Every League Cup result since September was practice for this. The Pokemon Regional Championship comes to Los Angeles in January 2027 — one of the premier competitive Pokemon events on the organized play calendar for both the Trading Card Game and Video Game Championships. Regionals are the third tier of organized play, below Internationals and Worlds but significantly above local events. They draw serious competitors from throughout the Western United States, all chasing Championship Points in the qualifying window for Pokemon Worlds. VGC features doubles battles under current format regulations — the most recent generation with format-specific ban lists that shift each season. TCG runs the current Standard rotation. Both …