Championship Point
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Championship Point, often referred as CP, is the basic unit of the system on which qualifications for Pokémon World Championships are based. Players are awarded based on their finish position or placement at individual official events, with larger events such as Regional Championships awarding more than smaller events such as League Challenge or Premier Challenge.
Championship Points differ from Play! Points, the other point system handled by Play! Pokémon, because they reward players for high placement at tournaments, not just for playing.
Each player may only receive Championship Points from a limited number of each type of event, known as the Best Finish Limit. Playing in more events than the Best Finish Limit cap, variable each year, result in only player's top performances registered and the rest discarded. When official tournaments with different Championship Point scales are included in the same Best Finish Limit (usually League Challenge are paired with League Cup or Premier Challenges paired with Midseason Showdown), the highest point totals are counted instead of the highest placements.
Also, Championships Points serve as a method to rank players within their region and within their age division. Players can earn travel awards and a bye into the second day of the Pokémon World Championships by collecting a given amount of Championship points throughout the season.
To earn Championships Points, each player needs a Pokémon Trainer Club account with an associated Play! Pokémon Player ID. Different tournaments reward different amounts of Championship Points.
Pokémon TCG Championship Points and Video Game Championship Points are considered separate, but each player can earn both throughout the same Championship Series season.
Events and Qualifying Requirements
TCG
From 2014-2015 season, these TCG events reward Championship Points:
The retired TCG Premier Events were responsible of the substantial changes in Championship Points required for qualifications prior to 2015.
Season | Rating Zone | Junior | Senior | Master |
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2014[1] Championship Series |
US & Canada | 400 CP | 450 CP | 500 CP |
Europe | 400 CP | 450 CP | 500 CP | |
Latin America | 200 CP | 250 CP | 300 CP | |
Oceania | 200 CP | 250 CP | 300 CP | |
South Africa | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
2015[2] and 2016[3] Championship Series |
US & Canada | 200 CP | 250 CP | 300 CP |
Europe | 200 CP | 250 CP | 300 CP | |
Latin America | 100 CP | 150 CP | 200 CP | |
Oceania | 100 CP | 150 CP | 200 CP | |
South Africa | 100 CP | 150 CP | 200 CP | |
2017[4] Championship Series |
US & Canada | 350 CP | 400 CP | 500 CP |
Europe | 200 CP | 250 CP | 350 CP | |
Latin America | 200 CP | 250 CP | 350 CP | |
Oceania | 200 CP | 250 CP | 350 CP | |
South Africa | 150 CP | 150 CP | 250 CP | |
2018[5] Championship Series |
US & Canada | 350 CP | 400 CP | 400 CP |
Europe | 250 CP | 250 CP | 250 CP | |
Latin America | 250 CP | 250 CP | 250 CP | |
Oceania | 250 CP | 250 CP | 250 CP | |
South Africa | 150 CP | 150 CP | 250 CP | |
2019[6] and 2020[7] Championship Series |
US & Canada | 350 CP | 400 CP | 550 CP |
Europe | 250 CP | 250 CP | 350 CP | |
Latin America | 250 CP | 250 CP | 250 CP | |
Oceania | 250 CP | 250 CP | 250 CP | |
South Africa | 150 CP | 150 CP | 250 CP |
Video Game
From 2013-2014 season, these Video Game events reward Championship Points:
- Select Online Competitions
- Premier Challenges
- Midseason Showdowns
- Special Events
- Regional Championships
- International Championships
Prior to the 2016 season, qualifying requirements weren't fixed, but based on rankings, similarly to Day Two invitations:
Season | Rating Zone | Junior | Senior | Master |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014[8] Championship Series |
US & Canada | Top 16 | Top 16 | Top 16 |
Europe | Top 32 | Top 32 | Top 32 | |
Latin America | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Oceania | Top 4 | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
South Africa | Top 2 | Top 2 | Top 2 | |
2015[9] Championship Series |
US & Canada | Top 24 | Top 40 | Top 40 |
Europe | Top 36 | Top 60 | Top 60 | |
Latin America | Top 10 | Top 18 | Top 18 | |
Oceania | Top 10 | Top 18 | Top 18 | |
South Africa | Top 2 | Top 2 | Top 2 |
Season | Rating Zone | Junior | Senior | Master |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016[10] Championship Series |
US & Canada | 200 CP | 325 CP | 350 CP |
Europe | 100 CP | 200 CP | 275 CP | |
Latin America | 100 CP | 100 CP | 150 CP | |
Oceania | 100 CP | 150 CP | 200 CP | |
South Africa | 400 CP | 400 CP | 400 CP | |
2017[11] Championship Series |
US & Canada | 250 CP | 375 CP | 500 CP |
Europe | 150 CP | 250 CP | 400 CP | |
Latin America | 150 CP | 250 CP | 400 CP | |
Oceania | 150 CP | 250 CP | 300 CP | |
South Africa | 100 CP | 150 CP | 200 CP | |
2019[12] Championship Series |
US & Canada | 200 CP | 250 CP | 400 CP |
Europe | 200 CP | 250 CP | 300 CP | |
Latin America | 200 CP | 250 CP | 400 CP | |
Oceania | 200 CP | 200 CP | 300 CP | |
South Africa | 100 CP | 150 CP | 250 CP | |
2018[13] and 2020[14] Championship Series |
US & Canada | 200 CP | 250 CP | 400 CP |
Europe | 200 CP | 250 CP | 300 CP | |
Latin America | 200 CP | 250 CP | 400 CP | |
Oceania | 200 CP | 200 CP | 300 CP | |
South Africa | 100 CP | 150 CP | 200 CP |
Related articles
External links
- Official Pokémon General Championship Points website
- Official Pokémon TCG Championship Points website
- Official Pokémon Video Game Championship Points website
References
- ↑ 2014 TCG Qualifying requirements
- ↑ 2015 TCG Qualifying requirements
- ↑ 2016 TCG Qualifying requirements
- ↑ 2017 TCG Qualifying requirements
- ↑ 2018 TCG Qualifying requirements
- ↑ 2019 TCG Qualifying requirements
- ↑ 2020 TCG Qualifying requirements
- ↑ 2014 VGC Qualifying requirements
- ↑ 2015 VGC Qualifying requirements
- ↑ 2016 VGC Qualifying requirements
- ↑ 2017 VGC Qualifying requirements
- ↑ 2019 VGC Qualifying requirements
- ↑ 2018 VGC Qualifying requirements
- ↑ 2020 VGC Qualifying requirements
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