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The Pokémon Championships 2023-24 Hong Kong will start with an online qualifying phase, after which all qualified winners will face each other in an offline tournament to crown our Champion!
Important information for participants
- Your “Location and Age Division” will be based on your Battle Stadium settings of the same name.
- Only players who have set their Battle Stadium Location as "Hong Kong" will be eligible to qualify for the “Pokémon Championships 2024 Hong Kong” competition.
- Only one user per Nintendo Account may participate. If you are playing both Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games on a single Nintendo Account, please only use either of them to enter the competition. A single Nintendo Account may only receive one Pokémon Championships 2024 Hong Kong invite as a reward for top placement in the competition. Additionally, please note that entering the competition with multiple Nintendo Accounts would be considered an infringement of the fairness of the competition, and that any player caught doing so will receive a penalty.
- Players qualified for and participating in the Pokémon Championships 2024 Hong Kong Main Competition will need to show that their Battle Stadium “Location and Age Division” settings from the Qualifiers Online Competition match the information on their personal identification documents. Players whose in-game settings and personal identification documents do not match will be immediately disqualified.
- Only for players residing in Hong Kong.
Competition Details
- Games: Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet
- Divisions: Open division – players of all ages compete together.
- Rules and format: Regulation F(qualifier)/Regulation G (main competition), Double Battle.
- To be eligible, a Pokémon must either have been caught in Pokémon Scarlet, Pokémon Violet or The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, hatched from an egg, obtained from an official event distribution, or transfered from Pokémon HOME.
| Main Competition | Qualifier | |
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| Dates | June 9, 2024 | From March 29, 2024 8:00 HKT to April 1st 7:59 HKT (Internet competitions) |
| Location | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
| Divisions | Open division | |
| Regulation |
Regulation G |
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| Capacity | 64 players | No limit |
| Entry |
How to enter:
Eligible players who have qualified for the Main Competition will be notified via an email sent by The Pokémon Company to the email address recorded in that player’s Nintendo Account. Qualified players will need to reply to that email to formally confirm their intent to attend the event. Before participating in this competition, please check the following:
Please note that we will not be able to deal with individual requests regarding misregistered e-mail addresses or Location & Age Division settings. ※ Please check the anti-spam settings or email preferences on your device to ensure you can receive emails from The Pokémon Company (@pokemon.co.jp) |
How to enter: |
| Entry Period | From March 21, 2024 8:00 HKT（March 21, 2024 00:00 UTC）to March 29 7:59 HKT（March 28, 2024 23:59 UTC） Players won't be able to entrer before registration starts, nor after the competition has started. |
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| Results notification | (Qualifiers) Players who have passed the qualifiers will receive an invitation at the e-mail address registered on their account. | |
Schedule
The actual schedule may differ, in which case announcements will be made on the day of the event.
More details coming soon
Prizes
| Champion | 2024 Pokémon World Championships Invite & Round 1 bye, Travel Award, Trophy, Champion Shirt |
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| Finalist | 2024 Pokémon World Championships Invite & Round 1 bye, Travel Award, Trophy |
| Top 4 | 2024 Pokémon World Championships Invite, Trophy |
| Top 8 | 2024 Pokémon World Championships Invite |
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About Travel Awards
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Players who receive Travel Awards will have their flight and accommodation for the Pokémon World Championships 2024 paid for and arranged by The Pokémon Company. Barring any special circumstances, all travel details – including the round trip flight tickets and hotel – will be chosen by The Pokémon Company. Note that if an eligible player still decides to arrange anything themselves, The Pokémon Company will not cover any cancellation or modification fees for reservations made by players.
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Worlds Spots
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There are 8 spots for players from Hong Kong at the 2024 Pokémon World Championships, which is 4 more spots than last year.
Worlds Invites can only be obtained by placing among the top players at the Pokémon Championships 2024 Hong Kong English Main Competition.
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Trophy that honors the winner!!
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A special Champion shirt given exclusively to the winner!!
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