Professor Program Exam Questions

1. Under what circumstances are organizers permitted to publish details regarding

player’s team and deck contents?
a. At any time –there are no restrictions to the publication of this information.
b. At any time, so long as the information can be freely accessed by the
public and the publication provides added value to spectators.
c. Once the tournament has concluded.
d. Never –this information must be kept confidential under all circumstances.

2. At a Premier Event, is it ever possible that a Master player will be paired against a
Junior player?
a. No –master’s players can never be paired against junior players at
sanctioned Play! Pokémon events.
b. No –master’s players can never be paired against Junior players at Premier
Events.
c. Yes –this may happen if both players are undefeated until the point at
which they are paired.
d. Yes –this may happen if the tournament is age modified and are fewer
than 6 players in each age division.

3. For which of the following actions may an Organizer be suspended from

participation in the Professor Program?
a. Attempting to report a League season after the reporting window has
closed.
b. Canceling three tournaments in a row
c. Reporting results for tournaments that did not take place.
d. Options A & B are correct.

4. Johnny plays in your tournament with player ID 8675309. A few days later, you
discover that he accidentally provided you his sister Jenny’s ID, and he should have
used player ID 8675310. How do you resolve this for Johnny?
a. Contact Pokémon Customer Service yourself and ask them to replace the
wrong player ID with the correct one.
b. Go to your event page, view the roster, and use the replace player ID tool
to fix this yourself.
c. Tell Jonny that he must contact Pokémon Customer Service himself to ask
that they fix the issue for him.
d. Inform Johnny that his sister will retain credit for the tournament. Help him
appreciate this valuable learning opportunity.

5. Which of the following items does not feature a player’s current match record?
a. Current round pairings
b. Current round match slip
c. Current round standings
d. All of these items feature the player’s current match record.
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6. After the pairings for the for the Top Cut are posted, Ryan, who is in the Top 8,
drops from the tournament. Which of the following best describes what should
happen next?
a. The pairings are altered to include the player who was originally in 9th
place.
b. Ryan is informed that he cannot drop at this point in the tournament, and
must play or risk disqualification.
c. Ryan is informed that he cannot drop at this point and he will receive
game loss penalties for each top 8 game that he does not attend.
d. Ryan’s opponent immediately wins and advances to the Top4.

7. After which round has completed may additional players no longer be added to
Premier Events?
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Additional players may be added to Premier Events at any time.

8. Where can the list of players who are ineligible to participate in sanctioned Play!
Pokémon events be found?
a. In my organized Play Tools dashboard, under player information.
b. On the official Pokémon website’s Rules and Resources page.
c. In my Organized Tools dashboard, under Organizer information.
d. In the Organized Play forums.

9. At a Premier Event, you overhear Simone and Patrick participants in the Masters
Division, making a bet on the outcome of the Senior Division finals. How do you
react?
a. You request that Simone and Patrick take their conversations outside the
venue, so that the other attendees will not observe.
b. You give Simone and Patrick a Warning, and insist that that cease their
conversation. You report the incident to Pokémon Organized Play via the
Customer Support Portal.
c. You ask Simone and Patrick to leave the venue. If the Masters Division
tournament is still ongoing, both receive disqualification. You report the
incident to Pokémon Organized Play via the Customer Support Portal.
d. There is no need to take any action.

10. For how long may an Organizer continue to correct Player ID issues themselves
using the Replace ID tool following the completion of a tournament?
a. 7 days
b. 14 days
c. 1 month
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d. 3 months

11. Which of the following statements regarding permissible venues for sanctioned
Play! Pokémon events is incorrect?
a. Tournaments may be held in a residential location under any circumstances
b. Tournaments may never be held in venues that are not open and accessible
to general public.
c. Tournament venues must never require attendees to make a purchase in
order to enter.
d. None of these.

12. Which of the following items are never permitted on the table while a game is
taken place?
a. Cuddly toys and figurines.
b. Drinks of any kind
c. Cards that are not part of a Pokémon TCG deck
d. All of the above

13. Which of the following pieces of information may be edited within the TOM while
a tournament is in progress?
a. A player’s date of birth
b. A player’s ID number
c. The number of rounds
d. Options A & B are correct

14. Before start of the final Swiss round at a Premier Event, you overhear Monica offer
to buy Mohammed a new game console if he agrees to concede his next match to
her. What should happen next?
a. Monica is disqualified from the tournament.
b. Monica receives Game Loss to be applied to her next upcoming game.
c. Monica receives a Warning and is reminded that this behavior will not be
tolerated a second time.
d. You wait to see if Mohammed accepts before taking any action.

15. Which of the following pieces of information is not required to be entered when
creating a new tournament using TOM?
a. Sanctioned ID
b. Tournament Mode
c. Game Type
d. Country