The third official Battle Competition for Sun and Moon will be underway in February. The 2017 International Challenge: February Edition will use the same rules as Video Game Championships and counts towards your Championship Points if you intend to compete in VGC later this year. For the rest of us, this is our chance to get the Beedrillite and Mawilite mega stones which are prizes for entering into the competition. The rules for the competition are listed below:

• The February International Challenge is a 3v3 Double Battle format; where you can battle 15 times a day (45 in total). Pokemon will be reset (up and down) to level 50 for this competition.
• Only Pokemon caught in Sun and Moon between Pokedex Numbers 001-301 can be used
• Zygarde, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma, Magearna and all Island Scan Pokemon are banned. 
• Item usage is permitted but mega stones are banned. 
• You cannot use two Pokemon with the same dex number or two or more of the same held item.

More in-depth rules and regulations will be announced shortly. The competition will take place between February 24 and 26 (UTC timezones). Note that if you fail to make your fifteen battles, they will carry over to the next day; however you will not be able to battle after 23:59 UTC on January 26. Sign-ups take place between Feb 16 and Feb 23. If you're unsure how to sign-up; use this short list of pointers:

• Step One: Before the competition begins, go to the festival plaza. Then go online. Click Battle on the touch screen and then 'Download Rules'. Then, download the ruleset of the current battle competition you're going to register for. Step one is now complete.
• Step Two: Create a Pokemon Global Link account. The PGL is a site that maintains a profile for yourself and takes notes of your online scores. Once created, make sure to go back to the plaza and register your current game (to the PGL) from inside the castle. (Speak to the girl near the PC).
• Step Three: Sign-ups will be open for one week before the competition begins. If you fail to sign-up, you won't be able to participate. Log-in to the PGL and sign-up for the competition on it's direct page during this time. 
• Step Four: If you're signed up, then make your team. It should go in one of your Battle Boxes. You can only use one team of six (and can't edit it) for the duration of the entire competition. This will not be locked until you begin your first battle on January 27.
• Step Five: When the competition starts, go to the Plaza, then online, then Battle and visit the battle spot and choose 'Online Competition'. You will be thrust into your first battle and your Battle Box will be locked until the competition ends. Good luck and have fun!

For more information on the competition, please check the official Information Briefing HERE. Meanwhile, comment below and lemme know what team y'all are gonna bring to this Battle Comp. There's only a few weeks till the game is underway.