{"id":7260,"date":"2020-08-19T13:55:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T13:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/pokemon-players-cup-vg-finals-schedule-porygon2-download-how-to-watch"},"modified":"2024-07-19T18:16:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T18:16:40","slug":"pokemon-players-cup-vg-finals-schedule-porygon2-download-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/pokemon\/pokemon-players-cup-vg-finals-schedule-porygon2-download-how-to-watch","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Players Cup VG finals: Schedule, Porygon2 free download and how to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"
After being announced as a replacement to the World Championships, the Pokémon Players Cup for VG competitors climaxes this weekend. <\/p>\n
Following the qualifiers and Kickoff Invitational in June, the top 16 Pokémon Sword and Shield players in the world will battle to be crowned the first ever winner of the tournament. <\/p>\n
Whether youâre here to watch competitive Pokémon or simply bag a free Porygon2, hereâs what you need to know about the event. <\/p>\n
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Following the cancellation of the Pokémon World Championships<\/a> due to COVID-19, the official Pokémon Company organised online tournaments across Sword and Shield, Pokken Tournament DX and the trading card game.<\/p>\n This all falls under the Pokémon Players Cup umbrella, which started with a Kickoff Invitational<\/a> and qualifiers across four regions: North America, Oceania, Latin America and Europe. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The top 16 players, formed from regional qualifiers and the Kickoff Invitational won by Alessio Yuri âYureeâ Boschetto, will compete in the finals. You can check them out below. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n North America<\/strong><\/p>\n Europe<\/strong><\/p>\n Latin America<\/strong><\/p>\n Oceania<\/strong><\/p>\n Invitational winner<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can check out the schedule for the weekend below.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday 21st August<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday 22nd August<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday 23rd August <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Those who tune into the Pokémon Players Cup will also be rewarded with a free Porygon2 in Sword and Shield. To claim the free Pokémon, youâll have to watch the broadcast where a password will be displayed at certain points to unlock Porygon2. <\/p>\n Once you have the password, follow these steps to obtain Porygon2. <\/p>\n Once you have your Porygon 2, make sure to save your game so it stays permanently too. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can stream the Pokémon Players Cup broadcasts on Twitch<\/a> or YouTube<\/a>. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After being announced as a replacement to the World Championships, the Pokémon Players Cup for VG competitors climaxes this weekend. Following the qualifiers and Kickoff…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":601,"featured_media":7261,"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-7260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pokemon","genre-rpg","content_type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nPokemon Players Cup will see the top 16 players face off (Picture: Nintendo) <\/span><\/p>\n\n
Who is competing in the VG finals?<\/h2>\n
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What time does the Pokémon Players Cup start?<\/h2>\n
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How can I get Porygon2?<\/h2>\n
\nGet a free Porygon2 by watching the Pokemon Players Cup (Picture: Pokemon) <\/span><\/p>\n\n
How can I watch the Pokémon Players Cup?<\/h2>\n