The finals of a Pokémon Scarlet and Violet tournament in South Korea had to be cancelled after the four finalists planned to stage a unique protest. All four players had agreed to use teams made up entirely of pokémon that only know Metronome, a move that fires off a completely random move when used. The result would have been a tournament decided by pure chance, but The Pokémon Trainers Cup was completely cancelled before this could go ahead. The four competing trainers also lost their Day 2 pass to the World Championships later this year. Although the final did not go ahead, the players certainly got their message across, with players from other regions coming out to support them.
Pokémon players in Asian regions have been increasingly frustrated by how tournaments are run there, especially when compared to other regions. Furthermore, one of the biggest issues is the use of a best-of-one format, on top of hectic scheduling which caused back-to-back games in the Pokémon Trainers Cup. Despite these frustrations, Pokémon Korea chose to penalize the protesting finalists, with all four receiving an email informing them that they were disqualified. However, players from other regions spoke out to support them.
IGN’s review of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet gave it 6/20 and suggested that the open-world gameplay was a brilliant direction for the future of the franchise, but felt that the game was deeply unfinished. Want to read more about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet? Check out the recent Pokémon Home update as well as another Pokémon event that was cancelled, this time due to crashes.
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