Champions Festival (BW Promo 95)

Trainer Stadium

Champions Festival チャンピオンズフェスティバル Champions Festival

World Championships 2014 print Illus. Naoki Saito English expansion BW Black Star Promos English card no. BW95 Japanese expansion BW-P Promotional cards English expansion XY Black Star Promos English card no. XY27 Japanese expansion XY-P Promotional cards English expansion XY Black Star Promos English card no. XY91 Japanese expansion XY-P Promotional cards English expansion XY Black Star Promos English card no. XY176 Japanese expansion XY-P Promotional cards English expansion SM Black Star Promos English card no. SM78 Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards English expansion SM Black Star Promos English card no. SM148 Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards English expansion SM Black Star Promos English card no. SM231 Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards English expansion SWSH Black Star Promos English card no. SWSH296 Japanese expansion S-P Promotional cards

Champions Festival (Japanese: チャンピオンズフェスティバル Champions Festival) is a Stadium card. It was first released as one of the BW Black Star Promos.

Card text

Worlds 2013 print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

Once during each player's turn, if that player has 6 Pokémon in play, he or she may heal 10 damage from each of his or her Pokémon.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

This card stays in play when you play it. Discard this card if another Stadium card comes into play. If another card with the same name is in play, you can't play this card.

Worlds 2017 print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

Once during each player's turn, if that player has 6 Pokémon in play, they may heal 10 damage from each of their Pokémon.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

This card stays in play when you play it. Discard this card if another Stadium card comes into play. If another card with the same name is in play, you can't play this card.

Worlds 2022 print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

Once during each player's turn, if that player has 6 Pokémon in play, they may heal 10 damage from each of their Pokémon.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

This Stadium stays in play when you play it. Discard it if another Stadium comes into play. If a Stadium with the same name is in play, you can't play this card.

Release information

Champions Festival was first distributed at the 2013 World Championships and was distributed at every annual event until the 2022 World Championships.

At Worlds 2013, a nine-card commemorative collection was given to participating players at the start of the tournament. The collection consists of seven prints of Champions Festival in English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. Two special cards were also included in the binder: one featuring the 2013 World Championships logo, and one featuring an advertisement for the 2013 World Championship Decks. Binders were not distributed at subsequent tournaments, with the TCG players receiving the seven international prints instead presented in a sealed plastic wrapper. Video Game players were awarded three copies of the unstamped prints for participating. Special stamped versions of the English prints were also awarded to staff who helped oversee the event and to the top-ranking players in each division of the tournament. In languages released by the Pokémon Company International, All Worlds 2013 prints of this card are numbered BW95. The 2014 print is numbered XY27; the 2015 print is numbered XY91; the 2016 print is numbered XY176; the 2017 print is numbered SM78; the 2018 print is numbered SM148; the 2019 print is numbered SM231; and the 2022 print is numbered SWSH296. 2022 was also the first year of the card's release in Traditional Chinese, Thai and Indonesia. Cards in languages released by The Pokémon Company and Pokémon Korea are unnumbered BW-P, XY-P, SM-P Promotional cards, and S-P Promotional cards, respectively.

Gallery

World Championships 2013 print Illus. Naoki Saito	World Championships 2014 print Illus. Naoki Saito	World Championships 2015 print Illus. Naoki Saito
World Championships 2016 print Illus. Naoki Saito	World Championships 2017 print Illus. Naoki Saito	World Championships 2018 print Illus. Naoki Saito
World Championships 2019 print Illus. Naoki Saito	World Championships 2022 print Illus. Naoki Saito	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Two copies of each of the top-ranking versions were awarded to respective players across the three divisions making a total of 192 top thirty-two versions, 96 top sixteen versions, 48 quarter-finalist versions, 24 semi-finalist versions, 12 finalist versions, and 6 champion versions at each tournament.

From the 2023 Pokémon World Championships onward, Paradise Resort replaces Champions Festival as the promo card given out at Pokémon World Championships.

Origin

• The 2013 print features Bidoof, Wailmer, Psyduck, and Oshawott. The background features the North Shore Mountains, a mountain range near Vancouver, British Columbia, the location of the 2013 World Championships.
• The 2014 print features Pikachu, Froakie, Gogoat, Braviary, and Vivillon with two of its wing patterns: Modern and Ocean. The artwork also features a Psyduck-themed boat, the Arlington Memorial Bridge, and the Washington Monument in reference to Washington, D.C., the location of the 2014 World Championships.
• The 2015 print features Rapidash, Ducklett, Swanna, Psyduck, Pikachu, and a statue of Arceus. Rapidash is a reference to Paul Revere's "Midnight Ride", while the Arceus statue references the Equestrian Statue of George Washington that stands in the Public Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, the location of the 2015 World Championships.
• The 2016 print features Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, and Psyduck. Also featured are a representation of the Golden Gate Bridge, a Krabby-inspired Fisherman's Wharf sign, and cable car, all iconic references to San Francisco, California, the venue for the 2016 World Championships.
• The 2017 print features Pikachu, Rowlet, Litten, and Popplio riding a Rotom Pokédex-themed roller coaster complete with Psyduck, Drifloon, and Alolan Exeggutor. The illustration is a likely reference to the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, the location of the 2017 World Championships.
• The 2018 print features numerous aurally-associated Pokémon in reference to the location of the 2018 World Championships: Nashville, Tennessee, known for its affiliation with music. These include Pom-Pom Style Oricorio, Meloetta, Kricketune, and Loudred. Also featured are Pikachu, Darumaka, and Psyduck riding a Tauros-themed spring rocker. The building in the illustration appears to be based on the Ryman Auditorium.
• The 2019 print features Pikachu, Eevee, Rufflet, Psyduck, and a number of Meltan exploring a gallery containing artwork of past iterations of Champions Festival. This is likely inspired by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the location of the 2019 World Championships. A Machamp statue can also be seen.
• The 2022 print features Pikachu, Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble riding on the London Eye. Psyduck is riding on Corviknight, who is flying in the sky. A Galarian Weezing is floating next to the London Eye. The Big Ben could be seen in the background. These two are iconic landmarks in London, the location of the 2022 World Championships.

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