North America International Championships

Address:

Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH, USA

Date

June 24th - 26th 2022

Games

Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Pokkén Tournament

North America International Championships

Anchors

Player Count

Masters

VGC: 317
TCG: 1155
GO: 127
Pokkén: 49

Rulesets

VGC Rule Set:

Usable Games Pokémon Sword & Shield
Battle Type: Double Battle
Pokémon Restrictions: Available National Pokédex, (if they have Galar Mark or Battle Ready Mark
Pokémon Limits: Team of 4 to 6 Pokémon from Level 1 to Level 100. All Pokémon then set to Level 50
Restricted Pokémon: Two of the following per team: Mewtwo, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zygarde, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma, Zacian, Zamazenta, Eternatus, Calyrex
Battle Time: 20 Minutes
Your Time: 7 Minutes
Team Preview: 90 Seconds
Turn Time: 45 Seconds

TCG Rule Set:

Format: Standard
Eligibility: Sword & Shield onwards: D Regulation Mark

GO Rule Set:

League Format: Great League
Max CP: 1500 CP

Banned Pokémon: Ditto, Shedinja

Pokkén Rule Set:

Winners

Masters

VGC: James Evans (US)
TCG: Azul Garcia Griego (US)
GO: Payden Bingham (ItsAXN) (US)
Pokkén: Chaz Wright (Mewtater) (US)

Special Distributions

Eric Rios's Gastrodon

Game: Pokémon Sword & Shield
Location: At Home

This distribution was given to players on the online stream for the Video Game Championship and was based on the Gastrodon used by Eric Rios in the 2022 Europe International Championships

Gastrodon ♀

Level 50

OT:	Eric
ID:	220624
Ability:	Storm Drain
Hold Item:
Leftovers

Sassy Nature.
Date of Receiving
a Battle Competition. Apparently had a fateful encounter at Lv. 50

Quick Ball

Game: Pokémon Sword & Shield - Fusion Strike
Location: At the event

This Promo Card was given to participants of the International Championships as part of their welcome pack. It was a special print of the Quick Ball from Fusion Strike with the International Championships Logo

Special Pokémon GO Event

Picture	Name	Dates	Location
	Pokemon North America International Championships	June 23rd - 26th 2022	Columbus, US

Stream Archive

Stream Anchors

Video

Casters
VGC	TCG	GO	Pokkén
Adam Dorricott Rosemary Kelley Joe Brown Sierra Hunter	Kyle Sabelhaus Chip Richey Adam Watson Shelbie Bou	Gabby Snyder William Dunphey Caleb Peng Steven Sanders	Evan Hashimoto Russell Klein Alex Williams

Pokémon Center Pop-Up Store

A pop-up Pokémon Center was open during the event. This Pokémon Center featured a lot of the Pokémon Center merchandise but, for the first time it has its own unique merchandise. These featured decor featuring the Galar startsers and Pikachu alongside the International Championships logo. The merchandise available is as follows:

Nintendo Switch Case
Stickers
Magnets
Pin & Lanyard set
Playmat
Double Deck Box
Screen Cloth
Pikachu Logo T-Shirt (Grey, Blue)
Galar Starters logo T-Shirt (Navy, Light Blue)
International Championships Hoodie
NAIC Cool Hat

Exclusive Merchandise Displays

Cases, Pins & Magnets	Apparel

Apparel	Apparel

Special PokéStops

Pokémon Championship Series - NAIC	NAIC - First Step	NAIC - Flying Pikachu

NAIC - Giant Pikachu	NAIC - Dedenne	NAIC - Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl

NAIC - Pokkén Tournament	NAIC - Pokémon GO Tournament	NAIC - Trophy Case

NAIC - Pokémon Center