| Event | 2027 Baltimore Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Baltimore, MD, United States |
| Date | 19ā20 September 2026 |
| Capacity | Undisclosed |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Champions |
| Season | 2027 Season ā Ruleset TBC |
| Format | 2-phase Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | Gaming Generations |
Check the organizer’s websiteĀ hereĀ 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 profileĀ and have aĀ Play! PokĆ©mon Player ID.
Sign-ups are $80Ā for Masters players and $40Ā for Senior and Junior players, andĀ they open on 5 August at 7 pm EDT (23:00 UTC). Refunds are partially available up until one week before the event.
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 3 days before the event starts, on 16 September.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 1 hour before the event starts, by 19 September at 7:30 am EDT (11:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are $20Ā and can be purchased soon.
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the Halls A to GĀ of the following location:
Baltimore Convention Center
1 W Pratt St
Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
Information about the schedule will be announced soon.
Prizes
This event is part of theĀ 2027 official TPCi circuitĀ 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 moneyĀ and PokĆ©mon TCG booster packs depending on final attendance:
| Placement | Championship Points | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | Invite to theĀ 2027 World Championships 350 CP | 0 |
| Finalist | 325 CP | 4 |
| Semifinalists | 300 CP | 8 |
| 5th to 8th | 280 CP | 17 |
| 9th to 16th | 200 CP | 33 |
| 17th to 32nd | 160 CP | 65 |
| 33rd to 64th | 120 CP | 129 |
| 65th to 128th | 80 CP | 257 |
| 129th to 256th | 60 CP | 513 |
| 257th to 512th | 45 CP | 1025 |
| 513th to 1024th | 22 CP | 2049 |
| Placement | Junior & Senior | Masters |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | $1,000 USD | $6,000 USD |
| Finalist | $750 USD | $4,000 USD |
| Semifinalists | $500 USD | $2,000 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 | 2049-4098 | 4099+ |
| Champion | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| Finalist | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| Semifinalists | 36 | 72 | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| 5th to 8th | 18 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| 9th to 16th | 9 | 18 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 108 | 108 |
| 17th to 32nd | 18 | 18 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 108 | ||
| 33rd to 64th | 9 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 72 | |||
| 65th to 128th | 18 | 18 | 36 | 36 | 36 | ||||
| 129th to 256th | 9 | 18 | 18 | 36 | |||||
| 257th to 512th | 9 | 18 | |||||||
| 513th to 1024th | 9 | ||||||||
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 PokĆ©mon VisaĀ® Prepaid Card). For lower prizes, it will be given as cash (for minors, as a PokĆ©mon VisaĀ® Prepaid Card).
Overview
The Baltimore Regional ChampionshipsĀ is an official TPCi Regional-level event for PokĆ©mon VGC, TCG and PokĆ©mon GO.Ā It is the first Regional-level event of theĀ 2027 seasonĀ globally, and in the North American circuit in particular.
The ruleset is yet to be announced, and it is played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
The United States has been part of the North America region of the official TPCi circuit since the very beginning, also being home to the TPCi headquarters. It has hosted multiple major events, including Regional Championships, old-era National Championships, all editions of the North America International ChampionshipsĀ and most World Championships (only excluding 2013, 2022 and 2023).Ā The United States’ greatest VGC success are the five World Championship wins achieved byĀ Ray RizzoĀ (2010, 2011 andĀ 2012),Ā Wolfe GlickĀ (2016) and Giovanni Cischke (2025), not even counting being the home country of 7 Senior Division and 7 Junior Division World Champions too.
The most recent tournament held in the United States was the 2026 World Championships, played in San Francisco, CA, with the VGC Regulation Set M-B the previous month.
As for Regional-level events, the last one held in the United StatesĀ was theĀ 2026 Indianapolis Regional Championships, played with the VGC Regulation Set M-A in May 2026. The finals saw American player Arsal Puri defeat 2016 World Champion Wolfe Glick to win his first Regional Championship title!
The last time there was an event in the state ofĀ MarylandĀ was the 2025 Baltimore Regional Championships, played in PokĆ©mon Scarlet & PokĆ©mon Violet with the VGC Regulation Set H in September 2024. The finals saw American first-time player Nicholas Morales defeat 2023 EUIC Champion Paul ChuaĀ to win his first Regional Championship title!
