Pokemon TCG Gym Leader Challenge - January 2026
Schedule
Sat, 03 Jan, 2026 at 10:45 am
UTC+00:00Location
88 London Road, BN1 4JF Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom | Brighton, EN
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IMPORTANT INFO - PLEASE READ:To partake in this event you will be required to have a Pokemon Player ID setup BEFORE the event start time. Please make sure this is set up in advance to enable participation. If you do not have one, please contact us by emailing [email protected] to assign you an ID number, you will then need to finish creating the account via www.pokemon.com with a PIN provided by us with your Player ID.
For PARENTS - Children require parental consent to create one of these accounts, you will need to review and set it up for them to access an ID!
If you do not have an ID and account set up prior to the event start time you will NOT be able to take part. If you have already got an ID with us, and provided us with this confirmation you do not need to do so again. Any questions, please let us know.
CHILD SAFETY INFO: Please fill out a copy of the following form and email to [email protected], this form will only be used for the pokemon League days slots we run as well as pokemon weekend events that a ticket has been purchased for. These will only need to be provided to us once. If you have not filled out this form and returned it to us, you will NOT be able to leave your child unattended. If you have filled out similar forms for our other TCG events, Kids Club or Holiday events you DO need to still complete this form as well.
Please make sure you arrive to pick up your child in time for the events conclusion, Dice Saloon Singles closes at 7pm Saturdays and Dice Saloon as a whole closes at 6pm Sundays. No Child is allowed on the premises unaccompanied by a parent or guardian past the hours of 7pm.
POKEMON TCG LEAGUE JUNIORS - FORM
Gym Leader Challenge events are here! Choose Your Pokémon Type and Get Started!
Harness the power of Single-Prize Pokémon with a Gym Leader Challenge Deck! No Rule Box Pokémon are allowed in Gym Leader Challenge, making for a fun, challenging and diverse format!
This is a casual event for all Pokemon trainers in all Divisions to come play in a mini tournament and have fun exploring the Gym Leader Challenge format.
This event will have a number of swiss rounds based on player count. Rounds will be best of one, starting at 11:00, with each round lasting 40 minutes. There will be no top cut for this event.
8 players - 3 rounds
9-16 players - 4 rounds
The rules for the format for those unfamiliar are as follows:
You need to have a 60 card deck
These are 6 Prize Card games and are played with the most current Pokemon TCG rules.
Your deck can only contain one type (colour) of Pokémon. Colourless and Dragon are considered their own types and cannot be used outside of their own types.
Only one of each card with the same name is allowed in a deck, except for Basic Energy.
Cards with a Rule Box are not allowed. (This includes but is not limited to GX, EX, V, and VSTAR pokemon)
ACE SPEC cards are not allowed.
Legal Cards are from base Black & White set onwards
There is also a short ban list that you can find here: https://gymleaderchallenge.com/ban-list
Max participants
16
Prize structure
Everybody will receive a promo pack for participating. 1 Promo pack will be added to the prize pool per player and split amongst the top 8 players conditional on the number of participants in attendance.
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Where is it happening?
88 London Road, BN1 4JF Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom, 88 London Road, Brighton, BN1 4JF, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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