The Pokémon Company International has announced the Pokémon Players Cup, a brand new online tournament which will give competitive players a chance to show their skills across the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon Sword and Shield Video Game Championships, and Pokkén Tournament DX.
The competition will have two stages, starting in July 2020. To start with, eligible players will compete in a double-elimination bracket, broken down by rating zones, to determine the top players in each zone. Those top finishers will face off in the final stage of the Pokémon Players Cup in August 2020, when the winner will be crowned as champion and earn themselves travel to a future International Championships event.
With the traditional Play! Pokémon events being postponed due to the coronavirus, it's great to see an alternative be put in place. If you want to get involved yourself, bear in mind that TCG and VGC competitors will need to qualify for the Players Cup through their performance in the events listed below (Pokkén players will be able to simply register for the Players Cup first round at a later date):
Pokémon TCG Championships
Pokémon TCG competitors will qualify through their ranking on the June Leaderboard (Standard format, Tournament Rep) in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.Pokémon VG Championships
Pokémon Video Game Championships competitors will qualify through the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield International Challenge May Online Competition, which runs from May 21 to 24, 2020[link]. Masters Division competitors in the Pokémon VGC will need to finish among the top eligible Trainers in their rating zone for the May International Challenge to qualify for the Pokémon Players Cup.- North America: Top 256
- Europe: Top 256
- Oceania: Top 128
- Latin America: Top 256Please note that in order for Pokémon VGC competitors to be eligible, they will need to link their Nintendo Account with their Pokémon Trainer Club account before signing up.
You can stay up-to-date with all things Play! Pokémon at the official website.
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Do people still play Pokken?
@TJWorks I popped in to ask this same question. I'm itching to play a different fighting game other than Smash. What are people playing? Is it DB Fighter Z? Is it Pokken? I know it's not Ultra Street Fighter 2, because I own it, and tried to find a match a couple days ago for 30 minutes.
@NotoriousWhiz I haven't played DBFZ but that community should still be active. I went back to Street Fighter 5 on PS4 for a change of pace. I'd love to pick up Pokken again but I can't imagine it's still active now. I'll check later.
Wait, were the World Championships cancelled/postponed this year? I imagine they were, but I don’t remember seeing anything about it.
It is really nice for them to provide an alternative. I just wish they would add a Switch version of TCGO and the ability to buy booster packs online...
@ALinkttPresent I don't think there was a specific announcement but since all general VGC and TCG events were cancelled due to coronavirus, it's safe to assume world's went with them. It's basically impossible to have qualified otherwise...
@TJWorks I had no issues getting into casual matches. A couple weeks ago.
@NotoriousWhiz In my experience, ARMS, Pokkén, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary and Dragon Ball FighterZ, all have a fairly active online scene.
I was an active player of Ultra SF2 and can tell you, the launch of the 30th Anniversary Collection is what killed it's online in a matter of days.
EDIT: PowerRangers Battle for the Grid has crossplay, and it's also active.
How could I forget? Mortal Kombat 11 has one of the most active comunities right now.
I love how the logo here is basically imitating the NBA style silhouette logo
@PcTV thanks for the heads up. I actually forgot that I bought power Rangers on sale a while back. I'll have to give it a try.
@ALinkttPresent @Heavyarms55 Yes, the World’s were cancelled quite a while ago. Here is the official announcement on Pokémon.com:
https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/2020-pokemon-championship-series-canceled/
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