Get ready to hit up some tournaments!
The schedule for the 2022-2023 Play! Pokemon season has been revealed! Plenty of Regionals and Internationals for you to go out to for Championship Points!
The Regional dates for North America, Europe and Latin America has been announced. Along with expected months for each International tournament. At the time, dates for Regionals in the Oceeania region have not been revealed.
Also, at this time, local tournaments such as League Cups and League Challenges are to remain suspended. This will be until further notice.
Below we will go over all the upcoming changes and information. Including the dates for all the Regionals for each region.
Age Divisions
All age divisions have increase by one year from the 2022 season.
- Junior Division: Born in 2011 or later
- Senior Division: Born in 2007, 2008, 2009, or 2010
- Masters Division: Born in 2006 or earlier
2023 Pokemon VGC Series
There will be no Pokemon VGC series tournaments until 2023. Pokemon has stated that they will reevaluate the structure of the 2023 VGC circuit.
When VGC returns in January 2023, all competitive events will be played on Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet.
2023 Pokemon GO Championship Series
The Pokemon GO Championship Series will be featured at many more Pokemon events. That means that players will now be able to compete along side both Pokemon TCG and Pokemon VGC tournaments. There will also be a single age division.
2023 Pokemon Unite Championship Series
Pokemon Unite will return to the Pokemon Championship Series. More details will come at a later date.
North America Regional Championships Schedule
| Date | Location | Game(s) |
| September 16–18, 2022 | Baltimore Regional Championships Baltimore Convention Center 1 W Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21201, USA | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO |
| October 14–16, 2022 | Salt Lake City Regional Championships Salt Palace Convention Center 100 S W Temple St Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO |
| December 2–4, 2022 | Toronto Regional Championships The Enercare Centre 100 Princes’ Blvd Unit 1, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3, Canada | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO |
| December 16–18, 2022 | Arlington Regional Championships Arlington Convention Center 1200 Ballpark Way, Arlington, TX 76011, USA | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO |
| January 6–8, 2023 | San Diego Regional Championships San Diego Convention Center 111 W Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101, USA | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC |
| February 3–5, 2023 | Florida Regional Championships Orange County Convention Center 9400 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819, USA | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC |
| February 24–26, 2023 | Knoxville Regional Championships Knoxville Convention Center 701 Henley St, Knoxville, TN 37902, USA | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC |
| March 10–12, 2023 | Vancouver Regional Championships Vancouver Convention Center 1055 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3, Canada | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC |
| March 24–26, 2023 | Charlotte Regional Championships Charlotte Convention Center 501 S College St, Charlotte, NC 28202, USA | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC |
| May 5–7, 2023 | Portland Regional Championships Oregon Convention Center 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97232, USA | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC |
| May 19–21, 2023 | Hartford Regional Championships Connecticut Convention Center 100 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT 06103, USA | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC |
| June 16–18, 2023 | Wisconsin Regional Championships The Wisconsin Center 400 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203, USA | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC |
Europe Regional Championships and Special Events Schedule
| Date | Location | Game(s) |
| September 17–18, 2022 | Bilbao Special Event Bilbao Exhibition Centre Azkue Kalea, 1, 48902 Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO |
| October 22–23, 2022 | Lille Regional Championships Lille Grand Palais 1 Bd des Cités Unies, 59777 Lille, France | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO |
| November 12–13, 2022 | Warsaw Regional Championships Expo XXI Ignacego Prądzyńskiego 12/14, 01-222 Warsaw, Poland | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO |
| December 3–4, 2022 | Stuttgart Regional Championships ICS International Congress Center Stuttgart Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH, Messepiazza 1, 70629 Stuttgart, Germany | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO |
| January 21–22, 2023 | Liverpool Regional Championships ACC Liverpool King’s Dock, Port of Liverpool, Kings Dock St, Liverpool L3 4FP, UK | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC |
| February 25–26, 2023 | Bochum Regional Championships RuhrCongress Bochum Stadionring 20, 44791 Bochum, Germany | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC |
| March 18–19, 2023 | Utrecht Special Event Jaarbeurs Jaarbeursplein, 3521 AL Utrecht, Netherlands | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC |
| May 20–21, 2023 | Malmö Regional Championships MalmöMässan Exhibition & Congress Center Mässgatan 6, 215 32 Malmö, Sweden | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC |
Latin America Regional Championships Schedule
| Date | Location | Game(s) |
| September 17–18, 2022 | Porto Alegre Regional Championships FIERGS Events Center Av. Assis Brasil, 8787 – Sarandi, Porto Alegre – RS, 91140-001, Brazil | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO |
International Championships Schedule
| Date | Region | Location | Game(s) |
| November 2022 | Latin America | Brazil | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO |
| February 2023 | Oceania | Australia | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC |
| April 2023 | Europe | UK | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC |
| June 2023 | North America | USA | Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC |
Best of luck to all of those who are competing in the 2022-2023 season!
