Video: Pokémon UNITE Championship Series teams each received 3 random Pokémon on cue cards, 1 at a time and then they had to choose 1 they would hypothetically play for a game, 1 to main for a season and 1 to bench in Pokémon UNITE

The Pokémon Company has officially announced the Pokémon UNITE Championship Series. Read on below to learn more:

Play, Main, Bench! | Pokémon UNITE Championship Series

The game: Teams in the EU Aeos Cup Finals at EUIC each received 3 random Pokémon on cue cards, 1 at a time. Then, they had to choose 1 they would hypothetically play for a game, 1 to main for a season, and 1 to bench in Pokémon UNITE.

The catch: They didn’t know which Pokémon would come next! See what choices each team made in Play, Main, Bench!

Europe April Grand Finals | Pokémon UNITE Championship Series

Watch Nouns Esports and Talibobo Believers and battle in the Grand Finals match of the Europe April Finals!

North America April Grand Finals | Pokémon UNITE Championship Series

Watch Luminosity and Amaterasu battle in the Grand Finals match of the North America April Finals!

Brazil April Grand Finals | Pokémon UNITE Championship Series

Watch 00 Nation and True battle in the Grand Finals match of the Brazil April Finals!

EU Aeos Cup Finals Recap | Pokémon UNITE Championship Series

The EU Aeos Cup Finals took place at EUIC on April 14-15, as the Top 8 teams from the EU Aeos Cup competed to become Aeos Cup Champions and take home the $10,000 grand prize for their team!

The stakes were high in London, and EUIC provided a roaring crowd and all the emotions of players competing side-by-side with their teammates. As a result, teams delivered some of the most electric moments in UNITE Championship Series history!

In the end, Talibobo Believers won their third consecutive title of the year and pocketed plenty of Championship Points. Holding the lead in the EU region, they aim to qualify for the World Championships in Yokohama this August.

See some of the best moments from the EU Aeos Cup Finals at EUIC in this recap!

North America Aeos Cup Grand Finals | Pokémon UNITE Championship Series

Watch TTV and Amaterasu battle in the Grand Finals match of the North America Aeos Cup Finals!

Europe Aeos Cup Winners Finals at EUIC | Pokémon UNITE Championship Series

Watch Talibobo Believers and TimeToShine battle in the Winners Finals match of the Europe Aeos Cup Finals at EUIC!

Europe Aeos Cup Losers Finals at EUIC | Pokémon UNITE Championship Series

Watch TimeToShine and Nouns Esports battle in the Losers Finals match of the Europe Aeos Cup Finals at EUIC!

Europe Aeos Cup Grand Finals at EUIC | Pokémon UNITE Championship Series

Watch Talibobo Believers and Nouns Esports battle in the Grand Finals match of the Europe Aeos Cup Finals at EUIC!

Brazil Aeos Cup Grand Finals | Pokémon UNITE Championship Series

Watch 00 Nation and DREAMMAX ESPORTS battle in the Grand Finals match of the Brazil Aeos Cup Finals!

Latin America – South Aeos Cup Grand Finals | Pokémon UNITE Championship Series

Watch QLASH and PrivateHeroes battle in the Grand Finals match of the Latin America – South Aeos Cup Grand Finals!

Latin America – North Aeos Cup Grand Finals | Pokémon UNITE Championship Series

Watch Hone and Entity7 battle in the Grand Finals match of the Latin America – North Aeos Cup Grand Finals!

2023 Season Roadmap | Pokémon UNITE Championship Series

The 2023 Pokémon UNITE Championship series is underway, and there’s a lot of competition up ahead, culminating in the Pokémon UNITE World Championships in Yokohama, Japan!

Over the next several months, teams can compete in events to earn Championship Points and rise to the top of their region’s leaderboard, with top-earning teams at the end of the year qualifying for the World Championships. The stakes will be raised at the Aeos Cup and Regional Championships, with cash prizing and increased Championship Points on the line. Plus, teams in the Regional Finals have the chance to qualify directly to the World Championships!

Check out the 2023 season’s roadmap, so you can follow along or compete for yourself from start to finish!

2023 POKÉMON UNITE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Pokémon UNITE players around the world can compete to earn an invitation to the 2023 World Championships in Yokohama, Japan!

The Pokémon UNITE Championship Series features qualifying events every month beginning in February in each Regional Zone and will include over $1,000,000 USD in prizes, including $500,000 at the World Championships.

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COMPETITION FORMAT

Players will form teams and compete 5-on-5 using Pokémon UNITE’s custom tournament lobby. Open qualifying events will be held each month with no entry cost from February through June. Additionally, some invite-only events will run both online and in person. Players will be able to participate using the Nintendo Switch, iOS, or Android version of Pokémon UNITE.

QUALIFYING FOR THE 2023 POKÉMON UNITE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Pokémon UNITE events will be open only to players over 16 years of age (players from some regions/countries must be 18).

There are two ways to qualify for the World Championships:

1. The teams with the most CP within their Regional Zone at the end of the qualification season will earn an invite to Worlds.

2. Additionally, the team that wins the Regional Finals in each region will earn an invite to Worlds.

A series of qualifying tournaments in each Regional Zone will be held each month, and players will earn Championship Points (CP) based on their team’s finishing place in that month’s tournament. CP will be retained by individual players to allow for team changes as the season progresses. The teams with the most CP at the end of the season will qualify for the Pokémon World Championships.

Each month’s tournament will feature an Open Qualifier round, such as the February Cup, in which teams will compete in a double-elimination format. The Top 8 teams will advance to the Monthly Finals event played the week after the Open Qualifier. Monthly Finals will be broadcast in some regions. In March, players will also be able to compete in the Aeos Cup, a special tournament that awards prizes and more CP than the monthly tournaments.

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REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

In June, teams can earn a spot in the Regional Championships via the Open Qualifier. The Regional Championships will then determine which teams qualify for the 2023 Pokémon UNITE World Championships via placement and CP. The Regional Championships will begin with a round-robin format with teams split into four groups, then use a double-elimination format in the finals to determine the winner from the top performing teams.

See the full Pokémon UNITE Championship Series rules for the complete Championship Point reward tables.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING TEAMS

Teams (as shown below) will earn an invitation to the 2023 World Championships in Yokohama, Japan. Some teams may be eligible to earn a travel award. See Official Rules for more information. Teams that qualify for the World Championships from the Regional Championships must maintain the same five-player roster as was used to earn their invitation.

Stay tuned for more information regarding the Pokémon UNITE Championship Series in Asian regions.

WORLD TEAMS

2023 POKÉMON UNITE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Each market will have the tournament schedule below based on their local time zone. Start times for each tournament will be provided closer to the tournament date as part of the registration details.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

PRIZES

Players will earn Championship Points for their placement in each month’s events. In addition, the Aeos Cup, Regional Championships, and World Championships will feature the prizes below. See the rules for more details on Championship Points.

AEOS CUP (PER REGIONAL ZONE)

REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (PER REGIONAL ZONE)

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DETAILS

Check back later for more details on the World Championships.

TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION

Each Pokémon UNITE Championship Series event will have open registration on Battlefy. Players are restricted to playing in the Regional Zone in which they are a full-time resident, and teams must be formed only with players from the same Regional Zone.

Registration will open soon. Check back for details.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Check back soon for the full tournament rules.

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REGIONAL ZONES*

Brazil	Brazil
Europe	Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Guernsey, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
North America	Canada, United States of America (including Puerto Rico)
Oceania	Australia, New Zealand
Latin America – North	Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua
Latin America – South	Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay

*Subject to change. Additional regions are being evaluated and may be added later.

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GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE PARTICIPATING IN THE 2023 POKÉMON UNITE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES!

Source: Official Pokémon UNITE website

Source: Pokemon