| Event | 2026 Grand Challenge III |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 7ā9 November 2025 |
| Attendance | 2791 MA + 92 SR + 44 JR (Players eligible for Championship Points) |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2026 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 11 November 2025.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1810.3 |  | Wolfe Glick (Wolfey) | 75Ā CP (NA) |  |
| 2 | 1798.4 |  | Eric Rios (AEsir) | 75Ā CP (EU) | |
| 3 | 1789.0 |  | Emanuele Briganti (Lele) | 65Ā CP (EU) | |
| 4 | 1788.4 | | VĆctor JimĆ©nez (VictorJColl) | 54Ā CP (EU) | |
| 5 | 1788.3 |  | Juan Salerno (Juanfi) | 75Ā CP (LatAm) | |
| 6 | 1785.6 |  | Marcus Koh (Calculus) | 54Ā CP (EU) | |
| 7 | 1785.1 | | Luca Ceribelli | 52Ā CP (EU) | Ā |
| 8 | 1783.6 |  | Nikolaj HĆøj Nielsen (Nikolaj_H) | 52Ā CP (EU) | |
| 9 | 1782.6 | | Jorge Tabuyo (Tabu) | 52Ā CP (EU) | |
| 10 | 1779.6 | | Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) | 65Ā CP (NA) | |
| 11 | 1779.3 |  | MichaÅ Kwiatkowski (Narret) | 52Ā CP (EU) | |
| 12 | 1778.6 |  | Tang Shiliang (20äŗ®äŗ®) | 54Ā CP (NA) | |
| 13 | ? | | Frederik HĆøj Nielsen | 25Ā CP (EU) | |
| 14 | 1772.6 |  | Michael Klymchuk (SeaWolfMikes) | 54Ā CP (NA) | |
| 15 | ? |  | Louis Fontvieille | 25Ā CP (EU) | Ā |
| 16 | ? |  | Adrian Krajinovic | 25Ā CP (EU) | Ā |
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1764.5 | | Zachary Weed | 52Ā CP (NA) | Ā |
| 18 | 1764.-2 |  | Yuki Zaninovich (ćć¤ćŖć¬ćć) | 52Ā CP (NA) | |
| 19 | 1763.8 | | Olivia Moledzki (timbit) | 52Ā CP (NA) | |
| 20 | ? | | Christopher Han | 52Ā CP (NA) | Ā |
| 21 | ? | | RenĆ© Oertel | 25Ā CP (EU) | Ā |
| 22 | 1759.2 | | Nemanja Sandic | 25Ā CP (EU) | |
| 23 | 1759.2 |  | Pedro Feitosa | 65Ā CP (LatAm) | Ā |
| 24 | 1757.8 | | JoĆ£o Felipe Leite | 54Ā CP (LatAm) | Ā |
| 25 | 1757.5 | | Justin Tang (panda) | 25Ā CP (NA) | |
| 26 | 1755.6 | | Jonas NienhĆ¼ser | 25Ā CP (EU) | |
| 27 | ? | | Patrick Dillon | 25Ā CP (NA) | Ā |
| 28 | 1753.4 | | Aaron Jaffe | 25Ā CP (NA) | Ā |
| 29 | ? | | Sam Danneker | 25Ā CP (NA) | Ā |
| 30 | ? |  | Eduardo Cunha | 25Ā CP (EU) | Ā |
| 31 | ? | | Zhang Ruizhe | 25Ā CP (NA) | Ā |
| 32 | 1744.1 | | Akuriru (ćććć) | * | |
* This player wasĀ not eligible for Championship Points
Top 16 standings per rating zone
Check here the separate Championship Point standings 
There were 1066 MA + 34 SR + 14 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 | 1810.3 | | Wolfe Glick (Wolfey) | 75Ā CP | | Ā | 9 | 1757.5 | | Justin Tang (panda) | 25Ā CP | |
| 2 | 1779.6 | | Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) | 65Ā CP | | Ā | 10 | ? | | Patrick Dillon | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 3 | 1778.6 | | Tang Shiliang (20äŗ®äŗ®) | 54Ā CP | | Ā | 11 | 1753.4 | | Aaron Jaffe | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 4 | 1772.6 | | Michael Klymchuk (SeaWolfMikes) | 54Ā CP | | Ā | 12 | ? | | Sam Danneker | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 5 | 1764.5 | | Zachary Weed | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 13 | ? | | Zhang Ruizhe | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 6 | 1764.2 | | Yuki Zaninovich (ćć¤ćŖć¬ćć) | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 14 | 1739.5 | | Leonard Craft III | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 7 | 1763.8 | | Olivia Moledzki (timbit) | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 15 | ? |  | Raghav Malaviya | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 8 | ? | | Christopher Han | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 16 | ? | | Jared Angster | 25Ā CP | Ā |
There were 1118 MA + 34 SR + 13 JR players in Europe: the Top 512 Masters players received Championship Points.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Team | # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1798.4 | | Eric Rios (AEsir) | 75Ā CP | | Ā | 9 | ? | | Frederik HĆøj Nielsen | 25Ā CP | |
| 2 | 1789.0 | | Emanuele Briganti (Lele) | 65Ā CP | | Ā | 10 | ? | | Louis Fontvieille | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 3 | 1788.4 | | VĆctor JimĆ©nez (VictorJColl) | 54Ā CP | | Ā | 11 | ? | | Adrian Krajinovic | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 4 | 1785.6 | | Marcus Koh (Calculus) | 54Ā CP | | Ā | 12 | ? | | RenĆ© Oertel | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 5 | 1785.1 | | Luca Ceribelli | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 13 | 1759.2 | | Nemanja Sandic | 25Ā CP | |
| 6 | 1783.6 | | Nikolaj HĆøj Nielsen (Nikolaj_H) | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 14 | 1755.6 | | Jonas NienhĆ¼ser | 25Ā CP | |
| 7 | 1782.6 | | Jorge Tabuyo (Tabu) | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 15 | ? | | Eduardo Cunha | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 8 | 1779.3 | | MichaÅ Kwiatkowski (Narret) | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 16 | 1742.1 | | Stefano Greppi | 25Ā CP | Ā |
There were 432 MA + 12 SR + 13 JR players in Latin America: the Top 128 Masters players received Championship Points.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Team | # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1788.3 | | Juan Salerno (Juanfi) | 75Ā CP | | Ā | 9 | 1696.7 |  | Mario GarcĆa | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 2 | 1759.2 | | Pedro Feitosa | 65Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 10 | ? | | Yan Sym | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 3 | 1757.8 | | JoĆ£o Felipe Leite | 54Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 11 | 1687.0 |  | Enrique Escobedo (Scarlet) | 25Ā CP | |
| 4 | 1710.1 | | Fran Gribaudo (OverkillFTF) | 54Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 12 | ? |  | Carlos Oryan | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 5 | 1702.5 |  | Max Morales (Paradox Mou) | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 13 | 1682.0 | | Antonio Marco Rodrigo (EXHOUL) | 25Ā CP | |
| 6 | ? | | FĆ”bio Lima | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 14 | ? |  | Leandro PezĆ”n | 25Ā CP | |
| 7 | 1700.9 | | Felipe Casas (GRAN CASAS) | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 15 | ? | | SebastiĆ”n Escalante | 25Ā CP | |
| 8 | 1699.6 | | Juan MejĆa | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 16 | 1659.2 | | Valentino Parra | 25Ā CP | Ā |
There were 153 MA + 9 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 | 1728.4 |  | Nicholas Kan | 75Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 9 | ? |  | Lorenz Ravalo | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 2 | 1728.0 | | Joji Kaieda | 65Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 10 | ? | | Dimitri Koziaris | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 3 | ? | | Henry Rich | 54Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 11 | ? | | Jack Roth | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 4 | ? | | Lewis Tan | 54Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 12 | ? | | Mitch Kendrick | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 5 | ? | | Liam Shorter | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 13 | ? | | Daniel Quek | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 6 | ? | | Yoav Reuven | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 14 | ? | | James Katsaros | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 7 | ? | | Patrick Dawson | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 15 | ? | | Jarrod Cristaldi | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 8 | ? | | Ben Madigan | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 16 | ? | | Dylan Mak | 25Ā CP | Ā |
There were 22 MA + 3Ā SR + 0Ā JR players in Middle East & South Africa: the Top 4Ā Masters players received Championship Points.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Team | # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ? |  | Walid Souak | 75Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 3 | ? |  | Shikara Balkishun | 54Ā CP | Ā |
| 2 | ? |  | Tal Kashri | 65Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 4 | ? | | Mihir Ramsunder | 54Ā CP | Ā |
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 7 November 2025 at 00:00 UTC. You will be able to play up to 15 battles on 7 November, up to 30 battles by 8 November and up to 45 battles by 9 November. You will be able to enter any battle until 9 November 2025 at 23:59 UTC.
Prizes
This event is an official Online Competition, and is part of theĀ 2026 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.
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 IIIĀ is an official Online Competition featuring double battles, and is region-locked. It is the 17th VGC-relevant Online Competition in PokĆ©mon Scarlet and PokĆ©mon Violet games for players in the TPCi regions, the 7th Grand Challenge in these games, and the 3rd in the 2026 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 2026 Grand Challenge II, also played with VGC Regulation Set H the previous month. First place was achieved by out-of-circuit Chilean player Ustm Ns, who earned a rating of 1825 to win his first major title. Ustm Ns beat 2026 Frankfurt Regional Champion Emanuele Briganti, who earned a rating of 1820 and 75 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 30 October at 00:00 UTC until 6 November at 23:59 UTC, when the tournament starts.
