TPCi’s Play! Pokémon Tournament Rules Handbook has been updated!
This update includes the new tournament structure for major events, introduces Elo ratings as CP tiebreakers and modifies the tardiness rules to drop players that are over 10 min late.
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This update includes the new tournament structure for major events, introduces Elo ratings as CP tiebreakers and modifies the tardiness rules to drop players that are over 10 min late.
The Championship Point payouts of Internationals have been reduced, giving them less weight with respect to Regionals & Specials. The BFL for all majors has been reduced to 5. Also, there will not be Round 1 byes at 2025 Worlds!
The next World Championships will be held in Anaheim, CA, United States, on 15–17 August 2025, and it has also been revealed that the 2026 edition will be held in San Francisco, CA, United States, on 28–30 August 2026!
Italian Luca Ceribelli is the new Pokémon VG World Champion! Using a Miraidon team, he defeated Japanese Yuta Ishigaki, who had an Ice Rider Calyrex team, in an exciting 3-game set.
Use the Mystery Gift code SLEEPTALKW0RLDS to redeem a Sylveon based on the one Tomoya Ogawa used to win the 2023 World Championships in the Senior Division!