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Pokémon Puebla Regional Set for Oct 24-25... First Latin American Spanish Broadcast

2027 Season Regional in Puebla, Mexico, Featuring a Dedicated TCG Channel and Pokémon TCG Live Drops

김태희 기자 · Published Oct 23, 2026, 10:21 KST · 3 min read
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The official Pokémon tournament series (Play! Pokémon Championship Series), the '2027 Puebla Regional Championships', will be held on October 24-25 (local time) in Puebla, Mexico. The official Pokémon website released broadcast information on October 19, stating, "This is the first time a Regional Championship held in Latin America will be broadcast live in Latin American Spanish." Three events will be held concurrently: the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), Video Game Championships (VGC), and Pokémon GO.

Tournament Overview: Registration Deadline and Deck Lists Due by Morning of Day One

According to the RK9 page handling tournament registration, the venue is halls 1 and 2 of the Puebla Centro Expositor, and the organizer and operator is Karma Beam. Participant registration closed at 11:59 PM (Mexico City time) on October 21.

| Item | Details | |---|---| | Schedule | October 24-25 | | Entry Fee | 800 Mexican pesos each for Juniors and Seniors, 1,300 Mexican pesos for Masters | | List Submission Deadline | October 24 at 7:30 AM | | Tournament Start | October 24 at 8:30 AM (Juniors and Seniors at 9:00 AM) |

According to official announcements, the first day will feature TCG and VGC Swiss rounds, while the second day will hold remaining Swiss rounds and elimination rounds to determine the winners of each division.

For deck builders, the card pool must be noted. The 2026 season Standard format changed starting from offline tournaments on April 10 to exclude the 'G' regulation mark and only use cards with 'H', 'I', and 'J' marks. The same notice specified that new cards must wait "typically two weeks after release" to be legal for tournament play. The new English-language release 'Mega Evolution—Delta Reign' releases on November 6 and will not appear at this Puebla tournament.

Broadcasting: Dedicated TCG Channel Launched, Starting at Midnight KST

A new Spanish-language channel has been established for this tournament. TCG will be broadcast on the Twitch channel 'pokemonjcclatam', VGC on 'Pokemonlatam', and Pokémon GO will use the official 'pokemongo' channel. The Broadcast Hub on the Championship Series website allows viewers to switch between broadcasts for all three events, displaying top player standings in real time during the tournament. The Twitch overlay provides information on active TCG cards and subtitles in seven languages including English and Spanish. Korean subtitles are not included in the list.

Broadcasts run from 9:05 AM to 6:00 PM (CST) on both days. Converting Mexico City time (UTC-6) to Korean Standard Time, it runs from 12:05 AM to 9:00 AM on October 25 and 26, respectively.

To commemorate the first Spanish broadcast, viewing rewards (Twitch Drops) will also be provided. By linking a Pokémon Trainer Central account to Twitch, enabling drops, and watching the TCG channel, viewers will receive '30th Celebration' expansion booster packs in 'Pokémon TCG Live'. The notice states 3 packs for watching 30 minutes and 3 packs for watching 45 minutes.

Next Regional in Gdańsk

The following weekend, from October 31 to November 1, the Regional continues at AmberEXPO in Gdańsk, Poland. According to venue information, three events—TCG, VGC, and Pokémon GO—will be held across three age divisions: Junior, Senior, and Master. Since both tournaments take place before the release of Delta Reign, domestic players should take this into account when using the results as meta reference material.

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