Pokémon 2015 Championship Series

The 2015 World Championship Series is the first utilising the Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire games. As such, it features a jump in the number of usable Pokémon from the 450 of the Kalos Pokédex up to the full National Pokédex. This championship series fully integrated Premier Challenges globally into the system. It also started to introduce more Regional Championships outside of North America. The World Championship Final was held in Boston, Massachusetts. At the World Championships, a Pokkén Invitational Tournament was also held VGC Winners Junior: Kotone Yasue (Japan) Senior: Mark Mcquillan (United Kingdom) Master: Shoma Honami (Japan) TCG Winners Junior: Rowan Stavenow (Canada) Senior: Patrick Martinez (US) Master: Jacob Van Wagner (US) Pokkén Invitational Winner: Reepal "Rip" Parbhoo

Games Played

Online Competitions

Throughout the Play! Pokémon series, there were numerous online competitions that will give CP to players if their Play! Pokémon account is linked to their Organised Play ID. The CP is organised to the top 256 players worldwide, regardless of region.

Name	Date	Entry Gift	CP Given?
2015 International Challenge - February	27th February 2015 - March 1st 2015	2000 Pokémiles	No
Japan Cup 2015	1st May - 5th May 2015	Master Ball	No
2015 International Challenge - April	24th April - 26th April 2015	None	Yes

Premier Challenges

Premier Challenges are small competitions dotted around the various countries in the world. These competitions typically happen once a month or so depending on the organisers and can provide a small amount of CP which can then be used to help participate in the Worlds Championships.

Regionals Details

Regional Championships are set up across the world, mostly in North America, to provide small competitions beyond the Premier Challenges to allow for players to earn CP. There are a number of Regional competitions each year and they all follow the standard format. They often have side events for all players.

Nationals Details

National Championships are where the best players in the respective country or area come to compete. No CP is required to enter but a massive amount of CP is given to the winners. The winners in areas outside of the US will often receive travel awards for the World Championships.

Worlds Details

The World Championships are where the best of the world come to participate and fight it off to become World Champion. Participation in the events is by invitation based on CP.