| Event | 2026 Curitiba Regional Championships |
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| Location |  Pinhais, PR, Brazil |
| Date | 14–15 March 2026 |
| Attendance | 180 MA + 11 SR + 11 JR |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2026 Season – VGC Regulation Set F |
| Format | 8+2 Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | Crane |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
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| 1 | 8-2 | |
Leonardo Ritter (Leozin) |
2026 Worlds 350 CP $6,000 |
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| 2 | 8-2 | |
Luciano Begot (KSV S.Proud) |
325 CP $4,000 |
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| 3 | 8-2 | |
Allan Gabriel (Allan) |
300 CP $2,000 |
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| 4 | 8-2 |  |
Sebastián Escalante (Sebastian) |
300 CP $2,000 |
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| 5 | 9-1 | |
Fábio Lima (FLima) |
280 CP $1,000 |
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| 6 | 9-1 | |
Pedro Henrique Cini (Pedrielle) |
280 CP $1,000 |
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| 7 | 8-2 | |
João Felipe Leite (FlyingKnight) |
280 CP $1,000 |
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| 8 | 8-2 | |
Christian Rangel (nar9le) |
280 CP $1,000 |
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| 9 | 8-2 | |
Juan Salerno (Juanfi) |
200 CP $750 |
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| 10 | 8-2 | |
Xoakin Rinaldi (Amelia) |
200 CP $750 |
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Phase 2 Swiss rounds
Check here to see the seeds for top cut from the Phase 2 Swiss standings!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
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| 11 | 7-3 | | Breno Ishiba (Brendu) | 200 CP $750 |    | | |
| 12 | 7-3 | | Mirai Custódio (Mirai) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 13 | 7-3 | | Pedro Feitosa (Static) | 200 CP $750 |  | | |
| 14 | 7-3 | | Cristhian Andrade (Cedrico) | 200 CP $750 |  | | |
| 15 | 7-3 | | Thiago Lattanzi (VOVOMAXBEN10) | 200 CP $750 |   | | |
| 16 | 7-3 | | Maicon de Moraes (Maik) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 17 | 7-3 |  | Tomás Orellana (Blesttt) | 160 CP | | | |
| 18 | 7-3 |  | Diego Ortiz (Mesquo) | 160 CP |   | | |
| 19 | 7-3 | | Sebastián Lobos (Seba) | 160 CP | | | |
| 20 | 7-3 | | Nicolás Nieto (Nicolás) | 160 CP | | | |
| 21 | 7-3 | | Gustavo Kengo (KENGO) | 160 CP | | | |
| 22 | 7-3 | | Alvaro Leitão (eSchool) | 160 CP |   | | |
| 23 | 7-3 | | Matheus Carretta (Teus) | 160 CP | | | |
| 24 | 6-4 | | Victor Rachik (Rachik) | 160 CP |  | | |
| 25 | 6-4 | | Gustavo Rufino (Gusta) | 160 CP |    | | |
| 26 | 6-4 | | Rafael Cassemiro (KSV GCorsair) | 160 CP | | | |
| 27 | 6-4 | | Carlos Colombo (Caju♪) | 160 CP |  | |
Phase 1 Swiss rounds
All players with 2 or fewer losses advance to Phase 2!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
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| 28 | 5-3 | | Vinícius Junqueira (Vini) | 160 CP | | | |
| 29 | 5-3 | | Italo Massuco (Italo) | 160 CP |  | | |
| 30 | 5-3 | | Ian Tal (Ian) | 160 CP | | | |
| 31 | 5-3 | | Rogério Catel (Catel) | 160 CP | | | |
| 32 | 5-3 | | Pedro Cadaval (Anderson) | 160 CP | | | |
| 33 | 5-3 | | Weslei Henrique Silva (wesleihas) | 120 CP | | | |
| 34 | 5-3 | | Joaquín Ranauro (Coco) | 120 CP | | | |
| 35 | 5-3 | | Bruno Rebello (Bruno) | 120 CP | | | |
| 36 | 5-3 | | Yan Sym (Hellraiser) | 120 CP | | | |
| 37 | 5-3 | | Rodolfo Cicolin (Iskerito) | 120 CP | | | |
| 38 | 5-3 | | Hugo Santos (Labacedo) | 120 CP | | | |
| 39 | 5-3 | | Guilherme Queiroz (Queiroz) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 40 | 5-3 |  | Daniel Núñez (Donita♥) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 41 | 5-3 | | Cláudio Kamoda (Klaw) | 120 CP | | | |
| 42 | 5-3 | | Nicolás Miniero (Nico) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 43 | 5-3 | | Lucas Ferraro (Lucas) | 120 CP | | | |
| 44 | 5-3 | | Gabriel Ribeiro (DogInSuit) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 45 | 5-3 | | Bruno Quiroga (Bruno) | 120 CP | | | |
| 46 | 5-3 | | Daniel Vieira (Paladino) | 120 CP | | | |
| 47 | 5-3 | | Hanns Pizarro (IHancocKI) | 120 CP | | | |
| 48 | 5-3 | | Lorenzo Tonetti (DiTonetti) | 120 CP | | | |
| 49 | 5-3 | | Caio Romanini (KSV Romanini) | 120 CP | | | |
| 50 | 5-3 | | Francisco Trigo (ZCaT) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 51 | 5-3 | | Gabriel Agati (Wuilber flex) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 52 | 5-3 | | Bruno Takashi (shuu) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 53 | 5-3 | | Sérgio Igarashi (Arashi) | 120 CP | | | |
| 54 | 5-3 | | Italo Mello (Senhoritalo) | 120 CP | | | |
| 55 | 5-3 | | Caio Lattanzi (caiovibora) | 120 CP | | | |
| 56 | 5-3 | | Pedro Cardoso (Pete) | 120 CP | | | |
| 57 | 5-3 | | Joaquín Salerno (Mysticbox…) | 120 CP | | | |
| 58 | 5-3 | | Rafael Ribeiro (Rafa) | 120 CP | | | |
| 59 | 5-3 | | Victor Vieira (KSV Kids) | 120 CP | | | |
| 60 | 5-3 | | Bruno Cotrim (Anatole) | 120 CP |   | | |
| 61 | 5-3 | | Yan Fernandes (OldAmber) | 120 CP | | | |
| 62 | 5-3 | | Pedro Savi (Peu) | 120 CP | | | |
| 63 | 5-3 | | Nader El Bacha (nader) | 120 CP | | | |
| 64 | 5-3 | | Manuel Urbano (Shirona) | 120 CP | | |
Teams and results - Seniors & Juniors
Seniors Top 4
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
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| 1 | 3-1 | | Luiz G. A. | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $1,000 | | | |
| 2 | 3-1 | | Nicholas C. | 325 CP $750 | | | |
| 3 | 4-0 | | Yago S. | 300 CP $500 | | | |
| 4 | 3-1 | | Pedro G. | 300 CP $500 |  | |
Juniors Top 4
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-0 | | Vinícius B. | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $1,000 | | | |
| 2 | 3-1 | | Francisco L. | 325 CP $750 | | | |
| 3 | 3-1 | | Gabriel O. | 300 CP $500 | | | |
| 4 | 3-1 | | Enzo S. | 300 CP $500 | | |
Streaming
This event is unfortunately not streamed.
Usage stats
Phase 1
- Flutter Mane: 52.5%
- Rapid Strike Style Urshifu: 49.2%
- Incineroar: 48.0%
- Raging Bolt: 26.3%
- Incarnate Forme Landorus: 26.3%
- Incarnate Forme Tornadus: 25.7%
- Amoonguss: 22.9%
- Wellspring Mask Ogerpon: 22.3%
- Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon: 21.2%
- Ursaluna: 20.7%
- Rillaboom: 17.3%
- Farigiraf: 14.5%
Phase 2
- Flutter Mane: 55.6%
- Rapid Strike Style Urshifu: 44.4%
- Incineroar: 40.7%
- Ursaluna: 33.3%
- Incarnate Forme Tornadus: 29.6%
- Raging Bolt: 29.6%
- Wellspring Mask Ogerpon: 25.9%
- Amoonguss: 25.9%
- Incarnate Forme Landorus: 25.9%
- Hisuian Arcanine: 18.5%
- Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon: 18.5%
- Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon: 14.8%
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held in the following location:
Expotrade
Rod. Dep. João Leopoldo Jacomel, 10454
Vila Amelia, Pinhais – PR, 83330-167, Brazil
Badges can be picked up in advance on Friday 13 March from 14:00 to 20:00 BRT, or early on Saturday from 07:15 BRT.
Players must be in the venue by 14 March at 08:30 BRT (11:30 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter with the Swiss rounds. Seniors and Juniors start 30 minutes later.
Players still on the run in Day 2 must be in the venue by 15 March at 08:30 BRT (11:30 UTC) for the team checks. The next Swiss rounds and the Top Cut will be played thereafter.
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, prize money and Pokémon TCG booster packs depending on final attendance:
| Placement | Championship Points | Kicker |
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| Champion | Invite to the 2026 World Championships 350 CP |
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| 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 |
| Placement | Junior & Senior | Masters |
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| Champion | $1,000 USD | $6,000 USD |
| Finalist | $750 USD | $4,000 USD |
| Semifinalists | $500 USD | $2,000 USD |
| 5th to 8th | – | $1,000 USD |
| 9th to 16th | – | $750 USD |
| Players per age division | ||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
If prize money is $5000 or more, it will be given as a choice of scholarship (in all cases) or cash (for minors, as a Pokémon Visa® Prepaid Card). For lower prizes, it will be given as cash (for minors, as a Pokémon Visa® Prepaid Card).
Overview
The Curitiba Regional Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the sixth Regional-level event and fifth Regional Championships proper of the 2026 season in the Latin American circuit.
It is played with VGC Regulation Set F, using open team lists.
A little bit of history
Brazil 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 and all editions of the Latin America International Championships. Brazil’s greatest VGC successes are the top 16 finish at the 2019 World Championships and the 2 International Championship second places achieved by Gabriel Agati, as well as another International Championship second place achieved by Thiago Lattanzi.
The most recent tournament held in Brazil was the 2026 Latin America International Championships (LAIC), held in São Paulo and played in the VGC Regulation Set H in November 2025. The finals saw 2025 JCS Champion Yuma Kinugawa defeat 2025 Rio de Janeiro Regional Champion Juan Salerno to win his first International Championship title!
As for a Regional-level event, the last event held in Brazil was the 2026 Belo Horizonte Regional, played in the VGC Regulation Set H in October 2025. The finals saw 2021 Players Cup IV Champion Renzo Navarro defeat 2024 Curitiba Regional finalist Victor Vieira to win his fourth Regional Championship title!
It is a returning ruleset! The last Regulation Set F tournament held in Brazil was the 2024 São Paulo Regional, played in April 2024. The finals saw Brazilian player Cristhian Andrade defeat then-5-time Regional Champion Riley Factura to win his first major title!
The last event held in the state of Paraná was the 2024 Curitiba Regional, played in the VGC Regulation Set D in September 2023. The finals saw Brazilian player Nader El Bacha defeat fellow Brazilian Victor Vieira to win his first major title!
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through RK9 Labs platform, and you will first need to set up your RK9 profile and have a Play! Pokémon Player ID.
Sign-ups are R$220 for Masters players and R$150 for Senior and Junior players, and they open on 14 January at 19:00 BRT (22:00 UTC). Refunds are partially available up until one week before the event.
- A new wave of sign-ups was later announced to open on 29 January at 19:00 BRT (22:00 UTC).
- A new wave of sign-ups was later announced to open on 26 February at 19:00 BRT (22:00 UTC).
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 3 days before the event starts, on 11 March.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 3 hours before the event starts, by 14 March at 05:30 BRT (08:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are R$50 and can be purchased here.
