| Event | PokĆ©mon Japan Championships 2024 Main Tournament (ćć±ć¢ć³ćøć£ćć³ćć£ć³ććŖć³ć·ććć¹2024 ę¬ę¦) |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 21 April 2024 |
| Attendance | 450 qualified players (438 in attendance) |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2024 SeasonĀ āĀ VGC Regulation Set F |
| Format | In-game ladder competition |
| Organizer | The PokƩmon Company (TPC) |
Table of Contents
Results
Top 64 players qualified to theĀ 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 (ćć©ć¬ć¹) | Japan National |  |
| 2 | 1612.6 | | Kiwamu Endo (ćć¤ćŖć¬ćć) | Japan National | |
| 3 | 1610.0 | | Sumio (ććć¾ć) | Japan National | |
| 4 | 1606.8 | | Ikushin (IKUSIN) | Japan National | |
| 5 | 1602.3 | | Kiyoshiro Arai (ć¹ć«ć¾ć) | Japan National | |
| 6 | 1602.1 | | Ran (ć©ć³) | Japan National | Ā |
| 7 | 1601.9 | | Baioretto (ćć¤ćŖć¬ćć) | Japan National | Ā |
| 8 | 1600.8 | | Yuki (ććć½ć) | Japan National | |
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1600.5 | | Rarara (ćć®) | Japan National | |
| 10 | 1600.1 | | Taiki Koda (ććć) | Japan National | |
| 11 | 1600.0 | | Hirofumi Kimura (ć¹ć«ć¼ć¬ćć) | Japan National | |
| 12 | 1599.7 | | Kengo Hirata (ćæćŖćØćØćć) | Japan National | Ā |
| 13 | 1599.6 | | Tokiya Fukazawa (ć¹ć«ć¼ć¬ćć) | Japan National | |
| 14 | 1599.2 |  | Jon Hu (ćØććć) | Japan National | |
| 15 | 1599.1 | | Kojo (ććć) | Japan National | Ā |
| 16 | 1598.9 | | Anya (ć¹ć«ć¼ć¬ćć) | Japan National | |
CheckĀ hereĀ the full top 64 standings!
A more complete list of the standings can be foundĀ here, thanks to our colleagues fromĀ 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 JapanĀ in theĀ Japan National Qualifier #1Ā (Global Challenge I)
- Top 150 among players in JapanĀ in theĀ Japan National Qualifier #2Ā (Global Challenge II)
- Top 150 among players in JapanĀ in theĀ Japan National Qualifier #3Ā (Global Challenge III)
Sign-ups for the event are done through your own PokĆ©mon Scarlet or PokĆ©mon Violet game, starting on 15 April 2024 at 9:00 JST (00:00 UTC). 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 closeĀ on 20 April 2024 at 20:59 JST (11:59 UTC).
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 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 CompetitionĀ and is part of theĀ 2024 official circuitĀ 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 playersĀ earn invites to theĀ 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 stageĀ invite |
Overview
The main stage of theĀ 2024 Japan National Championships is an official Online Competition featuring double battles, and isĀ region-locked.Ā It is the eighth VGC-relevant Online Competition in PokĆ©mon Scarlet and PokĆ©mon 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 PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon 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 qualifiersĀ 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 isĀ 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 TsujiĀ in 2009,Ā Shoma HonamiĀ in 2015,Ā Ryota OtsuboĀ in 2017,Ā Naoto MizobuchiĀ in 2019, andĀ Shohei KimuraĀ 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. TheĀ finalsĀ saw 2017 Japan National finalistĀ Shohei KimuraĀ defeat German newcomerĀ Michael KelschĀ to win the title of World Champion!
The last time the Japan National Championships was held was theĀ 2023 edition, with the finals hosted in Chiba, Japan, and played with the VGC Regulation Set C in June 2023. TheĀ finalsĀ saw JapaneseĀ Kaito AriiĀ defeat fellow countrymanĀ Hodaka HatakeyamaĀ to win his first major title!
AmericanĀ James Evans, theĀ 2018 Senior Division World Champion, defeated BrazilianĀ Gabriel AgatiĀ in the NAIC finals.
