League Cup (TCG)

League Cup logo

The League Cup consists of tournaments introduced after the overhaul of The Play! Pokémon season structure in 2016-2017. It replaced City Championships and should be considered as the next step in the Play! Pokémon Championship Series after League Challenge.

League Cups give players the opportunity to earn up to 50 Championship Points and have a Best Finish Limit of 2 per season. Only for 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 seasons, their BFL were shared with League Challenge. They give 2 Play! Points, a special variant card available to all partecipants and a limited League Cup playmat available to first-place finishers in each of three age divisions.

Held twice per season at select Pokémon League locations, these tournaments may use the Standard or Expandend format, at the Tournament Organizer's discretion. League Challenge events consist of Swiss round with top cut to single-elimination rounds.

Typical prize structure

Place	Prize
1st	50 Championship Points Exclusive League Cup playmat
2nd	40 Championship Points
3rd	32 Championship Points
4th	32 Championship Points
5th-8th	24 Championship Points (if 24 players or more)
9th-16th	20 Championship Points (if 48 players or more)
17th-32nd	16 Championship Points (if 100 players or more)
33rd-64th	13 Championship Points (if 200 players or more)

Cards and Playmats given as reward

Evolutions Season League Cup Promo. Alternative version of Ninja Boy

Cards given as reward are typically based on regular version of the same cards released in the expansion paired with each Pokémon League seasons. Each card has League Cup stamps and a different Holofoil pattern according to which expansion it belongs to.

League Cup promos

No. Mark Card name Type Rarity Promotion 103/114 [[Image:RegMarkNinja Boy (Steam Siege).png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Ninja Boy (Steam Siege)]] Supporter Reverse Holo Pokémon League Evolutions Season League Cup Promotion 123/149 [[Image:RegMarkNest Ball (Sun & Moon).png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Nest Ball (Sun & Moon)]] Item Reverse Holo Pokémon League Sun & Moon Season League Cup Promotion 119/145 [[Image:RegMarkAqua Patch (Guardian Rising).png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Aqua Patch (Guardian Rising)]] Item Reverse Holo Pokémon League Guardian Rising Season League Cup Promotion 113/147 [[Image:RegMarkBodybuilding Dumbbells (Burning Shadows).png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Bodybuilding Dumbbells (Burning Shadows)]] Item Reverse Holo Pokémon League Burning Shadows Season League Cup Promotion 91/111 [[Image:RegMarkCounter Catcher (Crimson Invasion).png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Counter Catcher (Crimson Invasion)]] Item Reverse Holo Pokémon League Crimson Invasion Season League Cup Promotion 122/156 [[Image:RegMarkEscape Board (Ultra Prism).png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Escape Board (Ultra Prism)]] Item Reverse Holo Pokémon League Ultra Prism Season League Cup Promotion 113/131 [[Image:RegMarkMysterious Treasure (Forbidden Light).png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Mysterious Treasure (Forbidden Light)]] Item Reverse Holo Pokémon League Forbidden Light Season League Cup Promotion 142/168 [[Image:RegMarkRare Candy (Celestial Storm).png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Rare Candy (Celestial Storm)]] Item Reverse Holo Pokémon League Celestial Storm Season League Cup Promotion 172/214 [[Image:RegMarkElectropower (Lost Thunder).png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Electropower (Lost Thunder)]] Item Reverse Holo Pokémon League Lost Thunder Season League Cup Promotion 68a/73 [[Image:RegMarkUltra Ball (Yellow A Alternate cards Shining Legends).png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Ultra Ball (Yellow A Alternate cards Shining Legends)]] Item Reverse Holo Pokémon League Team Up Season League Cup Promotion 102a/131 [[Image:RegMarkBeast Ring (Yellow A Alternate cards).png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Beast Ring (Yellow A Alternate cards)]] Item Reverse Holo Pokémon League Unbroken Bonds Season League Cup Promotion

League Cup playmats

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External links

• Official Pokémon TCG League Cup website

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.