| Event | Pokémon Trainers Cup 2024 Final Round (포켓몬 트레이너스 컵 2024 파이널 라운드) |
|---|---|
| Location |  Seoul, South Korea |
| Date | 5–6 May 2024 |
| Attendance | 32 qualified players (MA) + 32 SR + 32 JR 29 in attendance (MA) + 25 SR + 18 JR |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2024 Season – VGC Regulation Set F |
| Format | Double-elimination bracket Open team list, with closed Tera Types |
| Organizer | Pokémon Korea |
Table of Contents
Teams and results
| # | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Juyoung Hong (니시키노마키) | 2024 Worlds Worlds R1 bye Travel Award |       |  |
| 2 | | Seongjae Jeong (나연❤) | 2024 Worlds Worlds R1 bye Travel Award |      | |
| 3 | | Jiseok Lee (8A2BE2) | 2024 Worlds Worlds R1 bye Travel Award |    | |
| 4 | | Taeseok Roe (산 남자) | 2024 Worlds Worlds R1 bye Travel Award |   | |
| 5 | | Jiho Lee (호지) | 2024 Worlds |  | |
| 6 | | Hyuk-in Kwon (소리) | 2024 Worlds |   | |
| 7 | | Jinwoo Jang (펜원) | 2024 Worlds |   | |
| 8 | | Jinho Park (플로젤) | 2024 Worlds | | |
| 9 | | Hyunggeun Lim (핫삼) | 2024 Worlds |    | |
| 10 | | Seowon Kim (푸름) | 2024 Worlds | | |
| 11 | | Joonki Kim (dlwlrma) | 2024 Worlds | | |
| 12 | | Junhyuk Yang (플레어단) | 2024 Worlds | | |
| 13 | | Junhyuk Song (디지니) | 2024 Worlds |  | |
| 14 | | Sejun Park (바이올렛) | 2024 Worlds |   | |
| 15 | | Taeyoung Kim (캐티) | 2024 Worlds |   | |
| 16 | | Junhwan Kim (N01AX10) | 2024 Worlds | | |
| 17 | | Jeongso Lee (상자) | – | | |
| 18 | | Seungwoo Kang (탕아) | – | | |
| 19 | | Jongyoon Baik (몸값152억) | – |  | |
| 20 | | Jeseong Kim (제천조) | – | | |
| 21 | | Minwoo Lim (미스터 림) | – |    | |
| 22 | | Jaewon Kim (실크) | – |   | |
| 23 | | Jeonghyeon Moon (정현) | – |  | |
| 24 | | Gwanghyuck Park (CSO) | – | | |
| 25 | | Seongmo Byeon (치클리스) | – |   | |
| 26 | | Minkyu Jung (アオイ) | – |     | |
| 27 | | Junghan Kim (호에엥) | – | | |
| 28 | | Jaewoo Lee (이재우) | – | | |
| 29 | | Kyungmin Jeon (엔큐) | – |    |
Teams and results - Seniors & Juniors
Senior Division
| # | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Jeonghwan J. | 2024 Worlds Worlds R1 bye Travel Award |  | |
| 2 | | Yeomyeong S. | 2024 Worlds Worlds R1 bye Travel Award | | |
| 3 | | Minjun O. | 2024 Worlds Worlds R1 bye Travel Award | | |
| 4 | | Hojun Y. | 2024 Worlds Worlds R1 bye Travel Award | |
Junior Division
| # | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Sian L. | 2024 Worlds Worlds R1 bye Travel Award | | |
| 2 | | Harin K. | 2024 Worlds Worlds R1 bye Travel Award | | |
| 3 | | Hyunwoo L. | 2024 Worlds Worlds R1 bye Travel Award |  | |
| 4 | | Dongmin S. | 2024 Worlds Worlds R1 bye Travel Award | |
Streaming
The event is broadcast live on YouTube by Pokémon Korea, with Yongnyeo Kim and Mori Ahn as casters.
- Junior and Senior: stream starts on 5 May at 00:30 UTC
- Masters: stream starts on 6 May at 00:30 UTC
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SR WR1 | Kiju K.  | vs | Gureum J. |
| JR WR2 | Seowoo L. | vs | Sian L. |
| JR LR2 (Top 24) | Hayoon D.  | vs | Hajun Y. |
| SR WR3 | Minwoo K. | vs | Minjun O. |
| SR LR4 (Top 12) | Jongwon M. | vs | Yongjun C.  |
| JR WR4 | Harin K. | vs | Seojin K.  |
| JR LR6 (Top 6) | Dongmin S. | vs | Hyujeong L. |
| SR LR7 (Top 4) | Hojun Y. | vs | Minjun O. |
| SR Winners Final | Yeomyeong S. | vs | Jeonghwan J. |
| JR Losers Final | Sian L. | vs | Hyunwoo L. |
| JR Grand Finals | Sian L. | vs | Harin K. |
| JR Grand Finals Reset | Sian L. | vs | Harin K. |
| SR Grand Finals | Yeomyeong S. | vs | Jeonghwan J. |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WR1 | Kyungmin Jeon | vs | Seungwoo Kang |
| WR2 | Juyoung Hong | vs | Sejun Park |
| LR2 (Top 24) | Taeyoung Kim | vs | Jeongso Lee |
| WR3 | Jinwoo Jang | vs | Jiseok Lee |
| LR4 (Top 12) | Junhyuk Yang | vs | Jinho Park |
| WR4 | Hyuk-in Kwon | vs | Jiseok Lee |
| LR6 (Top 6) | Taeseok Roe | vs | Jiho Lee |
| LR7 (Top 4) | Seongjae Jeong | vs | Taeseok Roe |
| Winners Final | Juyoung Hong | vs | Jiseok Lee |
| Losers Final | Seongjae Jeong | vs | Jiseok Lee |
| Grand Finals | Juyoung Hong | vs | Seongjae Jeong |
| Grand Finals Reset | Juyoung Hong | vs | Seongjae Jeong |
Junior & Senior
Masters
Usage stats
Participating players
The Final Round of the 2024 Pokémon Trainers Cup is open only to the players that qualified through the following criteria:
- Top 32 players in the Pokémon Trainers Cup
This tournament is also invite-only: players needed to qualify to it by placing top 50 amongst the players in Korea in Global Challenges I, II or III.
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held in the Emerald Room (에메랄드 룸), in the 3rd floor of the following location:
Lotte Hotel World
롯데호텔 월드
240 Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea
서울 송파구 올림픽로 240
Masters players must be in the venue by Monday, 6 May at 9:00 KST (00:00 UTC) for the players meeting. The best-of-3 double-elimination bracket will start thereafter.
Senior and Junior players play one day earlier and must be in the venue by Sunday, 5 May at 9:00 KST (00:00 UTC) for the players meeting. The best-of-3 double-elimination bracket will start thereafter.
Prizes
This event is an official tournament and is part of the 2024 official circuit in South Korea.
All participating players receive an original goods set including a bag, a wireless charger and a sticker. Additionally, the highest-placed players earn invites to the 2024 World Championships.
| Placement | Prize |
|---|---|
| Champion | Worlds invite + Round 1 bye + Travel Award + trophy TA consists of round-trip flight + accommodation |
| Finalist | Worlds invite + Round 1 bye + Travel Award + trophy TA consists of round-trip flight |
| Semifinalists | Worlds invite + Round 1 bye + Travel Award + trophy TA consists of an accommodation voucher |
| 5th to 16th | Worlds invite |
Overview
The Pokémon Trainers Cup Final Round is the most important VGC competition for players in South Korea, where Pokémon Korea is responsible for the circuit, and is the only tournament through which players in South Korea can earn invites to the World Championships.
It is the fifth edition of the Pokémon Trainers Cup, which has been the major tournament in South Korea since the Korean points system with Leagues and a National was abandoned in the 2020 season. See the previous editions:
- 2020, won by Sangyoon Jeong
- 2021, won by Wonseok Jung
- 2022, won by Wonseok Jung for the 2nd time
- 2023, vacant in the Masters division
Previous editions of the Pokémon Trainers Cup had been open to any player in South Korea and played in a double-elimination format, with the main stage played online and the top 4 being played in-person and streamed live. The 2024 edition follows the changes introduced in 2023: the main tournament requires qualifying through a high standing at the Global Challenges and is played as an in-game ladder tournament. The Final Round, which previously only featured 4 players, extends its capacity to 32 qualified players.
Even though the tournament is held in May, the ruleset is still VGC Regulation Set F (the official ruleset from January to April 2024), with open team lists except Tera Types, which are not revealed.
A little bit of history
South Korea has been a part of the official Pokémon Korea circuit since the first years of VGC, running in parallel to the TPC and TPCI circuits. It has hosted multiple major events, including Korean Leagues, Trainers Cups and old-era National Championships. South Korea’s greatest VGC success was the iconic victory achieved by Sejun Park at the 2014 World Championships. Juyoung Hong also achieved this feat in the Senior Division at the 2017 World Championships.
The last time the Pokémon Trainers Cup was held was the 2023 edition, with the Final Round hosted in Seoul, South Korea, and played with the VGC Regulation Set C in June 2023. The Final Round was cancelled in the Masters division due to the disqualification of all participating players, and thus the title was left vacant.
