023 Milwaukee Regional Championships event took place at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, on June 3-4, 2023.

Event Registration

Registrations for the event opened until June 3, 2023 for players in all age divisions, namely Juniors, Seniors, and Masters. Spectator Passes 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 Side Event 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 Milwaukee 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
Sobble	Drizzile	Inteleon
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 Fresno Regional Championships Tournament

The next major VGC event will be the 2023 Fresno Regional Championships Tournament, which will be held on June 10-11, 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.

2023 Fresno Regional Championships

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