| Event | 2024 Global Challenge I 2024 Japan National Championships Qualifier #1 (ćć±ć¢ć³ćøć£ćć³ćć£ć³ććŖć³ć·ććć¹2024 äŗéø ē¬¬1å) |
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| Location | Online |
| Date | 2ā4 February 2024 |
| Attendance | 24,276 players (MA) |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2024 SeasonĀ āĀ VGC Regulation Set F |
| Format | In-game ladder competition |
| Organizer | The PokƩmon Company (TPC) The PokƩmon Company International (TPCi) PokƩmon Korea |
Table of Contents
Results
Championship Point payouts were confirmed on 7 February 2024.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
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| 1 | 1813.4 |  | Junhwan Kim (N01AX10) | Trainers Cup |  |
| 2 | 1811.1 |  | Darius Thomas (DeyTey) | 160 CP | |
| 3 | 1809.1 |  | Lorenzo Marcelli (Tucu) | 130 CP | |
| 4 | 1808.5 |  | JƩrƩmy CƓtƩ (Kangourou) | 100 CP | |
| 5 | 1796.6 |  | Jiang Jin-hao (PP) | – | |
| 6 | 1796.6 |  | Nikolaj HĆøj Nielsen (Nikolaj_H) | 100 CP | Ā |
| 7 | 1793.8 | | Tuong Huynh (6o4) | * | Ā |
| 8 | 1792.4 |  | Iruto Konno (AIć¢ć³ć»ć) | JapanĀ Nat. MainĀ Tour | |
| 9 | 1789.4 | | Kaito Arii (ćć¼ćÆ) | JapanĀ Nat. MainĀ Tour | |
| 10 | 1789.0 | | Hoko (ćććć¤) | JapanĀ Nat. MainĀ Tour | |
| 11 | 1788.9 | | Rin Komorin (ć©ć«) | JapanĀ Nat. MainĀ Tour | Ā |
| 12 | 1788.1 | | Bozu (ćć¤ćŖć¬ćć) | JapanĀ Nat. MainĀ Tour | Ā |
| 13 | 1785.0 | | Alex DellaPasqua (Gilgamesh) | 80 CP | Ā |
| 14 | 1779.1 | | Shai RabĆ (Shabarai) | 80 CP | Ā |
| 15 | 1778.8 |  | Eduardo Cunha (Edu) | 80 CP | |
| 16 | 1777.3 | | Davide Cognetta (Dave) | 80 CP | |
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1776.3 | | Taro Okada (ććć) | JapanĀ Nat. MainĀ Tour | |
| 18 | 1773.4 | | Satogeko (ćµćć²ć³) | JapanĀ Nat. MainĀ Tour | Ā |
| 19 | 1773.3 | | Jakob Hermann-Hallum (Herlum) | 60 CP | Ā |
| 20 | 1773.1 | | Joji Kaieda (ćć¤ćŖć¬ćć) | JapanĀ Nat. MainĀ Tour | |
| 21 | 1772.6 | | Takehiro Nakata (Grand) | JapanĀ Nat. MainĀ Tour | |
| 22 | 1772.6 | | RNA Pori 2 (RNAććŖ2) | JapanĀ Nat. MainĀ Tour | Ā |
| 23 | 1772.3 |  | Eric Rios (Riopaser) | 60 CP | |
| 24 | 1772.3 | | Jiseok Lee (ć¹ć«ć¼ć¬ćć) | Trainers Cup | |
| 25 | 1772.1 | | Ohana (ććÆćŖ) | JapanĀ Nat. MainĀ Tour | Ā |
| 26 | 1770.9 | | Tomoya Kimura (ć¹ć«ć¼ć¬ćć) | JapanĀ Nat. MainĀ Tour | Ā |
| 27 | 1770.4 | | Takuma Yamane (ć¹ć«ć¼ć¬ćć) | JapanĀ Nat. MainĀ Tour | |
| 28 | 1770.2 | | Myon (ćæćć) | JapanĀ Nat. MainĀ Tour | |
| 29 | 1770.0 |  | Jamie Chen (Ī ı/- e:t) | 60 CP | |
| 30 | 1769.6 | | Ryota (ćæćććæććØ) | JapanĀ Nat. MainĀ Tour | |
| 31 | 1769.2 | | K (ććć«ć£ćØ) | JapanĀ Nat. MainĀ Tour | |
| 32 | 1769.1 | | George Tifverman (PeoplesChamp) | 60 CP | Ā |
* Not present in the official CP standings
A more complete list of the standings can be foundĀ here, thanks to our colleagues fromĀ Liberty Note!
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Platform and schedule
The tournament is held online, in your PokĆ©mon Scarlet or PokĆ©mon Violet game, at the Online competitions section of the PokĆ© Portal’s Battle Stadium.
The tournament starts on 2 February 2024 at 00:00 UTC. You will be able to play up to 15 battles on 2 February, up to 30 battles by 3 February and up to 45 battles by 4 February. You will be able to enter any battle until 4 February 2024 at 23:59 UTC.
Prizes
This event is an official Online Competition, and is part of theĀ 2024 official circuitĀ in TPCi regions, in Japan and in South Korea.
As a participation prize, any player that finishes at least three battles will receive 100,000 League Points, a Gold Bottle Cap and an Ability Patch.
TPCi regions
In North America, Europe, Latin America, Oceania, Middle East & South Africa, and Russia, this online competitionĀ rewards Championship Points (CPs) as per the following table. Only players that have configured their Online Competition settings to any of the TPCi regions are counted towards this purpose:
| Placement (only counting players in TPCi regions) | Championship Points |
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| Winner | 160 CP |
| Runner-up | 130 CP |
| Semifinalists | 100 CP |
| 5th to 8th | 80 CP |
| 9th to 16th | 60 CP |
| 17th to 32nd | 50 CP |
| 33rd to 64th | 40 CP |
| 65th to 128th | 30 CP |
| 129th to 256th | 20 CP |
| 257th to 512th | 10 CP |
| 513th to 1024th | 5 CP |
Japan
In Japan, this tournament is known as the 2024 Japan National Championships Qualifier #1, and the top 150 players qualify to theĀ 2024 Japan National Championships Main Tournament. Only players that have configured their Online Competition settings to Japan are counted towards this purpose.
Players in Japan are warned that only one user can participate per Nintendo account, even if they are playing both PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet in the same account. Playing with multiple accounts may result in penalties.
Korea
In South Korea, the top 50 players qualify to theĀ 2024 PokĆ©mon Trainers Cup. Only players that have configured their Online Competition settings to Korea are counted towards this purpose.
Players in South Korea are warned that only one user can participate per Nintendo account, even if they are playing both PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet in the same account. Playing with multiple accounts may result in penalties.
Overview
The 2024 Global Challenge I is an official Online Competition featuring double battles. It is the eighth globally available Online Competition and the fourth Global Challenge in the PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet games.
A little bit of history
Online Competitions are usually a part of the casual gameplay, but they have been featured in the official circuit for some years now. They are one of the few tournaments in which all world regions play together, and it generally grants National invites in TPC regions and Championship Points in TPCi regions.
The most recent Online CompetitionĀ was theĀ Blueberry Prologue, played in January 2024 and featuring double battles. The custom ruleset allowed for any PokĆ©mon in the Blueberry regional PokĆ©dex. First place was earned by JapaneseĀ Myon, who earned a rating of 1905 usingĀ this team. Myon beat fellow countryman Masayoshi Kuro, who earned a rating of 1895 withĀ this team.
The last Global Challenge was theĀ 2023 Global Challenge III, played in May 2023 with the VGC Regulation Set C. This Online Competition also awarded CP for players in TPCi regions,Ā Japan NationalĀ invites for the top 150 players in Japan andĀ PokĆ©mon Trainers CupĀ invites for the top 50 players in South Korea. First place was earned by JapaneseĀ Joji Kaieda, who earned a rating of 1882. Joji beat fellow countrymanĀ Kaito Arii, who earned a rating of 1876 and then went on to win the Japan National Championships.
AmericanĀ James Evans, theĀ 2018 Senior Division World Champion, defeated BrazilianĀ Gabriel AgatiĀ in the NAIC finals.
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through your own PokĆ©mon Scarlet or PokĆ©mon Violet game. To register, enter the PokĆ© Portal ā Battle Stadium ā Online competitions ā Search for a competition (in the Official Competitions column).
You will need to register and lock a team at the time of registration.
Sign-ups are open from 25 January at 00:00 UTCĀ until 1 February at 23:59 UTC, when the tournament starts.
