Ticket: Pokémon League Cup - 10 Oct 2026 at 12:00 PM

2027 League Challenge events will typically be held once per month at select Pokémon League locations. Pokémon TCG tournaments use the Standard format, while Pokémon video game tournaments use the format detailed in the latest regulations. Pokémon GO tournaments will use Great League format battles. Pokémon TCG players need to bring their own 60-card deck. Pokémon video game players need to bring their own Pokémon Champions game and their own Nintendo Switch system. Pokémon GO players need to bring their own mobile device. Players must have a Pokémon Trainer Central account with a Player ID attached, and they must have opted in to the Play! Pokémon program in order to earn Championship Points and prizes. All participants will receive 1 Play! Point just for playing, and additional prizes may be awarded at the Tournament Organizer’s discretion. Championship Point awards have the same values for Pokémon TCG, Pokémon video game, and Pokémon GO competitions. The Best Finish Limit (BFL) for both League Challenges and League Cups is 4 each—they do not share a Best Finish Limit allotment. Note that Championship Points are not shared from game to game—CP earned in Pokémon TCG qualifications do not apply to Pokémon GO, for example.

At some larger events, Pokémon Challenges and Cups may take place. A Pokémon Challenge or Cup will have the same Championship Point awards as a League Challenge or League Cup and will contribute to the same Best Finish Limit (BFL), but promo cards or other prizes typically awarded at events held at a League location will not be distributed. Pokémon Challenges and Cups may be organized and hosted only at the exclusive invitation of Play! Pokémon.