2013 Series

The 2013 VGC World Championship Series is the first utilising the Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 games. Despite that, the format changed very little from the previous year, just allowing for the new forms intorduced in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. This was the last series to include the special point structure and it added another set of Regional Championships in the winter. The World Championships were held in Vancouver in Canada VGC Rule Set: (From January 1st 2013) Usable Games Pokémon Black 2, Pokémon White 2 Battle Type: Double Battle Pokémon Restrictions: National Pokédex. Banned Pokémon: Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Celebi, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Deoxys, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Keldeo, Meloetta, Genesect Banned Items: Soul Dew Clauses: No same Pokémon, No same item VGC Winners Junior: Brendan Zheng (US) Senior: Hayden McTavish (US) Master: Arash Ommati (Italy) TCG Winners Junior: Ondrej Kujal (Czech Republic) Senior: Kaiwen Cabbabe (Australia) Master: Jason Klaczynski (US)

Online Competitions

Throughout the Play! Pokémon series, there were numerous online competitions that will give CP to players if their Play! Pokémon account is linked to their Organised Play ID. The CP is organised to the top 256 players worldwide, regardless of region.

Regionals Details

Regional Championships are set up across the world, mostly in North America, to provide small competitions that allow for players to increase their score in order to get a better chance at going to Worlds. There are a number of Regional competitions each year and they all follow the standard format. They often have side events for all players.

Name	Location	Country	Date	Distribution Pokémon	Streamed?
Pennsylvania Autumn Regionals	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States	13th - 14th October 2012	None	No
California Autumn Regionals	Santa Clara, California	United States	13th - 14th October 2012	None	No
Texas Autumn Regionals	Houston, Texas	United States	13th - 14th October 2012	None	No
Ontario Autumn Regionals	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	13th - 14th October 2012	None	No
Indiana Autumn Regionals	Fort Wayne, Indiana	United States	13th - 14th October 2012	None	No
California Winter Regionals	Long Beach, California	United States	19th - 20th January 2013	Cloyster	No
Florida Winter Regionals	Lake Buena Vista, Florida	United States	19th - 20th January 2013	Cloyster	No
Missouri Winter Regionals	St. Louis, Missouri	United States	19th - 20th January 2013	Cloyster	No
Oregon Winter Regionals	Salem, Oregon	United States	19th - 20th January 2013	Cloyster	No
Virginia Winter Regionals	Sandston, Virginia	United States	19th - 20th January 2013	Cloyster	No
Vancouver Spring Regionals	Vancouver, British Columbia	Canada	13th- 14th April 2013	Ludicolo	No
Georgia Spring Regionals	Athens, Georgia	United States	13th- 14th April 2013	Ludicolo	No
Massachusetts Spring Regionals	Foxboro, Massachusetts	United States	13th- 14th April 2013	Ludicolo	No
Utah Spring Regionals	Salt Lake City, Utah	United States	13th- 14th April 2013	Ludicolo	No
Wisconsin Spring Regionals	Madison, Wisconsin	United States	13th- 14th April 2013	Ludicolo	No
Perth Regionals	Perth, West Australia	Australia	30th June 2013	None	No
Melbourne Regionals	Melbourne, Victoria	Australia	6th July 2013	None	No
Brisbane Regionals	Brisbane, Queensland	Australia	7th July 2013	None	No
Adelaide Regionals	Adelaide, South Australia	Australia	13th July 2013	None	No
Sydney Regionals	Sydney, New South Wales	Australia	14th July 2013	None	No

Nationals Details

National Championships are where the best players in the respective country or area come to compete. No points were required to enter but the winners were able to earn placement in the World Championships. The winners in areas outside of the US will often receive travel awards for the World Championships.

Name	Location	Country	Date	Distribution Pokémon	Streamed?
Italy Nationals	Assago	Italy	11th - 12th May 2013	Metagross	No
Germany Nationals	Bochum, Germany	Germany	25th - 26th May 2013	Metagross	No
UK Nationals	Birmingham, United Kingdom	United Kingdom	1st - 2nd June 2013	Metagross	No
US Nationals	Indianapolis, Indiana	United Stats	5th - 7th July 2013	Metagross	No
Australia Nationals	Melbourne, Victoria	Australia	20th - 21st July 2013	None	No

Worlds Details

The World Championships are where the best of the world come to participate and fight it off to become World Champion. Participation in the events is by invitation based on score and position, but people could gain entry in the Last Chance Qualifiers.

Name	Location	Country	Date	Distribution Pokémon	Streamed?
World Championships	Vancouver, British Columbia	Canada	9th - 11th August 2013	Smeargle	Yes