Pokemon Championship Series 2023 reveals regionals schedule

Pokemon Worlds is still underway but the Pokemon TCG community is already looking forward to an action-packed 2023 season. The Pokemon Company has announced the entire schedule and it it looks like the season is set to start next month.

After years without regionals, the Pokemon TCG community is excited to start planning for a year jam-packed with competitive events leading up to the next Pokemon Worlds competition. Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming 2023 season.

What is the Pokemon Championship Series?

The Pokemon Championship Series is a year-long series of organized competitions that allow players to earn points in an attempt to qualify for the Pokemon World Championships. There are four Pokemon games included in the Championship Series:

• Pokemon TCG
• Pokemon VGC
• Pokemon GO
• Pokemon UNITE

The largest source of Championship Points come from placing in regionals, which are large events with around 1,000 competitors held throughout North America, Europe, and other locations internationally. At regionals, there are three divisions:

• Junior: 2011 or later
• Senior: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
• Masters: 2006 or earlier

Pokemon Championship Series 2023 schedule

Players and fans alike should get ready for a busy 2023 season, especially for TCG players. While VGC players won’t have any tournaments until 2023, there are TCG regionals as soon as next month. Here is the North American schedule:

Date	Location	Game(s)
September 16–18, 2022	Baltimore Regional ChampionshipsBaltimore Convention Center1 W Pratt StBaltimore, MD 21201, USA	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO
September 29–October 2, 2022	Peoria Regional ChampionshipsPeoria Civic Center201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL 61602	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO
October 14–16, 2022	Salt Lake City Regional ChampionshipsSalt Palace Convention Center100 S W Temple StSalt Lake City, UT 84101, USA	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO
December 2–4, 2022	Toronto Regional ChampionshipsThe Enercare Centre100 Princes’ Blvd Unit 1, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3, Canada	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO
December 16–18, 2022	Arlington Regional ChampionshipsArlington Convention Center1200 Ballpark Way, Arlington, TX 76011, USA	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO
January 6–8, 2023	San Diego Regional ChampionshipsSan Diego Convention Center111 W Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101, USA	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC
February 3–5, 2023	Florida Regional ChampionshipsOrange County Convention Center9400 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819, USA	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GOVGC
February 24–26, 2023	Knoxville Regional ChampionshipsKnoxville Convention Center701 Henley St, Knoxville, TN 37902, USA	Pokémon TCGPokémon GO VGC
March 10–12, 2023	Vancouver Regional ChampionshipsVancouver Convention Center1055 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3, Canada	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC
March 24–26, 2023	Charlotte Regional ChampionshipsCharlotte Convention Center501 S College St, Charlotte, NC 28202, USA	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC
March 31–April 2, 2023	Fort Wayne Regional ChampionshipsThe Grand Wayne Convention Center 120 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46802	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC
May 5–7, 2023	Portland Regional ChampionshipsOregon Convention Center777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97232, USA	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC
May 19–21, 2023	Hartford Regional ChampionshipsConnecticut Convention Center100 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT 06103, USA	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC
June 16–18, 2023	Wisconsin Regional ChampionshipsThe Wisconsin Center400 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203, USA	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC

And here are the European regionals:

Date	Location	Game(s)
September 17–18, 2022	Bilbao Special EventBilbao Exhibition CentreAzkue Kalea, 1, 48902 Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO
October 22–23, 2022	Lille Regional ChampionshipsLille Grand Palais1 Bd des Cités Unies, 59777 Lille, France	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO
November 12–13, 2022	Warsaw Regional ChampionshipsExpo XXIIgnacego Prądzyńskiego 12/14, 01-222 Warsaw, Poland	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO
December 3–4, 2022	Stuttgart Regional ChampionshipsICS International Congress Center StuttgartLandesmesse Stuttgart GmbH, Messepiazza 1, 70629 Stuttgart, Germany	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO
January 21–22, 2023	Liverpool Regional ChampionshipsACC LiverpoolKing’s Dock, Port of Liverpool, Kings Dock St, Liverpool L3 4FP, UK	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC
February 25–26, 2023	Bochum Regional ChampionshipsRuhrCongress BochumStadionring 20, 44791 Bochum, Germany	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC
March 18–19, 2023	Utrecht Special EventJaarbeursJaarbeursplein, 3521 AL Utrecht, Netherlands	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC
May 20–21, 2023	Malmö Regional ChampionshipsMalmöMässan Exhibition & Congress CenterMässgatan 6, 215 32 Malmö, Sweden	Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO VGC

There are also Latin American regionals and international regionals on the schedule. Check out some of the upcoming regionals around the world here. This is only the first update on upcoming regional dates, and there could be more on the way.

The 2023 Pokemon World Championship date and location has not been revealed just yet.