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 2024 season, which begins with the Pittsburgh Regional in September 2023.
All tournaments are expected to be played using Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet, with different regulations depending on their event dates. You will also find whether events will be played with open team sheets (OTS) or closed team sheets (CTS). You can read all rules & regulations that apply to official VGC events on this page.
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: 30 November 2023. Sign-ups for San Antonio Regional reopen at 7 pm CST (1 December at 01:00 UTC)! Sign-ups for Knoxville Regional are announced to open on 6 December!
Registrations are open for some events!
- Sign up here for
Taipei Regional (9 December 2023)! - Sign up here for Stuttgart Regional (9-10 December 2023)! SOLD OUT
- Sign up here for San Antonio Regional (16-17 December 2023)! REOPEN ON 30 NOVEMBER
- Sign up here for Portland Regional (6-7 January 2024)!
- Sign up here for Charlotte Regional (20-21 January 2024)!
- Sign up here for Liverpool Regional (27-28 January 2024)!
Registrations are open for some events!
- 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 Dragon King Battle Qualifier (1-3 December 2023)! (Only for players in Japan; single battles, custom format)
2024 World Championships
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | World Championships (qualified players)  Honolulu, HI | TBD | TBD |
International Championships
International Championships are select events hosted once on each of the main rating zones since 2017. For the first time since then, the Oceania International Championships (OCIC) has been cancelled and will not happen in the 2024 season.
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17-19 Nov 2023 | Latin America International (LAIC) São Paulo |  Marco Silva | Reg. Set E OTS |
| 5-7 Apr 2024 | Europe International (EUIC) London | TBD | TBD |
| 7-9 Jun 2024 | North America International (NAIC) New Orleans, LA | TBD | TBD |
National Championships
National Championships are also expected to be announced for Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand at a later date.
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Pokémon Trainers Cup TBD | TBD | TBD |
Regional Championships and Special Events
These tournaments are the main events through which players can earn the coveted Championship Points (CP) in their way to the World Championships!
North America
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-10 Sep 2023 | Pittsburgh Regional | Riley Factura | Reg. Set D OTS |
| 7-8 Oct 2023 | Peoria Regional | James Baek | Reg. Set E OTS |
| 14-15 Oct 2023 | Sacramento Regional | Michael Zhang | Reg. Set E OTS |
| 28-29 Oct 2023 |  Toronto Regional | Chuppa Cross IV | Reg. Set E OTS |
| 16-17 Dec 2023 | San Antonio Regional | Sign-ups reopen 30 Nov! All info here! | Reg. Set E OTS |
| 6-7 Jan 2024 | Portland Regional | Sign-ups open! All info here! | TBD |
| 20-21 Jan 2024 | Charlotte Regional | Sign-ups open! All info here! | TBD |
| 3-4 Feb 2024 | Knoxville Regional | Sign-ups open 6 Dec! All info here! | TBD |
| 23-24 Mar 2024 | Vancouver Regional | TBD | TBD |
| 13-14 Apr 2024 | Orlando Regional | TBD | TBD |
| 4-5 May 2024 | Indianapolis Regional | Sign-ups open 6 Mar! All info here! | TBD |
| 25-26 May 2024 | Los Angeles Regional | TBD | TBD |
Europe
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16-17 Sep 2023 |  Barcelona Special Event |  Eduardo Cunha | Reg. Set D OTS |
| 21-22 Oct 2023 |  Lille Regional | Simone Sanvito | Reg. Set E OTS |
| 25-26 Nov 2023 |  Gdańsk Regional |  Oliver Eskolin | Reg. Set E OTS |
| 9-10 Dec 2023 |  Stuttgart Regional | Sign-ups sold out! All info here! | Reg. Set E OTS |
| 27-28 Jan 2024 | Liverpool Regional | Sign-ups open 29 Nov! All info here! | TBD |
| 10-11 Feb 2024 | Dortmund Regional | TBD | TBD |
| 2-3 Mar 2024 |  Utrecht Special Event | TBD | TBD |
| 11-12 May 2024 |  Stockholm Regional | TBD | TBD |
Latin America
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23-24 Sep 2023 | Curitiba Regional | Nader El Bacha | Reg. Set D OTS |
Oceania
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25-26 Nov 2023 |  Brisbane Regional | Nicholas Kan | Reg. Set E OTS |
| 3-4 Feb 2024 | Melbourne Regional | Sign-ups open 6 Dec! All info here! | TBD |
| 13-14 Apr 2024 | Perth Regional | Sign-ups open 28 Feb! All info here! | TBD |
South East Asia
Events in South East Asia (this includes Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand) are organized by TPC, and are not part of the CP-based TPCi circuit.
Each country or region within South East Asia has its own system, and Regional Championships are named Regional Leagues. You can find more information about the various systems here.
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2023 |  Taipei Regional | Sign-ups open! All info here! | Reg. Set E OTS |
Non-circuit special events
These are events that are organized by TPCi, TPC or Pokémon Korea, but whose purpose is not aimed at the World Championships qualification, but rather other kinds of prizes.
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2024 | Dragon King Battle Tokyo | Qualification needed! All info here! | Dragon King Battle (singles) |
Official online events
Official events held online, ladder competitions and Ranked Battles seasons (double battles) are listed here!
Official events
Events like the Asian Nationals online qualifiers or some TPCi invitationals are listed here!
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Dragon King Battle Qualifier | Tournament cancelled! All info here! | Dragon King Battle Q. (singles) |
Official ladder competitions
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-8 Oct 2023 | Kitakami Prologue | Ryota Otsubo | Kitakami Prologue |
| 3-5 Nov 2023 | Trick Magic | Kino | Trick Magic (singles) |
Ranked Battles in-game ladder (doubles)
These results are brought to you by our friends from Liberty Note! For earlier Ranked Battle Seasons, please check them out here.
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–30 Sep 2023 | Season 10 (rewards) | Kaito Arii | Modified Reg. Set D with new Pokémon |
| 1–31 Oct 2023 | Season 11 (rewards) | Kaito Arii | Reg. Set E |
| 1–30 Nov 2023 | Season 12 (rewards) | Ladder season ongoing! | Reg. Set E |
Victory Road and other online events
These online grassroots tournaments were organised by Victory Road and other collaborating organisations.
2023 World Cup of Pokémon VGC
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct-17 Dec 2023 | World Cup of Pokémon VGC | Tournament ongoing! All info here! | Reg. Set E OTS |
Victory Road events
World Cup of Pokémon VGC
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul-25 Sep 2022 | World Cup of Pokémon VGC | Ongoing | Series 12 |
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-3 Sep 2023 | VR September Challenge | Tomoyuki Yoshimura | Reg. Set D OTS |
