| Event | 2025 Bologna Special Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Bologna, Italy |
| Date | 31 May–1 June 2025 |
| Capacity | Undisclosed |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2025 Season – VGC Regulation Set I |
| Format | 2-day Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut, as per attendance Open team lists |
| Organizer | Fanfinity |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through RK9 Labs platform, and you will first need to set up your RK9 profile and have a Play! Pokémon Player ID.
Sign-ups are free and they open on 2 April at 19:00 CEST (17:00 UTC).
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 2 hours before the event starts.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 1 hour before the event starts, by 31 May at 07:30 CEST (05:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are free and can be acquired here.
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the Pavilion 20 of the following location:
Bologna Fiere
Viale della Fiera, 20
40128 Bologna, Italy
Check-in can be done early on Saturday 31 May.
Players must be in the venue by 31 May at 08:30 CEST (06:30 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter with the Day 1 Swiss rounds. Seniors and Juniors start 30 minutes later.
Players qualified to Day 2 must be in the venue by 1 June at 08:30 CEST (06:30 UTC) for the team checks. The Day 2 Swiss rounds and the top cut will be played thereafter.
Prizes
This event is part of the 2025 official TPCi circuit and thus it rewards Championship Points (CPs).
Check out the organizer’s website for information about participation goodies.
Additionally, the best-placed players will receive the following CPs depending on final attendance:
| Placement | Championship Points | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | Invite to the 2025 World Championships 350 CP | 0 |
| Finalist | 325 CP | 4 |
| Semifinalists | 300 CP | 8 |
| 5th to 8th | 280 CP | 17 |
| 9th to 16th | 160 CP | 33 |
| 17th to 32nd | 125 CP | 65 |
| 33rd to 64th | 100 CP | 129 |
| 65th to 128th | 80 CP | 257 |
| 129th to 256th | 60 CP | 513 |
| 257th to 512th | 40 CP | 1025 |
| 513th to 1024th | 20 CP | 2049 |
Overview
The Bologna Special Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the third Special and ninth and last Regional-level event of the 2025 season in the European circuit.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set I, and it is played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
Italy has been part of the Europe region of the official TPCi circuit for many years. It has hosted a few major events, including Regionals, Special Events and old-era National Championships. Italy’s greatest VGC successes are the World Championship wins by Arash Ommati (2013) and Luca Ceribelli (2024), as well as the unmatched 3 International titles won by Marco Silva.
The most recent tournament held in Italy was the 2024 Bologna Special Event, played with the Regulation Set G in June 2024. The finals saw Italian Ruben Gianzini defeat 2018 Turin Special Champion (and eventual 2024 World Champion later in the year) Luca Ceribelli to win his first Regional Championship title!
