Tournament Eligibility

This guide is based on official documentation from TPCi: the Prerelease Program FAQ and the League Cups and Challenges FAQ.

Prerelease

Prerequisites:

You must have accurately reported League play through your League page on Pokemon.com for at least 2 out of the 3 most recent consecutive League Seasons.
OR: Your League must have been recently approved, and this is your first opportunity to host a Prerelease tournament.

Maintaining eligibility:

Run and report at least one Prerelease event during each Prerelease period.

League Challenges and League Cups

Prerequisites:

League Challenges and League Cups: You must have accurately reported League play through your League page on Pokemon.com for at least 2 out of the 3 months within the eligibility period (see table below).
League Cups only: You must have accurately reported League Challenges for at least 2 out of the 3 months within the eligibility period.

Maintaining eligibility:

You must have accurately reported League play through your League page on Pokemon.com for at least 2 out of the 3 months within the eligibility period (see table below).

Eligibility information:

League Reporting Period	Eligibility Assessment in	Eligibility Period
September – November	December	January – March
December – February	March	April – June
March – May	June	July – September
June – August	September	October – December