Tuesday: Pokémon Sword & Shield Demo + Pokémon GO - ONE Piece Event
16-07-2019 02:39 BST / 21:39 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 13:07: Sword & Shield Demo | Edit @ 18:08: Regional Championships
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
It has been confirmed that the Pokémon Sword & Shield demo, recently at E3 and the Pokémon International Championships, will be playable at San Diego Comic Con at the Nintendo Gaming Lounge in the San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina from July 18th through 22nd. This demo will be of Nessa's Gym and feature the new Pokémon Yamper and Impidimp.
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO event has been announced by The Pokémon Company. From July 22nd at 04:00 UTC through July 29th at 04:00 UTC, in conjunction with One Piece, a special Straw Hat Pikachu will appear in the game worldwide and a straw hat outfit will arrive for trainers. In Japan, a ONE PIECE statue will be placed in Kumamoto, Japan with special PokéStop featuring art from Eiichiro Oda of ONE PIECE. This is being held to help support the Kumamoto city in Japan rebuild after an earthquake in 2019 and to celebrate both Pokémon GO's third anniversary and ONE PIECE's 22nd
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In The Games Department
Pokémon Championships
The Pokémon Company have announced the dates for Regional Championships for the 2019/20 season to earn a place to the 2020 World Championships for both TCG and VGC. VGC will start the season running Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon More Regional Dates and Special Events may be added at a later point
North America
Sept. 28–29, 2019 - Atlantic City Convention Center - One Convention Blvd - Atlantic City, NJ - (Standard TCG Format)
Oct. 11–13, 2019 - Knoxville Convention Center - 701 Henley St. - Knoxville, TN - (Standard TCG Format)
Nov. 2–3, 2019 - Greater Richmond Convention Center - 403 N 3rd St. - Richmond, VA - (Expanded TCG Format)
Nov. 8–10, 2019 - Oregon Convention Center - 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd - Portland, OR - (Expanded TCG Format)
Dec. 7–8, 2019 - San Diego Convention Center - 111 W Harbor Dr. - San Diego, CA - (Standard TCG Format)
Jan. 17–19, 2020 - Hyatt Regency DFW International Airport - 2334 N International Pkwy - Dallas, TX - (Expanded TCG Format)
Feb. 28–Mar. 1, 2020 - Gateway Center - 1 Gateway Dr. - Collinsville, IL - (Expanded TCG Format)
Mar. 13–15, 2020 - The International Centre - 6900 Airport Rd. - Mississauga, Ontario, CA - (Standard TCG Format)
Mar. 20–22, 2020 - Charlotte Convention Center - 501 S College St. - Charlotte, NC - (Expanded TCG Format)
Apr. 4–5, 2020 - Salt Palace Convention Center - 100 S West Temple - Salt Lake City, UT - (Expanded TCG Format)
May 9–10, 2020 - Albany Capital Center - 55 Eagle St. - Albany, NY - (Standard TCG Format)
May 22–24, 2020 - Santa Clara Convention Center - 5001 Great America Pkwy - Santa Clara, CA - (Standard TCG Format)
May 22–24, 2020 - Grand Wayne Convention Center - 120 W Jefferson Blvd - Fort Wayne, IN - (Standard TCG Format)
June 5–7, 2020 - Wisconsin Center - 555 W Wells St. - Milwaukee, WI - (Standard TCG Format)
Europe
Sept. 7–8, 2019 - Ponds Forge Sports Centre,Sheaf St, Sheffield S1 2BP United Kingdom - (Standard TCG Format)
Sept. 28–29, 2019 - Sartory Säle, Friesenstraße 44-48, 50670 Köln, Germany - (Standard TCG Format)
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