Competitors at the 2024 Pokémon GO North America International Championships will be competing for Championship Points and prizes. All participants will receive 5 Play! Points and a Pokémon International Championships promo card (while supplies last) just for playing! Play will begin on June 7 and conclude on June 9.

Competitors must comply with the Tournament Rules.

Tournament Format and Structure

Competitors will compete in groups in double-elimination brackets using the Great League format in Pokémon GO. The top competitors from each group will advance to the Finals bracket. Tournament pairings will be posted to Challonge. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with Challonge prior to the event.

Matches are best of three, except for the Winners Finals, Losers Finals, and Grand Finals, which are best of five.

What to Bring

When you show up for the Pokémon GO tournament, you will need to have a team of tournament-legal Pokémon for the Great League format in your Pokémon GO account. Pokémon on the Pokémon GO Championships Banned Pokémon list are not permitted for play.

Competitors will compete on smartphones provided by the organizer. Competitors will be expected to log in and log out during the tournament. It is the competitor’s responsibility to log out of the device after each match concludes.

You will be provided with a copy of your Team Preview List at the beginning of the tournament. You are responsible for looking after this, as you will need to present it to each of your opponents per the Match Structure guidelines in section 5.1 of the Pokémon GO Tournament Rules.

Proof of age may be requested, and failure to provide proof of age may result in the competitor being denied participation in the tournament (at the organizer’s discretion). Competitors must satisfy the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) age of digital consent in their home region to participate in Pokémon GO Championship Series events.

Any lists not submitted on time may result in a Round 1 loss. Please read RK9’s support article about preparing for a Pokémon GO event.

Registration

All attendees, both spectators and competitors, will need to log in to the event registration portal with their Google account. First-time registrants will be prompted to create a profile and prior registrants will be able to edit their profile information.

Users can preemptively create or edit their account in advance of registration launch. When registration opens on April 25, attendees will need to log in, register, and pay to secure a pass. Online registration is required to participate in the event, and only a limited number of passes are available.

Registration will be divided into two waves at the following times:

• Wave 1: April 25, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. PDT / 7:00 p.m. CDT

• Wave 2: April 26, 2024, at 7:00 a.m. PDT / 9:00 a.m. CDT

Notes for competitors:

• Registration for this event is open to all competitors in good standing with the Play! Pokémon program. Competitors must have an active Play! Pokémon account with current and accurate information.

• After registering on the event registration portal, competitors will need to finalize their tournament registration, including their team lists, on RK9.gg.

• Competitor registration will close on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at 9:59 p.m. PDT (11:59 p.m. CDT) or when passes sell out.

• All team lists must be submitted by 8:00 a.m. CDT on the competitor’s first day of play. You can resubmit your team list as many times as you want prior to the submission deadline; however, you must play the final team you submit.

Check-In and Badge Pickup

Badges for this event can be picked up on-site at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in the Hall H-J Lobby (enter via Hall I-1) or at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) at the Info Desk on level 1, between doors 3 and 4. All attendees are strongly encouraged to pick up their badges on Wednesday, June 5, or Thursday, June 6.

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Pickup Times

• Wednesday, June 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

• Thursday, June 6, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Pickup Times

• Thursday, June 6, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

• Friday, June 7, from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

• Saturday, June 8, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

• Sunday, June 9, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Prizes

Competitors must have a Pokémon Trainer Club account with a Player ID attached and must have opted in to the Play! Pokémon program to earn points and awards. The final Championship Point payout will be determined by the number of competitors in the event.

Championship Points

Championship Point values subject to change.

Prize Award Information

The format of each prize is dependent on the age of the recipient. Here are the International Championships prizes for the 2024 Play! Pokémon Championship Series season.

18 years of age and older:

• Awards of $5,000 or more: choice of scholarship or cash

• Awards under $5,000: cash

Under 18 years of age:

• Awards of $5,000 or more: choice of scholarship or Pokémon Visa® prepaid card

• Awards under $5,000: Pokémon Visa® prepaid card

Prizes are based on attendance. Unless otherwise specified, all prizes are paid in US dollars and subject to applicable tax withholding. Prize winners should consult a qualified tax professional regarding their tax obligations.

Award Values

Prizes and prize distribution may be subject to change.