Calendar of Pokémon VGC events for the 2024 Season

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: 20 September 2023. Sign-ups for Brisbane Regional are announced to open on 27 September!

Registrations are open for some events!
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 Paldea Prologue (10-12 March 2023)!
      • Enter the Poké Portal → Battle Stadium → Online competitions → Search for a competition (Official)! (Format allows all Paldea Regional Pokédex, with only one of Koraidon or Miraidon)

2024 World Championships

DateEventWinnerFormat
TBAWorld Championships
(qualified players)
USA 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.

DateEventWinnerFormat
17-19 Nov 2023Latin America International (LAIC)
BRA São Paulo
TBD
Reg. Set E
OTS
5-7 Apr 2024Europe International (EUIC)
GBR London
TBD
TBD
7-9 Jun 2024North America International (NAIC)
USA 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.

DateEventWinnerFormat
TBAPokémon Trainers Cup
KOR TBD
TBDTBD

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

DateEventWinnerFormat
9-10 Sep 2023USA
Pittsburgh Regional
USA
Riley Factura
Reg. Set D
OTS
7-8 Oct 2023USA
Peoria Regional
Sign-ups are open!
All info 
here!
Reg. Set E
OTS
14-15 Oct 2023USA
Sacramento Regional
Sign-ups are open!
All info here!
Reg. Set E
OTS
28-29 Oct 2023CAN
Toronto Regional
Sign-ups are open!
All info 
here!
Reg. Set E
OTS
16-17 Dec 2023USA
San Antonio Regional
TBDReg. Set E
OTS
6-7 Jan 2024USA
Portland Regional
TBDTBD
20-21 Jan 2024USA
Charlotte Regional
TBDTBD
3-4 Feb 2024USA
Knoxville Regional
TBDTBD
23-24 Mar 2024CAN
Vancouver Regional
TBDTBD
13-14 Apr 2024USA
Orlando Regional
TBDTBD
4-5 May 2024USA
Indianapolis Regional
TBDTBD
25-26 May 2024USA
Los Angeles Regional
TBDTBD

Europe

DateEventWinnerFormat
16-17 Sep 2023ESP
Barcelona Special Event
PRT
Eduardo Cunha
Reg. Set D
OTS
21-22 Oct 2023FRA
Lille Regional
Sign-ups are open!
All info here!
Reg. Set E
OTS
25-26 Nov 2023POL
Gdańsk Regional
TBDReg. Set E
OTS
9-10 Dec 2023DEU
Stuttgart Regional
TBDReg. Set E
OTS
27-28 Jan 2024GBR
Liverpool Regional
TBDTBD
10-11 Feb 2024DEU
Dortmund Regional
TBDTBD
2-3 Mar 2024NDL
Utrecht Special Event
TBDTBD

Latin America

DateEventWinnerFormat
23-24 Sep 2023BRA
Curitiba Regional
Sign-ups sold out!
All info here!
Reg. Set D
OTS

Oceania

DateEventWinnerFormat
25-26 Nov 2023AUS
Brisbane Regional
Sign-ups open 27 Sep!
All info here!
Reg. Set E
OTS
3-4 Feb 2024AUS
Melbourne Regional
TBDTBD
13-14 Apr 2024AUS
Perth Regional
TBDTBD

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.

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!

Official ladder competitions

Events like the Global Challenges or other double-battle in-game competitions are listed here!

Ranked Battles in-game ladder

These results are brought to you by our friends from Liberty Note! For earlier Ranked Battle Seasons, please check them out here.

DateEventWinnerFormat
1–30 Sep 2023Season 10
(rewards)
Ladder season ongoing!Modified Reg. Set D  with new Pokémon

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

DateEventWinnerFormat
3 Oct-10 Dec 2023World Cup of Pokémon VGCSign-ups are open!
All info here!
Reg. Set E
OTS

Victory Road events

World Cup of Pokémon VGC

DateEventWinnerFormat
4 Jul-25 Sep 2022World Cup of Pokémon VGCOngoingSeries 12
DateEventWinnerFormat
2-3 Sep 2023VR September Challenge
JPN
Tomoyuki Yoshimura
Reg. Set D
OTS
Victory Road