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====Pokémon League Summer Training Tour '99==== | |||
The [https://web.archive.org/web/19991009100957/http://www.pokemon.com/news/summertour.html Pokémon League Summer Training Tour '99] was the first series of Pokémon tournaments that took place in the United States. From July 10 to September 12 players could visit the nearest mall to compete in Pokémon battles, play Trading Card Game matches, try out the new titles: [[Pokémon Pinball]] and [[Pokémon Snap]], participate in a [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_European_language_event_Pok%C3%A9mon_distributions_(Generation_I)#Pok.C3.A9mon_League_Nintendo_Training_Tour_.2799_Mew Mew distribution event] or watch Nintendo employees demonstrating the upcoming game: [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Pokémon Yellow]]. The event took place in 20 cities, these were: Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Kansas City (Missouri), Salt Lake City, Portland, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Dallas, Jacksonville, Charlotte, Bethesda (Maryland), New Jersey and New York. Each city had its own series of tournaments. | |||
The event was also famous because it marked the debut of the [[Pika Cup]], the [[Poké Cup]] and the [[Prime Cup]] outside of Japan. The Pika Cup was for Pokémon of Levels 15-20 ({{p|Mewtwo}} and {{p|Mew}} were banned along with Pokémon that were impossible to obtain at those levels); on the other hand, the Poké Cup was for Pokémon of levels 50-55 (Mewtwo and Mew were still banned); finally, the Prime Cup was for Pokémon of levels 1-100 (Mewtwo and Mew were allowed). | |||
Each division was opened to a maximum of 1,000 players between ages 7 to 14. To participate, players had to bring their [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Pocket]] or [[Game Boy Color]] and a game of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red]] or [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Blue]]; [[Game Link Cable|Link Cables]] were provided by Nintendo employees and battles took place with Colosseum 1 mechanics. Before each battle, players had to show their six Pokémon to their opponent (all had to be of a different species), then they had to choose three for the battle and deposit the other three in [[Pokémon Storage System|Bill's PC]]. Like their Japanese counterparts, the Pika Cup and the Poké Cup had a Level Sum Limit for the Pokémon that were chosen for the battle: 50 for the Pika Cup and 155 for the Poké Cup. All formats featured Freeze, Sleep and Self-KO clauses; finally, if a player's Game Boy ran out of batteries he lost the match. | |||
All tournament registrants got a Pokémon sticker sheet, a mini-poster with all the Pokémon, a window decal and a tournament brochure. Players could also earn Badges depending on their performance: a Competition Badge just for competing, a Boulder Badge for winning one match and a Cascade Badge for winning two matches. Players that earned the three Badges could be selected to play against a Gym Leader from Nintendo, they got a Pokémon Trainer Cap in case they won.<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/07/08/pokemon-summer-training-tour-kicks-off</ref><ref>http://archive.thegia.com/features/f990814.html</ref><ref>http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/41952/poke-memories-justin-berube-features-editor</ref> | |||
Due to the success of the event, it was extended from October 9 to November 7. The second half of the event was renamed as the [https://web.archive.org/web/19991009134306/http://www.pokemon.com/news/summertourschedule.html Pokémon League Nintendo Training Tour '99] due to the change of season. The new event included San Francisco and Los Angeles and six new cities: Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Boston, Mesa (Arizona), St. Louis and Miami. The formats and rules were the same; however, the tournaments were now opened for players of all ages and Pokémon Yellow was banned despite the fact that it was officially released during the first days of the event. | |||
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File: Pokemon League Summer Training Tour 99 picture 1.jpeg|A picture of the Dallas event, some kids can be seen playing competitive battles in the left. | |||
File: Pokemon League Summer Training Tour 99 picture 2.jpeg|Nintendo employees demonstrating the upcoming game: Pokémon Yellow. | |||
File: Pokemon League Summer Training Tour 99 picture 3.jpg|The Pikabeetle. | |||
File: Pokemon League Summer Training Tour 99 paraphernalia.png|Pokémon paraphernalia that was given away to the people that registered for the tournaments. | |||
File: Pokemon League Summer Training Tour 99 Ruleset.jpeg|The rules of the different formats. | |||
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{{GBU|na|Pokémon League Summer Training Tour '99|black=no|white=no|red=yes|blue=yes| | |||
registration=July 10 to November 7, 1999|duration=July 10 to November 7, 1999|rankings=???|entries=1,000 per tournament| | |||
format=Single Battle|btime=???|ctime=???|levelcap=Range|cap=Varies|totallevel=Varies|party=3 per battle<br>6 per entry|naitems=yes| | |||
species=yes|selfko=yes|sleep=yes|freeze=yes|nomoves=yes| | |||
pokemon=Varies depending of the format| | |||
info=<center>[[File:Pokemon League Summer Training Tour 99 logo.jpg|200px|Pokémon League Summer Training Tour '99 logo]]</center> | |||
}} | }} | ||
