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.
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:
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:
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.
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