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2027 Pokémon Card Shop Battle Announced: 16 Stores to Select Representatives on Nov. 21, Winning Team to Attend Worlds

10 Division A and 10 Junior Representatives to Be Selected per Store for League Play in Yongsan; League 1st Place Wins 5,000,000 Won

김태희 기자 · Published Nov 15, 2026, 11:04 KST · 3 min read
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Pokémon Korea posted an announcement titled "2027 Pokémon Card Shop Battle Held!" on the news section of the official Pokémon Trading Card Game website on November 13, 2026. Designed as a league competition where 16 Pokémon Card Shops across the nation form teams to compete, the official information page introduces the tournament in three stages: Card Shop Representative Selection (PHASE 1), League Play (PHASE 2), and Post-season (PHASE 3). The first stage, the Card Shop Representative Selection, will begin on November 21.

16 Participating Teams and Representative Selection Criteria

The participating teams revealed on the official page consist of 15 teams: Team Yeoksam, Suwon, Incheon, Pyeongtaek, Daegu, Wonju, Gwangju, Busan, Ulsan, Daejeon, Mokdong, Cheonan, Guri, Gangneung, and Ilsan (Team. 역삼·수원·인천·평택·대구·원주·광주·부산·울산·대전·목동·천안·구리·강릉·일산), while the remaining one team is listed as "To Be Announced." The information image for the representative selection states the location as "15 Pokémon Card Shop locations nationwide."

| Category | Details | |---|---| | Round 1 | November 21–22, 2026 | | Round 2 | November 28–29, 2026 | | Division A Representatives (10 players) | Top 10 cumulative point holders per store (team), regardless of age | | Junior Representatives (10 players) | Top 10 cumulative point holders among Junior players, excluding those selected for Division A |

Selection is determined by the cumulative point ranking at each store. To be selected as a representative, players must participate in the selection tournament at their designated store and accumulate points. The point calculation formula and application process were not included in this announcement image, so prospective participants must check separate notices from the respective stores.

League Play at Pokémon Card Shop Yongsan

The league play will be divided into Division A League and Junior League, taking place at Pokémon Card Shop Yongsan (포켓몬 카드샵 용산). Matches will feature a 3-vs-3 team battle format, with the final rankings determined by combining match points from both leagues. Division A League awards 30 points for a win, 10 points for a draw, and 0 points for a loss, while Junior League awards 15 points for a win, 5 points for a draw, and 0 points for a loss.

| League | Round Schedule | |---|---| | Division A League | R1 12/12, R2 1/9, R3 2/13, R4 3/6, R5 4/10, R6 5/29 | | Junior League | R1 2/20, R2 3/27, R3 5/22 |

According to the schedule, there are 6 rounds for Division A League and 3 rounds for Junior League, totaling 9 rounds. However, the wording in the official announcement is inconsistent, stating "9 rounds in total" in the tournament overview but "14 rounds in total" in the league play description.

Post-season Features Draft Tournament... Winning Team to Attend Worlds

The post-season is a draft-style tournament featuring the top 6 teams from the league play. The 3rd to 6th place teams in the league compete in the semi-playoffs (3rd vs. 6th, 4th vs. 5th), and the 1st place team, which advances directly to the playoffs, gets to directly select its opponent from among the semi-playoff winners. The 2nd place team faces the remaining winning team, and the winners of both matches face off in the finals for the ultimate victory.

| Category | Rewards | |---|---| | Champions | Pokémon World Championships 2027 spectator support (Round-trip flight + hotel) | | League 1st Place | 5,000,000 won | | League 2nd Place | 4,000,000 won | | League 3rd Place | 3,000,000 won | | League 4th Place | 2,000,000 won |

This is not the first time a Card Shop Battle is being held. On August 18, 2026, Pokémon Korea stated in a notice regarding the "2026 Pokémon Card Shop Battle" that misconduct was confirmed during the representative selection process, resulting in a one-year suspension from official tournaments and events (July 29, 2026 – July 28, 2027) for the individual involved.

For domestic players, this is a tournament to compete in teams representing their regular local Pokémon Card Shops. As the league schedule runs from December 2026 to May 2027, players who become representatives will be committed to team schedules for nearly half a year.

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