Format

This year's World Cup will continue the format instituted two years ago. This format best combines the individual and team aspect of the World Cup.

There will be 16 teams with 8 players per team and a maximum of 4 subs.

Qualifying Round

In this round, players will be placed into groups of 4, where they will battle all three of their opponents. Divisions will be assigned randomly and each team will play each other team at least once and no more than twice.

6 points will be awarded for first place, 4 for second place, and 2 for third place in a division. If there is a tie for any position, the total number of points between those two positions will be split equally among the tied parties. For example, if two people are tied for first place, they will split 10 (6 for first + 4 for second) points between them for a total of 5 points each.

At the end of the round, total team points will be calculated, and the top 8 teams will qualify for the quarter finals of the World Cup of Pokemon VI. NEW RULE: If there is a tie for the last spot, the tiebreaker will be total number of Wins. If there is still a tie, both teams will nominate one person for a sudden death battle for qualification.

Knock-out Stages

Based on the results of the qualifying round, teams will be seeded and placed into a bracket, in which they will go head to head.

Teams will battle in 8v8 format where each of the members from one will play against the other. At the end of all 8 battles, the team with more wins will qualify for the next round. In the case of a tie, both teams will nominate a representative to participate in a sudden death tie-breaker battle.

The tournament will progress in this format till only one team is left standing, the champion of World Cup of Pokemon VI.