This year, two new zones (Latin America and Asia-Pacific) were introduced. Dusk Mane

The championships are staged utilizing that year's Standard format, previously referred to as Modified Format prior to the 2014 season. The number of points awarded varies with scale, and players who earn these points are ranked and divided into zones such as North America, Europe and South Africa. The 2015 season introduced the Expanded format.

Ko Tsukide of Japan defeated Lewis Tan of Australia to become the new World Champion. In 2015, the Play! The defending Video Game champions were Shoma Honami from Both the Pokémon VGC and TCG were divided into three age divisions: the The process of obtaining an invitation is primarily based on Championship Points.There are two possible invitations players could obtain: The Pokémon Trading Card Game will feature the 2018-19 Standard format, using all cards from Sun & Moon onward. Haruki Miyamoto of Japan became the new World Champion with a record of 8-1-1. The finals took place on Sunday (Day 3).During the 2015 World Championships, two Trading Card Game competitors from

Naohito Inoue of Japan was the defending champion but became eligible for the Seniors Division in 2019. Naoto Mizobuchi of Japan became the new World Champion after defeating the Japanese National Champion Hirofumi Kimura. This event was not hosted by The Pokémon Company like most VGC events, but rather by Victory Road VGC.It pitted all eight of the Pokémon World Championships Masters Division winners from the past decade against each other.

In 2015, the Play! If the problem persists, please contact Customer Support.

He did not advance to Day Two, finishing with a record of 4–3. He was knocked out in Round 6 of Day One. Pokkén Tournament DX was used for the tournament, with every player required to use their own HORI Pokkén Tournament Pro Pad or HORI Pokkén Tournament DX Pro Pad. Pokémon tournaments such as Premier Challenges, Regional Championships and National Championships. There were also Last Chance Qualifiers held on Friday for Pokkén Tournament.

For example in 2015, players would compete in the There are other less common methods of qualifying for the World Championships which include finishing at least top 4 or better in the prior year's World Championships or by participating in a The qualification process for the 2014 Pokémon World Championships was primarily based on Championship Points accumulated by players from official Play! Pokemon.com administrators have been notified and will review the screen name for compliance with the Terms of Use. James Evans of the United States was the defending champion but was eligible for the Masters Division in 2019. The tournaments vary in scale, ranging from local Premier Challenges to state-level Regional Championships and finally the large-scale National Championships.