| Event | 2025 Joinville Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Joinville, SC, Brazil |
| Date | 28–29 September 2024 |
| Attendance | 111 players (MA) |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2025 Season – VGC Regulation Set H |
| Format | 4 Day 1 Swiss rounds + 2 Day 2 Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | Copag Pokémon |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6-2 | | Gabriel Agati (Ash) | 2025 Worlds 350 CP $6,000 |       |  | |
| 2 | 6-2 |  | Sebastián Escalante (Sebastian) | 325 CP $4,000 | | | |
| 3 | 6-2 | | Juan Salerno (Juanfi) | 300 CP $2,000 |      | | |
| 4 | 6-2 | | Luiz Lima (Felipão) | 300 CP $2,000 |     | | |
| 5 | 7-1 | | João Gonçalves (Henves) | 280 CP $1,000 |     | | |
| 6 | 7-1 | | Victor Vieira (KSV Kids) | 280 CP $1,000 |  | | |
| 7 | 6-2 | | Daniel Vieira (Paladino) | 280 CP $1,000 |   | | |
| 8 | 6-2 | | Fábio Rodrigues (JuninhoVGC) | 280 CP $1,000 |    | | |
| 9 | 7-1 | | Vinícius Junqueira (Vini) | 160 CP $750 |    | | |
| 10 | 7-1 | | Rogério Catel (Catel) | 160 CP $750 | | | |
| 11 | 6-2 |  | Javier Nain (jvvieree) | 160 CP $750 |  | | |
| 12 | 6-2 | | Leonardo Ritter (Leozin) | 160 CP $750 |  | | |
| 13 | 6-2 | | Vinícius Souza (Vinho) | 160 CP $750 | | | |
| 14 | 6-2 | | Italo Massuco (Italo) | 160 CP $750 |      | | |
| 15 | 6-2 | | Guilherme Queiroz (Queiroz) | 160 CP $750 | | | |
| 16 | 6-2 | | Carlos Colombo (Caju♪) | 160 CP $750 |  | | |
| 17 | 6-2 | | Luciano Begot (KSV S.Proud) | 125 CP |  | |
Day 2 Swiss rounds
Check here to see the seeds for top cut from the Day 2 Swiss standings!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 5-3 | | Omar Acuña (TG Homero) | 125 CP |  | | |
| 19 | 5-3 |  | Renzo Navarro (NotRenzo) | 125 CP |   | | |
| 20 | 5-3 | | Pedro Soares (GuaxiVGC) | 125 CP |   | | |
| 21 | 5-3 | | Cristhian Andrade (Cedrico) | 125 CP | | | |
| 22 | 5-3 | | Leandro Pezán (Waiqi) | 125 CP |  | | |
| 23 | 5-3 | | Fábio Lima (FLima) | 125 CP |  | | |
| 24 | 5-3 |  | Jean López (Jean) | 125 CP |  | | |
| 25 | 5-3 | | Yan Sym (Hellraiser) | 125 CP | | | |
| 26 | 5-3 | | Nicolás del Campo (Guiltythree) | 125 CP | | | |
| 27 | 5-3 | | Caio Lattanzi (caiovibora) | 125 CP | | | |
| 28 | 5-3 | | Bruno Cotrim (Anatole) | 125 CP | | | |
| 29 | 5-3 | | Pedro Fialdini (Fial) | 125 CP | | | |
| 30 | 5-3 | | Diego Gutiérrez (Zero) | 125 CP | | | |
| 31 | 5-3 | | Gustavo Kengo (KENGO) | 125 CP | | | |
| 32 | 5-3 | | Gian Pierre Rodríguez (Gian Pierre) | 125 CP |  | | |
| 33 | 5-3 | | Breno Ishiba (Brendu) | – | | | |
| 34 | 4-4 |  | Galo Orbea (EcuaDude) | – | | | |
| 35 | 4-4 | | Nader El Bacha (nader) | – | | | |
| 36 | 4-4 | | Hugo Nascimento (Labacedo) | – | | | |
| 37 | 4-4 | | Daniel Bezerra (Solid Calf) | – |  | | |
| 38 | 4-4 | | Eros Braune (LamenVGC) | – |  | | |
| 39 | 4-4 | | Felipe Ferreira (FF) | – |  | |
All players with 2 or fewer losses advanced to Day 2!
Streaming
This event is unfortunately not streamed.
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held in the following location:
Convention and Exhibition Center Expoville
R. XV de Novembro, 4315 – Glória
Joinville – SC, 89216-201 Brazil
Check-in can be done in advance on Friday 27 September from 16:15 to 19:30, or early on Saturday from 07:15.
Players must be in the venue by 28 September at 08:30 BRT (11:30 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter with the Day 1 Swiss rounds. Seniors and Juniors start 30 minutes later.
Players qualified to Day 2 must be in the venue by 29 September at 08:30 BRT (11:30 UTC) 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, prize money and Pokémon TCG booster packs 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 |
| Placement | Masters | Junior & Senior |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | $6,000 USD | $1,000 USD |
| Finalist | $4,000 USD | $750 USD |
| Semifinalists | $2,000 USD | $500 USD |
| 5th to 8th | $1,000 USD | – |
| 9th to 16th | $750 USD | – |
| Players per age division | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | <33 | 33-64 | 65-128 | 129-256 | 257-512 | 513-1024 | 1025-2048 | 2049+ |
| Champion | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| Finalist | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| Semifinalists | 36 | 72 | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| 5th to 8th | 18 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| 9th to 16th | 9 | 18 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 108 |
| 17th to 32nd | 18 | 18 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | ||
| 33rd to 64th | 9 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |||
| 65th to 128th | 18 | 18 | 36 | 36 | ||||
| 129th to 256th | 9 | 18 | 18 | |||||
| 257th to 512th | 9 | |||||||
Prize money will be paid through the digital wallet MOBOX in the case of Brazilian players (for minors, through their adult responsible’s MOBOX); foreigners must send an email to claim the prize money following the instructions of the organizer.
If prize money is $5000 or more, it will be given as a choice of scholarship (in all cases) or cash (for minors, as a Pokémon Visa® Prepaid Card). For lower prizes, it will be given as cash (for minors, as a Pokémon Visa® Prepaid Card).
Overview
The Joinville Regional Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the first Regional-level event of the 2025 season in the Latin American circuit.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set H, and it is played using open team lists. It is the first Regulation Set H event in Latin America.
A little bit of history
Brazil has been part of the Latin America region of the official TPCi circuit for many years. It has hosted multiple major events, including Special Events and all editions of the Latin America International Championships. Brazil’s greatest VGC successes are the top 16 finish at the 2019 World Championships and the 2 International Championship second places achieved by Gabriel Agati, as well as another International Championship second place achieved by Thiago Lattanzi.
The most recent tournament held in Brazil was the 2024 São Paulo Regional, played in the VGC Regulation Set F in April 2024. The finals saw Brazilian Cristhian Andrade defeat 5-time Regional Champion Riley Factura to win his first Regional Championship title!
It is the first major VGC event ever held in the state of Santa Catarina!
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through RK9 Labs platform, and you will first need to set up your RK9 profile and have a Play! Pokémon Player ID.
Sign-ups are R$150 for Masters players and R$120 for Senior and Junior players, and they open on 7 August at 19:00 BRT (22:00 UTC).
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 2 hours before the event starts.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 1 hour before the event starts, by 28 September at 07:30 BRT (10:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are R$20 and can be purchased here.
