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And with that, there are only 9 players remaining, all with a large amount of Pokemon at their disposal. Because it would take forever to have everyone battle it out until one person has all the Pokemon, the final 8 will be placed into a tournament-style bracket. Players can use any of the Pokemon they have to build their team and will play a Best of 3 against the opponent, with the victor adding all of the loser's Pokemon to his/her collection. These newly-gained Pokemon can then be utilized in your team for the following battle.
ill probably play today my midterms are done today, as long as my opponent is here tonight. if not i probably should lose in the situation of a coin flip because im the one who made hhim wait