Trainers competed in the Players Cup VGC Finals using the 2020 Video Game Championships format in a double-elimination bracket. Battles took place in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. Players were permitted to use any Pokémon in the Galar Pokédex or the Isle of Armor Pokédex except for the strongest Legendary Pokémon. They were also permitted to use regional variants of those Pokémon, the first partner Pokémon from the Alola region, Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion.