The Pokémon Company International today announced the Pokémon Players Cup, a new tournament that will be held online from July 2020 and in which competitors of the Master category (1) will be able to participate. Players in the Pokémon Trading Card Game (JCC), Pokémon Sword, and Pokémon Shield using the Video Game Championship and Pokkén Tournament DX formats will have the opportunity to demonstrate their worth in this official online Play tournament! Pokémon, open to players around the world.
The Pokémon Players Cup will have two phases. In July 2020, players who can compete will do so in a double-elimination round divided by qualifying zones to determine who are the best players in each zone. Those finalists will then face each other in the final phase of the Pokémon Players Cup, in August 2020. In this phase, it will be decided who will become Champion or Champion of the Pokémon Players Cup and will have the cost of transportation and accommodation to attend to a future International Championship as part of the traditional Play! Championship Series Pokemon.
“The Pokémon competition community is very special, and we are looking forward to players connecting virtually with each other in the new Pokémon Players Cup online,” said Colin Palmer, vice president of Marketing for The Pokémon Company International. “After the decision to postpone the traditional Play! Pokémon, we look forward to seeing those intense battles at the Pokémon Players Cup, as well as seeing a taste of our community’s legendary sportsmanship. ”
Pokémon JCC and Video Game Championship competitors will qualify for the Pokémon Players Cup based on their results at the following events. Trainers must ensure that they use their best techniques in these upcoming qualifying competitions in order to participate in the Pokémon Players Cup.
Pokémon JCC Championship
Pokémon JCC players will be ranked based on their positions on the June ranking list (Standard format and Rep points) in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
Pokémon Video Game Championship
Players in the Pokémon Video Game Championship will be ranked according to the results of the May Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield International Challenge Online Tournament, which takes place on May 21-24, 2020 [link]. Competitors in the Master category of the Pokémon Video Game Championship will have to finish among the first places in their respective qualifying zones in order to participate in the Pokémon Players Cup.
North America: the first 256
Europe: the first 256
Oceania: the first 128
Latin America: the first 256
Please note that in order for Pokémon Video Game Championship players to participate, they must link their Nintendo Account with the Pokémon Trainers Club account before registering.
Pokkén Tournament DX Championship
Pokkén Tournament DX competitors will be able to register directly for the first phase of the Pokémon Players Cup at an early date, of which we will give more details soon on Pokemon.es.
In addition, during the Pokémon Players Cup, the Pokémon JCC, Pokémon Video Game Championship, and Pokkén Tournament DX competitions will begin with a special invitation event, where the winners will qualify for the final phase of the competition.
Trainers and fans can stay up-to-date on all the latest at pokemon.com/en/play-pokemon/, where they will find out how to enjoy the online stream of the tournament as well as other future details.
