Tuesday: Pokémon Shuffle Events + VGC and Pokkén Championship Details

08-03-2016 06:03 GMT / 01:03 EST by Serebii

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Last Update: 16:08 GMT
Edit @ 06:15: Episode Title | Edit @ 16:08: VGC & Pokkén

Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

In The Games Department

Pokémon Championship Series - European National Championships

The European National Championships have been revealed. These championships are the culmination of the series in the regions and offer the highest amount of Championship Points as wins. They currently have a Best Finish Limit of 1 so even if you attend all, only your best ranking is counted. There are as follows, with full location details expected soon.
14–15 May
Exhibition Centre Liverpool
Liverpool, UK
21–22 May
Kongress Palais Kassel
Kassel, Germany
11–12 June
Mediolanum Forum Assago MI
Milan, Italy

Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

In The Games Department

Pokkén Championship Series - European National Championships

It has been confirmed that there will be Pokkén Tournament Championship qualifiers at the European Nationals mentioned above. In addition to this, it has been confirmed that there is a Last Chance Qualifier to be held on August 19th at the World Championships in San Francisco. German & Italian Nationals only have Masters divisions listed under Minor, but UK and US ones will have qualifiers for Seniors. 16 players from each region will receive an invitation to Worlds. The invitations are as follows
Masters Division major events feature: (US & UK Nationals, EVO)
1st and 2nd place finishers earn World Championships invitation and travel award
Top 32 competitors receive Championship Points
Masters Division minor events feature: (DE & IT Nationals, CEO)
1st place finisher earns World Championships invitation and travel award
Top 16 competitors receive Championship Points
Senior Division events feature:
1st and 2nd place finishers earn World Championships invitation and travel award
Finally, the prize scheme has been revealed for Majors & Minors for the Master Division, each having a prize pool, currently listed only for North American events. European event prizes to be announced soon
MINORS
1st Place: $1,250 + Travel Award to the World Championships
2nd Place: $1,000
3rd Place: $750
4th Place: $600
T-5th Place: $450 per player
T-7th Place: $250 per player
MAJORS
1st Place: $3,000 + Travel Award to the World Championships
2nd Place: $2,000 + Travel Award to the World Championships
3rd Place: $1,500
4th Place: $1,000
T-5th Place: $750 per player
T-7th Place: $500 per player
WORLDS
1st Place: $6,000
2nd Place: $4,000
3rd Place: $3,000
4th Place: $2,000
T-5th Place: $1,500 per player
T-7th Place: $1,000 per player

Pokémon Shuffle

In The Games Department

Pokémon Shuffle - Events

A few brand new challenges have begun on Pokémon Shuffle and Pokémon Shuffle Mobile.
First, the Omastar stage has begun in both Shuffle & Shuffle Mobile. This is a Great Challenge and runs until March 22nd. It's the only way to currently get this Pokémon
Next, the Mega Charizard Y competitive challenge is beginning a repeat run on both the 3DS and Shuffle Mobile and runs until March 15th. The top 20,000 in the US, 12,000 in Europe & 50,000 in Japan get a Charizardite Y, while the top 2,000 in the US, 1,200 in Europe & 5,000 in Japan also get a Mega Speedup. The top 30,000 in the US, 18,000 in Europe & 80,00 in Japan who don't get a Charizardite Y get an Attack Power. All other players get a Disruption Delay. On Shuffle Mobile, the top 100,000 get a Charizardite Y, while the top 10,000 also gets a Mega Speedup. The top 150,000 get an Attack Power while everyone else gets a disruption delay.
All of these require the version 1.2.34 to download. Our Pokémon listings have been updated with these Pokémon

Pokémon XY

In The Anime Department

Pokémon XY & Z - Episode Titles

The Newtyoe Magazine has revealed another new episode title, this time for the twentieth episode of Pokémon XY & Z. This episode is set to air on April 7th, following a one week break on March 31st.
Episode 917: A Bride for Clemont! Bonnie's S'il-vous-plaît Panic!!

Until Next Time, See Ya