| Event | 2025 Buenos Aires Special Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Date | 10 November 2024 |
| Attendance | 60 players (MA) |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2025 SeasonĀ āĀ VGC Regulation Set H |
| Format | 7 Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | Dima Game |
Check the organizer’s website hereĀ for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5-2 |  | Javier Nain (jvvieree) | 2025Ā Worlds 350 CP |       |  | Ā |
| 2 | 7-0 | | Juan Salerno (Juanfi) | 325 CP |      | | Ā |
| 3 | 5-2 | | Diego Ferreira (Diego) | 300 CP |      | | Ā |
| 4 | 5-2 |  | Kyle Livinghouse (Animus) | 300 CP |     | | Ā |
| 5 | 6-1 |  | ClĆ”udio Kamoda (Klaw) | 280 CP |    | | Ā |
| 6 | 6-1 | | Ezequiel Bustamante (Eze) | 280 CP |    | | Ā |
| 7 | 5-2 | | NicolĆ”s del Campo (teclamonoTV) | 280 CP | | | Ā |
| 8 | 5-2 |  | SebastiĆ”n RodrĆguez (Kommander) | 280 CP |  | | Ā |
| 9 | 5-2 | | Omar AcuƱa (TG Homero) | 160 CP |   | | Ā |
| 10 | 5-2 | | Matthew So (Galahad) | 160 CP |  | | Ā |
| 11 | 5-2 | | Miguel Esh Barbosa (Miguel) | 160 CP |    | | Ā |
| 12 | 5-2 | | TobĆas Stegelmann (Tobi) | 160 CP |  | | Ā |
| 13 | 5-2 | | Renzo Navarro (NotRenzo) | 160 CP |  | | Ā |
| 14 | 5-2 | | SebastiĆ”n Escalante (Sebastian) | 160 CP |   | | Ā |
Swiss rounds
CheckĀ hereĀ to see the seeds for top cut from the Swiss standings!
Streaming
The event was not officially streamed. A grassroots stream inĀ CapsuleKarp’s Twitch channelĀ featured some top cut matches. You can find the videoĀ here!
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 16 | Kyle Livinghouse |
vs | Miguel Esh Barbosa |
| Top 8 | SebastiĆ”n RodrĆguez |
vs | Juan Salerno |
| Top 4 | Kyle Livinghouse |
vs | Javier Nain |
| Finals | Javier Nain |
vs | Juan Salerno |
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held in the following location:
Palais Rouge (Grand DorƩe)
JerĆ³nimo Salguero 1441
C1177AFA Ciudad AutĆ³noma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
It was originally planned to take place in Centro Vasco – SalĆ³n Basaldua, butĀ it was changed on 10 October 2024Ā due to maintenance works in the previous venue.
Check-in can be done in advance on Saturday 9 November from 16:00 to 18:00 local time, or early on Sunday from 8:30.
Players must be in the venue by 10 November at 9:00 local timeĀ (12:00 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter with the Swiss rounds, and the top cut will be played thereafter on the same day. Seniors and Juniors start three hours later, at 12:00 local time (15:00 UTC).
Prizes
This event is part of theĀ 2025 official TPCi circuitĀ and thus it rewards Championship Points (CPs).
Participation goodies will be announced soon.
Additionally, the best-placed players will receive the following CPsĀ depending on final attendance:
| Placement | Championship Points | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | Invite to theĀ 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 |
| Players per age division | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | <33 | 33-64 | 65-128 | 129-256 | 257-512 | 513-1024 | 1025-2048 | 2049+ |
| Champion | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| Finalist | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| Semifinalists | 36 | 72 | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| 5th to 8th | 18 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| 9th to 16th | 9 | 18 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 108 |
| 17th to 32nd | 18 | 18 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | ||
| 33rd to 64th | 9 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |||
| 65th to 128th | 18 | 18 | 36 | 36 | ||||
| 129th to 256th | 9 | 18 | 18 | |||||
| 257th to 512th | 9 | |||||||
Overview
The Buenos Aires Special ChampionshipsĀ is an official TPCi Regional-level event for PokĆ©mon VGC, TCG and PokĆ©mon GO.Ā It is the second Special Championship and third Regional-level event of theĀ 2025 seasonĀ in the Latin American circuit.
The ruleset isĀ VGC Regulation Set H, and it is played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
ArgentinaĀ has been part of the Latin America region of the official TPCi circuit for many years. It has hosted multiple major events, including Special Events, Regionals and old-era National Championships. Argentina’s greatest VGC successes are the Worlds top 8 finishes achieved byĀ SebastiĆ”n EscalanteĀ inĀ 2017Ā andĀ Federico TuranoĀ inĀ 2018. Additionally, Argentine players have proven themselves as a major team force and they reached the finalsĀ of theĀ 2023 World Cup of PokĆ©mon VGC.
The most recent tournament held in ArgentinaĀ was theĀ 2024Ā Buenos Aires Special Event, played with the VGC Regulation Set GĀ in May 2024. The finals saw 2020 LAIC semifinalistĀ Juan SalernoĀ defeat UruguayanĀ AgustĆn MarinucciĀ to win his first major event in the Masters division!
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through theĀ Play LATAM platform, and you will first need to set up your Play LATAM profile and have aĀ Play! PokĆ©mon Player ID.
Sign-ups are $45,000 ARS or $35 USD, and they open on 18 September at 19:00 local time (22:00 UTC). There are 64 spots for Masters players, 32 for Senior players and 32 for Junior players. Payment can be made through PayPal or MercadoPago (only for Argentina), and you have 48 hours after signing up to complete it; otherwise, the spots will be freed and deemed unclaimed.
- The unclaimed spots will be released in a second wave on 23 September at 19:00 local time (22:00 UTC).
