What this is
Whether the Pokémon championship circuit pays out more in prizes than it takes in at the gate: unclear. The net comes to between −$0.9m and +$6.1m for 2026, and −$2.0m to +$5.0m in a 2027 case without UNITE.
How it’s built
- Net = prize floor less entry and ticket income attributable to TPC, estimated at $4.5–8.4m.
- Low end: smallest prize floor less largest gate; high end: largest prize floor less smallest gate.
What we assumed
- Gate income of $4.5–8.4m reaches TPC.It is our estimate of entry fees and tickets; how much organisers keep is not published.
Sanity check
Because the range crosses zero, the sign of the net is not decided; the midpoint for 2026 is about +$2.6m.
Where it comes from
Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes:
Show the working
- Prior band $ m: -1.4 to 5.5
- 2026 corrected band $ m: -0.92 to 6.11
- 2027 ex UNITE band $ m: -2.03 to 5
- Sign decided: no
- prior 7.0-8.4=-1.40
- 10.0-4.5=5.50
- 2026 7.480-8.4=-0.920
- 10.605-4.5=6.105
- 2027 ex-UNITE 6.375-8.4=-2.025
- 9.500-4.5=5.000