Championship Arena (Nintendo Promo 28)

Championship Arena (Japanese: バトルロードスタジアム Battle Road Stadium) is a TCG Stadium card. It is one of the TCG Nintendo Black Star Promos.

Release information
This card was first released as one of the English TCG Nintendo Black Star Promos with artwork by Ryo Ueda, and was given to competitors participating in the 2005 Pokémon TCG 2005 World Championships (World Championships). In Japan, this card was released as one of the TCG PCG-P Promotional cards. It was awarded to participants of the Battle Road Stadium event, held at the regional Autumn 2005 Battle Road tournaments, who won a battle at the fourth Stage. The event comprised six stages: a competitor would play against others in Stages 1 through 5, and then against a Pokémon Card Laboratory employee at the Premium Stage. It was reprinted as an TCG Unnumbered Promotional cards (Unnumbered Promotional card) in Japan with different artwork by the same artist, and was awarded to participants of the Battle Road Stadium DP event who won a battle at the Final Stage. This event comprised three stages: a competitor would play against others in Stages 1 and 2, and then against a Pokémon Card Laboratory employee at the Final Stage. Competitors had to win 2 straight battles to progress to Stage 2, and win a further 3 straight battles to progress to the Final Stage. The Battle Road Stadium DP event was held as part of the Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Battle Festa★2006, which took place at the Kobe International Exhibition Hall, Kobe on November 25 and 26, 2006; at Port Messe Nagoya, Nagoya on December 2 and 3, 2006; at the West Japan General Exhibition Center, Kitakyushu on December 9 and 10, 2006; and at Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama on December 16 and 17, 2006.

Origin
Meisterschaftsarena (TCG) バトルロードスタジアム