Champions Festival (BW Promo 95)

Champions Festival (Japanese: チャンピオンズフェスティバル Champions Festival) is a . It was first released as one of the .
==Card text==
==Release information==
Champions Festival was first distributed at the 2013 World Championships and was distributed at every annual event until the 2022 World Championships. Featured in the Worlds 2013 artwork are , , , and .
The 2014 print features , , , , and with two of its : Modern and Ocean. The artwork also features a Psyduck-themed boat, the , and the in reference to , the location of the 2014 World Championships.
The 2015 print features , , , Psyduck, Pikachu, and a statue of . Rapidash is a reference to , while the Arceus statue references the Equestrian Statue of George Washington that stands in the in , , the location of the 2015 World Championships.
The 2016 print features , , , Pikachu, and Psyduck. Also featured are a representation of the , a -inspired sign, and , all iconic references to , , the venue for the 2016 World Championships.
The 2017 print features Pikachu, , , and riding a Rotom Pokédex-themed roller coaster complete with Psyduck, , and . The illustration is a likely reference to the in , the location of the 2017 World Championships.
The 2018 print features numerous aurally-associated Pokémon in reference to the location of the 2018 World Championships: , known for its affiliation with music. These include , , , and . Also featured are Pikachu, , and Psyduck riding a -themed spring rocker.
The 2019 print features Pikachu, , , Psyduck, and a number of exploring a gallery containing artwork of past iterations of Champions Festival. This is likely inspired by the in Washington, D.C., the location of the 2019 World Championships. A statue can also be seen.
The 2022 print features Pikachu, , , and riding on the . Psyduck is riding on , who is flying in the sky. A is floating next to the London Eye. The could be seen in the background. These two are iconic landmarks in , the location of the 2022 World Championships. 2022 was also the first year of the card's release in Traditional Chinese, Thai and Indonesia.
At Worlds 2013, a nine-card commemorative collection was given to participating players at the start of the tournament. The collection consists of seven prints of Champions Festival in English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. Two special cards were also included in the binder: one featuring the 2013 World Championships logo, and one featuring an advertisement for the 2013 World Championship Decks. Binders were not distributed at subsequent tournaments, with the TCG players receiving the seven international prints instead presented in a sealed plastic wrapper. Video Game players were awarded three copies of the unstamped prints for participating. Special stamped versions of the English prints were also awarded to staff who helped oversee the event and to the top-ranking players in each division of the tournament. In languages released by the Pokémon Company International, All Worlds 2013 prints of this card are numbered BW95. The 2014 print is numbered XY27; the 2015 print is numbered XY91; the 2016 print is numbered XY176; the 2017 print is numbered SM78; the 2018 print is numbered SM148; the 2019 print is numbered SM231; and the 2022 print is numbered SWSH296. Cards in languages released by the Pokémon Company and Pokémon Korea are unnumbered , , , and , respectively.
===Gallery===
==Trivia==
Two copies of each of the top-ranking versions were awarded to respective players across the three divisions making a total of 192 top thirty-two versions, 96 top sixteen versions, 48 quarter-finalist versions, 24 semi-finalist versions, 12 finalist versions, and 6 champion versions at each tournament.
For the 2023 Pokémon World Championships, the card was replaced by Paradise Resort.
===Origin===
Category:BW Black Star Promotional cards
Category:BW-P Promotional cards
Category:XY Black Star Promotional cards
Category:XY-P Promotional cards
Category:SM Black Star Promotional cards
Category:SM-P Promotional cards
Category:SWSH Black Star Promotional cards
Category:S-P Promotional cards
Category:Illus. by Naoki Saito
Category:Trainer cards that heal damage
de:Festival der Champions (TCG)
es:Festival de Campeones (TCG)
fr:Festival des Champions (Promo XY 91)
it:Festa dei Campioni (BW Promo 95)
ja:チャンピオンズフェスティバル
zh:冠军庆典（TCG）