For travel award and invitation rules specific to the Pokémon World Championships or any International Challenge event, including specific qualifications and award amounts, please review the event-specific FAQ information posted at www.pokemon.com.

“Pokémon” is The Pokémon International Company, Inc., its affiliates and their respective subsidiaries, suppliers, officers, directors, representatives, agents and employees.

Players who are legal minors in their jurisdiction of residence will be required to have a parent or guardian accept a Travel Award and/or Invitation, agree to these terms and submit any information and/or documentation on their behalf.

Official Rules To Redeem Travel Award and Invitations Won at Qualifying Events

Description of Travel Award and Invitation

Players can qualify for Travel Awards for designated events based on their performance and their standing in Championship Points in their home rating zone (e.g., North America, Latin America, Europe, or Oceania) during stand-alone qualification periods.

Players who qualify will receive a one-time Travel Award payment prior to the designated event. Players are fully responsible for booking their own hotel and travel. The Travel Award amount is determined by Pokémon on a seasonal basis, and can be found in the FAQs for each specific event at pokemon.com. Travel Award amounts are based on the event, the age of the recipient, their region of residence, and the region of the event. Travel Award amounts are determined by Pokémon prior to each event, and all recipients in each age/region category will receive the same amount.

A player may receive an invitation to compete at a specified invitation-only event (“Invitation”) based on the player’s performance and their standing in Championship Points in their home rating zone (e.g., North America, Latin America, Europe, or Oceania) during stand-alone qualification periods. An Invitation may or may not be accompanied by a Travel Award.

How to Redeem the Travel Award

To receive a Travel Award, a recipient who lives in the United States must have a valid Social Security number and will be required to complete a W9 form. If the recipient is not a U.S. taxpayer, another taxpayer identification number may be requested. If subject to U.S income tax, the recipient will be issued an IRS 1099 form for Travel Award amounts valued at $600 or more. If the winner or companion is taxable outside the United States, other applicable documentation may be required from the recipient as required by law.

To redeem a Travel Award and Invitation, the winner of this invitation must:

1. Submit all forms and information by the dates and according to the instructions provided.

2. Have a active Pokémon Trainer Club account, including all requested contact information no later than fourteen (14) days after receiving an official invitation to the event from Pokémon (no purchase necessary to open this account). Please click here for registration information and to review our Privacy Policy. The Pokémon Trainer Club account must remain active at least through the final day of the event.

3. Complete and submit a Release, Waiver of Liability, Assumption of Risk, and Hold Harmless Agreement (“Release”) by the stated deadline date.

Missed deadlines or incomplete submissions may result in disqualification and Pokémon may, at its sole discretion, rescind the Travel Award and/or Invitation and award another eligible player.

Limitations

Invitations and Travel Awards are not transferable. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Should the recipient be unable to attend the Championships, we may award a Travel Award and Invitation to the next eligible player at our discretion. Pokémon reserves the right to rescind the Travel Award or Invitation from a player who has been suspended from the Play! Pokémon program, or has been otherwise determined to be ineligible to compete in the Championships or to receive Travel Awards.

The Pokémon Company International, Inc., is not responsible for the cancellation of the event or any cancellation or delays in transportation or other travel accommodations due to any unforeseen circumstances. The Pokémon Company International, Inc., reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend any event if any circumstances, including an act of God or similar event, interferes with or negatively impacts the safety, fairness, or proper conduct of the event.

Pokémon reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to cancel the Travel Awards program for any or no reason.

Agreement to Limit Pokémon Liability

BY USING THE TRAVEL AWARD AND/OR BY ATTENDING THE EVENT PURSUANT TO AN INVITATION, I RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS POKÉMON, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, SUPPLIERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, REPRESENTATIVES, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES, FROM AND AGAINST ALL CLAIMS, EXPENSES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES TO PROPERTY OR PERSON OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DEATH, CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY THE OFFER, ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, MISUSE, OR USE OF THE TRAVEL AWARD OR PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENT OR ANY EVENTS OR PERFORMANCES OF ANY KIND ATTENDED BY ME IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. POKÉMON SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RELATING TO TRAVEL AWARDS AND/OR INVITATIONS. THIS RELEASE EXTENDS TO CLAIMS FOR THE NEGLIGENCE OF POKÉMON.

Use of Likeness

Except where legally prohibited, recipient  grants permission for Pokémon  to use worldwide, in perpetuity, their name, picture, voice recording, deck composition, or methods of play, use, or collecting of Pokémon trading cards and the likeness and/or moving images of winner in any manner or media whatsoever for trade or commercial purposes, for promotion and/or for sale of Pokémon products with no right to additional compensation or right of approval.

Governing Law

By accepting the Invitation or Travel Award, the recipient (or if recipient is a minor where he or she resides, winner’s parent or legal guardian) agrees that these Rules are governed, construed, and interpreted under the laws of the State of Washington without regard to conflicts of law principles, and that any legal action brought by recipient or his or her parent or legal guardian or Pokémon with regard to or arising out of any matters set forth in these terms and conditions shall be brought only in an appropriate state or federal court in King County, Washington, and consents to the jurisdiction and venue of such courts for these purposes.