The Pokémon Company decides to end this year's professional circuit, but will keep the points obtained for the year 2021.
The Pokémon Company has announced that it is canceling the 2020 season of the professional Pokémon scene in both video games and card games (TCG) due to the severity of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The company, through an extensive statement, explains and details the reason for the decision and what will happen to all the tournaments already held this season, which was in the middle of Ecuador.
For starters, the 2020 North American Pokémon International Championships (June 26-28 in Columbus, Ohio) and the 2020 Pokémon World Championships (August 14-16 in London, England; first time in Europe) are canceled; The Pokémon International Championship of Europe, scheduled for April, already did it weeks ago.
After evaluating the sanitary conditions and the recommendations of the regional and national authorities plus the WHO, from the organization of the professional circuit they believe that it is best to end this exercise and wait for the Play! Season. Pokémon 2021, which will start in late August 2020.
There is a calm message for the professional players who aspired to be in London this summer: all the points obtained are kept and will be migrated to the 2020 season. That is, the Championship Points, which count for international tournaments, are not eliminated since the season has not been eliminated, but suspended.
The debut of a Pokémon World Championship in Europe will be in demand until, at least, in 2021. The venue of said championship in 2021 for the World Tournament remains the English capital, except for last minute changes.
The note ends by thanking the tens of thousands of players who participate in both the Pokémon VGC and TCG annually and the Pokkén Tournament community. "We want to thank our millions of players, fans, organizers and teachers around the world for their continued support and understanding during these unique circumstances," they indicate.
