Pokemon GO European International Championships: Everything You Need to Know

2023-04-10 15:38

Here's what you need to know about the 2022 Pokemon GO European International Championships in Frankfurt, Germany.

Trainers are wondering how to get involved during the 2022 Pokemon GO European International Championships.

The event is taking place in Frankfurt, Germany, and is coined as one of the biggest competitions yet. While multiple tournaments are going on, such as Pokemon TCG, Pokemon video game, Pokemon GO, and PokkÃ©n Tournament DX, many trainers may be wondering about Pokemon GO in particular.

Here's how to watch, as well as the schedule, rules, format, and the prize pool for the 2022 Pokemon European International Championships

How to Watch

The games will be live streamed on Twitch through the Pokemon GO account.

Schedule

The PokÃ©mon GO competition will start on Friday and end on Saturday.

Rules

The general tournament rules can be found here, but we have listed below the specific rules for Pokemon GO, straight from The Pokemon Company:

"This event will use the PokÃ©mon GO Great League format. Players at the 2022 season PokÃ©mon GO Europe International Championships will compete for Championship Points and prizes. All participants will receive a PokÃ©mon International Championships promo card (while supplies last) just for playing!

When you show up at a PokÃ©mon GO tournament, you must have a team of tournament-legal PokÃ©mon in your PokÃ©mon GO account [listed in the tournament rules]."

Format

Here's the formatting for the tournament as well, from The Pokemon Company:

"Players will compete in age-separated double-elimination brackets on Friday, April 22, using the Great League format in PokÃ©mon GO. Matches are best-of-3, except for the Winners Finals, Losers Finals, and Grand Finals, which are best-of-5.

Players will compete on Samsung Galaxy A52s devices provided by the organizer. On Saturday, April 23, additional rounds will be played until a champion is crowned."

Prize Pool

To earn prizes, Trainers are required to have a Pokemon Trainer Club account, a Player ID, and be a part of the Play! Pokemon Program.

The awards vary based on how many players participate, but those who place in the top four internationally get an invite to Worlds, while the top two get an additional Travel Award. Cash prizes vary from $400-$5000, depending on how many attend.

In addition to this, the top 16 will receive Pokemon TCG booster packs, ranging from 72 to 18 depending on their placement.

For more information on Pokemon GO, check out DBLTAP's guide on the Retro Cup.