Start/End Dates	2015-09-01 through 2015-10-30
Country	United States

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Pikachu Cup (戦う！ピカチュウ大会チュウ！)

Information
Region: International Registration Period: Thursday, August 13, 2015, at 00:00 UTC through Thursday, August 20, 2015, at 23:59 UTC Tournament Period: Friday, August 21, 2015, at 00:00 UTC through Sunday, August 23, 2015, at 23:59 UTC Max number of participants: 50 000 Ranking Results Announcement: Early September 2015 Player divisions: Junior/Senior Division: Born 2000 or later Masters Division: Born 1999 or earlier Compatible Games: Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Battle Type: Double Battle Banned Pokémon: Players could use any Pokémon from the National Pokédex with the Electric type, excluding Zapdos, Raikou, Arceus, Thundurus, and Zekrom. Pokémon brought over from Pokémon Black, Pokémon White, Pokémon Black 2, or Pokémon White 2 via Poké Transporter could participate in this competition. Entry Gift: 1st through 3rd: Special Pikachu, 4th through 12th: Light Ball, 13th or beyond: 1,000 Poké Miles
Description
Play shocking battles in the Pikachu Cup, an Online Competition where only Electric-type Pokémon are allowed, including Pokémon brought over from Pokémon Black, Pokémon White, Pokémon Black 2, or Pokémon White 2 via Poké Transporter. If Pikachu is among the top three most-used Pokémon in the tournament, all qualified participants will receive a Special Pikachu! If Pikachu finishes 4th through 12th in the usage rankings, everyone will receive a Light Ball. If Pikachu is not in the top 12, all Trainers will receive 1,000 Poké Miles. The competition used the Rotation Battle format and players could register 4 to 6 of their level 1–100 Pokémon to their Battle Box. Pokémon automatically became Level 50 during battles. A 15-minute time limit for each match was automatically enforced in-game, beginning at the start of each battle. If the outcome had not been determined when the time limit expired, the game automatically applied tiebreakers to determine a winner. At the beginning of each battle, players had 60 seconds to select their Pokémon to battle with. At the beginning of each turn, players had 30 seconds to select a move or change Pokémon in battle. If a player had not made his or her selections at the end of this period, the game automatically made selections for the player. Players could battle up to 15 games per day of the competition. Any unplayed games would carry over to the following day.

Results Are In for the Pikachu Cup!

Because Pikachu finished third in the rankings, qualified players were sent a code to use to receive a special Pikachu in their Pokémon Omega Ruby or Pokémon Alpha Sapphire game. Codes were sent on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, following routine maintenance of the Pokémon Global Link. After the player logged in, a personal notification appeared that contained their code.

Source: http://3ds.pokemon-gl.com/information/22adf505-6ed3-4331-8ded-a68619abe927