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'''GS Cup''' (Japanese: '''ジーエスカップ''' ''GS Cup'') is a [[Rule variants|set of rules]] that can be chosen only in [[Flat Battle|Flat Battle mode]] at the Pokémon Communication Club Colosseum in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}. The match will be conducted with [[Double Battle]]s, with two Pokémon sent out at any one time.

==Rules and restrictions==
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! colspan="2"| GS Cup
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| colspan="2"| '''Rules'''
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! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Format?[[File:Bag Rule Book Sprite.png]] 
| align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|[[Double Battle]]
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! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|# of Pokémon?[[File:Bag Poké Ball Sprite.png]] 
| align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|4
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! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Level Limit?[[File:Bag Nest Ball Sprite.png]] 
| align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|{{tt|None|All Pokémon Level 50 and above will be leveled down to 50}}
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! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Total Level?[[File:Bag Level Ball Sprite.png]] 
| align="center" style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}};"|None
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! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Sleep Clause?[[File:Bag Chesto Berry Sprite.png]]
| align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Yes
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! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Freeze Clause?[[File:Bag Aspear Berry Sprite.png]]
| align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Yes
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! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Species Clause?[[File:Bag Repeat Ball Sprite.png]]
| align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Yes
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! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Item Clause?[[File:Bag Leftovers Sprite.png]]
| align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Yes
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! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Self-KO Clause?{{MS|100}}
| align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Yes 
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! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Special Pokémon?[[File:Bag Master Ball Sprite.png]]
| align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|2
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! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Event Clause?[[File:Bag Cherish Ball Sprite.png]]
| align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Yes 
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! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Time Limit?[[File:Bag Timer Ball Sprite.png]]
| align="center" style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}};"|No
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! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Soul Dew[[File:Bag Soul Dew Sprite.png]]
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! Special Pokémon
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{{Moveentrytm|150|Mewtwo|1|Psychic|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|249|Lugia|2|Psychic|Flying|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|250|Ho-Oh|2|Fire|Flying|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|382|Kyogre|1|Water|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|383|Groudon|1|Ground|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|384|Rayquaza|2|Dragon|Flying|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|483|Dialga|2|Steel|Dragon|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|484|Palkia|2|Water|Dragon|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|487|Giratina|2|Ghost|Dragon|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|487O|Giratina|2|Ghost|Dragon|formlink={{form|Creation trio|Origin Forme}}|gen=4}}
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! Banned Pokémon
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{{Moveentrytm|151|Mew|1|Psychic|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|251|Celebi|2|Psychic|Grass|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|385|Jirachi|2|Steel|Psychic|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|386|Deoxys|1|Psychic|formlink={{form|Deoxys|Normal Forme}}|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|386A|Deoxys|1|Psychic|formlink={{form|Deoxys|Attack Forme}}|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|386D|Deoxys|1|Psychic|formlink={{form|Deoxys|Defense Forme}}|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|386S|Deoxys|1|Psychic|formlink={{form|Deoxys|Speed Forme}}|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|489|Phione|1|Water|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|490|Manaphy|1|Water|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|491|Darkrai|1|Dark|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|492|Shaymin|1|Grass|formlink={{form|Shaymin|Land Forme}}|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|492S|Shaymin|2|Grass|Flying|formlink={{form|Shaymin|Sky Forme}}|gen=4}}
{{Moveentrytm|493|Arceus|1|Normal|gen=4}}
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==See also==
*[[Rule variants]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100418065615/http://www.pokemonvgc.com/en/regulations.php Pokémon Video Game Championship Regulations] (archive)
*[http://ds.ign.com/articles/107/1077260p1.html IGN article on Pokémon VGC 2010 & GS Cup Rules]

==Trivia==
* As the GS Cup rules are exclusive to {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, GS (like the [[GS Ball]]) may stand for "Gold and Silver".
* The [[2010 World Championships#Brackets (Video Game World Championships)|2010 Pokémon Video Game Championship]] only uses {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} versions as they are the only versions that have the GS Cup rule set and were released in 2010, the same year as the VGC.
**The term 'GS Cup' has also been used by fans to refer to more recent VGC ruleset that allows the use of up to two Special Pokémon, such as in [[2016_World_Championships#Video_Game_Championships|2016]], [[2019_World_Championships#Video_Game_Championships|2019]] and [[2022_World_Championships#Video_Game_Championships|2022]].

==In other languages==
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|fr=Coupe GS
|de=GS-Cup
|it=Coppa Meraviglia
|ko=GS 컵 ''GS Cup''
|es=Copa GS
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