| Event | Pokémon Championships 2022-23 Taiwan Preliminaries |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 13–14 May 2023 |
| Attendance | 427 players |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2023 Season – VGC Regulation Set C |
| Format | In-game ladder competition |
| Organizer | The Pokémon Company (TPC) |
Table of Contents
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1643.4 |  | Hsiao Kuang (小光) | |
| 2 | 1634.9 | | Chiehtzu (茄子) | |
| 3 | 1615.6 | | SHEN (SHEN) | |
| 4 | 1609.5 | | Kevin Lan (笨牛肉) | |
| 5 | 1608.3 | | Kufeng Tien Yin (谷風天音♥) | |
| 6 | 1607.0 | | Liu Jian-ting (Sayha) | |
| 7 | 1604.4 | | PP (PP) | |
| 8 | 1600.6 | | Mi Toutzu Nen Tatui (彌豆子嫩大腿) |
Check here the full top 128 standings!
Platform and schedule
The tournament is held online, in your Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game, at the Online competitions section of the Poké Portal’s Battle Stadium.
The tournament starts on 13 May 2023 at 9:00 Taiwan time (01:00 UTC), and you are able to enter any battle from 9:00 to 15:00 Taiwan time both on Day 1 (13 May) and Day 2 (14 May). You are able to play up to 20 battles until 14 May 2023 at 15:00 Taiwan time (07:00 UTC).
You need to complete at least 10 battles to be eligible for prizes.
Prizes
This event is an official Online Competition, and is part of the 2023 official circuit in Taiwan.
As a participation prize, any player that finishes at least 10 battles will receive 10,000 League Points.
Additionally, the top 128 players qualify to the 2023 Taiwan National Championships, to be held live in Taipei on 27–28 May.
| Placement | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st to 128th | Taiwan Nationals invite |
Overview
A little bit of history
Taiwan has been one of the regions hosting an the official TPC circuit since June 2020, and it was part of the Oceania region of the official TPCI circuit before that. It has hosted multiple major events, including Regional Championships, Special Events, and both TPCI-era and current TPC-era National Championships. It was the only region in the world to consistently host major live events during the 2020–2022 seasons. Taiwan’s greatest VGC success was Wu Pi‘s 2019 Junior Division World Championship win.
The most recent tournament held in Taiwan was the 2023 Kaohsiung Regionals, played in the VGC Regulation Set B in March 2023. The finals saw Taiwanese Yang Da-wei defeat 2022 Hong Kong Nationals finalist Ma Chun Yeung to achieve his first major title.
American James Evans, the 2018 Senior Division World Champion, defeated Brazilian Gabriel Agati in the NAIC finals.
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through your own Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game, starting on 9 May 2023 at 9:00 Taiwan time (01:00 UTC). To register, enter the Poké Portal → Battle Stadium → Online competitions → Search for a competition (in the Official Competitions column).
Note that the tournament is only available if your region is set to Taiwan!
You need to register and lock a team at the time of registration.
Sign-ups close on 13 May 2023 at 8:59 Taiwan time (00:59 UTC).
