{"id":427184,"date":"2025-03-13T17:32:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T09:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/?p=427184"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:32:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T09:32:41","slug":"pokemon-tcg-the-pokemon-company-international-tpci-introduces-ace-trainer-rewards-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2025\/03\/13\/pokemon-tcg-the-pokemon-company-international-tpci-introduces-ace-trainer-rewards-program\/","title":{"rendered":"[Pok\u00e9mon TCG] The Pok\u00e9mon Company International (TPCi) Introduces Ace Trainer Rewards Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 12 March 2025, The Pok\u00e9mon Company International (TPCi) released a statement introducing the Ace Trainer Rewards program. The Ace Trainer Rewards program, active in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Oceania, doesn&#8217;t only involve Pok\u00e9mon TCG tournaments; it can be applied to VGC, Pok\u00e9mon Go, and Pok\u00e9mon UNITE tournaments as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the Ace Trainer Rewards Program<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the Ace Trainer Rewards program, any player who accumulates at least 200 Championship Points (CP) in Pok\u00e9mon TCG, VGC, or Pok\u00e9mon Go tournament play or any member of a team which does likewise in Pok\u00e9mon UNITE tournament play qualifies for Ace Trainer status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All eligible Ace Trainers may subsequently claim their reward at the end of the corresponding tournament season. Qualifying Ace Trainers in the 2024-25 season can expect to receive their rewards by 31 January 2026. One of the rewards for the 2024-25 season will be a Celebration Fanfare card; its release will mark the first time the card will ever be launched in English as well as the first time the card will be made available outside Asia-Pacific (including Japan). In addition, qualifying Ace Trainers will also receive an exclusive deck box and card sleeve set in Pok\u00e9mon TCG Live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the season, every eligible Ace Trainer will receive an email confirming their status. The email will also include a reminder to opt in for rewards as well as update their email address and residential address details on their Pok\u00e9mon Trainer Club accounts by a specified designed date to claim their rewards. The rewards will be sent to the eligible Ace Trainers at no additional cost to the residential address stated in their respective Play! Pok\u00e9mon accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It must, however, be noted that Ace Trainer status is not equivalent to qualification for the Pok\u00e9mon World Championships. The showpiece event of the Pok\u00e9mon tournament calendar has its own qualification criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other TCG-related news, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2025\/03\/13\/pokemon-tcg-mega-brave-m1l-mega-symphonia-m1s-expansion-set-release-date-price-where-to-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mega Brave [M1L] and Mega Symphonia [M1S]\">Mega Brave [M1L] and Mega Symphonia [M1S]<\/a>. 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