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'''GS Cup''' is a 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|double battles]], with two Pokémon sent out at any one time.
'''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.


==Restrictions==
==Rules and restrictions==
The following restrictions are observed in the GS Cup:
{| align="center"
* Only '''four''' Pokémon may be chosen.
|- align="center" valign="top"
* Pokémon of any level can enter, but Pokémon above Level 50 will have their levels reduced to 50.
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* No two Pokémon in any one team may be holding the same [[item]].
{| align="center" style="{{roundy|20px}} background: #{{heartgold color}}; border: 5px solid #{{soulsilver color light}};"
<!-- **[[Soul Dew]] is also banned. -->
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* Any Pokémon from #001 ({{p|Bulbasaur}}) to #493 ({{p|Arceus}}) in the [[National Pokédex]] may be entered with the following conditions:
! colspan="2"| GS Cup
** No two Pokémon in the same team may have the same National Pokédex number.
|- align="center"
** No more than two "Special Pokémon" can enter.
| colspan="2"| '''Rules'''
** No "Banned Pokémon" may be entered.
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{soulsilver color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
 
|- align="center"
{| align="center" style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{heartgold color dark}}; background:#{{heartgold color}};" width="65%"  
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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
|-
! 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}}
|-
! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Total Level?[[File:Bag Level Ball Sprite.png]]
| align="center" style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}};"|None
|-
! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Sleep Clause?[[File:Bag Chesto Berry Sprite.png]]
| align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Yes
|-
! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Freeze Clause?[[File:Bag Aspear Berry Sprite.png]]
| align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Yes
|-
! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Species Clause?[[File:Bag Repeat Ball Sprite.png]]
| align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Yes
|-
! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Item Clause?[[File:Bag Leftovers Sprite.png]]
| align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Yes
|-
! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Self-KO Clause?{{MS/3|100}}
| align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Yes
|-
! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Special Pokémon?[[File:Bag Master Ball Sprite.png]]
| align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|2
|-
! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Event Clause?[[File:Bag Cherish Ball Sprite.png]]
| align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Yes
|-
! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Time Limit?[[File:Bag Timer Ball Sprite.png]]
| align="center" style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}};"|No
|-
|}
|-
|colspan="2"| {{-}}
{| align="center" style="background: #{{heartgold color}}; {{roundy}}; border: 5px solid #{{soulsilver color light}};" width="50%"
|-
! Banned items
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{soulsilver color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"
|- align="center"
! align="center" style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"|Soul Dew[[File:Bag Soul Dew Sprite.png]]
|-
|}
|}
|-
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|
{| align="center" style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{heartgold color dark}}; background:#{{heartgold color dark}};" width="100%"
{| align="center" style="background: #{{heartgold color}}; {{roundy}}; border: 5px solid #{{soulsilver color light}};"
! colspan="3" style="{{roundytop|20px}} background:#{{heartgold color}};"| Special Pokémon
|-
|- style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"
! Special Pokémon
|| #150 || {{MS|150}} || {{p|Mewtwo}}
|- align="center"
|- style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"
|
|| #249 || {{MS|249}} || {{p|Lugia}}
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{soulsilver color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"
|- align="center"
|| #250 || {{MS|250}} || {{p|Ho-Oh}}
{{Moveentrytm|150|Mewtwo|1|Psychic|gen=4}}
|- style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"
{{Moveentrytm|249|Lugia|2|Psychic|Flying|gen=4}}
|| #382 || {{MS|382}} || {{p|Groudon}}
{{Moveentrytm|250|Ho-Oh|2|Fire|Flying|gen=4}}
|- style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"
{{Moveentrytm|382|Kyogre|1|Water|gen=4}}
|| #383 || {{MS|383}} || {{p|Kyogre}}
{{Moveentrytm|383|Groudon|1|Ground|gen=4}}
|- style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"
{{Moveentrytm|384|Rayquaza|2|Dragon|Flying|gen=4}}
|| #384 || {{MS|384}} || {{p|Rayquaza}}
{{Moveentrytm|483|Dialga|2|Steel|Dragon|gen=4}}
|- style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"
{{Moveentrytm|484|Palkia|2|Water|Dragon|gen=4}}
|| #483 || {{MS|483}} || {{p|Dialga}}
{{Moveentrytm|487|Giratina|2|Ghost|Dragon|gen=4}}
|- style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"
{{Moveentrytm|487|form=O|Giratina|2|Ghost|Dragon|formlink={{form|Pokémon of Myth|Origin Forme}}|gen=4}}
|| #484 || {{MS|484}} || {{p|Palkia}}
|}
|- style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"
|| #487 || {{MS|487}} || {{p|Giratina}} <br><small>[[Form differences#Giratina|Altered Forme]]</small>
|- style="background:#{{heartgold color light}};"
|style="{{roundybl|20px}}"| #487 || {{MS|487O}} ||style="{{roundybr|20px}}"| {{p|Giratina}} <br><small>[[Form differences#Giratina|Origin Forme]]</small>
|}
|}
|
|
{| align="center" style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{soulsilver color dark}}; background:#{{soulsilver color dark}};" width="100%"
{| align="center" style="background: #{{heartgold color}}; {{roundy}}; border: 5px solid #{{soulsilver color light}};"
! colspan="3" style="{{roundytop|20px}} background:#{{soulsilver color}};"| Banned Pokémon
|-
|- style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}};"
! Banned Pokémon
|| #151 || {{MS|151}} || {{p|Mew}}
|- align="center"
|- style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}};"
|
|| #251 || {{MS|251}} || {{p|Celebi}}
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{soulsilver color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}};"
|- align="center"
|| #385 || {{MS|385}} || {{p|Jirachi}}
{{Moveentrytm|151|Mew|1|Psychic|gen=4}}
|- style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}};"
{{Moveentrytm|251|Celebi|2|Psychic|Grass|gen=4}}
|| #386 || {{MS|386}} || {{p|Deoxys}} <br><small>[[Form differences#Deoxys|Normal Forme]]</small>
{{Moveentrytm|385|Jirachi|2|Steel|Psychic|gen=4}}
|- style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}};"
{{Moveentrytm|386|Deoxys|1|Psychic|formlink={{form|Deoxys|Normal Forme}}|gen=4}}
|| #386 || {{MS|386A}} || {{p|Deoxys}} <br><small>[[Form differences#Deoxys|Attack Forme]]</small>
{{Moveentrytm|386|form=A|Deoxys|1|Psychic|formlink={{form|Deoxys|Attack Forme}}|gen=4}}
|- style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}};"
{{Moveentrytm|386|form=D|Deoxys|1|Psychic|formlink={{form|Deoxys|Defense Forme}}|gen=4}}
|| #386 || {{MS|386D}} || {{p|Deoxys}} <br><small>[[Form differences#Deoxys|Defense Forme]]</small>
{{Moveentrytm|386|form=S|Deoxys|1|Psychic|formlink={{form|Deoxys|Speed Forme}}|gen=4}}
|- style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}};"
{{Moveentrytm|489|Phione|1|Water|gen=4}}
|| #386 || {{MS|386S}} || {{p|Deoxys}} <br><small>[[Form differences#Deoxys|Speed Forme]]</small>
{{Moveentrytm|490|Manaphy|1|Water|gen=4}}
|- style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}};"
{{Moveentrytm|491|Darkrai|1|Dark|gen=4}}
|| #489 || {{MS|489}} || {{p|Phione}}
{{Moveentrytm|492|Shaymin|1|Grass|formlink={{form|Shaymin|Land Forme}}|gen=4}}
|- style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}};"
{{Moveentrytm|492|form=S|Shaymin|2|Grass|Flying|formlink={{form|Shaymin|Sky Forme}}|gen=4}}
|| #490 || {{MS|490}} || {{p|Manaphy}}
{{Moveentrytm|493|Arceus|1|Normal|gen=4}}
|- style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}};"
|-
|| #491 || {{MS|491}} || {{p|Darkrai}}
|}
|- style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}};"
|}
|| #492 || {{MS|492}} || {{p|Shaymin}} <br><small>[[Form differences#Shaymin|Land Forme]]</small>
|- style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}};"
|| #492 || {{MS|492S}} || {{p|Shaymin}} <br><small>[[Form differences#Shaymin|Sky Forme]]</small>
|- style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}};"
|style="{{roundybl|20px}}"| #493 || {{MS|493}} ||style="{{roundybr|20px}}"| {{p|Arceus}}
|}
|}
|}
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Rule variants]]
*[[Rule variants]]
*[http://www.pokemonvgc.com/en/regulations.php Pokémon Video Game Championship Regulations]
*[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]
*[http://ds.ign.com/articles/107/1077260p1.html IGN article on Pokémon VGC 2010 & GS Cup Rules]


== Trivia ==
==Trivia==
* As the GS Cup rules is only exclusive to {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, GS (like the [[GS Ball]]) may stand for "Gold and Silver".
* As the GS Cup rules are exclusive to {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, GS (like the [[GS Ball]]) may stand for "Gold and Silver".
* The 2010 [[Play! Pokemon#Video Game Championships|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 [[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 rulesets that allow 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==
{{langtable|color={{heartgold color}}|bordercolor={{soulsilver color light}}
|fr=Coupe GS
|de=GS-Cup
|it=Coppa Meraviglia
|ko=GS 컵 ''GS Cup''
|es=Copa GS
}}


{{battlemode}}
{{battlemode}}
{{Project Games notice|game mechanic}}


[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Games]]

Latest revision as of 17:32, 16 September 2024

GS Cup (Japanese: ジーエスカップ GS Cup) is a set of rules that can be chosen only in Flat Battle mode at the Pokémon Communication Club Colosseum in HeartGold and SoulSilver. The match will be conducted with Double Battles, with two Pokémon sent out at any one time.

Rules and restrictions

GS Cup
Rules
Format?Bag Rule Book Sprite.png Double Battle
# of Pokémon?Bag Poké Ball Sprite.png 4
Level Limit?Bag Nest Ball Sprite.png None
Total Level?Bag Level Ball Sprite.png None
Sleep Clause?Bag Chesto Berry Sprite.png Yes
Freeze Clause?Bag Aspear Berry Sprite.png Yes
Species Clause?Bag Repeat Ball Sprite.png Yes
Item Clause?Bag Leftovers Sprite.png Yes
Self-KO Clause?100 Yes
Special Pokémon?Bag Master Ball Sprite.png 2
Event Clause?Bag Cherish Ball Sprite.png Yes
Time Limit?Bag Timer Ball Sprite.png No

Banned items
Soul DewBag Soul Dew Sprite.png
Special Pokémon
0150 Mewtwo Mewtwo
 Psychic
0249 Lugia Lugia
 Psychic Flying
0250 Ho-Oh Ho-Oh
 Fire Flying
0382 Kyogre Kyogre
 Water
0383 Groudon Groudon
 Ground
0384 Rayquaza Rayquaza
 Dragon Flying
0483 Dialga Dialga
 Steel Dragon
0484 Palkia Palkia
 Water Dragon
0487 Giratina Giratina
 Ghost Dragon
0487 Giratina Giratina
Origin Forme 		Ghost Dragon
Banned Pokémon
0151 Mew Mew
 Psychic
0251 Celebi Celebi
 Psychic Grass
0385 Jirachi Jirachi
 Steel Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Normal Forme 		Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Attack Forme 		Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Defense Forme 		Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Speed Forme 		Psychic
0489 Phione Phione
 Water
0490 Manaphy Manaphy
 Water
0491 Darkrai Darkrai
 Dark
0492 Shaymin Shaymin
Land Forme 		Grass
0492 Shaymin Shaymin
Sky Forme 		Grass Flying
0493 Arceus Arceus
 Normal

See also

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
France Flag.png French Coupe GS
Germany Flag.png German GS-Cup
Italy Flag.png Italian Coppa Meraviglia
South Korea Flag.png Korean GS 컵 GS Cup
Spain Flag.png Spanish Copa GS


Battle Modes at Pokémon Communication Club Colosseum
Battles for Two Single Battle • Double Battle • Mix Battle • Flat Battle
Battles for Four Multi Battle
Specific Rule sets
Standard Cup • Double Cup
Fancy Cup • GS Cup • Light Cup • Little Cup
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