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The 2023 North America International Championships event has now concluded in Columbus, Ohio, USA! Read on to learn the event dates, location, results, and more!
List of Contents
VGC Tournament Results | |||||
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Oceania International |
European International |
Portland Regional |
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Hartford Regional |
Milwaukee Regional |
Fresno Regional |
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Japan Nationals |
North America International |
Yokohama Open (Canceled) |
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VGC World Championships | 2024 Championship Series |
Oranguru | |
Level | 50 |
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Tera Type | |
Ability | Inner Focus |
Held Item | Sitrus Berry |
Moveset | ・
Psychic
・ Instruct ・ Trick Room ・ Encore |
Avery's Oranguru who doesn't do any damage was the standout performer during the Juniors Division Finals match of the North America International Championship.
Oranguru would continuously support its team with Instruct, letting its partners dish out consecutive attacks. It would also lock Pokemon into Encore, punishing defensive Protects, while tanking multiple hits of damage.
Dragapult | |
Level | 50 |
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Tera Type | |
Ability | Clear Body |
Held Item | Choice Band |
Moveset | ・
Dragon Darts
・ Phantom Force ・ U-turn ・ Tera Blast |
Dragapult was the MVP of Champion, Alex Gomez Berna's team. It boasts amazing natural speed, and with Choice Band, it is also enormously strong on the physical side.
Dragapult's teammates were able to support it in all of its matches, allowing Dragapult to deal huge damage and decisive KOs througout the tournament.
Its effectiveness in all of its matches make it a great potential Mystery Gift giveaway in the future.
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Team Breakdown | Team Cores and Strategy |
Team's Strengths | Champion's Pokemon |
Dragapult | Chien-Pao | Iron Hands |
Dondozo | Ting-Lu | Flutter Mane |
Dragapult |
Chien-Pao |
Dragapult immediately becomes even more menacing when Chien-Pao is on the field, with Chien-Pao's Sword of Ruin reducing the field's Defense stat. Tera Ghost Tera Blast is able to take OHKOs on most Pokemon, even threatening 90% on a Pokemon as bulky as Amoonguss.
Dragapult |
Iron Hands |
Iron Hands works as a solid partner for Dragapult in the lead position, as it can flinch opponents with Fake Out. This strategy was seen in Alex's second match against Raghav Malaviya, where Iron Hands flinched Amoonguss before it could spore Dragapult.
Iron Hands' Fake Out support also comes in handy for setting up advantageous turns for Dragapult using Phantom Force, which delays it for one turn.
Competitive Team Building for Doubles Ranked Battle
The team features many ways to dish out offense, most notably through the core of Dragapult, Chien-Pao and Iron Hands.
Dragapult's speed and power makes it a powerful addition to the team, being able to outspeed most Pokemon in the format. Iron Hands can flinch Pokemon with Fake Out, while Chien-Pao's Sword of Ruin reduces everyone's Defense by 25%.
Ability | Clear Body |
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Tera Type | |
Held Item | Choice Band |
Moveset | ・
Dragon Darts
・ Phantom Force ・ U-turn ・ Tera Blast |
Choice Band Dragapult mowed through its competition, shredding through even bulky Pokemon like Arcanine and Amoonguss.
Phantom Force is in the set for extra power, at the cost of being delayed a turn. While Tera Blast is a quicker option that can deal damage immediately.
Dragapult Movesets and Best Builds
Ability | Sword of Ruin |
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Tera Type | |
Held Item | Focus Sash |
Moveset | ・
Protect
・ Ice Spinner ・ Sucker Punch ・ Sacred Sword |
Chien-Pao makes an appearance in this team, possibly because of its powerful Sword of Ruin Ability, which enables the team's physical attackers to deal even more damage thanks to its defense debuff.
Chien-Pao Movesets and Best Builds
Ability | Quark Drive |
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Tera Type | |
Held Item | |
Moveset | ・
Heavy Slam
・ Fake Out ・ Drain Punch ・ Wild Charge |
Iron Hands is a strong and consistent offensive tank, made even more effective with teammates that benefit off its Fake Out support. Heavy Slam is a strong inclusion due to its effectiveness in KOing Flutter Mane.
Iron Hands Movesets and Best Builds
Ability | Oblivious |
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Tera Type | |
Held Item | |
Moveset | ・
Wave Crash
・ Yawn ・ Protect ・ Heavy Slam |
Dondozo makes an appearance without its usual partner, Tatsugiri in this team. Tera Normal is elected as its Tera type to let Dondozo have few weaknesses and an immunity to Flutte Mane's Shadow Ball.
Dondozo Movesets and Best Builds
Ability | Vessel of Ruin |
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Tera Type | |
Held Item | Sitrus Berry |
Moveset | ・
Taunt
・ Sand Tomb ・ Ruination ・ Stomping Tantrum |
Ting-Lu is a strong addition to the team, reducing the field's Special Attack, and improving the team's overall Special bulk with its Vessel of Ruin Ability. A Fairy Tera is chosen to give Ting-Lu a resistance to Fighting. Sand Tomb can deal consistent incremental damage, while Ruination can consistently take out 50% of an opponent's HP.
Ting-Lu Movesets and Best Builds
Ability | Protosynthesis |
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Tera Type | |
Held Item | Booster Energy |
Moveset | ・
Protect
・ Substitute ・ Shadow Ball ・ Moonblast |
Flutter Mane would get a Speed boost from its held Booster Energy, which allows it to often be the fastest Pokemon on the field. It is able to punish passive turns by setting up Substitute, making it even more difficult to take out.
Flutter Mane Movesets and Best Builds
The 2023 North America International Championships is a Regional/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
Date | Location |
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June 30 ~ July 2, 2023 | Columbus, Ohio, USA |
This season's 2023 North America International Championships event took place at Columbus, Ohio on June 30 to July 2, 2023.
Registrations for the event were from May 17 to 18, for players in all age divisions, namely Juniors, Seniors, and Masters. Spectator Badges were made available by the tournament organizers, but with limited availability.
An eight-player tournament using the current ruleset. Play will begin as soon as eight players are ready.
A tournament using the current ruleset. Nintendo Switch systems and controllers must be inverted 180 degrees so that the game is played upside down.
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!
No entry fee. A tournament using the current ruleset. Junior Division–aged players only. Play will begin as soon as four players are ready.
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!
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.
Placement | Championship Points |
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1 | 500 CP |
2 | 400 CP |
3~4 | 320 CP |
5~8 | 250 CP |
9~16 | 200 CP |
17~32 | 160 CP |
33~64 | 160 CP |
65~128 | 100 CP |
129~256 | 80 CP |
257~512 | 60 CP |
The four Treasures of Ruin are now eligible to use in Regulation C (Series 3)!
Treasures of Ruin | |||
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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 are also banned from competitive play in Regulation C (Series 3).
Koraidon | Miraidon |
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.
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 |
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・All Pokemon in the Paldea Dex except Koraidon and Miraidon |
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.
The next major VGC event will be the 2023 Pokemon World Championships, which will be held on August 11 - 13, 2023.
It will be played with Regulation D rules, which allows for all Pokemon in the Paldea Pokedex, Paradox Pokemon, the four Treasures of Ruin, as well as Pokemon from Pokemon HOME, except for Koraidon, Miraidon, Walking Wake, Iron Leaves and other Restricted Pokemon.
Pokemon World Championships 2023
The 2024 World Championship Series was announced during the North America International Championship event, with the first tournaments of the season taking place in September and October, after the World Championships have wrapped up.
2024 Pokemon Championship Series Details
Event | Description |
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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
Event | Description |
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No active Online Competitions! |
VGC Tournament Results: 2023 North America International Championships (NAIC)
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