Pokémon 2016 Championship Series

The 2016 World Championship Series is the second utilising the Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire games. Due to this, the format changed considerably. Rather than the standard rules of the prior year, this season allows for the use of more Pokémon, specifically all non-Mythical Legendary Pokémon, allowing for up to 2 in your Battle Box, making it a very different metagame. It made a start earlier than ever before with a special event at the 2015 World Championships. This series includes a variety of new features and updates. First off is the introduction of Enhanced Premier Challenges. These challenges are for those Premier Challenges of 65 or higher entrants and has an increase in CP for every qualifying player except the winner. It also introduces Mid-Season Showdowns. These are events akin to Regional Championships, and share a Best Finish Limit, but have lower CP. The 2016 World Championships were be held in San Francisco, California VGC Winners Junior: Cory Connor (US) Senior: Carson Confer (US) Master: Wolfe Glick (US) TCG Winners Junior: Shunto Sadahiro (Japan) Senior: Jesper Eriksen (Denmark) Master: Shintaro Ito (Japan) Pokkén Tournament Senior: Josh Simmonite Master: Masami Sato

Games Played

Online Competitions

Throughout the Play! Pokémon series, there were numerous online competitions that will give CP to players if their Play! Pokémon account is linked to their Organised Play ID. The CP is organised to the top 256 players worldwide, regardless of region.

Premier Challenges

Premier Challenges are small competitions dotted around the various countries in the world. These competitions typically happen once a month or so depending on the organisers and can provide a small amount of CP which can then be used to help participate in the Worlds Championships.

Regionals Details

Regional Championships are set up across the world, mostly in North America, to provide small competitions beyond the Premier Challenges to allow for players to earn CP. There are a number of Regional competitions each year and they all follow the standard format. They often have side events for all players.

Nationals Details

National Championships are where the best players in the respective country or area come to compete. No CP is required to enter but a massive amount of CP is given to the winners. The winners in areas outside of the US will often receive travel awards for the World Championships.

Worlds Details

The World Championships are where the best of the world come to participate and fight it off to become World Champion. Participation in the events is by invitation based on CP.