Try out an alternative format at our Pokemon Ditto Draft!

Here's how it works: Each player receives a Twilight Masquerade Build & Battle Box. Each player opens their 40-card ready-to-play deck without revealing its contents to the other players. Then, they set aside any Pokemon in the deck, as these cards will not be used for deck construction. Only the Trainer cards and Energy cards in the deck may be used. Players can look through these cards, which can be used to build their deck along with the cards drafted later.

Players will also be provided with Ditto Markers to use along with the special Ditto Draft rules. Ditto Markers can be placed on Basic Pokemon without a Rule Box to grant them the Ability to evolve into any Stage 1 or Stage 2 Pokemon that a player drafts and includes in their deck.

Players will be seated in a circle with the four packs from their Build & Battle Box. Once everyone is ready, the first pack will be opened. Each player selects one card from the pack and sets it aside to start their draft selection pile, along with the Pokémon TCG Live or Pokémon TCG Online code card and the basic Energy card or VSTAR marker. Players then pass the remaining cards from the booster pack, face down, to the person on their left. The cards selected by each player should remain secret during the drafting process.

Each player continues to select one card from among the cards passed to them until all the cards have been selected. After all cards from a booster pack have been picked, players will have one minute to review the cards they have so far. This process repeats for each remaining booster pack, with the passing pattern alternating from left to right as each new pack is opened.

After all the booster packs have been opened and all the cards have been selected, each player constructs a 40-card deck using the cards they picked from the booster packs and the Build & Battle Box, as well as basic Energy cards. Players have 20 minutes to construct their decks. Players may not trade the cards they selected in the draft with other players until the tournament ends. After everyone's deck is completed, play begins.

Games will be played with 4 Prize cards instead of the usual six. Once the first round of the tournament begins, players may not alter the contents of their decks. All standard gameplay rules apply, with the following additional Ditto Draft rule:

Once during your turn (before you attack), you may place a Ditto marker on 1 of your Basic Pokemon that doesn’t have a Rule Box. It gains the Ability - Evolutionary Advantage. Once during your turn, you may put any Stage 1 or Stage 2 card from your hand onto this Pokemon to evolve it. You can’t use this Ability during your first turn or the turn this Pokemon was put into play. If you put a Stage 2 card onto this Pokemon, your turn ends. Each Pokemon can use only 1 Evolutionary Advantage Ability per game.

Entry is $25, and each player will receive a Twilight Masquerade Build & Battle Box as well as their choice of Buddy-Buddy Poffin, Super Rod, or Technical Machine: Evolution promo card. A Prize Pack will be put in the prize pool per player to be paid out to top finishers, and a promotional dice set will go to the winner of each age division.

Entry: $25
Start: 12pm Saturday, June 29th
Format: Ditto Draft / Swiss
Prizes:
- Promotional dice set to age division winners
- Prize Pack per player in prize pool, paid out to top finishers
- Choice of Buddy-Buddy Poffin, Super Rod, or Technical Machine: Evolution promo