| Event | Pokémon Trainers Cup 2024 (포켓몬 트레이너스 컵 2024) |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 14 April 2023 |
| Attendance | 166 qualified players (117 in attendance) |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2024 Season – VGC Regulation Set F |
| Format | In-game ladder competition |
| Organizer | Pokémon Korea |
Table of Contents
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1648.5 |  | Seongjae Jeong (나연❤) | Final Round | |
| 2 | 1640.1 | | Jeongso Lee (상자) | Final Round | |
| 3 | 1626.9 | | Juyoung Hong (니시키노마키) | Final Round | |
| 4 | 1613.9 | | Seungwoo Kang (탕아) | Final Round | |
| 5 | 1611.2 | | Seongmo Byeon (치클리스) | Final Round | |
| 6 | 1608.8 | | Jongyoon Baik (몸값152억) | Final Round | |
| 7 | 1605.4 | | Junhyuk Song (디지니) | Final Round |  |
| 8 | 1583.9 | | Jeseong Kim (제천조) | Final Round | |
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1580.5 | | Aoi (アオイ) | Final Round | |
| 10 | 1579.9 | | Junghan Kim (호에엥) | Final Round | |
| 11 | 1578.1 | | Hyunggeun Im (핫삼) | Final Round | |
| 12 | 1577.5 | | Jiseok Lee (8A2BE2) | Final Round | |
| 13 | 1576.7 | | Taeseok Roe (산 남자) | Final Round | |
| 14 | 1576.6 | | Sejun Park (바이올렛) | Final Round | |
| 15 | 1573.7 | | Minwoo Lim (미스터 림) | Final Round | |
| 16 | 1570.2 | | Jaewon Kim (실크) | Final Round | |
Check here the full top 32 standings!
Usage stats
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| 4 |  (R) |
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| 8 |  (S) |
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| # | Pokémon |
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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 Korea:
- Top 16 players in the 14 May 2023 event of the 2023 Pokémon Trainers Cup
- Top 50 among players in Korea in the Global Challenge I
- Top 50 among players in Korea in the Global Challenge II
- Top 50 among players in Korea in the Global Challenge III
Sign-ups for the event are done through your own Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game, starting on 9 April at 9:00 KST (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 13 April at 20:59 KST (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 14 April at 9:00 KST (00:00 UTC). You are able to play up to 20 battles until 15:00 KST (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 South Korea.
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 Final Round of the 2024 Pokémon Trainers Cup.
| Placement | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st to 32nd | Pokémon Trainers Cup Final Round invite |
Overview
The 2024 Pokémon Trainers Cup 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 South Korea.
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.
The first few editions of the Pokémon Trainers Cup, up until 2022, 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.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set F.
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.
