| Event | 2025 Rio de Janeiro Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil |
| Date | 18–19 January 2025 |
| Capacity | 264 players (192 MA, 36 SR, 36 JR) |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2025 Season – VGC Regulation Set G |
| Format | Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut, as per attendance Open team lists |
| Organizer | Copag Pokémon |
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 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.
Streaming
It is still unknown whether the event will be 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 early on Saturday 18 January.
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!
