Pokémon 2018 Championship Series

The 2018 World Championship Series is the first utilising the Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon games. The 2018 World Championships are to be held in Nashville, Tennessee

VGC Winners
Junior: Wonn Lee (Japan)
Senior: James Evans (US)
Master: Paul Ruiz (Ecuador)

TCG Winners
Junior: Naohito Inoue (Japan)
Senior: Magnus Pedersen (Denmark)
Master: Robin Schulz (Germany)

Pokkén Tournament
Master: Jacob Waller (ThanksAlot)
Senior: Yusuke Kato

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.

Best Finish Limit: None
Placement 1 2 3-4 5-8 9-16 17-32 33-64 65-128 129-256 257-512 513-1024
CP Prize 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 10 5 2 1


Name Date Entry Gift CP Given?

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.

Standard Premier Challenge
Best Finish Limit: 2 Per Series
Placement 1 2 3-4 5-8 9-16
CP Prize 15 12 10 8 6 4
Kicker
Min Entry
      24 48 100


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.

Midseason Showdown
Best Finish Limit: 8 (2 Per Series)
Placement 1 2 3-4 5-8 9-16 17-32 33-64
CP Prize 50 40 32 25 20 16 13
Kicker
Min Entry
      24 48 100 200
Regionals
Best Finish Limit: None
Placement 1 2 3-4 5-8 9-16 17-32 33-64 65-128 129-256
CP Prize 200 160 130 100 80 60 50 40 30
Kicker
Min Entry
        48 100 200 400 800


Name Location Country Date Streamed?
Fort Wayne Regional Championships Fort Wayne, Indiana United States September 2 2017 - September 3 2017 No
Hartford Regional Championships Hartford Connecticutt United States September 30 2017 - October January 17 No
Daytona Beach Regional Championships Orlando, Florida United States October 7 2017 - October 8 2017 No
Richmond Regional Championships Richmond, British Colombia Canada October 14 2017 - October 15 2017 No
San Jose Regional Championships San Jose, California United States November 25 2017 - November 26 2017 No
Memphis Regional Championships Memphis, Tenessee United States December 16 2017 - December 17 2017 No
Dallas Regional Championships Dallas, Texas United States January 27 2018 - January 28 2018 No
Collisville Regional Championships Collinsville, Illinois United States February 17 2018 - February 18 2018 No
Costa Mesa Regional Championships Costa Mesa, California United States March 3 2018 - March 4 2018 No
Charlotte Regional Championships Charlotte, North Carolina United States March 17 2018 - March 18 2018 No
Portland Regional Championships Portland, Oregon United States March 24 2018 - March 25 2018 No
Salt Lake City Regional Championships Salt Lake City, Utah United States May 5 2018 - May 6 2018 No
Toronto Regional Championships Toronto, Ontario Canada May 12 2018 - May 13 2018 No
Roanoke Regional Championships Roanoke, Virginia United States May 26 2018 - May 27 2018 No
Madison Regional Championships Madison, Wisconsin United States June 2 2018 - June 3 2018 No
Liverpool Regional Championships Liverpool United Kingdom 29th - 30th July 2017 No
Bremen Regional Championships Bremen Germany September 16 2017 - September 17 2017 No
Leipzig Regional Championships Leipzig Germany January 13 2018 - January 14 2018 No
Malmo Regional Championships Malmo Sweden February 17 2018 - February 18 2018 No
Sindelfingen Regional Championships Sindelfingen Germany April 14 2018 - April 15 2018 No
Sheffield Regional Championships Sheffield United Kingdom June 16 2018 - June 17 2018 No

Championship Details

Following the removal of the National Championship Series, four special Championships are to be held. These will get special points akin to that of Nationals and high prize payouts.

Best Finish Limit: 4
Placement 1 2 3-4 5-8 9-16 17-32 33-64 65-128 129-256
CP Prize 500 400 320 250 200 160 130 100 80 60
Kicker
Min Entry
        48 100 200 400 800 1600


Name Location Country Date Streamed?
European International Championships England United Kingdom November 17 2017 - November 19 2017 No
Asia Pacific International Championships Sydney Australia 9th - 11th February 2018 No
Latin American International Championships Sao Paolo Brazil April 27th - April 29th 2018 No
North American International Championships Columbus, Ohio United States July 6th - July 8th 2018 Yes

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.

Name Location Country Date Streamed?
World Championships Nashville, Tennessee United States August 24th - August 26th 2018 Yes