2017 Series - Regional Championships

VGC Rule Set: (From December 1st 2016)

Usable Games Pokémon Sun, Pokémon Moon
Battle Type: Double Battle
Pokémon Restrictions: Alola Pokédex.
Banned Pokémon: Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma, Magearna, Zygarde, Ash-Greninja, Pokémon not captured or hatched in Sun & Moon
Banned Items: Mega Stones
Clauses: No same Pokémon, No same item
Players may only use Pokémon with items or moves obtained in Pokémon Sun & Moon

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.

Best Finish Limit: 4 (Not shared between Midseason Showdowns and Regionals)
Placement 1 2 3-4 5-8 9-16 17-32 33-64 65-128 129-256
Midseason Showdown
CP Prize 50 45 40 35 30 18 12 6 1
Kicker
Min Entry
          64 128 256 512
Regionals
CP Prize 200 160 120 100 80 50 30 20 10
Kicker
Min Entry
      32 64 128 256 512 1024


Name Location Country Date Distribution Pokémon Streamed?
Arizona Regional Championships Phoenix, Arizona United States 1st - 2nd October 2016 None No
Orlando Regional Championships Orlando, Florida United States 15th - 16th October 2016 None No
Philadelphia Regional Championships Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States 5th - 6th November 2016 None No
UK Liverpool Regional Championships Liverpool United Kingdom 5th - 6th November 2016 None No
Dortmund Regional Championships Dortmund Germany 19th November 2016 None No
Fort Wayne Regional Championships Fort Wayne, Indiana United States 27th - 27th November 2016 None No
San Jose Regional Championships San Jose, California United States 17th - 18th December 2016 None No
Texas Regional Championships Dallas, Texas United States 31st December 2016 - 1st January 2017 None No
Leipzig Regional Championships Leipzig Germany 14th - 15th January 2017 None No
Athens Regional Championships Athens, Georgia United States 15th - 16th January 2017 None No
Anaheim Regional Championships Anaheim, California United States 18th - 19th February 2017 None No
Collinsville Regional Championships Collinsville, Illinois United States 4th - 5th March 2017 None No
Sheffield Regional Championships Sheffield United Kingdom 4th - 5th March 2017 None No
Malmo Regional Championships Malmo Sweden 18th - 19th March 2017 None No
Portland Regional Championships Portland, Oregon United States 25th - 26th March 2017 None No
Salt Lake City Regional Championships Salt Lake City, Utah United States 8th - 9th April 2017 None No
Virginia Regional Championships Roanoke, Virginia United States 6th - 7th May 2017 None No
Toronto Regional Championships Toronto Canada 13th - 14th May 2017 None No
Washington Regional Championships Seattle, Washington United States 27th - 28th May 2017 None No
Birmingham Regional Championships Birmingham United Kingdom 3rd - 4th June 2017 None No
Madison Regional Championships Madison, Wisconsin United States 3rd - 4th June 2017 None No