Crimson Arena: Valentine’s Doubles Showdown 2026 (Pokémon Showdown) | 1M Buy-In

[Lacomus]

 

I’m hosting a 1M Pokédollar Buy-In PvP Tournament. The tournament will begin once we reach a minimum of 10 participants, and the Top 5 players will receive a share of the prize pool.

 

The same rules and mechanics from previous tournaments will apply - following standard PRO rules and gameplay.

 

However, this time we’re adding a new twist. This will be our first Doubles tournament, played in solo control format (not multi-battle with another human partner).

 

This format was chosen by majority vote in the tournament server after reviewing some new ideas, and this is the direction players wanted to see next. So here it is.

 

I hope this format proves to be enjoyable and worthwhile for everyone involved. PS: If you’re new, or planning to join future tournaments, you can also take part in voting. We aim to stay open-minded with formats and ideas. Whatever players vote for within the set voting window is what we’ll run.

 

Tournament Information

1. Format

The Tournament will consist of a double-elimination bracket.

The bracket will be randomly seeded.

Registration will begin now (3rd February 2026), and will close once the official announcement for the Valentine's event goes live. Early sign-ups help us stay ahead of the curve and let us start the tournament right away.

All matches prior to the Finals on both brackets will be best of 3.

Winner's Bracket Finals, Loser's Bracket Finals, and Grand Finals will be best of 5.

Loser Bracket winner has to win 2x Bo5 against the winner bracket winner in order to win the tournament.

 

2. In Battle

All Ranked PvP Rules apply. Ranked PvP Rules. - PRO Rules - Pokemon Revolution Online

In the event that any Ranked PvP Rules are changed while the tournament is in progress, the change takes effect immediately in this tournament as well.

Should any moves, abilities, Pokemon, or items be coded between the start of the tournament and its end, those moves, abilities, Pokemon, or items may not be used.

Should any Ranked PvP Rule be broken, the offending player will forfeit the game.

Should either player disconnect, the other player may either claim a game victory or allow a rematch at their discretion.

Should the server crash during the game, a rematch is to be played with the same teams, unless a player demonstrates that they were in a position where they could not reasonably lose the game.

 

Registration

1. How to Register

Fill out the following format and make a post in this thread.

Username:

Server:

Country/Timezone:

 

Example:

Username: Lacomus

Server: Gold

Country/Timezone: UK / UTC+0

 

Note: If you don’t have the invite link to the tournament Discord server, feel free to DM me for it. Whether you’re participating or just want to watch the matches, everyone is welcome.

 

Prize Pool & Payouts

Below are a few sample payout models for a 10-player event (total pool = 10M). The final payout structure will be chosen by majority vote before the tournament begins.

 

Winner-Heavy (strongly rewards 1st place while still giving meaningful payouts to the rest)

• 1st: 5M (50%)
• 2nd: 2.5M (25%)
• 3rd: 1.25M (12.5%)
• 4th: 0.75M (7.5%)
• 5th: 0.5M (5%)

 

Balanced (rewards the winner but doesn’t overly punish 2nd-5th)

• 1st: 4M (40%)
• 2nd: 2.5M (25%)
• 3rd: 1.5M (15%)
• 4th: 1.2M (12%)
• 5th: 0.8M (8%)

 

Flat (strong value to all finalists)

• 1st: 3M (30%)
• 2nd: 2.5M (25%)
• 3rd: 2M (20%)
• 4th: 1.5M (15%)
• 5th: 1M (10%)

 

As mentioned, registration will close once the official Valentine's event announcement goes live. We don’t yet know when the dev team will release it, but it could be very soon, so please sign up as soon as possible.  

Edited 1 hour ago by Lacomus

[Shadow2054]

 

Username: Shadow2054

Server: Silver

Country/Timezone: Singapore GMT+8

[Immalaugh]

Username: immalaugh 

Server: silver 

Country/timezone : india GMT + 5:30