| Event | 2025 Rio de Janeiro Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil |
| Date | 18–19 January 2025 |
| Attendance | 155 players (MA) |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2025 Season – VGC Regulation Set G |
| Format | 7 Day 1 Swiss rounds + 2 Day 2 Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | Copag Pokémon |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7-2 |  | Juan Salerno (Juanfi) | 2025 Worlds 350 CP $6,000 |       |  | |
| 2 | 7-2 | | Daniel Vieira (Paladino) | 325 CP $4,000 |    | | |
| 3 | 8-1 | | Gustavo Kengo (KENGO) | 300 CP $2,000 |    | | |
| 4 | 7-2 |  | Esteban Ojeda (Poke_diente) | 300 CP $2,000 |  | | |
| 5 | 8-1 | | Tiago Consoli (T. Consoli) | 280 CP $1,000 |    | | |
| 6 | 8-1 | | Guilherme Queiroz (Queiroz) | 280 CP $1,000 |   | | |
| 7 | 7-2 | | Pedro Cadaval (Anderson) | 280 CP $1,000 |      | | |
| 8 | 7-2 | | Bruno Rebello (Bruno) | 280 CP $1,000 |   | | |
| 9 | 8-1 | | Luiz Lima (Felipão) | 160 CP $750 |     | | |
| 10 | 7-2 | | Pedro Feitosa (Feitosa) | 160 CP $750 | | | |
| 11 | 7-2 | | Gabriel Guerra (Guerra) | 160 CP $750 |    | | |
| 12 | 7-2 | | Igor Fagundes (Igor) | 160 CP $750 | | | |
| 13 | 7-2 | | Sebastián Escalante (Sebastian) | 160 CP $750 |  | | |
| 14 | 7-2 | | João Bozano (Mrbozz) | 160 CP $750 |  | |
Day 2 Swiss rounds
Check here to see the seeds for top cut from the Day 2 Swiss standings!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 6-3 | | Gabriel Rigo (Gabri) | 160 CP $750 | | | |
| 16 | 6-3 | | Cristhian Andrade (Cedrico) | 160 CP $750 | | | |
| 17 | 6-3 | | Nicolás Miniero (Nico) | 125 CP |  | | |
| 18 | 6-3 | | Gabriel Menegon (GMaster) | 125 CP |  | | |
| 19 | 6-3 | | Pedro Cini (Pedrielle) | 125 CP | | | |
| 20 | 6-3 | | Kauê Mota (Kaue Magrao) | 125 CP |  | | |
| 21 | 6-3 | | Fernando Ferreira (Holy) | 125 CP | | | |
| 22 | 6-3 | | Victor Rachik (Rachik) | 125 CP | | | |
| 23 | 6-3 | | Rogério Catel (Catel) | 125 CP | | | |
| 24 | 6-3 | | Leonardo Ritter (Leozin) | 125 CP |  | | |
| 25 | 6-3 | | Rômulo Sodré (Romulo) | 125 CP | | | |
| 26 | 6-3 | | Ivo Giorgini (Lagarto) | 125 CP | | | |
| 27 | 6-3 | | Yan Sym (Hellraiser) | 125 CP | | | |
| 28 | 5-4 | | Camilo Liberona (Linko) | 125 CP |     | | |
| 29 | 5-4 | | Michael Navas (Jejemena <3) | 125 CP | | | |
| 30 | 5-4 |  | Francisco Alca (Falcon) | 125 CP | | | |
| 31 | 5-4 | | Bruno Cotrim (Anatole) | 125 CP | | | |
| 32 | 5-4 | | Miguel Esh Barbosa (Miguel) | 125 CP |  | | |
| 33 | 5-4 | | Diego Gutiérrez (Zero) | 100 CP | | | |
| 34 | 5-4 | | Wilton Arruda (JWill) | 100 CP | | |
Day 1 Swiss rounds
All players with 2 or fewer losses advanced to Day 2!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 4-3 | | Ricardo Torrijos (Golem) | 100 CP |     | | |
| 36 | 4-3 | | Breno Ishiba (Brendu) | 100 CP | | | |
| 37 | 4-3 | | Javier Ponce (Ponka) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 38 | 4-3 | | Victor Vieira (KSV Kids) | 100 CP | | | |
| 39 | 4-3 | | Paulo Victor Leite (Biko) | 100 CP | | | |
| 40 | 4-3 | | Thiago Reis (Thiago) | 100 CP |    | | |
| 41 | 4-3 | | Jorge Baca (Jorginho) | 100 CP | | | |
| 42 | 4-3 | | Daniel Bezerra (Solid Calf) | 100 CP |   | | |
| 43 | 4-3 | | Dylan Torres (Jehanne) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 44 | 4-3 | | Thiago Flores (Thiago) | 100 CP | | | |
| 45 | 4-3 | | Igor Corrêa (Igor) | 100 CP | | | |
| 46 | 4-3 | | Cláudio Kamoda (Klaw) | 100 CP | | | |
| 47 | 4-3 | | Fernando Júnior (Fernoob) | 100 CP | | | |
| 48 | 4-3 | | Diego Ortiz (Mesquo) | 100 CP | | | |
| 49 | 4-3 | | Fábio Rodrigues (JuninhoVGC) | 100 CP | | | |
| 50 | 4-3 | | Yan Fernandes (OldAmber) | 100 CP | | | |
| 51 | 4-3 | | Rafael Ribeiro (Rafa) | 100 CP | | | |
| 52 | 4-3 | | Theo Branco (Theo) | 100 CP |   | | |
| 53 | 4-3 | | Javier Nain (jvvieree) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 54 | 4-3 | | Sérgio Igarashi (Arashi) | 100 CP | | | |
| 55 | 4-3 | | Nader El Bacha (nader) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 56 | 4-3 | | Carlos Agarie (onox) | 100 CP | | | |
| 57 | 4-3 | | Bruno Pionte (binas) | 100 CP | | | |
| 58 | 4-3 | | Thiago Lattanzi (VOVOMAXBEN10) | 100 CP | | | |
| 59 | 4-3 | | Caio Lattanzi (caiovibora) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 60 | 4-3 | | Rodrigo Franco (Rod) | 100 CP |   | | |
| 61 | 4-3 | | Jamerson Silva (Kenshin) | 100 CP |   | | |
| 62 | 4-3 | | Italo Massuco (Italo) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 63 | 4-3 | | Rodrigo Avendaño (StoneStormVG) | 100 CP |   | | |
| 64 | 4-3 | | Marcos Sena (JULIANA) | 100 CP | | |
Streaming
This event is unfortunately not streamed.
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held in the following location:
Riocentro
Salvador Allende, 6555 – Barra Olímpica
Rio de Janeiro – RJ, 22783-127, Brazil
Check-in can be done in advance on Friday 17 January from 16:00 to 20:00 BRT, or early on Saturday from 07:15 BRT.
Players must be in the venue by 18 January at 08:30 BRT (11:30 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 19 January at 08:30 BRT (11:30 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, prize money and Pokémon TCG booster packs 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 |
| Placement | Masters | Junior & Senior |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | $6,000 USD | $1,000 USD |
| Finalist | $4,000 USD | $750 USD |
| Semifinalists | $2,000 USD | $500 USD |
| 5th to 8th | $1,000 USD | – |
| 9th to 16th | $750 USD | – |
| 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 | |||||||
Prize money will be paid through the digital wallet MOBOX in the case of Brazilian players (for minors, through their adult responsible’s MOBOX); foreigners must send an email to claim the prize money following the instructions of the organizer.
If prize money is $5000 or more, it will be given as a choice of scholarship (in all cases) or cash (for minors, as a Pokémon Visa® Prepaid Card). For lower prizes, it will be given as cash (for minors, as a Pokémon Visa® Prepaid Card).
Overview
The Rio de Janeiro Regional Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the second Regional Championship and fifth Regional-level event of the 2025 season in the Latin American circuit.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set G, and it is played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
Brazil 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 and all editions of the Latin America International Championships. Brazil’s greatest VGC successes are the top 16 finish at the 2019 World Championships and the 2 International Championship second places achieved by Gabriel Agati, as well as another International Championship second place achieved by Thiago Lattanzi.
The most recent tournament held in Brazil was the 2025 Latin America International Championships, held in São Paulo and played in the VGC Regulation Set H in November 2024. The finals saw 2-time International & defending LAIC Champion Marco Silva defeat 2023 Worlds quarterfinalist Víctor Medina to win his record-breaking third International Championship title!
As for a Regional-level event, the last event held in Brazil was the 2025 Joinville Regional, played in the VGC Regulation Set H in September 2024. The finals saw 2-time International finalist Gabriel Agati defeat 2-time Regional Champion Sebastián Escalante to win his second Regional Championship title!
The last event held in the state of Rio de Janeiro was the 2018 Rio de Janeiro Special Event, played with Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon in the VGC18 ruleset in June 2018. This event had just 7 Masters players and saw Brazilian Felipe Ide finish ahead of fellow countryman Gabriel Menegon to win his first major title!
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 R$150 for Masters players and R$120 for Senior and Junior players, and they open on 27 November at 19:00 BRT (22:00 UTC). They were originally announced to open on 20 November, but it was later postponed. There are 192 spots for Masters players, 36 spots for Senior players, and 36 spots for Junior players.
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 18 January at 07:30 BRT (10:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are R$20 and can be purchased here.
