| Event | Victory Road Spring Challenge |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 27–28 April 2024 |
| Attendance | 260 players |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2024 Season – VGC Regulation Set G |
| Format | 9 Swiss rounds + X-2 top cut single elimination Open team lists |
| Organizer | Victory Road |
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9-0 |  | Juan Manuel Odriozola (Juanma) | $880 |       |  | |
| 2 | 7-2 |  | Davide Carrer (Nirinbo) | $440 |       | | |
| 3 | 7-2 |  | Oliver Eskolin (Owe) | $220 |   | | |
| 4 | 7-2 |  | Koen van Cann (KoonKy / Scarlet) | $220 |     | | |
| 5 | 8-1 |  | Anthony-Christopher Manolache (Astora) | $110 |  | | |
| 6 | 8-1 | | Andrea Stefanczyk (Aladygma) | $110 |  | | |
| 7 | 7-2 |  | Stefan Mott (Pengy) | $110 |    | | |
| 8 | 7-2 | | Ruben Gianzini (Ruben) | $110 |   | | |
| 9 | 8-1 |  | Frederik Høj Nielsen (Hoej) | – | | | |
| 10 | 8-1 |  | Ryan Haig (Botchkiss) | – | | | |
| 11 | 7-2 |  | Kandai Nagatome (Candy) | – | | | |
| 12 | 7-2 | | Giulio Tarlao (Giulio) | – | | | |
| 13 | 7-2 | | Aapo Niemiranta (Aapo) | – |    | | |
| 14 | 7-2 | | Giuseppe Musicco (Peppe) | – |   | | |
| 15 | 7-2 | | Leonardo Cincotti (レーア) | – | | | |
| 16 | 7-2 | | Kanade Mizuguchi (おヌメラ) | – |    | | |
| 17 | 7-2 | | Marco Silva (marcofiero) | – | | | |
| 18 | 7-2 | | Kian Campbell (Kian) | – |   |  | |
| 19 | 7-2 |  | Florian Temme (Trobuz) | – | | | |
| 20 | 7-2 | | Joji Kaieda (Suica) | – |   | | |
| 21 | 7-2 | | Hector Vargas (Brunson) | – | | | |
| 22 | 7-2 | | Jorge Tabuyo (Tabu) | – | | | |
| 23 | 7-2 | | Antoine Guyader (DarkGold) | – | | |
Seeding
The bracket is seeded according to the Swiss rounds results:
Usage stats
Restricted Pokémon
| # | Pokémon | D1 Usage | D2 Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 22.3% (58) | 17% (4) |
| 2 | | 21.5% (56) | 26% (6) |
| 3 |  | 13.8% (36) | 22% (5) |
| 4 | | 8.1% (21) | 9% (2) |
| 5 | | 8.1% (21) | 4% (1) |
| # | Pokémon | D1 Usage | D2 Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | | 5.8% (15) | 9% (2) |
| 7 | | 4.2% (11) | 4% (1) |
| 8 |  | 4.2% (11) | 0% (0) |
| 9 |  | 3.5% (9) | 4% (1) |
| 10 |  | 3.5% (9) | 4% (1) |
Overall usage
| # | Pokémon | D1 Usage | D2 Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 69.2% (180) | 83% (19) |
| 2 | | 48.5% (126) | 61% (14) |
| 3 | (Rapid) | 48.1% (125) | 61% (14) |
| 4 | | 39.6% (103) | 52% (12) |
| 5 | | 33.5% (87) | 35% (8) |
| 6 | | 24.6% (64) | 30% (7) |
| 7 | | 23.5% (61) | 26% (6) |
| 8 | | 22.3% (58) | 17% (4) |
| 9 | | 21.5% (56) | 26% (6) |
| 10 | | 21.5% (56) | 13% (3) |
| 11 | | 13.8% (36) | 22% (5) |
| 12 | | 13.8% (36) | 17% (4) |
| 13 | | 10.4% (27) | 9% (2) |
| 14 | | 10.4% (27) | 4% (1) |
| 15 | (Single) | 8.8% (23) | 13% (3) |
| # | Pokémon | D1 Usage | D2 Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | | 8.1% (21) | 9% (2) |
| 17 | | 8.1% (21) | 4% (1) |
| 18 | | 8.1% (21) | 4% (1) |
| 19 | | 7.7% (20) | 13% (3) |
| 20 | | 7.7% (20) | 9% (2) |
| 21 |  | 7.7% (20) | 0% (0) |
| 22 | | 6.2% (16) | 13% (3) |
| 23 | | 6.2% (16) | 4% (1) |
| 24 | | 5.8% (15) | 9% (2) |
| 25 | | 4.6% (12) | 4% (1) |
| 26 | | 4.6% (12) | 4% (1) |
| 27 |  | 4.6% (12) | 0% (0) |
| 28 | | 4.2% (11) | 4% (1) |
| 29 | | 4.2% (11) | 4% (1) |
| 30 | | 4.2% (11) | 4% (1) |
Streaming
Unfortunately, there is no stream for this tournament. Players that stream their runs are promoted by Victory Road during the tournament.
Platform and schedule
The tournament is held online through Battlefy. All communication between the players must be done through the Battlefy chat enabled in each round.
Official communication from the organizer staff is performed through Discord, in the Victory Road Discord server.
The tournament starts on 27 April at 14:00 UTC with the Swiss rounds. The top cut, to which all players with 2 or fewer losses (X-2) advance, is played on 28 April at the same time.
Prizes
This event is a grassroots tournament and is not a part of any 2024 official circuit. This means that it does not reward any Championship Points (CPs).
The best-placed players receive the following prizes depending on attendance.
| Placement | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | 40% of the prizepool |
| Runner-up | 20% of the prizepool |
| Semifinalists | 10% of the prizepool |
| 5th to 8th | 5% of the prizepool |
Overview
The Victory Road Spring Challenge is an online event hosted by Victory Road, with the purpose of serving as practice for the upcoming live tournaments.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set G, with open team lists.
All detailed tournament procedures, including rules and penalties, can be found here.
A little bit of history
Victory Road has been consistently holding online grassroots tournaments for years, including standalone events, online invitationals featuring qualifier events, and the yearly biggest online team competition in the World Cup of Pokémon VGC. Victory Road has also provided streams to several official Regional Championships in Europe since 2019.
Our most recent tournament was the VR Winter Challenge, played with the VGC Regulation Set F in January 2024. The finals saw 2019 Korea National Champion Hyungwoo Shin defeat American Ryan Haig to win his first VR tournament!
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through Battlefy platform. Sign-ups are $10 (+ $1 Battlefy tax) and open upon announcement of the event. 85% of the total entry fee money is directed towards the prizes ($8.5 per player), and 15% is used to compensate the staff members, tournament organizers and judges ($1.5 per player).
All players need to provide a team list in PokéPaste format with all open team list data about the team’s Pokémon (including form, Tera Type, ability, held item and moves).
Additionally, all players need to provide another closed team list (only for TOs) with all previous information and either stat values or minted Nature + IVs + EVs. This list may be password-protected.
Please ask any staff member if you need help registering the team lists!
Sign-ups close 15 min before the event starts. Players that do not show up for the first three rounds are dropped from the tournament before round 4.
