US Battle Road Events
Loosely inspired by the Battle Road events held in Japan from 2002 – 2008, the American Pokemon Organized Play (POP) system would launch an identically named series of tournaments called
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Chinese Pokemon TCG Elite 4 Finals Tournaments 2022
In the summer of 2022, Taiwan and Hong Kong would both host a tournament known as the “Pokemon TCG Elite 4 Finals” (寶可夢卡牌四天王決勝賽). These tournaments served as a national championships
Pokemon Card Gym Umbreon Night Battle
In the summer of 2015, Official Pokemon Card Gyms and Pokemon Center stores across Japan would host “Umbreon Night Battle” events. These were held weekly, from June 1 – 30,
Pokemon Daisuki Club
Established in late January 2004, the Pokemon Daisuki Club was a Japanese Pokemon fan club that encompassed the video games, anime, TCG, and all aspects of the Pokemon franchise. For
Japan Official Pokemon Card Gym Events 2003 – 2007
Official Pokemon Card Gyms (ポケモンカードジムオフィシャル) were local organized play locations across Japan, usually hosted in game or hobby shops. They were established in October 2000, with initial locations in Tokyo,
Japan Official Pokemon Card Gym Events 2008 – 2009
Official Pokemon Card Gyms (ポケモンカードジムオフィシャル) were local organized play locations across Japan, usually hosted in game or hobby shops. These “Official Gyms” were similar to Wizards of the Coast’s Pokemon
Challenge Hiroba (Plaza) Events
Beginning in 2008, the Pokemon TCG would begin to host “Challenge Plaza” (ポケモンチャレンジひろば, commonly mistranslated as “Challenge Hiroba” in English) events. This article will refer to them as the more
Pokemon Players Club
The Pokemon Players Club (officially called the Pokemon Card Game’s Players Club, or “PCGP”), established in January 2003, was the successor the original Pokemon Fan Club. Similar to its predecessor,
Wizards Pokemon League Year 4: BattleZone
For the 4th and final year that Wizards had the Pokemon license, they implemented what they called the “BattleZone”. This system was meant to provide stores and tournament organizers with
International Tropical Mega Battle 2000
The 2000 Tropical Mega Battle (sometimes known as the World Exchange Battle) was an international event held on August 26-27, 2000 at the Hilton Hawai’ian Village in Honolulu, Hawai’i. The
Wizards Pokemon League Year 3: Energize Your Game
Following Year 2’s Pokemon League, Year 3 took on a slightly different structure. It was known as the “Energize Your Game” League due to the special holofoil energies distributed. “Energize
Wizards of the Coast Pokemon Leagues: Prototypes and Years 1 & 2
Shortly after Wizards of the Coast acquired the American license for the Pokemon TCG in December 1998, plans were set in motion for organized play. Wizards of the Coast were