Update for those wishing to see Florida.
Pokemon has made an update to their Regional schedule. The long story short of it, they have cancelled Florida Regionals which was to take place in Orlando, Florida on April 1st to 3rd.
The Pokemon Championship Series is suppose to start off this March in Salt Lake City, Utah. This season is will be a continuation of the cancelled 2020 season. Several Regional dates and International dates have been announced. All of this to lead up to the World Championships in London. Though, this will have to take place without a Regional in Florida.
Reason for Cancellation
Below is the reason for the cancellation of Florida Regionals:
While we prefer not to cancel events, the safety and well-being of our community is our top priority. Due to changes in government regulations and restrictions in the state of Florida, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Florida Regional Championships.
This is most likely due to a recent law that bans asking for vaccine status/proving vaccinated status. This goes against Pokemon’s position regarding vaccinations. In order to play in large Pokemon events, you must be full vaccinated and wearing a mask.
This new law in Florida will make it impossible for Pokemon to enforce their vaccination requirements. Thus, it has been decided to cancel the event due to being unable to promise the safety of Pokemon players.
Regional Updates
The cancellation of Florida Regionals also came with updates about Regionals in other places of the world. Below is the updated Regional schedule for each region.
US and Canada Regional Schedule
| Date | Location | Game(s) |
| March 18–20, 2022 | Salt Palace Convention Center 100 S W Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84101 | TCG VG |
| May 6–8, 2022 | Indiana Convention Center 100 South Capitol Ave Indianapolis, IN 46225 | TCG VG Pokémon GO |
| May 20–22, 2022 | Meadowlands Exposition Center 355 Plaza Dr Secaucus, NJ 07094 | TCG VG |
| May 27–29, 2022 | Vancouver Convention Centre 1055 Canada Pl Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3 | TCG VG Pokémon GO |
| June 17–19, 2022 | Wisconsin Center 400 W Wisconsin Ave Milwaukee, WI 53203 | TCG VG Pokémon GO |
Europe Regional Schedule
| Date | Location | Game(s) |
| March 26–27, 2022 | Exhibition Centre Liverpool King’s Dock, Port of Liverpool Liverpool L3 4FP, United Kingdom | TCG VG Pokémon GO |
| May 21–22, 2022 | Lille Grand Palais 1 Boulevard des Cités Unies 59777 Lille, France | Pokémon GO |
| May 28–29, 2022 | Messe Bremen, Hall 5 Findorffstraße 101 28215 Bremen, Germany | TCG VG Pokémon GO |
Latin America Regional Schedule
| Date | Location | Game(s) |
| April 2–3, 2022 | Amcham Business Center R. da Paz, 1431 – Chácara Santo Antônio, São Paulo – SP, Brazil 04713-001 | TCG |
| May 7–8, 2022 | Centro de Convenções e Exposições Expoville – R. Quinze de Novembro, 4315 – Glória, Joinville – SC, 89216-201 |
Oceania Regional Schedule
| Date | Location | Game(s) |
| March 12–13, 2022 | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Glenelg St, South Brisbane QLD 4101 | TCG VG |
| May 21–22, 2022 | HBF Arena Kennedya Dr, Joondalup WA 6027 | TCG VG Pokémon GO |
| June 11–12, 2022 | St. Kilda Town Hall 99A Carlisle St, St Kilda VIC 3182 | TCG VG Pokémon GO |
Dates, locations, and formats subject to change. More events may be added at a later date.
Advice to Players
We suggest that if you do plan to partake in any Pokemon Regional events that you ensure that your plane or hotel have a refund policy. That way you do not lose money in case the event is later cancelled. Pokemon will make decisions to hold events depends on the situation with Covid. They have been really careful in ensuring that players will be able to play safely without worry of catching Covid.
We wish players who are going to Regional events the best of luck and to stay safe. Get vaccinated and wear your mask!
Source: Pokemon
