Tournaments
Three Pokémon, level 50, 10 second turns and a seat on stage.
A tournament is a single-elimination bracket played during a live. The prize is ₽5,000, 500 points and a final against the host. Beat the host and you can be invited to the stage.
The rules
| Rule | Value |
|---|---|
| Team | 3 Pokémon from your party |
| Level | 50 for everyone, for these battles only |
| Turn timer | 10 seconds |
| Turn limit | 60 turns, then the side with more remaining HP (as a share of max HP) wins |
| Items | not allowed |
| Experience and prize money | none, except the champion's prize |
Every Pokémon enters fully healed at level 50, so a level 12 Charmander and a level 70 Charizard both fight at 50. Your real Pokémon do not change: when the match ends, they come back with the HP, PP and level they had before.
How it runs
Registration
The host opens the tournament. Viewers press Enter and pick three Pokémon from their party. You can leave again while registration is open. The host cannot enter their own tournament.
The bracket
The host starts the tournament and the bracket is drawn. If the number of entrants is odd, a random trainer gets a bye into the next round. Each match is a 3 v 3 battle. Everyone watching the live can follow the bracket in the panel.
The champion
The last trainer standing is the champion: ₽5,000 and 500 points, straight away.
The final against the host
The host picks three Pokémon of their own (or lets the gym's AI team play if they have none) and battles the champion under the same rules.
The stage
If the champion wins, they earn another 300 points and the host gets a stage request: "Invite to stage" sends the champion the real TapIn invite to speak, "Decline" lets the moment pass.
Phases
The panel shows the tournament's phase: registration, running, final, finished or cancelled.
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