{"id":22800,"date":"2021-10-06T03:24:06","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T03:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/pokemon-go-turns-into-esport-with-addition-to-2022-pokemon-championship-series"},"modified":"2024-07-19T13:37:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T13:37:54","slug":"pokemon-go-turns-into-esport-with-addition-to-2022-pokemon-championship-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/pokemon\/pokemon-go-turns-into-esport-with-addition-to-2022-pokemon-championship-series","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon GO becomes esport after inclusion in Pok\u00e9mon Championship Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since its release more than five years ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/pokemon\">Pok&eacute;mon GO<\/a> has been a global phenomenon with a large community of millions of players, which has undergone an evolution in both gameplay and features, allowing players to capture Pok&eacute;mon, trade them and even fight competitively.<\/p>\n<p>Although the only precedent for its competitive presence came with the inaugural Pok&eacute;mon GO Invitational during the Pok&eacute;mon World Championships 2019, everything indicates that Niantic&#8217;s title is about to enter a new, more competitive, era.<\/p>\n<div style=\"left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 0px; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; max-width: 100%;\" data-ephox-embed-iri=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j8eHtejI2Fo\"><iframe style=\"top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0px none; --darkreader-inline-border-top: currentcolor; --darkreader-inline-border-right: currentcolor; --darkreader-inline-border-bottom: currentcolor; --darkreader-inline-border-left: currentcolor;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j8eHtejI2Fo?rel=0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-darkreader-inline-border-top=\"\" data-darkreader-inline-border-right=\"\" data-darkreader-inline-border-bottom=\"\" data-darkreader-inline-border-left=\"\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{height:100%}img,span{position:absolute;width:100%;top:0;bottom:0;margin:auto}span{height:1.5em;text-align:center;font:48px\/1.5 sans-serif;color:white;text-shadow:0 0 0.5em black}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j8eHtejI2Fo?autoplay=1&gt;&lt;img src=https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/j8eHtejI2Fo\/hqdefault.jpg alt='YouTube video thumbnail'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&#9654;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The Pok&eacute;mon Company International (TPCi), the company in charge of this franchise, has revealed that for the first time Pok&eacute;mon GO will be part of the Pok&eacute;mon Championship Series from 2022.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/press.pokemon.com\/en\/releases\/PLAY-POKEMON-UNVEILS-NEW-2022-CHAMPIONSHIP-SERIES-DETAILS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the statement released by TPCi<\/a>, the new competitive circuit of Pok&eacute;mon GO will be played in parallel to their other esports, which includes Pok&eacute;mon Sword and Shield (VGC), Pokk&eacute;n Tournament DX, and its well-known trading card game (TCG).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Organized in partnership with Niantic, this official Pok&eacute;mon GO circuit will commence in 2022. During the first year of play, Pok&eacute;mon GO will be featured at select events, including Regional and International Championships. Top Pok&eacute;mon GO players at these events will win an invitation to the 2022 Pok&eacute;mon World Championships,&rdquo; confirmed TPCi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokemon.com\/us\/pokemon-news\/2022-championship-series-kicks-off-soon-and-includes-pokemon-go\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">in their press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/ZISLoBN2WfELLwUt1Y_1uPbCNsEvwxWhURdMT_YDtD4\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9Qb2slQzMlQTltb25fR08vRXNwb3J0cy9Qb2tlR09Fc3BvcnRzX2luc2lkZV8xLmpwZw\" alt=\"2019 Pok&eacute;mon GO Invitational champion PogoKieng\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">2019 Pok&eacute;mon GO Invitational champion, Kieng &#8220;PogoKieng&#8221; Iv. (Picture: The Pok&eacute;mon Company International)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following the VGC structure, all Pok&eacute;mon GO Championship Series qualifying tournaments will operate under Senior (players born from 2006 to 2009) and Master age divisions (players born in 2005 or earlier).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to register for the Pok&eacute;mon GO Championship Series<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Competitor slots at official events will be managed via a two-phase registration window, and all players who achieve Legend rank in the current Pok&eacute;mon GO Battle League season before its end on 29th November 2021, will be able to register for events before anyone else in a short early registration window in early 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Once this window closes, any remaining spots will be made available for players of any rank to register. The next Pok&eacute;mon GO Battle League season will fulfil the same role for the second batch of live events.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/T3tBxEH5gph4rLS_ivlvlYcb-UDdHoNAYIc46fKdlOY\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9Qb2slQzMlQTltb25fR08vRXNwb3J0cy9Qb2tlR09Fc3BvcnRzX2luc2lkZV8yLmpwZw\" alt=\"Pok&eacute;mon GO Championship Series Battle League\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">All players will have the chance to be part of the Pok&eacute;mon GO Championship Series via its Battle League. (Picture: The Pok&eacute;mon Company International)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All players interested in being part of these events will need to link their Pok&eacute;mon GO account to a <a href=\"https:\/\/sso.pokemon.com\/sso\/login?locale=en&amp;service=https:\/\/club.pokemon.com\/us\/pokemon-trainer-club\/caslogin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pok&eacute;mon Trainer Club account<\/a>, have a Play! Pok&eacute;mon Player ID, and opt in to the Play! Pok&eacute;mon Terms of Use.<\/p>\n<p>More updates around the new Pok&eacute;mon GO Championship Series will be released as its first season gets closer to its kick-off. The Pok&eacute;mon World Championships are set to take place in London on August 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/pokemon\/new-pokemon-tcg-game-announced-with-no-trading-at-all\"><strong>New Pok&eacute;mon TCG game announced, with no trading at all<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>You can find more news, guides, announcements and updates in <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/pokemon\"><em>our section dedicated to the Pok&eacute;mon franchise<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image courtesy of The Pok&eacute;mon Company International.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since its release more than five years ago, Pok&eacute;mon GO has been a global phenomenon with a large community of millions of players, which has&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10177,"featured_media":22801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pokemon","genre-competition","content_type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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