The Pokémon Special Championship awaits you at Lingotto Fiere in Turin on June 3 and 4, 2023!

The highly anticipated Play! Pokémon Special Championship for Pokémon Video Game, Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon GO will take place on June 3 and 4, 2023 at Lingotto Fiere in Turin (Pavilion 1).

Players from all over the world will battle to earn Championship Points to win an invitation to the Pokémon World Championships to be held next August in Japan.

This special Pokémon Championship event is free and open to players of all ages and countries. Participants for Pokémon Video Game and Pokémon Trading Card Game will be divided into three age categories: Junior (born in 2011 or later), Senior (born in 2007-2010 inclusive) and Master (born in 2006 or earlier). There are no age categories for Pokémon GO players, who must be over 13 years old.

Players will only able to register online through RK9.gg, a platform used for all major official Play! Pokémon events. Players will also need a Player ID, which can be obtained by registering a Trainer Club account on the official Pokémon website. 

There will be in total 2016 seats available: 880 seats for Pokémon Video Game players, 880 seats for Pokémon TCG players and 256 seats for Pokémon GO, divided into waves.

The first 1200 seats will be available on Tuesday, May 9, 07:00 p.m. (CEST), the remaining 816 seats will be available on Wednesday, May 10, 07:00 p.m. (CEST).

Players registered in the first and second waves must enter their Team List or Deck List (temporary) that they wish to use in the tournament on RK9 by Thursday, May 25, 11.59 p.m. CEST, otherwise the registration will be automatically cancelled.

All unconfirmed entries will be available again on RK9 on Friday, May 26, 07:00 p.m. CEST and in the following days in case of last-minute cancellations.

All players must submit their final Team List or Deck List by 7:30 a.m. CEST on Saturday, June 3.  

Access to the venue will be allowed for attendees who have properly registered online, just in the case the player is a minor or for proven medical needs the access will be allowed up to two designated guardian. More information about attending the event as spectator will be shortly published.

The tournament will follow the official ruleset & formats of the Play! Pokémon program. Pokémon TCG players need to bring their own legal 60-card deck, Pokémon Video Games players must bring their own copy of Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet together with their system from the Nintendo Switch family, and a legal team. Pokémon GO players must have a team of tournament-legal Pokémon for the Great League format in their account.

For additional information about formats, prizes and the complete program, visit pokemonmillennium.net/special2023