🏆 Springer Hobbies Pokémon GO League Challenge 🏆
Join us at Springer Hobbies for our October Pokémon GO League Challenge!
League Challenges are official Play! Pokémon Championship Series events where Trainers can compete against the local Pokémon GO community and earn Championship Points (CP) based on their final placement.
📍 Event Details
- Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
- Check-In: 12:30 PM
- Start Time: 1:00 PM
- Entry Fee: $10 CAD
- Format: Pokémon GO Great League — 1,500 CP Limit
- Team: 6 Registered Pokémon
- Match Structure: Best-of-Three
- Tournament Structure: Swiss Rounds + Single Elimination
- Capacity: 32 Players
Location:
Springer Hobbies
61 Telson Rd, Unit 1
Markham, ON, Canada
📱 What You Need to Bring
- Your mobile device with Pokémon GO installed and updated
- A registered team of 6 eligible Pokémon
- A completed Pokémon GO Team List
- Your Play! Pokémon Player ID
- A fully charged phone — bringing a portable charger is strongly recommended
Team lists are required for this event. Players must use Pokémon that comply with the current Play! Pokémon GO Championship Series rules and eligibility requirements.
Please arrive by 12:30 PM to allow enough time for check-in, Player ID verification, and team list submission.
⚔️ Tournament Format
This tournament will be played under the current official Play! Pokémon GO Tournament Rules.
- Great League: Maximum 1,500 CP per Pokémon
- Team of 6: Players register six Pokémon for the tournament
- Bring 3: Players select three Pokémon from their registered team for each game
- Best-of-Three Matches
- Swiss Rounds followed by Single Elimination
Players are responsible for ensuring that their registered team complies with the current official Pokémon GO Championship Series rules, including all Pokémon eligibility and restriction requirements.
🏆 Championship Points
This is an official Play! Pokémon GO League Challenge.
Eligible competitors can earn Championship Points (CP) based on final placement, age division, attendance, and the current Play! Pokémon Championship Series rules.
Championship Points are awarded separately from the additional Springer Hobbies store credit and Prize Pack prizing below.
🎁 Prize Structure
$8 from every $10 entry will be added to the tournament prize pool as Springer Hobbies Store Credit.
💳 Store Credit
- 🥇 1st Place: 30% of total prize pool
- 🥈 2nd Place: 20% of total prize pool
- 🥉 3rd–4th Place: 12.5% each
- 🏅 5th–8th Place: 6.25% each
Store credit prize amounts are based on total event attendance.
🎁 Play! Pokémon Prize Packs
- All Participants: 1 Play! Pokémon Prize Pack
- 🥇 1st Place: +4 additional Prize Packs — 5 total
- 🥈 2nd Place: +3 additional Prize Packs — 4 total
- 🥉 3rd–4th Place: +2 additional Prize Packs — 3 total each
- 🏅 5th–8th Place: +1 additional Prize Pack — 2 total each
Play! Pokémon Prize Packs are subject to availability.
✨ Bonus Prizing
- 🏆 Champion: 1× Pokémon 30th Celebration Poster Collection
- 🎲 Raffle: 1× Pokémon 30th Celebration Tin — randomly selected design, drawn at the end of the event. Every participant is automatically entered!
📌 Important Notes
- This is a sanctioned competitive Play! Pokémon GO League Challenge.
- Players must have a valid Play! Pokémon Player ID.
- A completed Pokémon GO Team List is required.
- Players must use the same registered team throughout the tournament as required by official tournament rules.
- Teams must comply with the current Pokémon GO Championship Series rules and banned Pokémon list.
- Players must follow the current Play! Pokémon Tournament Rules and Standards of Conduct.
- Championship Points are awarded according to official Play! Pokémon eligibility and placement requirements.
- Please arrive on time. Late arrival may affect tournament participation.
- No refunds will be issued after the event begins.
🔥 Build your team, battle local Trainers, and compete for Championship Points at Springer Hobbies!
Limited to 32 players — pre-registration is strongly recommended.