Last weekend, the first official PvP tournament took place in Pokémon GO. The winner, Kieng Iv, is now calling for Niantic to provide more support there and for a competitive scene around Pokémon GO to form, a real e-sport.
What kind of tournament was it? Around the Pokémon World Championships in Washington D.C., this tournament took place in Pokémon GO. Pokémon and Niantic invited 8 personalities to fight for victory in the PvP mode of Pokémon GO.
It was an “Invitational,” a invitation-only tournament.
Who won? In the end, Kieng Iv won. He is already known from various challenges around raid bosses. However, he was also very strong in the PvP mode.
What Kieng Iv wishes for Pokémon GO
This is what the winner says: After his victory, the US magazine dotesports was able to speak with the Canadian. There, Kieng says that he wishes for more support from Niantic for the PvP mode in Pokémon GO. He states that PvP is “very watchable”, but there is still a lot to be done.
We need more support from Niantic, and more help from Pokemon would be very helpful, alongside all the great work that Silph Arena, GoStadium-Discord and others are doing to develop the competitive scene.
Kieng Iv to dotesports
What is the current state of the competitive scene? The first official tournament of Pokémon GO took place last weekend.
For example, TheSilphRoad regularly holds such tournaments worldwide, where players can sign up. This is by no means comparable to the eSports scenes of other games.
This is exactly where Kieng Iv wants to take action. For him, the PvP mode in Pokémon GO could become big, but this can only happen with the support of Niantic.
Is a competitive scene conceivable? Many other mobile games, such as Clash Royale or Arena of Kings, already have such scenes. The PvP mode of Pokémon GO could also offer something like this. Thus, it is certainly conceivable.
What do you think? Would a competitive scene be good for Pokémon GO?
