# Stern Rewards Program – Pokemon Pro and Premium added!

**Source:** IFPA  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2026-05-29  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.ifpapinball.com/stern-rewards-program-pokemon-pro-and-premium-added/

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## Analysis

The IFPA announces that Stern Pinball has added Pokemon Pro and Premium versions to the Stern Rewards Program. This expands the qualifying machines for tournament players to earn rewards through competitive play.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Stern has added Pokemon Pro and Premium to the Stern Rewards Program — _IFPA official announcement_
- [HIGH] Detailed rules and updated lists of qualifiers and rewards are available — _IFPA announcement references rules documentation_

### Notable Quotes

> "The IFPA is excited to announce that Stern has added Pokemon Pro and Premium to the rewards program!"
> — **IFPA**
> _Official announcement of program expansion_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| IFPA | organization | International Flipper Pinball Association; made the announcement |
| Stern Pinball | company | Added Pokemon Pro and Premium to Stern Rewards Program |
| Pokemon | game | New Stern pinball machine with Pro and Premium versions added to rewards program |
| Stern Rewards Program | product | Rewards program expanded to include Pokemon machines |

### Signals

- **[product_launch]** Pokemon Pro and Premium versions officially added to Stern Rewards Program, signaling competitive tournament integration (confidence: high) — IFPA announcement of addition to rewards program
- **[competitive_signal]** Pokemon machines now qualify for IFPA tournament rewards, expanding the pool of qualifying machines for competitive players (confidence: high) — Announcement that Pokemon Pro and Premium added to rewards program with updated qualifier list

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## Transcript

The IFPA is excited to announce that Stern has added Pokemon Pro and Premium to the rewards program! Detailed rules for the Stern Rewards Program, including an updated list of qualifiers and updated list of rewards available can be found HERE.

_(Acquisition: web_scrape, Enrichment: v5)_

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-06-06 | Item ID: ad2667de-d4c3-449b-9aaa-3f3f50a9dc7d*