In this page you will find all major events (Regional-level or above) of the official Play! Pokémon program, as well as all events hosted by Victory Road, for the 2025 season, which begins with local events in July 2024 and major events with the Baltimore Regional Championships in September 2024.
Sign-ups for all official events are handled online, and mostly require to pay the entry fee online at the moment of sign-up. They may sell out quickly, especially when they’re free! To stay tuned and receive alerts for your favourite events, follow Victory Road on Twitter.
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Latest news!
Latest update: 13 Feb 2025. Sign-ups for the Atlanta Regional and for the Monterrey Regional are open!
Registrations are open for some events!
- Sign up here for the
San Juan Special Championships (15–16 February 2025)! - Sign up here for the
Europe International Championships (EUIC) (21–23 February 2025)! SOLD OUT - Sign up here for the
Fortaleza Regional Championships (8–9 March 2025)! - Sign up here for the
Vancouver Regional Championships (8–9 March 2025)! - Sign up here for the
Stockholm Regional Championships (22-23 March 2025)! - Sign up here for the
Brisbane Regional Championships (29-30 March 2025)! - Sign up here for the
Atlanta Regional Championships (12-13 April 2025)! - Sign up here for the
Monterrey Regional Championships (19-20 April 2025)!
- Sign up here for North America International Championships (NAIC) (x-x June 2023)!
- Sign up in your Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game for the Grand Challenge I (20-22 September 2024)! (Only for players in TPCi regions; online)
2025 World Championships
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15–17 Aug 2025 | World Championships Anaheim, CA | TBD | TBD |
International Championships
International Championships are select events hosted once on each of the main TPCi rating zones since 2017.
National Championships
National Championships, called Japan Championships in Japan, Korean League Final Season in South Korea, and Master Ball Leagues in the rest of Asia, are the main tournaments for players in TPC and Pokémon Korea regions to qualify to the World Championships.
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 (TBC) | Malaysia Master Ball League TBD | All info here! | TBD |
| Apr 2025 (TBC) | Philippines Master Ball League TBD | All info here! | TBD |
| May 2025 (TBC) | Thailand Master Ball League TBD | All info here! | TBD |
| May 2025 (TBC) | Indonesia Master Ball League TBD | All info here! | TBD |
| May/Jun 2025 (TBC) | Hong Kong Master Ball League TBD | All info here! | TBD |
| Jun 2025 (TBC) | Singapore Master Ball League TBD | All info here! | TBD |
| Jun 2025 (TBC) | Taiwan Master Ball League TBD | All info here! | TBD |
| Jun 2025 (TBC) | Korean League Final Season TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 21-22 Jun 2025 | Japan Championships (PJCS) Yokohama | TBD | TBD |
Regional Championships and other second-level events
Regional & Special Championships are the main events through which players can earn the coveted Championship Points (CP) in their way to the World Championships in TPCi regions.
In TPC regions, these events are a little different, contributing to each region’s separate circuits:
- For Japan, these events are called Champions Leagues.
- For South Korea, these events are called Korean League Seasons.
- For the rest of Asia-Pacific, these events are called Premier Ball Leagues.
North America
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14–15 Sep 2024 | Baltimore Regional | Henry Chao | Shrouded Fable |
| 12–13 Oct 2024 | Louisville Regional | Caleb Gedemer | Stellar Crown |
| 23–24 Nov 2024 | Sacramento Regional | Landen Kaetler | Surging Sparks |
| 14–15 Dec 2024 | Toronto Regional | Calvin Connor | Surging Sparks |
| 25–26 Jan 2025 | San Antonio Regional | Henry Chao | Surging Sparks |
| 15–16 Feb 2025 | San Juan Special | Sign-ups are closed! All info here! | Prismatic Evolutions |
| 8–9 Mar 2025 | Vancouver Regional | Sign-ups are open! All info here! | Prismatic Evolutions |
| 12–13 Apr 2025 | Atlanta Regional | Sign-ups are open! All info here! | Journey Together |
| 3–4 May 2025 | Milwaukee Regional | Sign-ups open 5 Mar! All info here! | TBD |
| TBD* * Between Milwaukee and NAIC | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Europe
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28–29 Sep 2024 |  Dortmund Regional | Ryuki Okada | Stellar Crown |
| 19–20 Oct 2024 |  Lille Regional | James Cox | Stellar Crown |
| 2–3 Nov 2024 |  Gdańsk Regional |  Alberto Conti | Stellar Crown |
| 30 Nov–1 Dec 2024 | Stuttgart Regional |  Aarni Karjala | Surging Sparks |
| 18–19 Jan 2025 | Birmingham Regional | Öjvind Svinhufvud | Surging Sparks |
| 22–23 Mar 2025 | Stockholm Regional | Sign-ups are open! All info here! | Prismatic Evolutions |
| 26–27 Apr 2025 |  Seville Special | TBD | Journey Together |
| 17–18 May 2025 |  Utrecht Special | Sign-ups open 19 Mar! All info here! | TBD |
| 31 May–1 Jun 2025 | Bologna Special | TBD | TBD |
Latin America
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28–29 Sep 2024 | Joinville Regional |  Yerco Valencia | Stellar Crown |
| 5–6 Oct 2024 |  Lima Special | Giovanny Sasso | Stellar Crown |
| 10 Nov 2024 |  Buenos Aires Special | Jeremy Gumilla | Stellar Crown |
| 7–8 Dec 2024 |  Bogotá Special | Francisco Osorio | Surging Sparks |
| 18–19 Jan 2025 | Rio de Janeiro Regional | Fabrizio Inga Silva | Surging Sparks |
| 8–9 Feb 2025 | Mérida Regional | Azul García Griego | Prismatic Evolutions |
| 8–9 Mar 2025 | Fortaleza Regional | Sign-ups are open! All info here! | Prismatic Evolutions |
| 19–20 Apr 2025 | Monterrey Regional | Sign-ups are open! All info here! | Journey Together |
| 17–18 May 2025 | Santiago Regional | TBD | TBD |
Oceania
Japan
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22–23 Sep 2024 | Tokyo Champions League | Haruto Fujita | Standard Japan |
| 21–22 Dec 2024 | Osaka Champions League | Yota Wakai | Standard Japan |
| 15-16 Feb 2025 | Fukuoka Champions League | TBD | TBD |
| 5-6 Apr 2025 | Sendai Champions League | TBD | TBD |
| 3-4 May 2025 | Aichi Champions League | TBD | TBD |
South Korea
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2–3 Nov 2024 | Korean League Season 1 Busan | Jihyun Lee | Standard Japan |
| 11–12 Jan 2025 | Korean League Season 2 Seoul | Seunghun Song | Standard Japan |
| 15-16 Feb 2025 | Korean League Season 3 Daegu | TBD | TBD |
| Apr 2025 (TBC) | Korean League Season 4 TBD | TBD | TBD |
Asia-Pacific
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19–20 Oct 2024 | Thailand Premier Ball League Nonthaburi | Wasin Taechakijviboon | Stellar Crown |
| 26–27 Oct 2024 | Philippines Premier Ball League Pasay | Adrian Velasco | Stellar Crown |
| 2–3 Nov 2024 | Singapore Premier Ball League Downtown Core | Toh You Jie | Stellar Crown |
| 16–17 Nov 2024 | Indonesia Premier Ball League Bandung | Rafli Attar Ricco | Stellar Crown |
| 30 Nov–1 Dec 2024 | Taiwan Premier Ball League Taipei | Chen Chih-Hsuan | Surging Sparks |
| 8 Dec 2024 | Malaysia Premier Ball League Petaling Jaya | Adila Farahin | Surging Sparks |
| 28–29 Dec 2024 | Hong Kong Premier Ball League Wan Chai | Tam Wing Chung | Surging Sparks |
Victory Road online events
These online grassroots tournaments were organised by Victory Road and other collaborating organisations.
Victory Road Pokémon TCG Pocket events
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2025 | VR January Challenge POCKET | Duo | Mythical Island |
| 1-2 Feb 2025 | VR February Challenge POCKET | Helm | Space-Time Smackdown |
World Cup of Pokémon VGC
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul-25 Sep 2022 | World Cup of Pokémon VGC | Ongoing | Series 12 |
