| Event | 2025 Carolina Special Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Carolina, Puerto Rico |
| Date | 15–16 February 2025 |
| Capacity | 164 players (100 MA, 32 SR, 32 JR) |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2025 Season – VGC Regulation Set G |
| Format | Swiss rounds + top cut single elimination, as per attendance Open team lists |
| Organizer | DMK Esports |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through the Play LATAM platform, and you will first need to set up your Play LATAM profile and have a Play! Pokémon Player ID.
Sign-ups cost will be known soon, and they open on 26 October 2024 at 19:00 AST (23:00 UTC). There are 100 spots for Masters players, 32 for Senior players and 32 for Junior players.
Streaming
It is still unknown whether the event will be streamed.
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held in the following location:
STEM Success Center Dewey University
11700 C. Marginal
Carolina, Puerto Rico 00987
Check-in can be done early on Saturday 15 February.
Players must be in the venue by 15 February at 11:00 AST (15:00 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter with the Day 1 Swiss rounds.
Players qualified to Day 2 must be in the venue on 16 February for the team checks. The Day 2 Swiss rounds and the top cut will be played thereafter.
Prizes
This event is part of the 2025 official TPCi circuit and thus it rewards Championship Points (CPs).
Check out the organizer’s website for information about participation goodies.
Additionally, the best-placed players will receive the following CPs depending on final attendance:
| Placement | Championship Points | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | Invite to the 2025 World Championships 350 CP | 0 |
| Finalist | 325 CP | 4 |
| Semifinalists | 300 CP | 8 |
| 5th to 8th | 280 CP | 17 |
| 9th to 16th | 160 CP | 33 |
| 17th to 32nd | 125 CP | 65 |
| 33rd to 64th | 100 CP | 129 |
| 65th to 128th | 80 CP | 257 |
| 129th to 256th | 60 CP | 513 |
| 257th to 512th | 40 CP | 1025 |
| 513th to 1024th | 20 CP | 2049 |
Overview
The Carolina Special Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the first and only Special and sixth Regional-level event of the 2025 season in the North American circuit.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set G, and it is played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
Puerto Rico has been part of the North America region of the official TPCi circuit for many years, as per its status as a territory of the United States. It has hosted multiple Special Events. Puerto Rico’s greatest VGC success is the second place achieved by Quentin Colón at the 2019 North America International Championships in the Seniors Division.
The most recent tournament held in Puerto Rico was the 2024 Carolina Special Event, also played with the VGC Regulation Set G in May 2024. The finals saw Puerto Rican Kenneth Tirado defeat US Virgin Islander Jahnoi Wilson to win his first major event title!
