Pokémon VGC


Release Date:
2012
Prize Money Awarded:
$667,352.00 From 48 Tournaments
Recorded Date Range:
2012-08-14 to


The official Pokémon tournament series organized by The Pokémon Company International.

Largest Prize Pools


 Tournament NamePrize Money
1.2015 Pokemon World Championships$51,500.00
2.2016 Pokemon World Championships$51,500.00
3.2018 Pokemon World Championships$51,500.00
4.2019 Pokemon World Championships$51,500.00
5.2022 Pokemon World Championships$51,500.00
6.Pokémon 2017 World Championships$51,500.00
7.European International Championships 2017$28,500.00
8.European International Championships 2022$28,500.00
9.North American International Championships 2022$28,500.00
10.Oceania International Championships 2020$28,500.00
11.Oceania International Championships 2023$28,500.00
12.Players Cup IV$19,750.00
13.Oceania International Championships 2018$13,000.00
14.Oceania International Championships 2019$13,000.00
15.Dallas Regional Championships 2018$11,000.00
16.Dallas Regional Championships 2020$11,000.00
17.Indianapolis Regionals$11,000.00
18.Hartford Regional Championships 2017$9,000.00
19.Latin America International Championships 2018$9,000.00
20.2012 Pokemon World Championships$5,000.00
21.2013 Pokemon World Championships$5,000.00
22.2014 Pokemon World Championships$5,000.00
23.2018 Fort Wayne Regional Championships (Masters Division)$5,000.00
24.Bremen Regional Championships 2017$5,000.00
25.Charlotte Regional Championships 2018$5,000.00

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Top Players


 Player IDPlayer NameTotal (Game)
1.Portugal MeninoJardimEduardo Cunha$22,250.00
2.United States WolfeyWolfe Glick$18,500.00
3.Japan PenguinNaoto Mizobuchi$18,000.00
4.Ecuador ralfdude90Paul Ruiz$16,000.00
5.United States JamesJames Baek$15,000.00
6.Spain RiopaserEric Rios$13,250.00
7.United States emforbes_vgcEmilio Forbes$10,500.00
8.Japan barudoruRyota Otsubo$10,000.00
9.Japan SHADEvieraShoma Honami$10,000.00
10.Australia zeldavgcSam Pandelis$10,000.00
11.Spain KastyTPGuillermo Castilla$9,500.00
12.United States AlbertoAlberto Lara$9,250.00
13.Sweden AxilotlNils Dunlop$9,250.00
14.Italy Mean_VGCArash Omnati$9,250.00
15.United States Paul_Chua_1Paul Chua$9,000.00
16.United States UnrealityAaron Traylor$9,000.00
17.Australia ResidentUnleashMeaghan Rattle$8,500.00
18.United States EzraelVGCJonathan Evans$7,750.00
19.Germany 13Yoshi37Markus Stadter$7,500.00
20.Japan BIDCHideyuki Taida$7,500.00
21.Japan Ka-ElHirofumi Kimura$7,500.00
22.United States CarsonCarson Confer$7,250.00
23.Spain PokeAlexAlex Gomez$7,250.00
24.Italy YureeVGCAlessio Boschetto$7,250.00
25.United States kingofmarsGavin Michaels$7,000.00

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Online/LAN Breakdown


LocationPrize Money% of Total
Online Only$19,852.002.97%
Offline/LAN$647,500.0097.03%

Top Countries


 Country NamePrize Money
1.United States United States$226,250.00
2.Japan Japan$106,750.00
3.Italy Italy$69,750.00
4.Australia Australia$38,000.00
5.Spain Spain$34,500.00
6.Germany Germany$30,500.00
7.Portugal Portugal$22,250.00
8.United Kingdom United Kingdom$20,000.00
9.Ecuador Ecuador$16,250.00
10.Peru Peru$12,000.00

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Other Notable Players

The following players may not have necessarily competed in this game, but have contributed to the competitive scene in other ways.

United States CybertronVGCAaron ZhengCommentator
Australia zeldavgcSam PandelisTournament Organizer