Ladder (TCG Live)

The Ladder is one of the systems of player progression for Pokémon Trading Card Game Live. Rank Points are earned or lost by playing matches on Ranked Mode, which pairs games from this mode with opponents close to the player's Rank Points and rewards climbing to the first tier of the ladder's Leagues with the in-game currencies and seasonal cosmetic items. Rewards and Rank Points reset every month, and the player also receives additional rewards at each ladder reset depending on their reached League if they have played at least 5 matches during the period.

Point progression is based on the player's current League:

  • Nest League, Quick League, Poké League, Great League: +10 on a win, 0 on a loss
  • Mewtwo Tier (Ultra League): +10 on a win, -2 on a loss
  • Giratina Tier (Ultra League): +10 on a win, -3 on a loss
  • Ogerpon Tier (Ultra League): +10 on a win, -5 on a loss
  • Eternatus Tier (Ultra League): +10 on a win, -6 on a loss

Players will also not go back to the previous league they are currently on. If players win consecutive games, they will instead gain +13 for each win rather than +10. At the end of each season, the ladder will reset and all players above Quick League will be reset to Poké League.

With the December 2024 Season, an Elo system was added to Arceus League. Once a player reaches Arceus League, they will be set to an Elo rating of 1500 rather than having 550 ladder points.

Ranks

Rank League Points needed Previous points needed*
Togepi Nest League 0 0
Chingling Nest League 10 10
Riolu Nest League 20 20
Pikachu Quick League 30 40
Diglett Quick League 50 70
Cutiefly Quick League 70 100
Snom Quick League 90 130
Gyarados Poké League 110 160
Gholdengo Poké League 140 220
Houndoom Poké League 170 280
Galvantula Poké League 200 340
Gardevoir Great League 230 520
Greninja Great League 270 620
Corviknight Great League 310 720
Tyranitar Great League 350 820
Mewtwo Ultra League 390 1020
Giratina Ultra League 430 1170
Ogerpon Ultra League 470 1320
Eternatus Ultra League 510 1470
Arceus Arceus League 550 1620

Usual League rewards

Avatar and gameplay items will match the other rewards of their kind for the given month.

League League Entry Reward* Ladder End Reward
Quick League Ladder Themed Coin and 2-3 Commons related to the theme 50 Trainer Points and 50 Trade Credits
Poké League 200 Trainer Points, Feet Cosmetics, 1 Special Illustration Rare (Theme Related) Previous reward plus a Booster pack of the current expansion, 50 Trainer Points, and 50 Trade Credits
Great League 200 Trainer Points, Pants Cosmetics, 1 Special Illustration Rare Previous reward plus a Booster pack of the current expansion, 50 Trainer Points, and 50 Trade Credits
Ultra League 400 Trainer Points, Deck Box, Hat Cosmetics, 1 Ace Spec Rare Previous reward plus a Booster pack of the current expansion, 50 Trainer Points, and 50 Trade Credits
Master League 400 Trainer Points, Chest Cosmetics, 1 Special Illustration Rare Previous rewards plus 50 Trainer Points and 50 Trade Credits
Arceus League 600 Trainer Points, Collector Crate of Current Expansion, Card Sleeve, 1 Hyper Rare Previous reward plus a Booster pack of the current expansion, 50 Trainer Points, and 50 Trade Credits

Trivia

The design of most Leagues' badges are based on the corresponding Poké Ball variant, with Arceus League repeating the Master League's layout.

With the update of the PTCG Live Ladder for Surging Sparks, the Pichu (Quick League), Corviknight (Great League), Charizard (Great League), and Mewtwo (Ultra League) Tiers were all removed.

See Also

This article is part of both Project Sidegames and Project TCG, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on video games about the TCG.