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Pokémon World Tournament

PWT ポケモンワールドトーナメント

Pokémon World Tournament "Wild Missingno. appeared!" Map description: Trainers who are proud of their skills compete in tournaments. Location: South of Driftveil City Region: Unova Generations: V

Location of Pokémon World Tournament in Unova. Pokémon world locations

The Pokémon World Tournament (Japanese: ポケモンワールドトーナメント Pokémon World Tournament), also known as the PWT, is a facility in Unova in Black 2 and White 2.

It is located to the south of Driftveil City, where the Cold Storage used to be in Pokémon Black and White. It is also connected to the Relic Passage and contains a harbor where one ship is perpetually docked. Prominent Trainers from previous games gather here to participate in battles in an eight-person single-elimination tournament. Single Battles, Double Battles, Triple Battles, and Rotation Battles are held here. Special Trainers can be downloaded via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. It also contains the Move Reminder, Move Deleter, and several Move Tutors.

It was built by Clay to encourage development in Driftveil City. Tournaments are occasionally shown on television.

The Pokémon World Tournament

aka the PWT

Call it what you like!

Tournaments

Tournaments (left attendant)

Driftveil

Main article: Driftveil Tournament

Unlocked when the Pokémon World Tournament is first visited, this tournament has many Trainers, with eighteen different competitors. All Pokémon are able to battle in this tournament. The first time it is entered, only Hugh, Cheren, and Colress can be battled, exclusively using level 25 Pokémon. The player, however, may battle with Pokémon of higher levels without being reduced. All entries from the second onward have different Trainers, with the additional restriction of all Pokémon being reduced to level 25.

Rental

Main article: Rental Tournament

The player will receive rental Pokémon to use during battle. Three rental Pokémon will be chosen out of a choice of six for all opponents. All Pokémon will be at level 50. This is unlocked after the Driftveil Tournament has been won once.

Mix

Main article: Mix Tournament

The opponents and their teams are the same as the ones from the Driftveil Tournament; however, Pokémon are set to level 50 instead. Additionally, Trainers will choose one Pokémon from each other's teams to be swapped before battle. All Pokémon are able to battle in this tournament. This is unlocked after the Driftveil Tournament has been won once.

Download

"Download Tournament is a tournament that you can download from the black PC next to me. The rules are different for each tournament. Please check the detailed rules before participating. The winner will be rewarded with a little more BP than usual. Good luck!"

Several tournaments can only be downloaded via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Only data for three download tournaments can be saved at a time. Since May 20, 2014, due to the closure of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, tournaments can no longer be downloaded.

Specialty tournaments (right attendant)

Unova Leaders

Main article: Unova Leaders Tournament

The opponents consist of Gym Leaders from the Unova region, along with Bianca and former Gym Leaders Cilan, Chili, Cress, Lenora, and Brycen. All Pokémon are able to battle in this tournament. This is unlocked after entering the Hall of Fame.

Kanto Leaders

Main article: Kanto Leaders Tournament

The opponents consist of Gym Leaders from the Kanto region. This is unlocked after winning the Unova Leaders Tournament once.

Johto Leaders

Main article: Johto Leaders Tournament

The opponents consist of Gym Leaders from the Johto region. This is unlocked after winning the Unova Leaders Tournament once.

Hoenn Leaders

Main article: Hoenn Leaders Tournament

The opponents consist of Gym Leaders from the Hoenn region. This is unlocked after winning the Unova Leaders Tournament once.

Sinnoh Leaders

Main article: Sinnoh Leaders Tournament

The opponents consist of Gym Leaders from the Sinnoh region. This is unlocked after winning the Unova Leaders Tournament once.

World Leaders

Main article: World Leaders Tournament

The opponents consist of Gym Leaders from all five regions, along with Bianca and former Gym Leaders Cilan, Chili, Cress, Lenora, and Brycen. This is unlocked after winning the Unova, Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh Leaders Tournaments.

Champions

Main article: Champions Tournament

The opponents consist of Pokémon Champions from all five regions. This is unlocked after winning the World Leaders Tournament 10 times.

Rental Master

Main article: Rental Master Tournament

The rules are the same as those of the Rental Tournament, except all rental Pokémon will be fully evolved, with the exception of Porygon2. Opponents will consist of those of the World Leaders tournament, but their rental Pokémon will vary regardless of the Trainer. This is unlocked after winning the Driftveil, Rental, Unova Leaders, Kanto Leaders, Johto Leaders, Hoenn Leaders, and Sinnoh Leaders Tournaments once.

Mix Master

Main article: Mix Master Tournament

The rules are the same as those of the Mix Tournament, except that Pokémon of the same species are not allowed, Soul Dew and Sky Drop are banned, and the Pokémon listed below are banned. Opponents consist of only Gym Leaders from Black 2 and White 2 and Bianca, and they will use the same teams from the World Leaders tournament. This is unlocked after winning the Driftveil, Mix, Unova Leaders, Kanto Leaders, Johto Leaders, Hoenn Leaders, and Sinnoh Leaders Tournaments once.

Type Expert

Main article: Type Expert Tournament

These battles focus on a specific type, which both the player and opponents must exclusively use. This is unlocked after winning the Driftveil, Unova Leaders, Kanto Leaders, Johto Leaders, Hoenn Leaders, and Sinnoh Leaders Tournaments once.

Notable participants

The Mix and Rental Tournaments share their participants with the later visits to Driftveil Tournament, the Rental Master Tournament shares its participants with the World Leaders Tournament, and the Mix Master Tournament shares its participants with the Unova Leaders Tournament.

On the player's first visit, Hugh, Cheren, and Colress are the only notable participants in the Driftveil Tournament. On subsequent visits, Hugh and Colress cannot appear, but any of the notable Trainers listed below may appear.

Banned Pokémon

While explicitly stated in the rules of various tournaments that "Legendary or mythical Pokémon may not participate", not all Legendary Pokémon are prohibited from participating.

The following Pokémon, along with their respective alternate forms, are not allowed in any of the tournaments except where noted above:

Battle Points

Battle Points will be awarded for winning a tournament. If the player loses, a shard will be given as a consolation prize. Battle Points vary depending on the tournament and performance.

Battle Points Tournament Single Double Triple Rotation Driftveil 1 1 2 2 Rental 1 1 2 2 Mix 1 1 2 2 Unova Leaders 1 1 2 2 Kanto Leaders 2 2 3 3 Johto Leaders 2 2 3 3 Hoenn Leaders 2 2 3 3 Sinnoh Leaders 2 2 3 3 Rental Master 2 2 3 3 World Leaders 3-9 3-12 3-18 3-12 Champions 3-9 3-12 3-18 3-12

Exchange Service Corner

Move manipulation

From west to east, there are: a Move Reminder, Move Deleter and two Move Tutors.

The Move Reminder will reteach moves to the player's Pokémon for a Heart Scale.

The Move Tutor will teach these moves to Starter Pokémon, as long as they are at max friendship:





Items

Exterior

Interior

Layout

In the anime

The Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup stadium in the anime

A tournament bearing the Pokémon World Tournament's name, called the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup, was held in Lacunosa Town from Jostling for the Junior Cup! to Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!. The winner of the tournament was given the right to challenge Alder.

The actual Pokémon World Tournament was mentioned in Flash of the Titans!, where Lance was revealed to have won it.



In the manga

The Pokémon World Tournament in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

The Pokémon World Tournament first appeared in Colress Machine. After exiting the Relic Passage, Blake arrived at the PWT building's construction site in his search of a mysterious cold air emanating from the abandoned Cold Storage. There, he found Zinzolin lying unconscious in front of the Cold Storage after being defeated by Colress.

The construction site reappeared in PS545, where Leo and Hugh's sister also exited the Relic Passage there. They encountered Elesa upon arrival, and were soon also joined by Skyla and Looker. All five subsequently boarded Skyla's plane and headed to Undella Town.



In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring the Pokémon World Tournament in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards

Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format .

Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats . Card Type English

Expansion Rarity # Japanese

Expansion Rarity # Vaporeon Plasma Freeze 20/116 Thunder Knuckle 009/051

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 小精靈世界錦標賽 Síujīnglìhng Saigaai Gámbīuchoi Mandarin 神奇寶貝世界錦標賽 Shénqí Bǎobèi Shìjiè Jǐnbiāosài French Pokémon World Tournament German Pokémon World Tournament Italian Pokémon World Tournament Korean 포켓몬월드토너먼트 Pokémon World Tournament Spanish Pokémon World Tournament









