Pokemon VGC Global Challenge, dates, ban list, rewards, & more

Find out when the Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Online Competition will take place, the rule set, rewards, and, more.

The Pokemon Scarlet & Violet online Global Challenge I has been announced for 2024. In Japan and Korea, these tournaments are qualifiers for Nationals. In the West, points and rewards are awarded as outlined in this guide.

Players will receive rewards for battles that take place throughout the week-long tournament. Find out everything about the Play Pokemon Global Challenge below.

Contents:

• When is the Pokemon Global Challenge and Registration?
• How to play in the Global Challenge 2024
• How points are awarded in the Pokemon Global Challenge
• What rewards can players receive from the Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Global Challenge?
• What are the rules of the Pokemon Global Challenge?

When is the Pokemon Global Challenge and Registration?

The Pokemon Global Challenge will take place between February 2 – February 4, 23:59 UTC.

The registration will take place between January 25 – February 1, 23:59 UTC via Poke Portal in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

How to play in the Global Challenge 2024

Anyone who wants to compete needs to link their Pokemon Trainer Club account to their Nintendo Account. To do that follow these steps:

1. Log in to your Nintendo Account at Nintendo.com
2. Log into your Pokemon Trainer Club account at Pokemon.com
3. Click on the option “Nintendo Account Link” from the left-hand menu
4. Click “Link to Nintendo Account”, and after reading the information there click “Agree” on Nintendo.com if you agree
5. If you followed the steps above correctly, you should receive a message confirming that your Pokemon Trainer and Nintendo accounts are linked
6. From there open up the “Pokemon Portal” on Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
7. Then select “Battle Stadium” from the menu
8. Go to “Online Competitions” and select your location
9. Players who are 16 or older should select “Master Division”, 11-17 can select “Senior Division” and 11 years or younger must select “Junior” division
10. Then click “Official Competitions” and hit “Search”
11. Select the competition, and submit your team. You cannot change this once the competition begins.

Once this is done, you’ll be able to receive Championship Points from the competitions. Players from all regions will play together in the Global Challenge. You must sign up before the competition begins to play.

Should you have any issues completing this, you can request support by submitting a ticket, or post in the Pokemon Community forums and ask for some assistance.

How points are awarded in the Pokemon Global Challenge

These are the Championship Points that will be awarded at the Pokemon Global Challenge based on final placement:

What rewards can Pokemon Scarlet & Violet players receive from the Global Challenge?

Players can receive the following awards if they compete in 3 battles:

Item / Reward	Name / Amount	In-game utility
	Golden Bottle Cap	A Montenevera NPC will ‘Hyper Train’ your Pokemon in exchange for this item. The training increases all of a selected Pokemon’s IVs to 31, the maximum amount.
	Ability Patch	When used from the trainer bag, this item changes one of your Pokemon’s ability to its Hidden ability‘. E.g. Glimorra’s ability would become ‘Corrosion’, allowing it to Poison even Steel and Poison-type Pokemon.
Player Points	100,000 League Points	N/A

What are the rules for the Pokemon Global Challenge?

The format will be double battles and these will follow Regulation F rules. This means you can use Pokemon from the Indigo Disc DLC and Terastralising is permitted. However, Pechurant will be banned, along with the other Pokemon mentioned in the list lower down.

If you want to familiarise yourself with the rules in greater depth, have a look at the Play Pokemon VGC Rules, Formats, & Penalty Guidelines here.

You must use a team of between 4-6 Pokemon of any level, but they will be set to level 50 for the battle.

Players will first have a team preview window of 90 seconds where they will see each other’s Pokemon. The total time is 10 minutes per game, with a turn limit of 60 seconds.

The following Pokemon are banned from the tournament, so players cannot use them in a team in these tournament battles:

Pokemon	Name
	Mewtwo
	Mew
	Lugia
	Ho-Oh
	Kyogre
	Groudon
	Rayquaza
	Jirachi
	Deoxys
	Dialga
	Palkia
	Giratina
	Phione
	Manaphy
	Darkrai
	Shaymin
	Arceus
	Reshiram
	Zekrom
	Keldeo
	Meloetta
	Diancie
	Hoopa
	Volcanion
	Cosmog
	Cosmoem
	Solgaleo
	Lunala
	Necrozoma
	Magearna
	Zacian
	Zamazenta
	Eternatus
	Zarude
	Calyrex Grass
	Calyrex Ice
	Calyrex Ghost
	Koraidon
	Miraidon
	Terapagos
	Pecharunt

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