| Event | Pokémon Japan Championships 2024 Main Tournament (ポケモンジャパンチャンピオンシップス2024 本戦) |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 21 April 2023 |
| Attendance | 450 qualified players (438 in attendance) |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2024 Season – VGC Regulation Set F |
| Format | In-game ladder competition |
| Organizer | The Pokémon Company (TPC) |
Table of Contents
Results
Top 64 players qualified to the live stage of the Japan National Championships! The rating of the 64th player was 1588.616.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1618.1 |  | Bicchyi (パラガス) | Japan National |  |
| 2 | 1612.6 | | Kiwamu Endo (バイオレット) | Japan National | |
| 3 | 1610.0 | | Sumio (ねこまる) | Japan National | |
| 4 | 1606.8 | | Ikushin (IKUSIN) | Japan National | |
| 5 | 1602.3 | | Kiyoshiro Arai (べにまる) | Japan National | |
| 6 | 1602.1 | | Ran (ラン) | Japan National | |
| 7 | 1601.9 | | Baioretto (バイオレット) | Japan National | |
| 8 | 1600.8 | | Yuki (ゆきぽよ) | Japan National | |
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1600.5 | | Rarara (しの) | Japan National | |
| 10 | 1600.1 | | Taiki Koda (たいき) | Japan National | |
| 11 | 1600.0 | | Hirofumi Kimura (スカーレット) | Japan National | |
| 12 | 1599.7 | | Kengo Hirata (みなとともか) | Japan National | |
| 13 | 1599.6 | | Tokiya Fukazawa (スカーレット) | Japan National | |
| 14 | 1599.2 |  | Jon Hu (ヨナさん) | Japan National | |
| 15 | 1599.1 | | Kojo (こじょ) | Japan National | |
| 16 | 1598.9 | | Anya (スカーレット) | Japan National | |
Check here the full top 64 standings!
A more complete list of the standings can be found here, thanks to our colleagues from Liberty Note!
Usage stats
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Participating players
The tournament is open only in the cartridges that qualified through any of the following criteria, and only available if the Online Competition settings are configured to Japan:
- Top 150 among players in Japan in the Japan National Qualifier #1 (Global Challenge I)
- Top 150 among players in Japan in the Japan National Qualifier #2 (Global Challenge II)
- Top 150 among players in Japan in the Japan National Qualifier #3 (Global Challenge III)
Sign-ups for the event are done through your own Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game, starting on 15 April 2024 at 9:00 JST (00:00 UTC). To register, enter the Poké Portal → Battle Stadium → Online competitions → 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 close on 20 April 2024 at 20:59 JST (11:59 UTC).
Platform and schedule
The tournament is held online, in your Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game, at the Online competitions section of the Poké Portal’s Battle Stadium.
The tournament starts on 21 April 2024 at 9:00 JST (00:00 UTC). You are able to play up to 20 battles until 15:00 JST (06:00 UTC).
You need to complete at least 10 battles to be eligible for prizes.
Prizes
This event is an official Online Competition and is part of the 2024 official circuit in Japan.
As a participation prize, any player that finishes at least 10 battles will receive 100,000 League Points, a Gold Bottle Cap and an Ability Patch.
The highest-placed players earn invites to the live stage of the 2024 Japan National Championships. This also guarantees an invite to the World Championships when participating in the live stage.
| Placement | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st to 64th | Japan National live stage invite |
Overview
The main stage of the 2024 Japan National Championships is an official Online Competition featuring double battles, and is region-locked. It is the eighth VGC-relevant Online Competition in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games for players in Japan.
Online Competitions have been featured in the official circuits for some years now. Region-locked Online Competitions are something new to Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, and they have been chosen to act as qualifiers to the National Championships in South East Asia or even as National Championships themselves.
Previous editions of the Japan National have featured different formats and qualifying systems, but in the last few years qualification has been through in-game ladder qualifiers to a live event. The 2024 edition’s main stage continues the format of 2021 and 2023 to be played as an in-game ladder competition itself before the live event.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set F.
A little bit of history
Japan has been a part of the official TPC circuit since its inception. It has hosted multiple major events, including old-era Regionals and National Championships, and is particularly successful in the online competitions. As the most successful country in VGC, Japan’s greatest trophies have been brought home by 5 World Champions (Kazuyuki Tsuji in 2009, Shoma Honami in 2015, Ryota Otsubo in 2017, Naoto Mizobuchi in 2019, and Shohei Kimura in 2023), as well as the 2008 VGS Champion (Izuru Yoshimura) and other 9 in the Senior and Junior divisions throughout the years.
The most recent tournament held in Japan was the 2023 World Championships, played in Yokohama, Japan with the VGC Regulation Set D in August 2023. The finals saw 2017 Japan National finalist Shohei Kimura defeat German newcomer Michael Kelsch to win the title of World Champion!
The last time the Japan National Championships was held was the 2023 edition, with the finals hosted in Chiba, Japan, and played with the VGC Regulation Set C in June 2023. The finals saw Japanese Kaito Arii defeat fellow countryman Hodaka Hatakeyama to win his first major title!
American James Evans, the 2018 Senior Division World Champion, defeated Brazilian Gabriel Agati in the NAIC finals.
