| Event | Paldea Prologue |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 10–12 March 2023 |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2023 Season – Double battles, custom format |
| Format | In-game ladder competition |
| Organizer | The Pokémon Company (TPC) |
Table of Contents
Custom format
This competition features double battles.
Your team may have any Pokémon from the Paldea Regional Pokédex, including Paradox Pokémon, the Treasures of Ruin, Koraidon and Miraidon; but with only one Restricted Pokémon. Your team cannot have two Pokémon of the same species or holding the same item.
| Restricted Pokémon allowed in Paldea Prologue (1 per team) | |
|---|---|
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| Koraidon | Miraidon |
Results
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1913.4 |  | Kino (にじか) | – |  |
| 2 | 1906.6 | | Kino (フィリー) | – | |
| 3 | 1881.2 | | Taiki Koda (スカーレット) | – | |
| 4 | 1870.4 | | Yonemu (よんえむ) | – | |
| 5 | 1859.9 | | Naoyuki Matsuhashi (バイオレット) | – | |
| 6 | 1859.4 |  | Jiseok Lee (イパリ) | – | |
| 7 | 1859.0 | | Yuchama (ヌートバー) | – | |
| 8 | 1858.6 | | Yuma Miyamoto (とり。) | – | |
| 9 | 1855.1 | | Hakushu Takeuchi (ハクシュウ) | – | |
| 10 | 1849.3 | | Sharurotto (シャルロット) | – | |
| 11 | 1846.2 | | Hiiragi (ほぉりぃ) | – | |
| 12 | 1846.1 | | Noa (のあ) | – | |
| 13 | 1845.2 | | Motsu (もつ) | – | |
| 14 | 1838.4 | | Mizuko (あさか) | – | |
| 15 | 1838.4 | | Kamaru (Kamaru) | – | |
| 16 | 1838.0 | | Kakitani (ピラニア) | – | |
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1837.9 |  | Enrico Colombari (Syntex) | – | |
| 18 | 1836.5 | | Shinigami (どにゃんこ) | – | |
| 19 | 1836.1 | | Rozetta (ロゼッタ) | – | |
| 20 | 1836.0 | | Doranikofu (ドラニコフ) | – | |
| 21 | 1832.5 | | Ri (り) | – | |
| 22 | 1831.9 | | Yami no Oji (やみのおうじ) | – | |
| 23 | 1831.5 | | Ryota Otsubo (ナミ) | – | |
| 24 | 1831.4 | | Pisuke (ぴーすけ) | – | |
| 25 | 1831.3 | | Suwa (すわ) | – | |
| 26 | 1830.9 | | Hiroshi Onishi (はやせユウカ) | – | |
| 27 | 1830.7 | | MisakiVGC (リラックマ) | – | |
| 28 | 1830.0 | | Minami (ミナミ) | – | |
| 29 | 1828.2 | ? | Perish (Perish) | – | |
| 30 | 1828.0 | | Dafune (だふね) | – | |
| 31 | 1826.7 | | Roku (ろく) | – | |
| 32 | 1826.2 | | Hirofumi Kimura (カ・エール) | – | |
The source of the result is here, thanks to our colleagues from Liberty Note!
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Platform and schedule
The tournament is held online, in your Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game, at the Online competitions section of the Poké Portal’s Battle Stadium.
The tournament starts on 10 March 2023 at 00:00 UTC. You will be able to play up to 15 battles on 10 March, up to 30 battles by 11 March and up to 45 battles by 12 March. You will be able to enter any battle until 12 March 2023 at 23:59 UTC.
Prizes
This event is an official Online Competition, but is not a part of any 2023 official circuit. This means that it does not reward any Championship Points (CPs).
This is intended as a fun tournament and no prizes are given to the top-ranking players. Any player that finishes at least one battle will receive 10,000 League Points.
Overview
The Paldea Prologue is an official Online Competition featuring double battles. It is the first Online Competition in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games!
A little bit of history
Online Competitions are usually a part of the casual gameplay, but they have been featured in the official circuit for some years now. They are one of the few tournaments in which all world regions play together, and it generally grants National invites in TPC regions and Championship Points in TPCI regions.
The most recent Online Competition was the Ultimate Finale, played in Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield in October 2022 and featuring double battles. The custom ruleset allowed for any Pokémon available in Galar, with the possibility of duplicating Pokémon and items. First place was earned by Japanese Yuta Takahashi, who used a team featuring five Restricted Pokémon, including two Kyogre. Yuta beat fellow countryman Shu Suezaki, who also used a team featuring five Restricted Pokémon, but with two Zacian.
American James Evans, the 2018 Senior Division World Champion, defeated Brazilian Gabriel Agati in the NAIC finals.
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through your own Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game. To register, enter the Poké Portal → Battle Stadium → Online competitions → Search for a competition (in the Official Competitions column).
You will need to register and lock a team at the time of registration.
Contrary to the Online Competitions of previous games, sign-ups are open from announcement, live at any time until the tournament ends on 12 March at 23:59 UTC.
