{"id":216387,"date":"2026-04-02T18:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/216387\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T18:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:37:09","slug":"pokemon-regional-championship-expects-big-crowds-in-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/216387\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Regional Championship Expects Big Crowds in Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pok\u00e9mon players, supporters, and fans from across the nation are gathering in Orlando as competitors battle for prizes.<\/p>\n

The 2026 Pok\u00e9mon Orlando Regional Championships are coming to Orlando the weekend of April 3rd. Players from across the Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Pok\u00e9mon Violet video games, the Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game (TCG), and Pok\u00e9mon GO will compete at the Orange County Convention Center.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The family-friendly competition will provide great visuals of the packed convention hall, highlighted by intense head-to-head battles and an energetic crowd of family, fans, and supporters cheering competitors on.<\/p>\n

Players will compete for scholarships and cash prizes, including the coveted title of Pok\u00e9mon Regional Champion.<\/p>\n

Organizers expect thousands of fans and competitors to battle for the title of Pok\u00e9mon Regional Champion, valuable Championship Points, and a portion of over $130,000 in prizes, scholarships, and gift cards. And for those not competing, they can watch the action on the main stage, shop new Pok\u00e9mon merchandise from on-site vendors, and take part in popular side events to acquire prizes.<\/p>\n

All attendees who have an official event badge, regardless of whether the attendee is competing in the Regional Championships or are a spectator of the event, can battle for a variety of awesome prizes in smaller competitions throughout the weekend. Organizers said it is a great opportunity to compete against players from around the world. The Championship Points also count toward a potential invite to the 2026 Pok\u00e9mon World Championships in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $20.<\/p>\n

Fans who aren\u2019t able to attend in person can catch all the action online on Twitch<\/a> and YouTube<\/a> and watch the Orlando competition from the comfort of their own homes.<\/p>\n

What:
2026 Pok\u00e9mon Orlando Regional Championships<\/a><\/p>\n

When:
April 3-5, 2026 (competition kicks off April 4th)<\/p>\n

Where:
Orange County Convention Center
9800 International Dr
Orlando, Florida 32819<\/p>\n

Who:
Hosted by The Pok\u00e9mon Company International (TPCi)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon players, supporters, and fans from across the nation are gathering in Orlando as competitors battle for prizes.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":216388,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[20084,10741,16296,1335,27756,139,141,140,50844,44871,98585,98586,98587,98588,98589,11455],"class_list":{"0":"post-216387","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-championship","9":"tag-convention-center","10":"tag-games","11":"tag-orange-county","12":"tag-orange-county-convention-center","13":"tag-orlando","14":"tag-orlando-headlines","15":"tag-orlando-news","16":"tag-players","17":"tag-pokemon","18":"tag-pokemon-go","19":"tag-pokemon-trading-card-game","20":"tag-pokemon-violet","21":"tag-scarlet","22":"tag-the-pokemon-company-international","23":"tag-video-games"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}