Discover the Secrets of the Pokemon Video Game Championships

The 2016 Pokémon Video Game World Championships are over, but tournaments will use the 2016 Video Game Championships format until the big switch to Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon. With this format's most important tournaments in the books, let's take a look at what made this year's top teams soar above the rest. Read on to find out why Tyranitar and Hydreigon disappeared from the top tables this season, why many top Trainers tended to use only Mega Kangaskhan or Mega Salamence as their Mega-Evolved Pokémon, and why Pokémon like Mewtwo and Kyurem didn't see much play.

Before we go any further, we want to remind Trainers that there's no right or wrong way to train your teams. You should always try to do your best using whatever strategies and Pokémon are most appealing to you as a Trainer. But we hope Trainers looking to eke out as many wins as possible will find this article improves their performance at future tournaments.