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 (BFL) 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 participants 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 Expanded 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)

Rewards

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. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 103/114 Ninja Boy (Steam Siege) Su — Reverse Holo Pokémon League Evolutions Season League Cup 123/149 Nest Ball (Sun & Moon) I — Reverse Holo Pokémon League Sun & Moon Season League Cup 119/145 Aqua Patch (Guardian Rising) I — Reverse Holo Pokémon League Guardian Rising Season League Cup 113/147 Bodybuilding Dumbbells (Burning Shadows) I — Reverse Holo Pokémon League Burning Shadows Season League Cup 91/111 Counter Catcher (Crimson Invasion) I — Reverse Holo Pokémon League Crimson Invasion Season League Cup 122/156 Escape Board (Ultra Prism) I — Reverse Holo Pokémon League Ultra Prism Season League Cup 113/131 Mysterious Treasure (Forbidden Light) I — Reverse Holo Pokémon League Forbidden Light Season League Cup 142/168 Rare Candy (Celestial Storm) I — Reverse Holo Pokémon League Celestial Storm Season League Cup 172/214 Electropower (Lost Thunder) I — Reverse Holo Pokémon League Lost Thunder Season League Cup 68a/73 Ultra Ball (Shining Legends – Yellow A Alternate cards) I — Reverse Holo Pokémon League Team Up Season League Cup 102a/131 Beast Ring (Forbidden Light – Yellow A Alternate cards) I — Reverse Holo Pokémon League Unbroken Bonds Season League Cup 182a/214 Pokégear 3.0 (Unbroken Bonds – Yellow A Alternate cards) I — Reverse Holo Pokémon League Unified Minds Season League Cup 191a/236 Cherish Ball (Unified Minds – Yellow A Alternate cards) I — Reverse Holo Pokémon League Cosmic Eclipse Season League Cup 179/202 Quick Ball (Sword & Shield) I — Reverse Holo Pokémon League Sword & Shield Season League Cup

League Cup playmats

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Evolutions Season League Cup Mega Blastoise Playmat	Sun & Moon Season League Cup Decidueye Playmat	Guardians Rising Season League Cup Tapu Koko Playmat	Burning Shadows Season League Cup Ho-Oh Playmat
Crimson Invasion Season League Cup Silvally Playmat	Ultra Prism Season League Cup Leafeon Playmat	Forbidden Light Season League Cup Greninja Playmat	Celestial Storm Season League Cup Jirachi Playmat
Lost Thunder Season League Cup Celebi Playmat	Team Up Season League Cup Mimikyu & Gengar Playmat	Unbroken Bonds Season League Cup Gardevoir & Sylveon Playmat	Unified Minds Season League Cup Mewtwo & Mew Playmat
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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.