Nintendo UK Presents Pokémon Winter Championships
Nintendo UK is hosting a Pokémon Championships series across the UK, spanning over the rest of November and early December. We can only apologise for any short notice, the information was only recently released. There will be multiple qualifiers held around the UK, which are fan-run events organised by StreetPass Groups that you may have heard of. The finals, which is an official Nintendo UK run event, will be held in London, on an as of yet unknown date and venue.
To qualify for the finals in London, you must reach the top 3 in one of the qualifiers. Unfortunately, the rules do slightly differ from event to event. All will use Double Battle and Flat Battle Rules, however, some will limit you to the Kalos Dex only, while others may allow you to use anything you can catch in X & Y right now. This is noted on the section for each event as either Kalos Only or National Dex. Prizes will also differ for each tournament, though for the most-part, eShop Vouchers, plushies, and other Nintendo merchandise are likely.
As of right now, we are to assume that these invitations to the finals do not include a travel award, so you’ll have to pay your own way there if you qualify. We will also have to note, that these events are not in conjunction with The Pokémon Company International’s Video Game Championship Series, so you do not have to worry about missing out on Championship Points.
This post will be updated we hear about more events. Continue onto the forum thread where we have an updated list of winners and qualified players!
Qualifiers
Manchester
(Hosted by StreetPass Manchester)
Sunday, November 3rd, 2013
12pm-6pm
TV21 – 10 Thomas Street, M4 1DH
Event Page (Facebook)
Kalos Only
Liverpool
(Hosted by StreetPass Liverpool)
Sunday, November 10th, 2013
12pm-5pm
The Scythe and Teacup Gamer Cafe – 61a Kempston Street, L3 8HE
Event Page (Facebook)
National Dex
Nottingham
(Hosted by StreetPass East Midlands)
Sunday, November 10th, 2013
12pm-5pm
Walkabout – 11-15 Friar Lane, NG1 6DA
Event Page (Facebook)
Kalos Only
Derry
(Hosted by StreetPass Derry)
Saturday, November 16th, 2013
2pm-
Java Coffee Shop –
Event Page (Facebook)
Kalos Only
Gateshead
(Hosted by StreetPass Newcastle)
Saturday, November 16th, 2013
2pm-
Ambar (Above Odeon) Metrocentre – Gateshead, NE11 9XZ
Event Page (Facebook)
Kalos Only
Portsmouth
(Hosted by StreetPass Portsmouth)
Saturday, November 16th, 2013
12pm-5pm
Tiger Tiger – Gunwharf Quays, PO1 3TP
Event Page (Facebook)
Kalos Only
Taunton
(Hosted by StreetPass Somerset)
Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
6pm-9pm
Cosy Club Taunton – Hunts Court, Corporation Street, TA1 4AJ
Event Page (Facebook)
Kalos Only
Brighton
(Hosted by StreetPass Brighton)
Saturday, 23rd November, 2013
12pm-2:30pm
Ohso Social – 250A Kings Road Arches, BN1 1NB
Event Page (Facebook)
Kalos Only
Swansea
(Hosted by StreetPass South Wales)
Saturday, November 23rd, 2013
1pm-
Swansea YMCA – 1 The Kingsway, SA1 5JQ
Event Page (Facebook)
Kalos Only
Bangor
(Hosted by StreetPass North Wales)
Sunday, November 24th, 2013
2pm-4pm
Academi – Deiniol Road, LL57 2UW
Event Page (Facebook)
Kalos Only
Leeds
(Hosted by StreetPass Leeds)
Sunday, November 24th, 2013
11am-4pm
Tiger Tiger – The Light, 117 Albion Street, LS2 8DY
Event Page (Facebook)
Kalos Only
London
(Hosted by DS London)
Sunday, November 24th, 2013 (To be Confirmed)
2pm- (To be Confirmed)
Venue TBA
Event Page (Facebook)
Kalos Only
Northampton
(Hosted by StreetPass Northamptonshire)
Saturday, November 30th, 2013
1:30pm-4pm
Costa Express, Grosvenor Centre
Event Page (Facebook)
Rules TBA
National Final
London
(Hosted by Nintendo UK)
TBA
About the Author
Havak has competed in the VGC series since 2009 when it was first introduced to Europe, qualifying for the World Championships in 2011. Since 2009, he has also been a big influence in the United Kingdom's competitive scene by helping run local tournaments.
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Well I’ve had another really enjoyable day getting to hang out with friends I don’t get to see very often.
Being drawn against Barry in round 1 was pretty much the last thing I wanted to happen, not least because he’s a great player but because we’re also good friends too.
Nevertheless I soldiered on and went into the top 4 (uncharted territory for me!) where I lost a close match against Eden where a little bit of hax could’ve swung the momentum either way.
And then came the 3rd place play off which was far and away the closest match I’ve ever played! So close that all that remained at the end of the battle was my azumarill on 3hp
And the pit and pendulum pub was fantastic too, definitely need to go there again. Thankfully I don’t think anyone noticed when I fell over a bunch of chairs on the way out
Battle video from the 3rd place play off for anyone who might be interested is QBHG-WWWW-WWW2-ZQ4W
I think next time we’ll skip the Pokémon and just go straight to a bar. Or I will anyway.
How long do these tournaments tend to take? I’m thinking of coming to the Newcastle event but it’ll depend on how long it’s estimated to last till.
Better bring the furfrou
It really depends on how many players show up. StreetPass Newcastle is probably the 2nd or 3rd largest StreetPass Group in the UK (behind Manchester and possibly London), so I’d expect at least a 64-player Single Elimination tournament. They aren’t starting until quite late compared to some other events, so this one could end quite late as well. If they manage to run it all smoothly though, 6 or 7pm isn’t out of the question.
Manchester had a prize draw, lunch break, and Mario Kart tournament during which no Pokémon tournament battles took place, and still managed to finish for 6pm. So, my estimate is any tournament should be done in 4-6 hours depending on turnout and what other activities they plan on doing besides the tournament.
going to the portsmouth and london events and i will crush everyone in sight to quallify for the event at my home town
Just noticed the Northampton one!!
Definitely able to go to this
Anyone else going?
I will be going to the Northampton one for sure. Might bring some friends along too. wonder how many people will attend the Northampton one
Northampton isn’t miles away from me. If any of my friends fancy a day out there I might go with a fun team for a laugh
If you guys could send battle videos to Eiganjo with what match it was (Top 4, Top 2, etc) and who you were against along with location (Manchester, Newcastle, etc), we can get them up on the Nugget Bridge YouTube channel. He got a 3DS capture card and I expect he’s been waiting to use it!
i would love to go to the Newcastle one but only just discovered this today :S.
sadly im working 🙁
Yeah, it’s really sad about the short notice.
I’ve PMed Eiganjo with my semi-final and final matches, Rushan.
Also, I should hopefully have the information on the London Finals, along with more qualifiers, later this week.
Sean Towey should have me vs Barry on the Semi Finals on his Capture Card 3DS. He says to give him credit for it if he does.
Me and my flatmate took 1st and 2nd at the bangor tournament a couple of weeks ago, but apparently it was too late to give tickets.
(even though it was the same day as the manchester one which is pretty bidoof stupid)
OH WELL NOW TO DO IT AGAIN
at least i got a load of free plush tepigs
Meh, my friend and I would have gone to manchester… If there was more notice… Liverpool was an option, but neither of us were ready… Maybe next time…
So by Kalos dex only does this mean any of the pokemon you can catch in x/y before postgame or only 6th gen pokemon?
Winter tournaments say I can only use kalos pokemon, but by kalos only does this mean I can use pokemon from past games that are in the kalos dex (rotom, kangaskhan, etc) or just new 6th gen pokemon?
Kalos Dex Pokemon so you’re allowed to use any Pokemon that can be found in any of the three Regional Dexes except Mewtwo, Xerneas, Yveltal and Zygarde.
Thanks
I thought it’d be stupid to have only like 70 pokemon and no megas XD
The Reading Event is – National Dex Rules and I’ll have a location set up by the end of today sorry for the inconvenience
The event on the Reading page is not a qualifier if you could be so kinda as to remove the date from the reading event thank you 🙂
Reading event is cancelled! Apologies.
Are the games going to be swiss or single elimination?
They’ve all been single elimination so far, so I’d expect that to be the case for the rest of them too
Mainly Single Elimination, but that depends on the group and the number of players. Derby, for example, are hoping to run Swiss or Double Elimination.
Thanks, swiss would be sooooooooo much better though. If a friend can make me a team then I plan on going to the portsmouth one (super busy with college and no vgc team in x/y yet)
When bank comes out I’ll be able to use RNG’d stuff from 5th gen so it won’t be a problem in the future
But by then, I think RNGing will be sussed by then, so you could breed in gen 6
Maybe, but for now all i can do is wait for bank. maybe i can get some safari stuff done for next week if i’m not busy with college still -.-
Prized Furfrou hype.
Good to know, booked a train that leaves at about 8:45pm (cheap trains) so that should leave me plenty of time.
So in short, confirming my attendance~ c: