Thursday: Pokémon Sword & Shield - Online Competition + Pokémon Masters - Fighting-type Training Event & Wally
14-05-2020 06:05 BST / 06:05 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:01: Pokémon Masters | Edit @ 16:07: Play! Pokémon Players Cup
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The next online competition has been announced. This competition, 2020 International Challenge May, is a Double Battle competition runs VGC Rules. Download Rules are also now available for this competition.
Registration is open from now to May 21st 23:59 UTC. Battles will run from May 22nd 00:00 UTC to May 24th 23:59 UTC. All players get a special Casual Tee (Ultra Ball Guy).
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
A special Players Cup competition has been announced for Pokémon Sword & Shield, Pokkén and the TCG. This will have two stages. In July players can compete in a double elimination bracket when in August the top finishers will compete in the final stage to be crowned champion and earn a Travel Award to an International Championship in the future
Sword & Shield players compete through the newly announced International Challenge May Competition with the Top 256 from North America, 256 from Europe, 128 from Oceania and 256 from Latin America moving through to the July competition. Players need to make sure that their Trainer Club Account and Nintendo Account are connected.
TCG players compete through the ranking on the June Leaderboard on Teading Card Game online with the top players moving through to the July competition
Pokkén players will compete in the competition with a sign up later down the line.
Each competition kicks off with an invitational event with the winners qualifying for the final stage. Only Masters Divisions players can enter
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
The next event is live in Pokémon Masters. This is the Fighting-type Training Event and runs until May 25th. This event also comes with a Sync Pair Scout to get Wally & Gallade, which have been newly added into the game