Pokémon 2023 Championship Series

The 2023 Championship Series began with the London Open. It continued having VGC, TCG, GO and Pokémon UNITE in it, and featured the shift in VGC and TCG to the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet formats. As such, it lacked VGC competitions until January 2023 in order to make sure things were fair and players qualified only with the special rulesets from the new game. It culminated in the 2023 World Championships held in Yokohama in Japan for the first time

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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.

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.

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

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

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.