In the summer of 2009, Pokemon launched an event called the Pokemon Battle Tour 09 (ポケモンバトルツアー09 in Japanese). This summer event was meant to engage players during the time until the Japan World Championship Representative Tournament later in the fall of 2009.

In previous years, the Battle Road events would’ve occupied this summer spot, but since that had been discontinued with Battle Road 2008, the Pokemon Battle Tour was held.

• Hokkaido: Jusco Sapporo Hiraoka store on July 12, 2009
• Aomori: Jusco Shimoda store on August 2, 2009
• Iwate: Jusco Maesawa store on August 16, 2009
• Miyagi: Jusco Tomiya store on July 26, 2009
• Akita: Jusco Goshono store on August 2, 2009
• Yamagata: Jusco Yamagata South Store on August 15, 2009
• Fukushima: Jusco Koriyama Festa on August 30, 2009
• Ibaraki: Jusco Shimotsuma store on August 2, 2009
• Tochigi: Jusco Sano New City Store on July 11, 2009
• Gunma: Jusco Ota store (Gunma prefecture) on July 19, 2009
• Saitama: Jusco Yono store on August 8, 2009
• Chiba: Jusco Tsudanuma store on August 16, 2009
• Kanagawa: Jusco Chigasaki store on July 26, 2009
• Niigata: Jusco Niigata South Store on August 23, 2009
• Toyama: Jusco Takaoka Minami store on July 12, 2009
• Ishikawa: Jusco Kaga no Sato store on July 19, 2009 and Jusco Kahoku store on August 30, 2009
• Yamanishi: Isawa Sati on July 20, 2009
• Nagano: Jusco Ueda store on August 16, 2009
• Gifu: Jusco Ogaki store on August 9, 2009
• Shizuoka: Jusco Ogaki store on August 1, 2009
• Aichi: Jusco Toyohashi South Store on July 18, 2009
• Mie: Jusco Yokkaichi North Store on August 29, 2009

• Shiga: Jusco Nagahama store on August 23, 2009
• Kyoto: Jusco Rakunan store on August 30, 2009
• Osaka: Jusco Dainichi store on September 6, 2009
• Hyogo: Jusco Kasai Hojo store on August 16, 2009 and Jusco Shinshu Main Store on August 29, 2009
• Nara: Jusco Kashihara store on August 2, 2009
• Wakayama: Jusco Shingu store on August 23, 2009
• Tottori: Jusco Tottori Kita store on July 26, 2009
• Shimane: Jusco Daejeon store (Shimane prefecture) on August 14, 2009
• Okayama: Jusco Aeon Kurashiki on July 20, 2009
• Hiroshima: Jusco Ujina store on July 12, 2009
• Yamaguchi: Jusco Hikari store on August 30, 2009
• Kagawa: Jusco Takamatsu store on July 25, 2009
• Ehime: Jusco Niihama store July 11, 2009
• Koichi: Jusco Kochi store on August 23, 2009
• Fukuoka: Jusco Chikushino store on August 16, 2009
• Saga: Jusco Saga Yamato store on August 9, 2009
• Nagasaki: Jusco Omura store on July 12, 2009
• Kumamoto: Jusco Claire Kumamoto store on July 20, 2009
• Oita: Jusco Park Place Oita on July 26, 2009
• Miyazaki: Jusco Miyazaki store on August 23, 2009
• Kagoshima: Aira Sati on September 6, 2009
• Okinawa: Jusco Naha store on July 26, 2009

Both the standard league and the half league had “rental” decks that players who didn’t bring an appropriate deck could use to play. Despite their names, players couldn’t actually “rent” the decks, and instead purchased them.

Standard league participants were able to pick between 2 decks: “DPt Construction Standard Deck: Arceus Lv. X Grass & Fire”, or “DPt Construction Standard Deck: Arceus Lv. X Lightning & Psychic”. The decks were available for 1,400 yen each.

This event was recommended for beginners. It was limited to elementary school students and younger. Players would play games with 30-card half-decks, and the exclusive “Pokemon Battle Tour 09 Challenge Deck” was available to “rent”.

All members of the Pokemon Daisuki club who attended and showed their membership card would be given an Arceus postcard.