2020 Series

The 2020 VGC 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.

VGC Rule Set: (From January 1st 2020)

Usable Games Pokémon Sword & Shield
Battle Type: Double Battle
Pokémon Restrictions: Available National Pokédex.
Pokémon Limits: Team of 4 to 6 Pokémon from Level 1 to Level 100. All Pokémon then set to Level 50
Match Length: No limit
Allowed Gigantamax: Charizard, Butterfree, Pikachu, Meowth, Kingler, Lapras Eevee, Snorlax, Corviknight, Orbeetle, Drednaw, Coalossal, Flapple, Appletun, Sandaconda, Toxtricity, Centiskorch, Hatterene, Grimmsnarl, Alcremie
Clauses: No same Pokémon, No same item
Players may only use Pokémon with items or moves obtained in Pokémon Sword & Shield
Match Time: 15 Minutes
Your Time: 7 minutes

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 Distribution Pokémon Streamed?
Sheffield Regional Championships Sheffield, Englandl United Kingdom September 7th - 8th 2019 Unknown
Atlantic City Regional Championships Atlantic City, New Jersey United States September 28th - 29th 2019 Unknown
Koln Regional Championships Köln Germany September 28th - 29th 2019 Unknown
Knoxville Regional Championships Knoxville, Tennessee United States October 11th - 13th 2019 Unknown
Richmond Regional Championships Richmond, Virginia United States November 2nd - 3rd 2019 Unknown
Portland Regional Championships Portland, Oregan United States November 8th - 10th 2019 Unknown
San Diego Regional Championships San Diego, California United States December 7th - 8th 2019 Unknown
Bochum Regional Championships Bochum Germany January 11th - 12th 2020 Unknown
Dallas Regional Championships Dallas, Texas United States January 17th - 19th 2020 Unknown 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 Distribution Pokémon 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 Distribution Pokémon Streamed?
Latin America International Championships Sao Paolo Brazil November 15th - November 17th 2019 Unknown Yes
Oceania International Championships Melbourne Australia February 21 - 23rd 2020 Unknown 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 Distribution Pokémon Streamed?