Pokémon Team Masters Lottery Announcement Postponed to Nov. 20... Terms Agreement Required by Nov. 18

The announcement of lottery results for the Pokémon Trading Card Game team tournament "Pokémon Team Masters 2027 in SEOUL," scheduled for next January in Seoul, has been delayed by one week. In a notice on November 13, the official event website "Pokémon Team Masters Web" announced that the lottery result announcement date would change from November 13 (Fri) at 2:00 PM to November 20 (Fri) at 2:00 PM (KST). The same notice was posted on the same day on the news list of the official Japanese Pokémon Trading Card Game website and the official Pokémon Korea (포켓몬코리아) website news list ("Notice on Delay of Lottery Results and Setting of Terms Agreement Period").

Reason for Postponement Is 'Incomplete Terms Agreement'

According to the notice, it was confirmed that a large number of teams had not completed the participation terms agreement procedure, leaving their entry (registration) in an incomplete state. The organizers accordingly delayed the lottery result announcement and set a separate participation terms agreement period for teams whose entry has not been completed.

The participation terms agreement period runs from November 13 (Fri) at 2:00 PM to November 18 (Wed) at 11:59 PM (KST). Team leaders and members who have not completed the agreement must check the 'My Event' page on "Pokémon Team Masters Web" and complete their agreement within this period. The notice stated that all team members must agree to the terms of participation for the entry to be completed. If an agreement has already been completed, no additional action is required.

Important notices were also added. New participation applications (entries) will not be accepted during this period, nor can already registered members be changed. This means it is not an avenue for forming a new team to enter or replacing missing team members.

Tournament to Be Held Jan. 23–24 at KINTEX

The tournament schedule itself has not changed. According to the event overview released on September 28, the tournament will be held for two days on Saturday, January 23 and Sunday, January 24, 2027, in Halls 1-2 of KINTEX Exhibition Center 1. Participation is free, and the event will be held as a 3-player team tournament. Capacity is 2,000 seats (approx. 670 teams), and it was announced that if applications exceed capacity, participants will be determined by lottery. The application period was from September 28 at 2:00 PM to October 23 at 12:00 PM (noon).

Seven languages are targeted: English, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Thai, and Traditional Chinese. The overview specified that cards in any language may only be mixed with English-language cards, while Japanese cards cannot be mixed with cards of other languages. The deck registration deadline is January 23 (Sat) at 7:00 AM, and the registration start date and time will be announced later.

What Korean Applicants Should Check

Even if the team leader has completed registration, if even one of the other two members has not agreed to the terms, the entry remains incomplete. Teams that have applied should safely check the agreement status of all three team members directly on the 'My Event' page by the night of the 18th. The overview also advised setting up accounts in advance to receive emails sent from the website (pokemon-team-masters.com, @pokemon-support.com).

This announcement did not include details on how lottery results will be announced or how teams failing to complete agreement within the period will be handled in the lottery.

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Reason for Postponement Is 'Incomplete Terms Agreement'

Tournament to Be Held Jan. 23–24 at KINTEX

What Korean Applicants Should Check

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