Circle City Gaming Play! Pokémon · Gamer’s Loot
The Championship Series season is on pause until at least September 1 — but we’re not sitting still. Nine official Play! Pokémon events across GO, TCG, and VG, on Tuesday nights in June & July, capped by Worlds Send-Off Weekend, August 14–16.
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.
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.
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.
All VG events use Pokémon Champions Regulation M-B. For VG team lists, use the classic Team Builder. For VG Gym Leader Challenge, browse the historical trainer-team gallery; eligible rosters are trainers with 6–9 Pokémon legal in Pokémon Champions, and the list updates June 17, 2026 when Regulation M-B starts.
Great League — Championship Series format
The standard GO Championship Series at Great League — build a team of 3–6 Pokémon and bring any 3 to each battle, all 1,500 CP or under. The season opener: classic Great League, no catch restrictions.
A Prize Pack for entering, plus one for every win — and a Mid-Year GO notebook to the winner.
Gym Leader Challenge — Expanded
The official Gym Leader Challenge format (Expanded): a 60-card deck where every Pokémon shares one type, no Pokémon has a Rule Box, and you run a single copy of each card. Pick your type and build your gym.
A Prize Pack for entering, plus one for every win — and a Mid-Year playmat to the winner.
Gym Leader Challenge — Regulation M-B historical teams
Pick two historical Gym Leader teams from our trainer database and play their actual rosters in Pokémon Champions Regulation M-B. Eligible rosters are trainers with 6–9 Pokémon that are legal in Pokémon Champions; the list updates June 17, 2026 when Regulation M-B starts.
A Prize Pack for entering, plus one for every win — and a Mid-Year VG notebook to the winner.
Catch Cup — Great League
A Great League Catch Cup in the standard GO Championship format — every Pokémon on your team must have been caught in the last 3 days. Build a team of 3–6 and bring any 3 to each battle.
A Prize Pack for entering, plus one for every win — and a Mid-Year GO notebook to the winner.
Quests — a live twist on Standard
A live twist on Standard. As you play, Quests appear on the projector — quick objectives called out through the rounds. Complete the current one and you earn an in-game reward that nudges the game toward a finish. Bring your best Standard deck and play.
A Prize Pack for entering, plus one for every win — and a Mid-Year playmat to the winner.
Snake Draft — live, in Pokémon Champions
A live Snake Draft on your phone: draft a pool of Pokémon, then build a Doubles team from it in Pokémon Champions Regulation M-B. Power your picks however you like, give them whatever items you want, and bring them to the table.
A Prize Pack for entering, plus one for every win — and a Mid-Year VG notebook to the winner.
Worlds Prep — GO World Championship format
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.
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.
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.
No event July 7 — break week. The series resumes July 14.
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.
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.