Pokémon 2020 Championship Series |
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The 2020 World Championship Series is the first utilising Pokémon Sword & Shield Games. This Championship series was cut short due to global health crisis and had all events from the end of January cancelled. All CP earned would go towards the following year's circuit.
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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? |
February 22nd - 24th 2020 | Ball Guy T-Shirt |
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: 6 | ||||||||
Placement | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 5-8 | 9-16 | |||
CP Prize | 30 | 16 | 12 | 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: 6 | |||||||||
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: 6 | ||||||||||
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? |
Sheffield Regional Championships | Sheffield, Englandl | United Kingdom | September 7th - 8th 2019 | |
Atlantic City Regional Championships | Atlantic City, New Jersey | United States | September 28th - 29th 2019 | |
Koln Regional Championships | Köln | Germany | September 28th - 29th 2019 | |
Knoxville Regional Championships | Knoxville, Tennessee | United States | October 11th - 13th 2019 | |
Richmond Regional Championships | Richmond, Virginia | United States | November 2nd - 3rd 2019 | |
Portland Regional Championships | Portland, Oregan | United States | November 8th - 10th 2019 | |
San Diego Regional Championships | San Diego, California | United States | December 7th - 8th 2019 | |
Bochum Regional Championships | Bochum | Germany | January 11th - 12th 2020 | |
Dallas Regional Championships | Dallas, Texas | United States | January 17th - 19th 2020 | Yes |
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.
Best Finish Limit: 4 | ||||||||||
Placement | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 5-8 | 9-16 | 17-32 | 33-64 | 65-128 | 129-256 | 257-512 |
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? |
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 | 257-512 |
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? |
Latin America International Championships | Sao Paolo | Brazil | November 15th - November 17th 2019 | Yes |
Oceania International Championships | Melbourne | Australia | February 21 - 23rd 2020 | 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? |