The Pokémon Special Championship awaits you at Bologna Fiere on June 1-2, 2024!

The highly anticipated Play! Pokémon Special Championship for Pokémon Video Game, Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon GO will take place on June 1 and 2, 2024 at Bologna Fiere (Pavilion 20).

Players from all over the world will battle to earn an invitation to the 2024 Pokémon World Championships in Hawaii and lots of Championship Points!

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 2012 or later), Senior (born in 2008-2011 included) and Master (born in 2006 or earlier). There are no age categories for Pokémon GO players, who must be over 13 years old.

Players and Spectator 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 2884 seats available for the players: 1000 seats for Pokémon Video Game players, 1628 seats for Pokémon TCG players and 256 seats for Pokémon GO.

Registration will open on Wednesday 10 April, 7.00pm CEST. Registered players must enter their Team List or Deck List (temporary, not definitive) with which they wish to participate in the tournament by Tuesday 16 April, 7.00pm CEST, otherwise the registration will be automatically cancelled. Unconfirmed seats will be available again on Thursday 18 April, 7pm CEST.

All players must submit their final Team List or Deck List by Saturday June 1, 7:30am CEST.

Fans who don’t wish to participate in the competition as a player but would like to attend the event as a spectator, can register exclusively online through the RK9.gg platform. A total of 1500 free tickets will be available from Wednesday 10 April, 7.00pm CEST until they run out.

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 to a designated guardian.

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/special2024