| Event | 2026 Buenos Aires Special Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Date | 15–16 November 2025 |
| Capacity | Undisclosed |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2026 Season – VGC Regulation Set H |
| Format | 2-phase Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | Play LATAM |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through the Play LATAM platform, and you will first need to set up your Play LATAM profile and have a Play! Pokémon Player ID.
Sign-ups are $46,000 ARS or $37 USD, and they open on 3 September at 19:00 local time (22:00 UTC). Payment can be made through PayPal or MercadoPago (only for Argentina), and you have 15 minutes after signing up to complete it.
Spectator passes including a side-event voucher are $17,000 ARS or $15 USD and can be purchased on site. Spectator passes without the voucher are $5,000 ARS.
Streaming
The event is broadcast live in Play LATAM’s Twitch channel, in Spanish, with Paul Ruiz, Alex Soto, Javier Valdés and Christian Ramírez as casters and the support of Victory Road.
- Day 1 (Swiss rounds): stream starts on 15 November at 14:00 UTC
- Day 2 (Swiss rounds + Top Cut): stream starts on 16 November at 13:00 UTC
Check out this info soon!
Check out this info soon!
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the Versailles Hall of the following location:
Palais Rouge
Jerónimo Salguero 1441
C1177AFA Buenos Aires, Argentina
Details about badge pick-up and the event schedule will be known soon.
Prizes
This event is part of the 2026 official TPCi circuit and thus it rewards Championship Points (CPs).
Check out the organizer’s website for information about participation goodies.
Additionally, the best-placed players will receive the following CPs and Pokémon TCG booster packs depending on final attendance:
| Placement | Championship Points | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | Invite to the 2026 World Championships 350 CP | 0 |
| Finalist | 325 CP | 4 |
| Semifinalists | 300 CP | 8 |
| 5th to 8th | 280 CP | 17 |
| 9th to 16th | 200 CP | 33 |
| 17th to 32nd | 160 CP | 65 |
| 33rd to 64th | 120 CP | 129 |
| 65th to 128th | 80 CP | 257 |
| 129th to 256th | 60 CP | 513 |
| 257th to 512th | 40 CP | 1025 |
| 513th to 1024th | 20 CP | 2049 |
| Players per age division | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | <33 | 33-64 | 65-128 | 129-256 | 257-512 | 513-1024 | 1025-2048 | 2049+ |
| Champion | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| Finalist | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| Semifinalists | 36 | 72 | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| 5th to 8th | 18 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| 9th to 16th | 9 | 18 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 108 |
| 17th to 32nd | 18 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | |||
| 33rd to 64th | 9 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |||
| 65th to 128th | 18 | 18 | 36 | 36 | ||||
| 129th to 256th | 9 | 18 | 18 | |||||
| 257th to 512th | 9 | |||||||
Overview
The Buenos Aires Special Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the first Special Championships and third Regional-level event of the 2026 season in the Latin American circuit.
It is played with VGC Regulation Set H, using open team lists.
A little bit of history
Argentina has been part of the Latin America region of the official TPCi circuit for many years. It has hosted multiple major events, including Special Events, Regionals and old-era National Championships. Argentina’s greatest VGC successes are the Worlds top 8 finishes achieved by Sebastián Escalante in 2017 and Federico Turano in 2018. Additionally, Argentine players have proven themselves as a major team force and they reached the finals of the 2023 World Cup of Pokémon VGC.
The most recent tournament held in Argentina was the 2025 Buenos Aires SC, also played with the VGC Regulation Set H in November 2024. The finals saw Chilean Javier Nain defeat 2024 & defending Buenos Aires SC Champion Juan Salerno to win his first major title!
