| Event | 2026 Grand Challenge II |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 3–5 October 2025 |
| Attendance | 4400 MA + 115 SR + 59 JR (Players eligible for Championship Points) |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2026 Season – VGC Regulation Set H |
| Format | In-game ladder competition |
| Organizer | The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) |
Table of Contents
Results
Championship Point payouts were confirmed on 7 October 2025.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1825.7 |  | Ustm Ns (Ariel) | * |  |
| 2 | 1820.2 |  | Emanuele Briganti (Lele) | 75 CP (EU) | |
| 3 | 1794.7 |  | Joji Kaieda (S) | 75 CP (OC) | |
| 4 | 1785.5 |  | Jorge Tabuyo (Tabu) | 65 CP (EU) | |
| 5 | 1784.5 |  | R Klem (Ryan) | * | |
| 6 | 1784.4 | | Ryan Haig (botchkiss) | 75 CP (NA) |  |
| 7 | 1783.1 | | Juan Núñez (Pipa) | 54 CP (EU) | |
| 8 | 1782.2 | | Zachary Mnich (XZacLee) | 65 CP (NA) | |
| 9 | 1781.6 |  | Kylan Van Severen (Kylan) | 54 CP (NA) | |
| 10 | ? |  | Louis Fontvieille | 54 CP (EU) | |
| 11 | 1779.8 | | Alex Arand | 54 CP (NA) | |
| 12 | 1778.7 |  | Hsuan-Chih Kuo (Suggy) | 52 CP (EU) | |
| 13 | ? |  | Raghav Malaviya | 52 CP (NA) | |
| 14 | 1776.7 |  | Bartosz Kuskowski (Bartek) | 52 CP (EU) | |
| 15 | ? |  | René Oertel | 52 CP (EU) | |
| 16 | 1776.0 |  | Dyl Yeomans | 52 CP (EU) |
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | ? | | Thomas Irwin | 52 CP (NA) | |
| 18 | ? |  | Wu Yichun | 52 CP (NA) | |
| 19 | 1771.1 | | Julian Ganser (Yinzo) | 25 CP (EU) | |
| 20 | 1770.5 | | Sebastian Blümmers (Sebas) | 25 CP (EU) | |
| 21 | 1769.3 | | Tang Shiliang (20亮亮) | 52 CP (NA) | |
| 22 | 1768.9 |  | Brandon Chia (NoProblem) | * |  |
| 23 | ? | | Joan Perelló | 25 CP (EU) | |
| 24 | 1766.5 | | Alejandro Ramos ($AlexGaMeS$) | 25 CP (EU) | |
| 25 | 1765.2 | | Takuya Hiraiwa (Dumbo) | 25 CP (NA) | |
| 26 | 1765.2 | | Santino Tarquinio (Santino) | 25 CP (NA) | |
| 27 | 1763.8 | | Luca Ceribelli (Yume) | 25 CP (EU) | |
| 28 | 1762.7 | | Joan Garcia | 25 CP (EU) | |
| 29 | ? | | Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) | 25 CP (NA) | |
| 30 | 1762.2 | | Alex Underhill (Lexicon) | 25 CP (NA) | |
| 31 | ? | | Francesco Pio Pero | 25 CP (EU) | |
| 32 | ? | | Christopher Han | 25 CP (NA) |
* These players were not eligible for Championship Points
Top 16 standings per rating zone
Check here the separate Championship Point standings 
There were 1948 MA + 53 SR + 24 JR players in North America: the Top 512 Masters players received Championship Points.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Team | # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1784.4 | | Ryan Haig (botchkiss) | 75 CP | | 9 | 1765.2 | | Takuya Hiraiwa (Dumbo) | 25 CP | | |
| 2 | 1782.2 | | Zachary Mnich (XZacLee) | 65 CP | | 10 | 1765.2 | | Santino Tarquinio (Santino) | 25 CP | | |
| 3 | 1781.6 | | Kylan Van Severen (Kylan) | 54 CP | | 29 | ? | | Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) | 25 CP | | |
| 4 | 1779.8 | | Alex Arand | 54 CP | 12 | 1762.2 | | Alex Underhill (Lexicon) | 25 CP | |||
| 5 | ? | | Raghav Malaviya | 52 CP | 13 | ? | | Christopher Han | 25 CP | |||
| 6 | ? | | Thomas Irwin | 52 CP | 14 | 1760.4 | | Olivia Moledzki (timbit) | 25 CP | | ||
| 7 | ? | | Wu Yichun | 52 CP | 15 | ? | | Carson Confer | 25 CP | |||
| 8 | 1769.3 | | Tang Shiliang (20亮亮) | 52 CP | | 16 | ? | | Giovanni Costa | 25 CP |
There were 1585 MA + 35 SR + 15 JR players in Europe: the Top 512 Masters players received Championship Points.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Team | # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1820.2 | | Emanuele Briganti (Lele) | 75 CP | | 9 | 1771.1 | | Julian Ganser (Yinzo) | 25 CP | | |
| 2 | 1785.5 | | Jorge Tabuyo (Tabu) | 65 CP | | 10 | 1770.5 | | Sebastian Blümmers (Sebas) | 25 CP | | |
| 3 | 1783.1 | | Juan Núñez (Pipa) | 54 CP | | 11 | ? | | Joan Perelló | 25 CP | ||
| 4 | ? | | Louis Fontvieille | 54 CP | 12 | 1766.5 | | Alejandro Ramos ($AlexGaMeS$) | 25 CP | | ||
| 5 | 1778.7 | | Hsuan-Chih Kuo (Suggy) | 52 CP | | 13 | 1763.8 | | Luca Ceribelli (Yume) | 25 CP | | |
| 6 | 1776.7 | | Bartosz Kuskowski (Bartek) | 52 CP | | 14 | 1762.7 | | Joan Garcia | 25 CP | | |
| 7 | ? | | René Oertel | 52 CP | 15 | ? | | Francesco Pio Pero | 25 CP | |||
| 8 | 1776.0 | | Dyl Yeomans | 52 CP | 16 | 1756.1 |  | Frederik Høj Nielsen (Hoej) | 25 CP | |
There were 651 MA + 14 SR + 16 JR players in Latin America: the Top 256 Masters players received Championship Points.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Team | # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ? |  | Stephanie Katayose | 75 CP | 9 | 1719.8 | | Sebastián Lobos (Seba) | 25 CP | | ||
| 2 | ? |  | Alexander Canseco | 65 CP | 10 | 1716.0 |  | Mario García | 25 CP | |||
| 3 | 1742.2 | | Antonio Marco Rodrigo (EXHOUL) | 54 CP | | 11 | ? |  | Diego Llanes | 25 CP | ||
| 4 | 1737.9 |  | Sebastián Escalante | 54 CP | 12 | ? | | João Henrique Gonçalves | 25 CP | |||
| 5 | ? | | Yan Sym | 52 CP | 13 | ? | | Fábio Lima | 25 CP | |||
| 6 | ? | | Thiago Lattanzi | 52 CP | 14 | ? | | Bruno Pionte | 25 CP | |||
| 7 | ? | | Hugo Santos | 52 CP | 15 | ? | | Pedro Eriz | 25 CP | |||
| 8 | 1729.0 | | Christian Rangel (nar9le) | 52 CP | | 16 | ? |  | Dorian Quiñonez | 25 CP |
There were 194 MA + 10 SR + 4 JR players in Oceania: the Top 64 Masters players received Championship Points.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Team | # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1794.7 | | Joji Kaieda (S) | 75 CP | | 9 | ? |  | Drew Bliss | 25 CP | ||
| 2 | 1739.6 | | Dimitri Koziaris (DimtheSim) | 65 CP | 10 | ? | | James Katsaros | 25 CP | |||
| 3 | ? | | Matthew Robinson | 54 CP | 11 | ? | | Christian Mossati | 25 CP | |||
| 4 | ? | | Kiran Singh | 54 CP | 12 | 1704.0 | | Toby Kongmun (tob) | 25 CP | | ||
| 5 | ? | | Lewis Tan | 52 CP | 13 | ? | | Jakob Margetts | 25 CP | |||
| 6 | ? | | Yoav Reuven | 52 CP | 14 | ? | | Jack Roth | 25 CP | |||
| 7 | ? | | Jordan Goggin | 52 CP | 15 | ? | | Simon Chan | 25 CP | |||
| 8 | ? | | Caleb Wijesinha | 52 CP | 16 | ? | | Diego Ferreira | 25 CP |
There were 22 MA + 3 SR + 0 JR players in Middle East & South Africa: the Top 4 Masters players received Championship Points.
Check out the top standings from this region soon!
Platform and schedule
The tournament is held online, in your Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game, at the Online competitions section of the Poké Portal’s Battle Stadium.
The tournament starts on 3 October 2025 at 00:00 UTC. You will be able to play up to 15 battles on 3 October, up to 30 battles by 4 October and up to 45 battles by 5 October. You will be able to enter any battle until 5 October 2025 at 23:59 UTC.
Prizes
This event is an official Online Competition, and is part of the 2026 official circuit 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 Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet in the same account. Playing with both versions of the game may result in penalties.
Championship Points are awarded separately for each region, so there are different standings for North America, Europe, Latin America, Oceania, and Middle East & South Africa.
| Placement | Championship Points | Kicker (for each rating zone) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 75 CP | 0 |
| 2nd | 65 CP | 8 |
| 3rd and 4th | 54 CP | 17 |
| 5th to 8th | 52 CP | 33 |
| 9th to 16th | 25 CP | 48 |
| 17th to 32nd | 13 CP | 65 |
| 33rd to 64th | 11 CP | 128 |
| 65th to 128th | 7 CP | 257 |
| 129th to 256th | 5 CP | 513 |
| 257th to 512th | 4 CP | 1025 |
| 513th to 1024th | 3 CP | 2049 |
Overview
The 2026 Grand Challenge II is an official Online Competition featuring double battles, and is region-locked. It is the 16th VGC-relevant Online Competition in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games for players in the TPCi regions, the 6th Grand Challenge in these games, and the 2nd in the 2026 season.
It is played with 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 the 2026 Grand Challenge I, also played with VGC Regulation Set H the previous month. First place was achieved by Italian player Davide Fazio, who earned a rating of 1847 and 75 CP to win his first major title. Davide beat Spanish player Héctor Sánchez, who earned a rating of 1837 and 65 CP.
American James Evans, the 2018 Senior Division World Champion, defeated Brazilian Gabriel Agati in the NAIC finals.
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through your own Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon 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 Poké Portal → Battle Stadium → Online competitions → 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 25 September at 00:00 UTC until 2 October at 23:59 UTC, when the tournament starts.
* NOTE: The announcement of Terastal Crescendo made the sign-ups unavailable from 26 September at 00:00 UTC until 29 September, when TPC announced the postponement of the sign-up period of Terastal Crescendo. The sign-up period for the Grand Challenge II continued without issue afterwards.
