Tiebreakers
Competitors have 45 minutes to complete their best-of-3 match during each Single Elimination round. When time is called during an unfinished match, the judges must determine who the winner of the match is. The judges will determine the winner of the current game based on the criteria below.
Remaining Pokémon
The tournament staff will assess the number of Pokémon that each player has remaining.
- If one player has more remaining Pokémon, that player wins the game.
- If both players have the same number of Pokémon remaining, the result of the game is determined by average percentage of HP remaining, as described below.
Percentage of HP Remaining
The tournament staff will assess the average percentage of HP remaining for all Pokémon that haven’t fainted.
- If one player has a higher average percentage of HP remaining, that player wins the game.
- If both players have the same average HP remaining, the result of the game is determined by Sudden Death, as described below.
Sudden Death
Players will be required to gain an advantage in number of remaining Pokémon over their opponent. The staff will evaluate the game at the end of each turn to determine if an advantage has been gained. After each turn has completed, the tournament staff will determine the number of Pokémon that each player has remaining.
- If both players have the same number of Pokémon remaining at the end of the turn, the game continues for another turn.
- If a player has more remaining Pokémon than his or her opponent at the end of any turn, that player wins the game.
Once the winner of the active game has been determined, the following criteria will be used to determine the winner of the match, based on which game in the match has just been completed.
Game 1:
The winner of game 1 wins the match.
Game 2:
If the winner of game 2 also won game 1, that player wins the match.
If the winner of game 2 did not win game 1, the match is a tie. A new game is started using the Sudden Death rules listed above. The winner of the Sudden Death game wins the match.
Game 3:
The winner of game 3 wins the match.