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Play! Pokémon, formerly known as Pokémon Organized Play (often abbreviated as POP), is a division of The Pokémon Company International established in 2003 and known for hosting the Pokémon World Championships, a competitive eSports tournament which features the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), Pokemon Go, the Pokémon Video Game Championships (VGC), and the Pokémon UNITE Championships. [1]
Competitive play in Pokémon generally involves player versus player battles that take place using the Pokémon video games.Players construct a team of Pokémon as defined by a specific set of rules and battle as they would in the game until all Pokémon on a player's team have fainted or when a player resigns.
Esports are video games which are played in professional competitions, usually fall into a few major genres.The majority of esports titles are fighting games, first-person shooters (FPS), real-time strategy (RTS), traditional sports, and multiplayer online battle arena games (MOBA), with the MOBA genre being the most popular in terms of participation and viewership.
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In early January 2022, it was confirmed that Pokémon Unite would be played at the World Championships, making it the newest MOBA game to have an official esports tournament, after League of Legends. In May 2022, after six seasons, Play! Pokémon announced the end of the Pokkén Tournament Championship Series after the 2022 season.
The annual League of Legends international tournament hosted by Riot Games in the middle of years. It is the second most important international League of Legends tournament aside from the World Championship. Worldwide: 2015 – present Military Gaming League: The only US military and veteran exclusive esport league.
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In 2012, IeSF introduced the first-ever esports tournament for women during the IeSF 2012 World Championship. [ citation needed ] On July 7, 2013, IeSF was chosen as the representative for the electronic sports discipline at the 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games , marking the first time esports had a presence in an Olympic event.