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Dates and locations revealed for 2018/19 Pokémon Championships season

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Published: Jun 8, 2018 04:51 am

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The Pokémon Company has revealed the full list of dates and locations for the North America Pokémon Worlds qualifying events for next year as this year’s event winds down.

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By entering these qualifying events, players can earn Championship Points that help them gain entry to the Pokémon World Championships. No details have been revealed for Worlds 2019, but this year’s tournament has a $500,000 prizepool.

The trainers in North America with the most points at the end of the season will earn an invite to the World Championship finals. There they will compete against the best players from other regions around the world.

The locations and dates for the North American events are:

  • Sept. 14 to 16 – Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks, Oaks, PA
  • Oct. 6 to 7 – Memphis Cook Convention Center, Memphis, TN
  • Oct. 26 to 28 – Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR
  • Nov. 24 to 25 – Berglund Special Events Center, Roanoke, VA
  • Dec. 15 to 16 – Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA
  • Jan. 19 to 20 – Hyatt Regency DFW, DFW Airport, TX (located near Terminal C of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport)
  • Feb. 22 to 24 – Gateway Center, Collinsville, IL (near St. Louis, MO)
  • March 9 to 10 – Pearson Convention Center, Brampton, Ontario, Canada (near Toronto)
  • March 16 to 17 – Greensboro Coliseum Complex—Special Events Center, Greensboro, NC
  • April 6 to 7 – Crowne Plaza Denver Airport Convention Center, Denver, CO (TCG Only)
  • April 19 to 21 – Ocean Center, Daytona Beach, FL
  • May 4 to 5 – Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT
  • May 18 to 19 – Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA
  • June 1 to 2 – Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison, WI

This year was the competitive debut for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon, replacing Sun and Moon as the main game of the Pokémon World Championships. The format for the tournament was changed this year to give trainers the option of using any Pokémon from the National Pokédex to be used instead of just Alola Pokémon.

There were some restrictions on the Pokémon that trainers can choose from, however, with some legendary Pokémon banned entirely.

While next year’s format has not been confirmed yet, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon is expected to still be the main tournament game while trainers await the release of the 2019 core Pokemon RPG game on the Nintendo Switch.

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Assigning Editor. In 2015, Adam graduated from the University of Aberystwyth with a bachelor's in Media and Communications. Working in the industry for over ten years. If it has anything to do with Nintendo and Pokémon chances are you will see me talking about it, covering, and likely not sleeping while playing it.
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