First official XY wifi tournament announced!

[Griffinbane]

You've been waitin', you've been askin', and now it's here! Yaaaaaaaaay!

Okay, onto the serious stuff. There's a really specific way to sign up for this tournament. You have to follow the instructions EXACTLY in order to get the invite. And, by the way, I expect that these rules are VGC 2015 rules (not VGC 2014, which is Kalos-only), but at level 30.

https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pgl_beta_competition-2014-01-31/

1. Go to the Pokemon.com support center.
2. Click on the "Home" tab
3. Click on "Ask a Question."
4. In the Department dropdown menu, select "Video Games."
5. Do not select anything in the Inquiry Type dropdown menu (this field is not required).
6. Click the checkbox for "Request Invitation to Beta Competition"
7. Type "XY Beta Competition" in both the Summary field and the Details field, and then submit the form.

You have until February 6, 2014, at 5 p.m. PST to request an invitation. If you are extended an invitation to compete, you will be notified of the results via a pop-up notification after logging in to the PGL on or after 2/14/2014 at 11 a.m. PST.

Online Competition Rules

• The battle format will be Double Battle.
  Eligible Pokémon are those with Pokédex numbers 1–718.
  Exceptions: You cannot use Pokémon that were brought to Pokémon X or Pokémon Y using the Nintendo 3DS downloadable software Poké Transporter, nor can you use 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, Xerneas, Yveltal, or Zygarde.
  All Pokémon will automatically have their levels set to Lv. 30 during the battles.

Notable Changes from Past Wi-Fi Competitions

There is a limit on how many battles you can participate in each day. If you reach this limit, you will become unable to participate in any more battles that same day. If you do not use your full quota of battles for a given day, the unused battles will be rolled over to the following day.

The test competition will last for three days, so it is possible to take part in a maximum of 60 battles. The limit will be set to 20 battles per day. However, if you battled fewer than 20 times in one day, the remainder will carry over to the next day. For example, if you battled 15 times on Day 1, you can battle 25 times on Day 2. If you then didn't battle at all on Day 2, you could participate in 45 battles on Day 3 (20 from Day 3 plus the 25 you carried over). The battle count for each new day will be reset at midnight UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).

There may be other limitations, based on your location and time of day.

So guys, remember that this is a BETA. Expect downtime, disconnects, and lag. This is pretty much a stress test for their server and a way for them to figure out if all hell will break loose. Hopefully all things will go well and this will be a fun tourney!

Oh, and a fun note, read the bottom of the post. It brought a smirk to MY face, anyway.