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November

2026 Fantastic Classic Fundraiser to Benefit St. Jude Children's Hospital - Sat, Nov 14!

Our exciting Standard TCG tournament and fun-filled fundraiser returns for 2026! Our previous fundraisers raised over $15,000 and 100% of the money was donated to St. Jude Children's Hospital. Our goal this year is to raise over $3,500! You can make a donation at any time directly on our League's St. Jude webpage. Then, on Nov 14, join us for a fun-filled day of activities, and all proceeds will be donated to St. Jude. Share the flyer below and help us spread the word!

On Nov 14, we'll be offering two fun activities: (1) a Pokémon Standard Format Trading Card Game (TCG) Tournament and (2) Side Events with many activities you can choose from! And thanks to the generosity of the Fantastic Store and local area restaurants and businesses, we'll be offering awesome prizes that you can win just by participating in our fundraiser activities!

Additionally, we'll also be offering One Piece gaming activities for our fellow gaming friends to open this event to a wider audience!

You can enter the Standard Pokémon Format TCG tournament and/or fun Side Events simply by donating on our St. Jude Fantastic Classic webpage. Or you can simply make a donation when checking in for an event!

1. Navigate to our St. Jude Fantastic Classic webpage.

2. Click the white Donate to event button.

3. Select a donation amount:

   • $30 or higher donation amount will reserve a spot in our Standard Format TCG Tournament

   • Any donation amount can enable you to play in our fun Side Events

4. Complete the donation form and Submit.

And that's it! Organizer Ken will reach out to you using the email address you provided in the donation to get additional information from you.

NOTE: You can also give our Fantastic Classic fundraiser a boost by creating your own Fundraiser page! When you navigate to our St. Jude Fantastic Classic webpage, simply click the blue Register button. You will create an account and will be helping us raise money for St. Jude! If you need more info, DM me on our League Discord or email me at chantvillepokeleague@gmail.com. 

Here's additional information for our fun fundraising activities ...

Main Event: The Fantastic Classic Standard Format TCG Tournament

Proxies are allowed for this tournament, BUT they MUST be printed English copies of the actual card. Your deck must be a legal Standard Format deck.

Check-in for the TCG tournament is from 10:30 - 11:00 am. We'll have a player's meeting shortly after check-in closes to announce the total # of players and the number of rounds to be played. We aim to start Round 1 before 11:15 am.

Prizes will include Pokémon products donated by the Fantastic Store, restaurant gift cards, and League promo cards. Prizes will be announced during the tournament.

Side Events & Prize Wall

You can also support our fundraiser by playing in our Side Events available throughout the day starting at 11:15 am. These events will be running all day. We'll finish up around the store's closing time at 5 pm. $5 donation for most activities except where noted. A prize ticket is awarded to the winner of each side event, except where noted. *IMPORTANT: Because this is a fundraiser, we have limited prize wall items available. Only the overall winner of a Side Event activity can earn a prize wall ticket.

• 2-, or 4-person pods: TCG/VGC/Pokémon GO PvP Battles. Elimination-style battles. Also, One Piece pods are available! Players in a pod can decide on the format they want to play. For example, for a Pokémon TCG pod, players can choose from Standard, Expanded, or Unlimited formats.

• Build and Battle (Prerelease format): $40 for recent Pokemon sets. Pods of 2 or 4 players. Purchase a BnB box, build a 40-card deck, and then play in elimination-style battles.

• Build and Battle (Prerelease Ditto draft format): $40 for recent Pokemon sets. Pods of 2 or 4 players. Purchase a BnB box, draft with your group, build a 40-card deck following the Ditto Draft rules, and then play in elimination-style battles. 

• Gym Leader Challenge: Pods of 2 to 4 players. Elimination-style battles.

• Raid Format: Groups of 3-5 players. Beat the raid boss and each player earns one prize ticket.

• Pack Battles: Pods of 2 or 4 players. Buy a pack for $10, create a 10-card deck, and then play in round-robin battles.

• YOU Decide - Alternative Play Format:  Pods of 2 or 4 players. A group of players that can decide on an alternative play format available in the Handbook, but with the flexibility to change rules. All players in the pod must agree on the alternative play rules before play can begin.

The following activities will not have a prize ticket reward. But players will receive free Pokémon cards and other League rewards for playing!

• Learn to play the trading card game

• Poke Catch: Pods of 2 players

• Memory Challenge: Pods of 2 players

• Board games, puzzles, and more!

Our Prize Wall offers cool Pokémon goodies - collection boxes, plushies, packs, hats, and knick-knacks - as well as donated gift cards from local eateries! All of the awesome Pokémon prizes are donated by the Fantastic Store, Organizer Ken, and other Pokémon Organizers, and our awesome Pokémon community! Each item can be redeemed using the prize tickets you earn from Side Events! 

Here are pics from a previous fundraiser to give you an idea of the cool rewards possible:

Open Play Leagues: Saturdays starting at 2:00 pm. 

Play Lab (learn to play the TCG!), casual and alternative play formats (GLC, Raid Challenge, Ditto Draft, and more!), trading, VG, POGO, and more! Earn a Play Pokémon Prize Pack or collectible League promo cards just for playing in League! 

• Sept 12 | Sept 26

• Oct 3 | Oct 17 | Oct 24 | Oct 31

• Nov 7 | Nov 14 (St. Jude Fundraiser) | Nov 21 | Nov 28

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Optional Standard format tourney:

• $5 entry fee (CASH ONLY)

• Booster packs for top finishers

• Proxies are allowed, BUT they must be printed English copies of the actual cards

Benefits of Playing at the Chantville Pokémon League

The Chantville Pokémon League offers:

• A large, fun library of pre-made decks and game resources that you can borrow.

• Free Pokémon cards and sleeves. Each League attendee can choose up to 5 Pokémon cards and 5 sleeves for free!

• A library of Pokémon anime books and comics. 

• New players can get a free Pokémon Player ID and learn the rules of the game and how to build a deck. 

• Trade Pokémon cards or video game characters with other players. 

• Lots of open space for gaming, trading, and playtesting.

To check out our past League events, access our News Archives.