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Additionally, many Regional Championships for the 2018 season in North America and Europe have been announced. See [http://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-events/pokemon-tournaments/regional-championships/ the official Pokémon site] for a full list.
Additionally, many Regional Championships for the 2018 season in North America and Europe have been announced. See [http://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-events/pokemon-tournaments/regional-championships/ the official Pokémon site] for a full list.
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Furthermore, the [http://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-en.pdf Pokémon Video Game Rules, Formats, and Penalty Guidelines] document has been updated, taking effect immediately. Most notably, Premier Events must now be tethered by QR Code (or by local distribution should the event be run by or in conjunction with {{bp|The Pokémon Company International|TPCi}}); all references to untethered events have been removed, as this event format is no longer supported within the Championship Series. Among other changes, the manual hack check has been updated to allow {{Shiny}} {{p|Tapu Koko}} regardless of {{bp|Original Trainer}}.
Furthermore, the [http://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-en.pdf Pokémon Video Game Rules, Formats, and Penalty Guidelines] and [http://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-tcg-rules-and-formats-en.pdf Pokémon Trading Card Game Tournament Rules and Formats] documents have been updated, taking effect immediately.


For a full comparison, see [https://www.diffchecker.com/aWIuYFdp this calculated difference], although a number of formatting changes result in significant changes being harder to identify this way.
Notably, video game Premier Events must now be tethered by {{bp|QR Code}} (or by local distribution should the event be run by or in conjunction with {{bp|The Pokémon Company International|TPCi}}); all references to untethered events have been removed, as this event format is no longer supported within the Championship Series. Among other changes, the manual hack check from video games has been updated to allow {{Shiny}} {{p|Tapu Koko}} regardless of {{bp|Original Trainer}}.

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Details on the 2018 season of Play! Pokémon have been announced, including some details about the upcoming International Championships.

The official site warns that the following dates and locations are tentative and subject to change.

  • The European International Championships will be held in the United Kingdom from November 17 to 19, 2017.
  • The Oceania International Championships will be held in Australia in February 2018.
  • The Latin American International Championships will be held in Brazil in April 2018.
  • The North American International Championships will be held in the United States. No date has been announced.

Additionally, many Regional Championships for the 2018 season in North America and Europe have been announced. See the official Pokémon site for a full list.


Furthermore, the Pokémon Video Game Rules, Formats, and Penalty Guidelines and Pokémon Trading Card Game Tournament Rules and Formats documents have been updated, taking effect immediately.

Notably, video game Premier Events must now be tethered by QR Code (or by local distribution should the event be run by or in conjunction with TPCi); all references to untethered events have been removed, as this event format is no longer supported within the Championship Series. Among other changes, the manual hack check from video games has been updated to allow Shiny Tapu Koko regardless of Original Trainer.