{"id":7504,"date":"2026-08-09T16:25:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T08:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-asia-championship-series-2026-27-singapore\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T16:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T08:25:15","slug":"pokemon-asia-championship-series-2026-27-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-asia-championship-series-2026-27-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"2026\u201327 Pok\u00e9mon Asia Championship Series Starts 1 September \u2014 Singapore Registration Is Open Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Singapore Pok\u00e9mon players, a new competitive season is here. The Pok\u00e9mon Company has officially launched the 2026\u201327 Pok\u00e9mon Asia Championship Series alongside a new initiative called Pok\u00e9mon Game On!, and registration for two of the four league tiers is open right now.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is the Pok\u00e9mon Asia Championship Series?<\/h2>\n<p>The Pok\u00e9mon Asia Championship Series (PACS) is the official regional competitive circuit for seven participating regions: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. The season runs from 1 September 2026, with winners from each region eventually advancing toward the annual Pok\u00e9mon World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s series comes with a revamped brand: Pok\u00e9mon Game On! \u2014 an initiative designed to make competitive play accessible to players of every skill level. The new match-start call replaces the existing format; players at participating events will now hear &#8216;Game On!&#8217; to begin each round.<\/p>\n<h2>Four Competition Tiers<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pokemon-premier-ball-league-2026-27.png?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2026-27 Pok\u00e9mon Asia Championship Series Premier Ball League key visual featuring Pikachu, Mew and Mewtwo\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 2026\u201327 PACS uses a four-tier structure:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Great Ball League<\/strong> \u2014 entry-level events designed for newcomers and casual players. <strong>Registration is open now.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ultra Ball League<\/strong> \u2014 mid-tier competition for developing players.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Premier Ball League<\/strong> \u2014 open competitive events where performance points are tracked toward Master Ball. <strong>TCG category registration is open now.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Master Ball League<\/strong> \u2014 the top tier, featuring the region&#8217;s most competitive players. Qualification is required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each tier runs two competitive categories: the Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game (TCG) and the Video Game Competition (VGC) format, which uses <a href=\"\/blog\/pokemon-champions-mobile-ios-android-june-17-2026\/\">Pok\u00e9mon Champions<\/a> as the battle platform.<\/p>\n<h2>How Singapore Players Can Join<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pokemon-game-on-initiative-2026.webp?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon Game On! initiative logo\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Head to the Singapore PACS page at <a href=\"https:\/\/trainers-asia.portal-pokemon.com\/sg\/2026-27\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trainers-asia.portal-pokemon.com\/sg\/2026-27<\/a> to register. Premier Ball League TCG registration and Great Ball League registration are listed as active there now. The official Singapore Pok\u00e9mon TCG Trainers site at <a href=\"https:\/\/asia.pokemon-card.com\/sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asia.pokemon-card.com\/sg<\/a> also shows the current event calendar and participating gym locations.<\/p>\n<p>A special promo card will be distributed at participating Pok\u00e9mon TCG Gyms starting 1 September, while supplies last \u2014 worth checking in ahead of the season opener if you play the card game.<\/p>\n<p>For more competitive Pok\u00e9mon and game news, browse our <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">Game News<\/a> section.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Pokemon\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026-27 Pok\u00e9mon Asia Championship Series launches 1 September across 7 regions including Singapore. Premier Ball League and Great Ball League registration is open now. Here is how to join.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":7501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11,30],"tags":[31,180,63,527],"class_list":["post-7504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","category-news","tag-pokemon","tag-pokemon-champions","tag-pokemon-tcg","tag-the-pokemon-company"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pokemon-asia-championship-series-2026-27-banner.png?fit=1020%2C620&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1X2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6939,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-worlds-2026-sea-players-stream-guide-pokemonxp\/","url_meta":{"origin":7504,"position":0},"title":"Pok\u00e9mon Worlds 2026: SEA Players, Free Stream Guide and Pok\u00e9monXP","date":"August 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The 2026 Pok\u00e9mon World Championships land in San Francisco from 28\u201330 August. 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