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.

Name Location Country Date Games Included Streamed?
London Open London, England United Kingdom August 19th - August 20th 2022 Video Game
Trading Card Game
No
Baltimore Regional Championships Baltimore, Maryland United States September 16th - 18th 2022 Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes
Bilbao Special Event Bizkaia, Spain Spain September 17th - 18th 2022 Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Porto Alegre Regional Championships Porto Alegre Brazil September 17th - 18th 2022 Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Peoria Regional Championships Peoria, Illinois United States Seotember 29th - October 2nd Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes
Salt Lake City Regional Championships Salt Like City , Utah United States October 14th - 16th 2022 Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes
Lille Regional Championships Lille, France France October 22nd - 23rd 2022 Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Warsaw Regional Championships Warsaw Poland November 12th - 13th 2022 Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Toronto Regional Championships Toronto, Ontario Canada December 2nd - 4th 2022 Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes
Stuttgart Regional Championships Stuttgart Germany December 3rd - 4th 2022 Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Arlington Regional Championships Arlington, Texas United States December 16th - 18th 2022 Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes
San Diego Regional Championships San Diego, California United States January 6th - 8th 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes
Liverpool Regional Championships Liverpool, England United Kingdom January 21st - 22nd 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Orlando Regional Championships Orlando, Florida United States February 3rd - 5th 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes
Knoxville Regional Championships Knoxville, Tennessee United States February 24th - 26th 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes
Bochum Regional Championships Bochum Germany February 25th - 26th 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Perth Regional Championships Perth Australia March 4th - 5th 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Vancouver Regional Championships Vancouver, British Columbia United States March 10th - 12th 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes
Ponto Negra Regional Championships Natal Brazil March 10th - 12th 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Utrecht Special Event Utrecht The Netherlands March 18th - 19th 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Charlotte Regional Championships Charlotte, North Carolina United States March 24th - 26th 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes
Fort Wayne Regional Championships Fort Wayne, Indiana United States March 31st - April 2nd 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes
Sydney Regional Championships Sydney Australia April 1st - 2nd 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Portland Regional Championships Portland, Oregan United States May 5th - 7th 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes
Sao Paulo Regional Championships Sao Paulo Brazil May 6th - 7th 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Hartford Regional Championships Hartford, Connecticut United States May 19th - 21st 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes
Malmo Regional Championships Malmo Sweden May 20th - 21st 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
No
Milwaukee Regional Championships Milwaukee, Wisconsin United States June 2nd - 4th 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes
Santiago Regional Championships Santiago Chile June 2023 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?
Latin America International Championships Sao Paulo Brazil November 25th - 27th 2022 Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes
Oceania International Championships Australia Australia February 17th - 19th 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Yes
Europe International Championships London United Kingdom April 14th - 16th 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Pokémon UNITE
Yes
North America International Championships Columbus, Ohio United States June 30th - July 2nd 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
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 2023 Chiba Japan June 10th - 11th 2022 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Pokémon UNITE
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 4, 2023 Open Qualifier Double Elimination
February Finals February 11, 2023 Monthly Finals Double Elimination
March Cup March 4, 2023 Open Qualifier Double Elimination
March Finals March 11, 2023 Monthly Finals Double Elimination
Aeos Cup LCQ March 25, 2023 Open Qualifier Double Elimination
Aeos Cup (NA, LA, BR, OC) April 1-2, 2023 Aeos Cup Round Robin > Double Elimination
Aeos Cup(EU) April 14-16, 2023 Aeos Cup Round Robin > Double Elimination
April Cup April 22, 2023 Open Qualifier Double Elimination
April Finals April 29, 2023 Monthly Finals Double Elimination
May Cup May 13, 2023 Open Qualifier Double Elimination
May Finals May 20, 2023 Monthly Finals Double Elimination
Regional Championships Open Qualifier June 3, 2023 Open Qualifier Double Elimination
Regional Championships June 10-11, 2023 Regional Championships Round Robin > Double Elimination
Regional Championships (NA) Jun-23 Regional Championships 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 Yokohama, Japan Japan August 11th - 13th 2023 Video Game
Trading Card Game
Pokémon GO
Pokémon UNITE
Yes