LIVE COVERAGE: 2021 Champions League Aichi

After over a year without physical tournaments, PokéStats returns to live physical event coverage! Keep checking in here and on our Twitter to see the results of today's Champions League tournament in Aichi, Japan. You can watch the stream on YouTube or watch Mellow Magikarp, Rahul Reddy or Trainer Chip co-stream on Twitch.

Event info
  • The event consists of nine Swiss rounds with a Top 16 single-elimination cut. All rounds are best-of-one. 
  • The current Japanese format is similar to our Team Up-on format, but because of differences in Japanese sets, some commonly used Standard cards such as Jirachi, Tapu Koko Prism Star, Absol, and Incineroar-GX have rotated, and some cards we do not have yet (such as Blaziken VMAX) are legal. 
Round results
The deck in bold was the winner of the game. 


Finals
      • Inteleon VMAX vs Mewtwo & Mew-GX/Welder Toolbox

      Top 4
          • Inteleon VMAX vs Victini VMAX

          Top 8
            • Eternatus VMAX vs Mewtwo & Mew-GX/Welder Toolbox

            Top 16
            • Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX vs Inteleon VMAX/Frosmoth

            Round 9
                • Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX/Dragapult VMAX vs Mad Party with Crushing Hammer
                Round 8
                  • Lickitung UNM vs Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX/Dragapult VMAX
                  Round 7
                  • Victini VMAX vs Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX/Zacian V
                  • Eternatus VMAX vs Centiskorch VMAX
                  Round 6
                  • Victini VMAX vs Victini VMAX
                  • Mewtwo & Mew-GX/Victini VMAX vs Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX
                  Round 5
                  • Victini VMAX vs Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX/Zacian V
                  • Centiskorch VMAX vs Mewtwo & Mew-GX/Dark Toolbox with Galarian Moltres V
                  Round 4
                  • Victini VMAX vs Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX/Zacian V
                  • Mewtwo & Mew-GX/Rillaboom Toolbox vs Mewtwo & Mew-GX/Welder Toolbox
                  Round 3
                  • Dragapult VMAX/Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX/Octillery vs Victini VMAX
                  • Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX/Zacian V vs Welder Toolbox
                  Round 2
                  • Victini VMAX vs Victini VMAX
                  Round 1
                  • Mewtwo & Mew-GX/Welder vs Pikachu & Zekrom-GX
                  • Mewtwo & Mew-GX/Welder vs Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX

                  Card reveals
                  Translations: Toine Lay and Franco Takahashi 


                  Ice Rider Calyrex VMAX

                  [C][C] 10+
                  This attack does 30 more damage for each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. 

                  [W][W] 10+
                  You may discard up to 2 Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 120 more damage for each Energy discarded in this way.


                   Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX

                  Ability
                  Once during your turn, you may attach a [P] Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon. Then, draw 2 cards. 

                  [C][C][C] 10+
                  This attack does 30 more damage for each [P] Energy you have in play. 


                  Cresselia

                  [P] 
                  Search your deck for a [P] Energy and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon, then shuffle your deck. If it is your first turn, you may search for 3 [P] Energy and attach them instead. 

                  [P][P] 30+
                  If you have more than 5 Energy in play, this attack does 90 more damage. 


                  Melony
                  Supporter

                  Attach a [W] Energy from your discard pile to 1 of your Pokémon-V, then draw 3 cards. 









                  Fog Crystal
                  Item

                  Search your deck for 1 Basic [P] Pokemon or 1 [P] Energy, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. 






                  Path to the Peak
                  Stadium

                  Each Pokémon with a Rule Box in play has no Abilities.










                  Old Cemetery
                  Stadium

                  Whenever each player attaches an Energy card from their hand to 1 of their Pokémon, except for [P] Pokémon, place 2 damage counters on that Pokémon.