Pokémon 2022 Championship Series

The 2022 Championship Series started up again in March 2022 following a 2 year hiatus due to the global situation. It reopened with the usual events but changed things somewhat. This series introduced Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE into the Championship Series, running alongside the VGC, TCG and Pokkén Tournament series. The 2022 World Championships is to be held in London

Games Played

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Main VGC TCG GO
UNITE Pokkén Tournament Worlds

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.

Name Location Country Date Games Included Streamed?
Brisbane Regional Championships Brisbane, Queensland Australia March 12th - 13th Video Game
Trading Card Game
No
Salt Lake City Regional Championships Salt Lake City, Utah United States March 18th - 20th 2022 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Yes
Liverpool Regional Championships Liverpool, England United Kingdom March 26th - 27th 2022 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Sao Paulo Regional Championships Sao Paulo Brazil April 2nd - 3rd 2022 Trading Card Game
No
Indianapolis Regional Championships Indianapolis, Indiana United States May 7th - 8th 2022 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes
Joinville Regional Championships Joinville Brazil May 7th - 8th 2022 Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Secaucus Regional Championships Secaucus, New Jersey United States May 21st - 22nd 2022 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Yes
Perth Regional Championships Perth Australia May 21st - 22nd Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Lille Regional Championships Lille France May 21st - 22nd Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Vancouver Regional Championships Vancouver, British Columbia Canada May 28th - 29th 2022 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes
Bremen Regional Championships Bremen Germany May 28th - 29th 2022 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Chile Regional Championships Chile Chile June 4th - 5th 2022 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Melbourne Regional Championships Melbourne Australia June 11th - 12th 2022 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Milwaukee Regional Championships Milwaukee, Wisconsin United States June 18th - 19th 2022 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes

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.

Name Location Country Date Games Included Streamed?
Europe International Championship Frankfurt Germany April 22nd - 24th 2022 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Pokkén Tournament
Yes
North America International Championships Columbus, Ohio United States June 24th - 26th 2022 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Pokkén Tournament
Yes

Other Competitions Details

Due to the main circuits being run by The Pokémon Company International, there are other competitions held by The Pokémon Company and Pokémon Korea in order for the local players to gain entry to the Pokémon World Championships

Name Location Country Date Games Included Streamed?
Japan Championships 2022 - Pokemon Center Qualifiers Japan Japan April 23rd - May 15th 2022 Pokémon GO
Yes
Japan Championships 2022 Chiba Japan June 11th - 12th 2022 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes

UNITE Competitions Details

While all the other games are featured within the Play! Pokémon Circuit, Pokémon UNITE has its own collection of qualifiers that are all run online and co-ordinated through the online website

Click here for full details on the UNITE circuit

Name Date Competition Type Competition Style
February Cup February 19-20 2022 Open Qualifier Double Elimination
February Finals February 26 2022 Monthly Finals Double Elimination
March Cup March 12 - 13 2022 Open Qualifier Double Elimination
March Finals March 26 2022 Monthly Finals Double Elimination
Aeos Cup LCQ April 9 - 10 2022 Open Qualifier Double Elimination
Aeos Cup Japan / Korea April 23 - 24 2022 Aeos Cup Round Robin > Double Elimination
Aeos Cup May 7 - May 8 2022 Aeos Cup Round Robin > Double Elimination
May Cup May 14 - 15 2022 Open Qualifier Double Elimination
May Finals May 28 2022 Monthly Finals Double Elimination
Regional Finals LCQ June 4 - 5 2022 Open Qualifier Double Elimination
Regional Finals Jun 18 - 19 2022 Regional Finals Round Robin > Double Elimination

World Championships 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 or invitation based on position in prior events, depending on the game.

Name Location Country Date Games Included Streamed?
World Championships London, England United Kingdom August 18th - August 21st 2022 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Pokkén Tournament
Pokémon UNITE
Yes