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==9 Pokémon V Quiz! merchandise==
==9 Pokémon V Quiz! merchandise==
The 9 Pokémon V Quiz! (Japanese: 9匹のポケモンVクイズ!) was a campaign promoting the {{TCG|V Starter Decks}}. People wishing to take part were tasked to guess the Pokémon that would adorn the packaging of each V Starter Deck. Clues were featured in various media between May 22 and June 7, 2020, including [[TV Tokyo]] shows ''[[Oha Suta]]'' and ''[[Meet Up at the Pokémon House?]]'' (Pokénchi), the {{wp|Twitter}} account Pokémon Information Bureau (Poké Times), and {{wp|YouTube}} channels [[Pokémon Card Channel]] and Poké-lun TV.<ref name="9VQuiz1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20200521114455/https://www.pokemon-card.com/ex/sd ''ポケモンカードゲーム ソード&シールド 拡張パック 3種類30パックセット【特典リモートポケカ対戦キット キャンペーン対象】'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website (archived)]</ref>
The 9 Pokémon V Quiz! (Japanese: 9匹のポケモンVクイズ!) was a campaign promoting the {{TCG|V Starter Decks}}. People wishing to take part were tasked to guess the Pokémon that would adorn the packaging of each V Starter Deck. Clues were featured in various media between May 22 and June 7, 2020, including [[TV Tokyo]] shows ''[[Oha Suta]]'' and ''[[Meet Up at the Pokémon House?]]'' (Pokénchi), the {{wp|Twitter}} account Pokémon Information Bureau (Poké Times), and [[YouTube]] channels [[Pokémon Card Channel]] and Poké-lun TV.<ref name="9VQuiz1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20200521114455/https://www.pokemon-card.com/ex/sd ''ポケモンカードゲーム ソード&シールド 拡張パック 3種類30パックセット【特典リモートポケカ対戦キット キャンペーン対象】'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website (archived)]</ref>


A pre-addressed postcard could be downloaded from the Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website or the official Pokémon Twitter account, which included spaces next to each type for entrants to append their guesses. Entrants were also required to append their details and which prize they wanted to enter the draw for (A, B, C, or D). Entrants could then cut out the postcard from the form, affix a stamp, and mail it. The competition was open between June 4 and 17, 2020.<ref name="9VQuiz1" /><ref name="9VQuiz2">[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2020/20200529_002417.html ''「9匹のポケモンVクイズ!」賞品のデザインを一部公開!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20200906202338/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2020/20200529_002417.html archived])</ref> Entries postmarked after June 17 would not be accepted. Entrants could only select one prize draw to enter per postcard but could enter as many times as they liked.
A pre-addressed postcard could be downloaded from the Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website or the official Pokémon Twitter account, which included spaces next to each type for entrants to append their guesses. Entrants were also required to append their details and which prize they wanted to enter the draw for (A, B, C, or D). Entrants could then cut out the postcard from the form, affix a stamp, and mail it. The competition was open between June 4 and 17, 2020.<ref name="9VQuiz1" /><ref name="9VQuiz2">[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2020/20200529_002417.html ''「9匹のポケモンVクイズ!」賞品のデザインを一部公開!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20200906202338/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2020/20200529_002417.html archived])</ref> Entries postmarked after June 17 would not be accepted. Entrants could only select one prize draw to enter per postcard but could enter as many times as they liked.
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All competitors at each event were given a promotional {{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Yamper|244}} card and one of eight promotional basic Energy cards at random upon entry. A promotional {{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Victini V|243}} card was given to players reaching certain thresholds in their respective Leagues. Junior League competitors achieving at least four wins in the qualifying round all received a copy of this card, as did Senior and Master League competitors achieving at least five wins. The Aichi event also hosted an Open League, which had no age restriction and was played using the Extra Regulation format. Open League competitors achieving at least five wins were also awarded this card.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2000/20000914_003101.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2022 京都 カードゲーム部門 大会賞品'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210918051458/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2000/20000914_003101.html archived])</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003154.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2022 福岡 大会賞品'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20211015050314/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003154.html archived])</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003343.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2022 愛知 大会賞品'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220313084504/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003343.html archived])</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003366.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2022 横浜 大会賞品'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220408050247/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003366.html archived])</ref> The Victini V card awarded at the Kyoto tournament was printed with the attacks of a different {{TCG ID|Battle Styles|Victini V|21}} in error. As a result, no Victini V cards were distributed at the Fukuoka tournament. The error was officially acknowledged in an apology statement uploaded to the official Japanese Pokémon Card website on December 17, 2021. The statement also announced that the error print would be immediately banned across all formats and that eligible players from both the Kyoto and Fukuoka tournaments would have a corrected version mailed to their registered Players Club address.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003237.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2022勝利賞プロモカード「ビクティニV」に関するお詫びとお知らせ'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20211217051557/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003237.html archived])</ref> The correct version was given out at subsequent meetings.
All competitors at each event were given a promotional {{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Yamper|244}} card and one of eight promotional basic Energy cards at random upon entry. A promotional {{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Victini V|243}} card was given to players reaching certain thresholds in their respective Leagues. Junior League competitors achieving at least four wins in the qualifying round all received a copy of this card, as did Senior and Master League competitors achieving at least five wins. The Aichi event also hosted an Open League, which had no age restriction and was played using the Extra Regulation format. Open League competitors achieving at least five wins were also awarded this card.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2000/20000914_003101.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2022 京都 カードゲーム部門 大会賞品'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210918051458/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2000/20000914_003101.html archived])</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003154.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2022 福岡 大会賞品'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20211015050314/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003154.html archived])</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003343.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2022 愛知 大会賞品'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220313084504/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003343.html archived])</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003366.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2022 横浜 大会賞品'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220408050247/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003366.html archived])</ref> The Victini V card awarded at the Kyoto tournament was printed with the attacks of a different {{TCG ID|Battle Styles|Victini V|21}} in error. As a result, no Victini V cards were distributed at the Fukuoka tournament. The error was officially acknowledged in an apology statement uploaded to the official Japanese Pokémon Card website on December 17, 2021. The statement also announced that the error print would be immediately banned across all formats and that eligible players from both the Kyoto and Fukuoka tournaments would have a corrected version mailed to their registered Players Club address.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003237.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2022勝利賞プロモカード「ビクティニV」に関するお詫びとお知らせ'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20211217051557/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003237.html archived])</ref> The correct version was given out at subsequent meetings.


The Master League tournaments at the Aichi and Yokohama meetings were livestreamed on video platforms {{wp|Niconico}} and {{wp|YouTube}}, during which prizes could be won through {{wp|Twitter}} campaigns. People wishing to enter either competition were required to follow the Twitter accounts of Ponyta Ishii, Raichu Umekawa, and Nanapple, all of whom appeared as hosts on the official [[Pokémon Card Channel]], and Tweet messages of support. Those doing so during the March 27 broadcast of the Aichi Master League tournament with the hashtag #ポケカCL2022愛知, ''Pokéca CL2022 Aichi'', as well as during the May 8 broadcast of the Yokohama Master League tournament with the hashtag #ポケカCL2022横浜, ''Pokéca CL2022 Yokohama'', were entered into prize lotteries. Twenty winners were selected from each draw, each of which received a copy of the Yamper participant promo and one random Energy participant promo.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003344.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2022 愛知の ライブ配信が決定!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220318050234/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003344.html archived])</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003382.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2022 横浜のライブ配信が決定!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220428130332/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003382.html archived])</ref>
The Master League tournaments at the Aichi and Yokohama meetings were livestreamed on video platforms {{wp|Niconico}} and [[YouTube]], during which prizes could be won through {{wp|Twitter}} campaigns. People wishing to enter either competition were required to follow the Twitter accounts of Ponyta Ishii, Raichu Umekawa, and Nanapple, all of whom appeared as hosts on the official [[Pokémon Card Channel]], and Tweet messages of support. Those doing so during the March 27 broadcast of the Aichi Master League tournament with the hashtag #ポケカCL2022愛知, ''Pokéca CL2022 Aichi'', as well as during the May 8 broadcast of the Yokohama Master League tournament with the hashtag #ポケカCL2022横浜, ''Pokéca CL2022 Yokohama'', were entered into prize lotteries. Twenty winners were selected from each draw, each of which received a copy of the Yamper participant promo and one random Energy participant promo.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003344.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2022 愛知の ライブ配信が決定!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220318050234/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003344.html archived])</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003382.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2022 横浜のライブ配信が決定!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220428130332/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003382.html archived])</ref>


The top 64 players in all leagues were given a promotional print of {{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Escape Rope|245}}. The top 32 players in all leagues were also given a set of Champion's League exclusive card sleeves (Japanese: '''オリジナルデッキシールド''' ''Original Deck Shield'').<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2000/20000830_003091.html ''ポケモンカードゲーム チャンピオンシップシリーズ2022で獲得できる賞品とチャンピオンシップポイント、およびポケモンワールドチャンピオンシップス2022への出場条件について'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220403013847/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2000/20000830_003091.html archived])</ref> {{TCG ID|S-P|Victory Proof|Promo}} trophy cards were awarded to the top four players in each league at each event.
The top 64 players in all leagues were given a promotional print of {{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Escape Rope|245}}. The top 32 players in all leagues were also given a set of Champion's League exclusive card sleeves (Japanese: '''オリジナルデッキシールド''' ''Original Deck Shield'').<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2000/20000830_003091.html ''ポケモンカードゲーム チャンピオンシップシリーズ2022で獲得できる賞品とチャンピオンシップポイント、およびポケモンワールドチャンピオンシップス2022への出場条件について'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220403013847/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2000/20000830_003091.html archived])</ref> {{TCG ID|S-P|Victory Proof|Promo}} trophy cards were awarded to the top four players in each league at each event.
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The playoffs were streamed in February and were edited for the nine competing regions; copies of the Pokémon Battle Festival Asia Original Design Deck Sleeves were also distributed as viewer prizes. The playoffs in their entirety were uploaded to {{wp|YouTube}} on Februay 19 and 20, 2022 with English commentary for all regions except Japan and South Korea. People sharing the livestream on their feed with their regional-specific hashtag would be entered into a draw to win a set of the sleeves.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yivrTWjM-9Y ''Pokémon Trading Card Game Tournament Day 2 | Pokémon Battle Festival Asia 2021'' | YouTube.com]</ref> In South Korea, only the Japan-South Korea playoff was streamed on YouTube over Februay 19 and 20 with Korean commentary. People who commented in either of the two streams were entered into a lottery to win one of 30 sets of the sleeves.<ref>[https://pokemonkorea.co.kr/Battel_Festival_ASIA_2021 ''「Pokémon Battle Festival Asia 2021」'' | Pokémonkorea.co.kr] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220218115134/https://pokemonkorea.co.kr/Battel_Festival_ASIA_2021 archived])</ref> The Japan-South Korea playoff was similarly the only match uploaded to YouTube for Japanese viewers, which could be livestreamed from Februay 22 with Japanese presenters. People who followed the {{wp|Twitter}} accounts of the three [[Pokémon Card Channel]] hosts at the time (Ponyta Ishii, Raichu Umekawa, and Nanapple) and Tweeted messages of support with the hashtag #ポケモンバトルフェスティバルアジア2021, ''Pokémon Battle Festival Asia 2021'' during the livestream were entered into a lottery to win one of 50 sets of the sleeves.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003311.html ''「Pokémon Battle Festival Asia 2021」日本代表の対戦映像配信が決定!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220222050810/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003311.html archived])</ref>
The playoffs were streamed in February and were edited for the nine competing regions; copies of the Pokémon Battle Festival Asia Original Design Deck Sleeves were also distributed as viewer prizes. The playoffs in their entirety were uploaded to [[YouTube]] on Februay 19 and 20, 2022 with English commentary for all regions except Japan and South Korea. People sharing the livestream on their feed with their regional-specific hashtag would be entered into a draw to win a set of the sleeves.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yivrTWjM-9Y ''Pokémon Trading Card Game Tournament Day 2 | Pokémon Battle Festival Asia 2021'' | YouTube.com]</ref> In South Korea, only the Japan-South Korea playoff was streamed on YouTube over Februay 19 and 20 with Korean commentary. People who commented in either of the two streams were entered into a lottery to win one of 30 sets of the sleeves.<ref>[https://pokemonkorea.co.kr/Battel_Festival_ASIA_2021 ''「Pokémon Battle Festival Asia 2021」'' | Pokémonkorea.co.kr] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220218115134/https://pokemonkorea.co.kr/Battel_Festival_ASIA_2021 archived])</ref> The Japan-South Korea playoff was similarly the only match uploaded to YouTube for Japanese viewers, which could be livestreamed from Februay 22 with Japanese presenters. People who followed the {{wp|Twitter}} accounts of the three [[Pokémon Card Channel]] hosts at the time (Ponyta Ishii, Raichu Umekawa, and Nanapple) and Tweeted messages of support with the hashtag #ポケモンバトルフェスティバルアジア2021, ''Pokémon Battle Festival Asia 2021'' during the livestream were entered into a lottery to win one of 50 sets of the sleeves.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003311.html ''「Pokémon Battle Festival Asia 2021」日本代表の対戦映像配信が決定!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220222050810/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003311.html archived])</ref>


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==Specially Made Attaché Case==
==Specially Made Attaché Case==
As part of a promotion for the {{TCG|Start Deck 100}}, the invitation-only Start Deck 100 Roulette Battle (Japanese: スタートデッキ100 ルーレットバトル) was livestreamed on video platforms {{wp|Niconico}} and {{wp|YouTube}} on December 26, 2021.<ref name="StartDeck100RouletteBattle">[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003215.html ''「スタートデッキ100 ルーレットバトル」のライブ配信が決定!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220105024857/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003215.html archived])</ref> The single-elimination tournament consisted of eight Japanese media celebrities and was conducted using copies of the Start Deck 100. Participants would select a deck at the start of each round by throwing two balls at a wall-mounted spinning wheel with ten numbered segments. The participants were Nashiko Momotsuki, a cosplayer; Ryogo Matsumaru, a television personality and entrepreneur; Hiroki Sasamori, an actor; Hiroki Kobari, a comedian; Sojiro Oki, a singer; Ken Yukuhiro, a content creator and professional ''{{wp|Magic: The Gathering}}'' player; Nobuhiko Okamoto, a voice actor; and Kanata Hongo, an actor and model. The result of the tournament and the decks used in each round are detailed below.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWt0eVk2HMA ''【生放送】スタートデッキ100 ルーレットバトル【ポケカ/ポケモンカード】'' | YouTube.com]</ref>
As part of a promotion for the {{TCG|Start Deck 100}}, the invitation-only Start Deck 100 Roulette Battle (Japanese: スタートデッキ100 ルーレットバトル) was livestreamed on video platforms {{wp|Niconico}} and [[YouTube]] on December 26, 2021.<ref name="StartDeck100RouletteBattle">[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003215.html ''「スタートデッキ100 ルーレットバトル」のライブ配信が決定!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220105024857/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003215.html archived])</ref> The single-elimination tournament consisted of eight Japanese media celebrities and was conducted using copies of the Start Deck 100. Participants would select a deck at the start of each round by throwing two balls at a wall-mounted spinning wheel with ten numbered segments. The participants were Nashiko Momotsuki, a cosplayer; Ryogo Matsumaru, a television personality and entrepreneur; Hiroki Sasamori, an actor; Hiroki Kobari, a comedian; Sojiro Oki, a singer; Ken Yukuhiro, a content creator and professional ''{{wp|Magic: The Gathering}}'' player; Nobuhiko Okamoto, a voice actor; and Kanata Hongo, an actor and model. The result of the tournament and the decks used in each round are detailed below.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWt0eVk2HMA ''【生放送】スタートデッキ100 ルーレットバトル【ポケカ/ポケモンカード】'' | YouTube.com]</ref>


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The 2022 iteration of the Pokémon Japan Championships was culmination of the Japanese 2021-2022 domestic season, which saw the top video game, [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Trading Card Game]], and—for the first time—[[Pokémon GO]] players compete to determine the best in the country. The Championships were held at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba on June 11 and 12, 2022.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003342.html ''「ポケモンジャパンチャンピオンシップス2022」6月11日(土)・12日(日)開催!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220617073016/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003342.html archived])</ref> For those playing the TCG, top finishers from [[#Champion's League 2022 merchandise|2022 Champion's League]] tournaments were given preferential entry, as were players wo had accumulated a sufficient number of Championship Points (CSP) up to May 20, 2022. Others wishing to participate were required to apply through the Pokémon Card Game Players Club between May 13 and 20. Places were selected through lottery draws by May 27.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003369.html ''「ポケモンジャパンチャンピオンシップス2022」カードゲーム部門 大会概要'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220512031719/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003369.html archived])</ref>
The 2022 iteration of the Pokémon Japan Championships was culmination of the Japanese 2021-2022 domestic season, which saw the top video game, [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Trading Card Game]], and—for the first time—[[Pokémon GO]] players compete to determine the best in the country. The Championships were held at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba on June 11 and 12, 2022.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003342.html ''「ポケモンジャパンチャンピオンシップス2022」6月11日(土)・12日(日)開催!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220617073016/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003342.html archived])</ref> For those playing the TCG, top finishers from [[#Champion's League 2022 merchandise|2022 Champion's League]] tournaments were given preferential entry, as were players wo had accumulated a sufficient number of Championship Points (CSP) up to May 20, 2022. Others wishing to participate were required to apply through the Pokémon Card Game Players Club between May 13 and 20. Places were selected through lottery draws by May 27.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003369.html ''「ポケモンジャパンチャンピオンシップス2022」カードゲーム部門 大会概要'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220512031719/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003369.html archived])</ref>


All TCG tournament entrants qualified for a promotional {{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Yamper|244}} card and a random promotional basic Energy card. Junior League players who achieved at least four wins during the event were also given a promotional {{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Victini V|243}} card, as were Senior League and Master League players who achieved at least five wins. As with a couple of the 2022 Champion's League events, the Master League tournament was livestreamed on video platforms {{wp|Niconico}} and {{wp|YouTube}}, during which people could participate in a {{wp|Twitter}} competition. Those wishing to partake were required to follow the Twitter accounts of the three [[Pokémon Card Channel]] hosts at the time (Ponyta Ishii, Raichu Umekawa, and Nanapple) and Tweet messages of support with the hashtag #ポケカPJCS2022, ''Pokéca PJCS2022''. Valid entrants were entered into a prize lottery to win one of twenty pairs of the Yamper participant promo and one random Energy participant promo.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003439.html ''「ポケモンジャパンチャンピオンシップス2022」カードゲーム部門のライブ配信が決定!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220611124442/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003439.html archived])</ref>
All TCG tournament entrants qualified for a promotional {{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Yamper|244}} card and a random promotional basic Energy card. Junior League players who achieved at least four wins during the event were also given a promotional {{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Victini V|243}} card, as were Senior League and Master League players who achieved at least five wins. As with a couple of the 2022 Champion's League events, the Master League tournament was livestreamed on video platforms {{wp|Niconico}} and [[YouTube]], during which people could participate in a {{wp|Twitter}} competition. Those wishing to partake were required to follow the Twitter accounts of the three [[Pokémon Card Channel]] hosts at the time (Ponyta Ishii, Raichu Umekawa, and Nanapple) and Tweet messages of support with the hashtag #ポケカPJCS2022, ''Pokéca PJCS2022''. Valid entrants were entered into a prize lottery to win one of twenty pairs of the Yamper participant promo and one random Energy participant promo.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003439.html ''「ポケモンジャパンチャンピオンシップス2022」カードゲーム部門のライブ配信が決定!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220611124442/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003439.html archived])</ref>


The top 64 tournament players across all age divisions were given a promotional print of {{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Escape Rope|245}}; Master League players were also given an '''Original Cap & T-shirt''' (Japanese: '''オリジナルデッキシールド'''). The top 32 players across all age divisions were given a set of Champion's League card sleeves (Japanese: '''オリジナルデッキシールド''' ''Original Deck Shield''); Junior League and Senior League players were also given the Original Cap & T-shirt. The champion, runner-up, and two third-place finishers in each division were awarded a Pokémon Japan Championships 2022 trophy and earned invitations to the [[2022 World Championships]].<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003442.html ''「ポケモンジャパンチャンピオンシップス2022」 カードゲーム部門 大会賞品'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220527050229/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003442.html archived])</ref>
The top 64 tournament players across all age divisions were given a promotional print of {{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Escape Rope|245}}; Master League players were also given an '''Original Cap & T-shirt''' (Japanese: '''オリジナルデッキシールド'''). The top 32 players across all age divisions were given a set of Champion's League card sleeves (Japanese: '''オリジナルデッキシールド''' ''Original Deck Shield''); Junior League and Senior League players were also given the Original Cap & T-shirt. The champion, runner-up, and two third-place finishers in each division were awarded a Pokémon Japan Championships 2022 trophy and earned invitations to the [[2022 World Championships]].<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003442.html ''「ポケモンジャパンチャンピオンシップス2022」 カードゲーム部門 大会賞品'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220527050229/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003442.html archived])</ref>
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Every competitor at each event was given a pair of promotional cards for attending an event: a Line Holofoil {{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Hisuian Voltorb|307}} and one of eight basic Energy cards selected at random. All of these cards feature a Championship Series 2023 stamp. A promotional {{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Hisuian Typhlosion V|308}} card was also given to players that won a predefined number of matches in a tournament. For those competing in the Junior League, this target was four wins, whereas those competing in the Senior and Master Leagues required five wins.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003544.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2023 横浜 大会賞品'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220819050653/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003544.html archived])</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003680.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2023 京都 大会賞品'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20221204002341/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003680.html archived])</ref> The 2023 Kyoto Champion's League was also the first to hold a side event since the 2019-2020 season. The only side event was the 4-League Battle and was only open to those competing in the main tournament. 4-League Battle tournaments held on December 10 were open to Master League competitors, while those held on December 11 were open to Master League competitors who had advanced from the qualifying round, as well as Junior League and Senior League competitors. All participants were given one random Energy participant promo.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003681.html ''ポケモンカードゲーム チャンピオンズリーグ2023 京都 サイドイベント'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20221111050055/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003681.html archived])</ref>
Every competitor at each event was given a pair of promotional cards for attending an event: a Line Holofoil {{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Hisuian Voltorb|307}} and one of eight basic Energy cards selected at random. All of these cards feature a Championship Series 2023 stamp. A promotional {{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Hisuian Typhlosion V|308}} card was also given to players that won a predefined number of matches in a tournament. For those competing in the Junior League, this target was four wins, whereas those competing in the Senior and Master Leagues required five wins.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003544.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2023 横浜 大会賞品'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220819050653/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003544.html archived])</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003680.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2023 京都 大会賞品'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20221204002341/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003680.html archived])</ref> The 2023 Kyoto Champion's League was also the first to hold a side event since the 2019-2020 season. The only side event was the 4-League Battle and was only open to those competing in the main tournament. 4-League Battle tournaments held on December 10 were open to Master League competitors, while those held on December 11 were open to Master League competitors who had advanced from the qualifying round, as well as Junior League and Senior League competitors. All participants were given one random Energy participant promo.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003681.html ''ポケモンカードゲーム チャンピオンズリーグ2023 京都 サイドイベント'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20221111050055/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003681.html archived])</ref>


The Master League tournaments at each meeting were livestreamed on video platforms {{wp|Niconico}} and {{wp|YouTube}}, during which prizes could be won through {{wp|Twitter}} campaigns. People wishing to enter either competition were required to follow the {{wp|Twitter}} accounts of the official [[Pokémon Card Channel]] and its presenters Raichu Umekawa, Nanapple, Kucheat Takeuchi, and Yopifoot, and tweet messages of support. Those doing so during the broadcast of the Yokohama Master League tournament with the hashtag #ポケカCL2023横浜, ''Pokéca CL2023 Yokohama'', as well as the broadcast of the Kyoto Master League tournament with the hashtag #ポケカCL2023京都, ''Pokéca CL2023 Kyoto'', were entered into prize lotteries. Twenty winners were selected from each draw, each of which received a copy of the Hisuian Voltorb participant promo and one random Energy participant promo.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003594.html ''「チャンピオンズリーグ2023 横浜」のライブ配信が決定!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220909050217/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003594.html archived])</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003690.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2023 京都のライブ配信が決定!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20221203180849/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003690.html archived])</ref>
The Master League tournaments at each meeting were livestreamed on video platforms {{wp|Niconico}} and [[YouTube]], during which prizes could be won through {{wp|Twitter}} campaigns. People wishing to enter either competition were required to follow the {{wp|Twitter}} accounts of the official [[Pokémon Card Channel]] and its presenters Raichu Umekawa, Nanapple, Kucheat Takeuchi, and Yopifoot, and tweet messages of support. Those doing so during the broadcast of the Yokohama Master League tournament with the hashtag #ポケカCL2023横浜, ''Pokéca CL2023 Yokohama'', as well as the broadcast of the Kyoto Master League tournament with the hashtag #ポケカCL2023京都, ''Pokéca CL2023 Kyoto'', were entered into prize lotteries. Twenty winners were selected from each draw, each of which received a copy of the Hisuian Voltorb participant promo and one random Energy participant promo.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003594.html ''「チャンピオンズリーグ2023 横浜」のライブ配信が決定!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220909050217/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003594.html archived])</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003690.html ''チャンピオンズリーグ2023 京都のライブ配信が決定!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20221203180849/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003690.html archived])</ref>


The top 64 players in all leagues were given a promotional print of {{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Energy Loto|309}}. The top 32 players in all leagues were also given a set of card sleeves (Japanese: '''オリジナルデッキシールド''' ''Original Deck Shield'') featuring a stylized Champion's League emblem.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003548.html ''ポケモンカードゲーム チャンピオンシップシリーズ2023で獲得できる賞品とチャンピオンシップポイント、およびポケモンワールドチャンピオンシップス2023への出場条件について'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220819055326/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003548.html archived])</ref> {{TCG ID|S-P|Victory Proof|Promo}} trophy cards were awarded to the top four players in each league at each event.
The top 64 players in all leagues were given a promotional print of {{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Energy Loto|309}}. The top 32 players in all leagues were also given a set of card sleeves (Japanese: '''オリジナルデッキシールド''' ''Original Deck Shield'') featuring a stylized Champion's League emblem.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003548.html ''ポケモンカードゲーム チャンピオンシップシリーズ2023で獲得できる賞品とチャンピオンシップポイント、およびポケモンワールドチャンピオンシップス2023への出場条件について'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220819055326/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003548.html archived])</ref> {{TCG ID|S-P|Victory Proof|Promo}} trophy cards were awarded to the top four players in each league at each event.