| Event | 2025 Grand Challenge III |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 6ā8 December 2024 |
| Attendance | Pending confirmation in PokƩmon HOME (3,165 players eligible for CP) |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2025 SeasonĀ āĀ VGC Regulation Set H |
| Format | In-game ladder competition |
| Organizer | The PokƩmon Company International (TPCi) |
Table of Contents
Results
Championship Point payouts were confirmed on 10 December 2024.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1813.3 |  | Federico Camporesi (FedeCampoVGC) | 170Ā CP |  |
| 2 | 1798.1 |  | JackPTK (Jack) | 160Ā CP | |
| 3 | 1781.3 |  | Joji Kaieda | 150Ā CP | |
| 4 | 1762.9 |  | Tang Shiliang (20äŗ®äŗ®) | 150Ā CP | |
| 5 | 1761.9 | | Collin Heier (Pecoā ) | 140Ā CP | Ā |
| 6 | 1760.8 | | Norah Bowman (Bubs!) | 140Ā CP | Ā |
| 7 | 1760.5 |  | Javier Freire (Javi) | 140Ā CP | |
| 8 | 1760.3 | | Yuki Zaninovich (ćć¤ćŖć¬ćć) | 140Ā CP | |
| 9 | 1759.2 | | Giuseppe Musicco (peppe) | 130Ā CP | |
| 10 | 1758.2 |  | Fevzi Ćzkan | 130Ā CP | |
| 11 | 1757.9 |  | Kevin Salvetto (Lil Bo Peep) | 130Ā CP | |
| 12 | ? |  | Eduardo Cunha | 130Ā CP | Ā |
| 13 | 1756.1 | | Juan Manuel Odriozola (Juanma) | 130Ā CP | |
| 14 | 1755.9 | | Zachary Weed | 130Ā CP | Ā |
| 15 | 1755.6 | | Junxi Zhu | 130Ā CP | Ā |
| 16 | 1755.6 | | Justin Tang | 130Ā CP | |
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1755.1 |  | Kasper Kallio (Kasper) | 120Ā CP | |
| 18 | 1755.0 |  | Patrick Dawson (Phatrick) | 120Ā CP | |
| 19 | 1754.3 | | Eric Rios (AEsir) | 120Ā CP | |
| 20 | ? | | Thomas Irwin | 120Ā CP | Ā |
| 21 | 1753.6 |  | Mark Mullender (Mark) | 120Ā CP | |
| 22 | 1753.5 | | Caelan Brown (Cabro) | 120Ā CP | |
| 23 | ? |  | Raghav Malaviya | 120Ā CP | Ā |
| 24 | ? | | Giovanni Costa | 120Ā CP | Ā |
| 25 | 1752.5 | | Shai RabĆ (Shabarai) | 120Ā CP | |
| 26 | ? |  | ThĆ©otime Massaut | 120Ā CP | Ā |
| 27 | 1751.3 |  | Luiz Lima (FelipĆ£o) | 120Ā CP | |
| 28 | 1750.3 | | Giovanni Panarello (BĆØf) | 120Ā CP | |
| 29 | ? | ? | ? | * (NoĀ CP) | Ā |
| 30 | 1749.7 | | Aditya Subramanian | 120Ā CP | Ā |
| 31 | 1749.7 | | William Bassolino (wjbax) | 120Ā CP | |
| 32 | 1749.5 |  | Michael Klymchuk (SeaWolfMikes) | 120Ā CP | Ā |
Usage stats
Usage stats pending confirmation when the results are uploaded to PokƩmon HOME.
Platform and schedule
The tournament is held online, in your PokĆ©mon Scarlet or PokĆ©mon Violet game, at the Online competitions section of the PokĆ© Portal’s Battle Stadium.
The tournament starts on 6 December 2024 at 00:00 UTC. You will be able to play up to 15 battles on 6 December, up to 30 battles by 7 December and up to 45 battles by 8 December. You will be able to enter any battle until 8 December 2024 at 23:59 UTC.
Prizes
This event is an official Online Competition, and is part of theĀ 2025 official circuitĀ in all regions governed by TPCi, that is: North America, Europe, Latin America, Oceania, and Middle East & Africa.
As a participation prize, any player that finishes at least three battles will receive 100,000 League Points, a Gold Bottle Cap and an Ability Patch.
Players are warned that only one user can participate per Nintendo account, even if they are playing both PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet in the same account. Playing with both versions of the game may result in penalties.
| Placement | Championship Points | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 170 CP | 0 |
| 2nd | 160 CP | 4 |
| 3rd and 4th | 150 CP | 8 |
| 5th to 8th | 140 CP | 17 |
| 9th to 16th | 130 CP | 33 |
| 17th to 32nd | 120 CP | 65 |
| 33rd to 64th | 80 CP | 129 |
| 65th to 128th | 65 CP | 257 |
| 129th to 256th | 50 CP | 513 |
| 257th to 512th | 35 CP | 1025 |
| 513th to 1024th | 20 CP | 2049 |
Overview
The 2025 Grand Challenge IIIĀ is an official Online Competition featuring double battles, and is region-locked. It is the ninth VGC-relevant Online Competition in PokĆ©mon Scarlet and PokĆ©mon Violet games for players in the TPCi regions, and the third in the 2025 season.
It is played withĀ VGC Regulation Set H.
A little bit of history
Online Competitions are usually a part of the casual gameplay, but they have been featured in the official circuit for some years now. They are one of the few tournaments in which all world regions play together, and it generally grants National invites in TPC regions and Championship Points in TPCi regions.
The most recent Online Competition for players in the TPCi regions was theĀ 2025Ā Grand Challenge II, played in September 2024 with the VGC Regulation Set H. First place was earned by 2023 Global Challenge III Champion Joji Kaieda, who earned a rating of 1833 and obtained 170 CP. Joji beatĀ VĆctor Medina, who earned a rating of 1803 and obtained 160 CP.
AmericanĀ James Evans, theĀ 2018 Senior Division World Champion, defeated BrazilianĀ Gabriel AgatiĀ in the NAIC finals.
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through your own PokƩmon Scarlet or PokƩmon Violet game, only available if the Online Competition settings are configured to any TPCi region (that is, any region excluding Asia-Pacific).
To register, enter the PokĆ© Portal ā Battle Stadium ā Online competitions ā Search for a competition (in the Official Competitions column).
You will need to register and lock a team at the time of registration.
Sign-ups are open from 28 November at 00:00 UTCĀ until 5 December at 23:59 UTC, when the tournament starts.
