Pokken Tournament DX Championship Series for 2020 has been announced. There are four different events that players can compete in in the hopes of getting a place at the Pokémon World Championships in London next year. The Competition Format is the same as last year running on Pokkén Tournament DX.

Team Battles:

Oceania International Championships – Melbourne, Australia – February 21-23 – Two Masters & One Senior get an invite

Europe International Championships – Berlin, Germany – April 17-19 – Four Masters & Two Seniors get an invite

North America International Championships – June 26-28 – Four Masters & Two Seniors get an invite

Last Chance Qualifier Pokémon World Championships – London, England – Date TBD

The Prize Structure is as follows:

International Championship Events

Masters Division

1st place: $1,250 and Worlds invitation

2nd place: $1,000 and Worlds invitation

3rd place: $750 and Worlds invitation*

4th place: $600 and Worlds invitation*

5th place tie: $450 each

7th place tie: $250 each

*Note: Only two players from the Oceania International Championships receive invitations.

Senior Division

1st place: Nintendo Switch console, 72 Pokémon Trading Card Game booster packs, and Worlds invitation

2nd place: Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, 36 Pokémon Trading Card Game booster packs, and Worlds invitation*

3rd place: 36 Pokémon Trading Card Game booster packs

*Note: Only one player from the Oceania International Championships receives an invitation.

Pokémon World Championships

1st place: $6,000

2nd place: $4,000

3rd place: $3,000

4th place: $2,000

5th place tie: $1,500 each

7th place tie: $1,000 each

Senior Division

1st place: $3,000 Pokémon Visa® Prepaid Card

2nd place: $1,500 Pokémon Visa Prepaid Card

3rd place: $500 Pokémon Visa Prepaid Card

More details about the Pokemon Oceania International Championships 2020 can be found here.

Pokken Tournament DX

Pokkén Tournament DX is the second Pokkén Tournament game. This game brings the content from the Wii U version back in line with the Arcade one, with even more content unique to the Nintendo Switch. It includes various new battle modes and characters including Decidueye and Support Pokémon of Litten and Popplio. There are a total of 5 new Playable Pokémon bringing the total up to 21, 2 new stages and 1 new Support Set . Unlike the original version, this game has all Pokémon, Support Pokémon, stages and Cheer Skills available from the beginning of the game without need to unlock in the Single Player

There are also a variety of new modes:

Team Battle mode – Pick three Pokémon and battle it out to be the first to defeat all your opponent’s Pokémon to win in the new Team Battle mode.

Group Match mode – Find similar skilled players in battle rooms for intense and fun battles online.

Daily Challenges – Complete a variety of different daily challenges.

Watch battle replays – Hone your skills by watching other players’ replays and share your best matches online with the new replay feature.

The Single Player remains the same of competing in the Ferrum League while also uncovering a story of Shadow Mewtwo .

As the game is a deluxe version, it doesn’t provide much new but does provide a full version of the game, with portability aspects. It also has local multiplayer which can be played simultaneously or split screen.