| Event | Victory Road January Challenge Pocket (2025) |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 12 January 2025 |
| Attendance | 512 players |
| Videogame | Pokémon TCG Pocket |
| Season | Mythical Island |
| Format | 9 Swiss Rounds + Top Cut Open decklists |
| Organizer | Victory Road |
Table of Contents
Decklists and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Deck | Decklist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8-1 |  | Duo (Duo) | $70 |   |  |
| 2 | 7-2 |  | Coolpantha (Coolpantha) | $20 |   |  |
| 3 | 8-1 | | Sanutora (Sanutora) | – |   |  |
| 4 | 8-1 |  | Elben (Elben) | – |   |  |
| 5 | 8-1 |  | charliegu (Char) | – | |  |
| 6 | 8-1 |  | PlayWithZeta (ZeTa) | – |   |  |
| 7 | 7-2 | | Xapu69 (Xapu69) | – | |  |
| 8 | 7-2 |  | DoubleF (DoubleF) | – |   |  |
| 9 | 9-0 |  | Jin-Hao Jiang (PsyR&R) | – | |  |
| 10 | 8-1 | | haneumamegane (はねうまめがね) | – | |  |
| 11 | 8-1 | | DElyon (DElyon) | – | |  |
| 12 | 7-1 | | Tomtom1256 (トムトム) | – |  |  |
| 13 | 7-1 | | Arag0rn (Arag0rn) | – | |  |
| 14 | 7-2 |  | Assenelp (Assenelp) | – | |  |
| 15 | 7-2 |  | Aldous (Aldous) | – | |  |
| 16 | 7-2 | | 1P_channel (イチP) | – |  |  |
Usage stats
Top cut usage
| # | Deck | Swiss | Top Cut |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 17.97% (92) | 25% (4) |
| 2 | | 12.50% (64) | 12.5% (2) |
| 3 | | 5.47% (28) | 12.5% (2) |
| 4 | | 2.54% (13) | 12.5% (2) |
| 5 | | 2.54% (13) | 12.5% (2) |
| 6 | | 10.35% (53) | 6.25% (1) |
| 7 | | 0.98% (5) | 6.25% (1) |
| 8 | | 0.20% (1) | 6.25% (1) |
| 9 | | 0.78% (4) | 6.25% (1) |
Streaming
Unfortunately there is no stream by Victory Road for this event. In any case, players that stream their runs are promoted by Victory Road during the tournament.
Platform and schedule
The tournament is held online through Limitless. All communication between the players must be done through the Limitless chat enabled in each round.
Official communication from the organizer staff is performed through Discord, in the Victory Road Discord server.
The tournament will use the structure of swiss rounds and top cut.
The schedule of the tournament is as follows:
- 12 January at 14:00 UTC:
- Swiss rounds: All signed players that have submited their decklist and have checked-in can play all these rounds.
- Top cut: The players in top cut will continue playing right after the end of the Swiss rounds.
Prizes
The best-placed players receive the following prizes:
| Placement | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | 70 USD |
| Runner-up | 30 USD |
Overview
The Victory Road January Challenge Pocket is the very first Pokémon TCG Pocket event hosted by Victory Road, with the purpose of serving as the framework for future Victory Road TCG Pocket tournaments!
The ruleset is Mythical Island, with open decklist.
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.
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through Limitless platform. Sign-ups are free and open upon announcement of the event.
All players need to provide a decklist through Limitless.
Sign-ups close 5 min before the event starts.
