Play! Pokémon · Gamer’s Loot

Mid-Year Celebration 2026

The Championship Series season is on pause until at least September 1 — but we’re closing out the Mid-Year Celebration in style. Worlds Send-Off Weekend brings three official Play! Pokémon events — GO, TCG, and VG — over three days, August 14–16, the same formats players will face at the World Championships.

  • 3 events · Aug 14–16
  • $5 Masters entry
  • Play! Packs + Mid-Year prizes

Masters

Register and pay the $5 entry online, right here. Sign in to your Circle City Gaming account, pick your events, and you’re on the roster.

Juniors & Seniors

Free — and registered in person at the store on event day. Online sign-up for Juniors & Seniors is coming once our guardian-consent flow is ready.

Everyone

Every player gets a Prize Pack just for entering — and another for every win. The official Mid-Year digital rewards arrive automatically through your Pokémon Trainer Central email — nothing extra to enter.

The schedule

The VG event uses Pokémon Champions Regulation M-B. Build and submit your VG team list in the Team Builder — sign in from your event page and it attaches to your registration.

  1. Pokémon GO Fri August 14 · 6:00 PM

    GO Worlds Prep

    Worlds Prep — GO Championship Series

    The exact format players face at the Pokémon GO World Championships — the GO Championship Series (Great League). Build a team of 3–6 and bring any 3 to each battle. Your last tune-up before Worlds.

    📋 Team list required

    A Prize Pack for entering, plus one for every win — and a Mid-Year GO notebook to the winner.

    Registration Register
  2. Pokémon VG Sat August 15 · 11:00 AM

    VG Worlds Prep

    Worlds Prep — Regulation M-B

    The exact format players face at the VG World Championships — Pokémon Champions, Regulation Set M-B Doubles. Your last tune-up before Worlds.

    📋 Team list required

    A Prize Pack for entering, plus one for every win — and a Mid-Year VG notebook to the winner.

    Registration Register
  3. Pokémon TCG Sun August 16 · 11:00 AM

    TCG Worlds Prep

    Worlds Prep — Standard (incl. Pitch Black)

    The exact format players face at the TCG World Championships — current Standard, through Mega Evolution — Pitch Black. Your last tune-up before Worlds.

    📋 Deck list required

    A Prize Pack for entering, plus one for every win — and a Mid-Year playmat to the winner.

    Registration Register

Worlds Send-Off Weekend

Three games, three days, two weeks before the Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco. The August 14–16 finale runs the same formats players will face at Worlds — the last big tune-up. Marketed as one weekend, registered per day.

See the weekend lineup →

Where

Gamer’s Loot — 6020 E 82nd St, Suite 1501, Castleton Square Mall, Indianapolis, IN 46250. Directions

Organized by Dennis Gill, Pokémon Professor · Circle City Gaming.