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The League Challenge consists of tournaments introduced after the overhaul of The Play! Pokémon season structure in 2013-2014. It replaced Battle Road Tournaments as the entry level tournaments in the Play! Pokémon Championship Series.

League Challenges give players the opportunity to earn up to 15 Championship Points and have a Best Finish Limit of 2 per season. They give 1 Play! Points and special variant cards available to those who placed in the top four in each age division. Held once per month at select Pokémon League locations, these tournaments may use the Standard or Expandend format, at the Tournament Organizer's discretion. League Challenge events consist of only Swiss round without top cut to single-elimination rounds.

Typical prize structure

Place Prize
1st
  • 15 Championship Points
  • 1st Place stamp promotional card
2nd
  • 12 Championship Points
  • 2nd Place stamp promotional card
3rd
  • 10 Championship Points
  • 3rd Place stamp promotional card
4th
  • 10 Championship Points
  • 4th Place stamp promotional card
5th-8th
  • 8 Championship Points (if 24 players or more)
9th-16th
  • 6 Championship Points (if 48 players or more)
17th-32nd
  • 4 Championship Points (if 100 players or more)

Cards given as reward

Froakie Season League Challenge promo cards featuring Delibird

Cards given as reward are typically based on regular version of the same cards released in the expansion paired with each Pokémon League seasons. Each card has a '"1st Place'", '"2nd Place'", '"3rd Place'", and '"4th Place"' stamps and a different Holofoil pattern according to which expansion it belongs to.

League Challenge promos

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