{"id":5818,"date":"2020-06-18T17:46:06","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T17:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/pokemon-players-cup-kickoff-invitational-schedule-how-to-watch"},"modified":"2024-07-20T03:42:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T03:42:17","slug":"pokemon-players-cup-kickoff-invitational-schedule-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/pokemon-players-cup-kickoff-invitational-schedule-how-to-watch","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Players Cup Kickoff Invitational: Schedule and how to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"
While thereâs been plenty of community-led Pokémon Sword and Shield tournaments in the lockdown world, The Pokémon Company is stepping up to deliver the Pokémon Players Cup<\/a> across this summer. <\/p>\n The official online Pokémon tournament is set to fill the void left by the cancellation of the Pokémon World Championships<\/a>, which were set to take place in London this year. <\/p>\n So how is the Pokémon Players Cup different? Hereâs what you need to know about the opening stage of the tournament. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Pokémon Players Cup Kickoff Invitational marks the first event in the Sword and Shield leg of the competition (VGC) following the 2020 International Challenge May<\/a>. <\/p>\n While the latter determined the pools for the Regional Qualifiers taking place in July, the winner of this Kickoff Invitational will win a place in the Pokémon Players Cup finals in August – skipping past the qualification process. <\/p>\n The finals in August will consist of 16 players in total – 15 players from the Regional Qualifiers and one player from the Kickoff Invitational.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Weirdly, nope. The Kickoff invitational actually took place on 6-7th June, with the results kept secret until the broadcast this weekend taking place across 20-21st June. <\/p>\n\n
What is the Pokémon Players Cup Kickoff Invitational?<\/h2>\n
\nThe Pokemon Players Cup is here (Picture: Nintendo)<\/span><\/p>\nIs the Pokémon Players Cup Kickoff Invitational a live broadcast?<\/h2>\n