Pokemon VGC: Key Terms Every Competitive Player Should Know
The video game championships (VGC) of Pokemon have some unique language, game strategies, and rules regarding various aspects of competitive play. Event commentators and resources use this language throughout the tournaments and events surrounding them, but the average newcomer may not be familiar with them.
Players new to the VGC should familiarize themselves with the key terms used in competitive Pokemonto come up with a winning strategy, and to have a passing sense of what's going on. Here are some of the most common Pokemon VGC terms that players may come across, and what they mean.
What You Need To Know Before Getting Into Competitive Pokemon
The rules and regulations for each tournament.
The circuit length. Each tournament takes place for 12 months, between September and August. There are usually two formats played in a season.
Players at VGC events earn Champion Points (CP). The event type and tournament placement determine the amount, and if players build up enough, they will be invited to the World Championships. CP resets to 0 every season.
The most popular and oft-used Pokemon in a particular format.
Pokemon that use moves that match their typing are given STAB, or the Same-Type Attack Bonus. The bonus is a 50% increase in damage inflicted by the correlating move.
The moves that Pokemon can learn for competitive matches.
The reduction or weakening of a Pokemon's power or mechanic utility. Note: this is not a stat decrease caused by a move or anything like that, but rather, an actual change to a Pokemon's stats, ability, movepool, or anything else from the developers that reduce its potential.
Battles are matches that take place in tournaments, sometimes called games.
The number of games that decide the winner of a match.
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