| Event | 2026 Grand Challenge IV |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 9ā11 January 2026 |
| Attendance | 3278 MA + 121 SR + 51 JR (Players eligible for Championship Points) |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2026 Season āĀ VGC Regulation Set F |
| Format | In-game ladder competition |
| Organizer | The PokƩmon Company International (TPCi) |
Table of Contents
Results
Championship Point payouts were confirmed on 27 January 2026.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1817.8 |  | Thiago Lattanzi (VOVOMAXBEN10) | 75Ā CP (LatAm) |  |
| 2 | 1816.6 |  | Kiran Singh (mevy) | 75Ā CP (OC) | |
| 3 | 1802.4 |  | R Klem (Ryan) | * | |
| 4 | 1795.8 |  | Koen van Cann (KoonKy) | 75Ā CP (EU) | |
| 5 | 1793.0 | | KaSun Thompson (KSun) | 75Ā CP (NA) | |
| 6 | 1788.2 |  | Michael Kelsch (Michi) | 65Ā CP (EU) | |
| 7 | 1787.7 |  | Dyl Yeomans | 54Ā CP (EU) | |
| 8 | 1787.2 |  | Frederik HĆøj Nielsen | 54Ā CP (EU) | |
| 9 | 1783.0 |  | Jorge Tabuyo (Tabu) | 52Ā CP (EU) | |
| 10 | 1782.5 |  | Marco Silva | 52Ā CP (EU) | Ā |
| 11 | 1782.5 | | Pablo JimĆ©nez (Forastero) | 52Ā CP (EU) | |
| 12 | 1781.6 | | Christopher Han (Darts) | 65 CP (NA) | Ā |
| 13 | 1781.6 | | Emanuele Briganti (Lele) | 52Ā CP (EU) | |
| 14 | 1781.5 | | Dominic Vogel (Dominic) | 54 CP (NA) | |
| 15 | 1781.2 |  | Tang Shiliang (20äŗ®äŗ®) | 54Ā CP (NA) | |
| 16 | 1777.1 |  | Joji Kaieda (Violet) | 65 CP (OC) | |
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1773.9 | | Andres Wilkerson | 52Ā CP (NA) | Ā |
| 18 | 1770.2 | | Davide Carrer (Nirinbo) | 25 CP (EU) | |
| 19 | 1769.7 |  | Paul Chua (Paul) | 52Ā CP (NA) | Ā |
| 20 | 1761.0 | | Luke Bowar (Annabelle) | 52 CP (NA) | Ā |
| 21 | 1758.5 | | Noah Smith (Noah) | 52 CP (NA) | |
| 22 | 1758.1 | | Sebastian Gonzalez (Seb) | 25Ā CP (NA) | |
| 23 | 1755.7 |  | Arath Vera | 65 CP (LatAm) | Ā |
| 24 | 1755.1 | | Nikolaj HĆøj Nielsen (Nikolaj_H) | 25Ā CP (EU) | |
| 25 | 1753.9 | | Tomoki Goto (ć”ćććÆć®) | * | |
| 26 | ? | | Davide Cauteruccio | 25Ā CP (EU) | Ā |
| 27 | ? | | VĆctor Medina | 25Ā CP (EU) | Ā |
| 28 | 1752.2 |  | Olivia Moledzki (timbit) | 25Ā CP (NA) | |
| 29 | 1751.4 | | David FernĆ”ndez (Xpartaz) | 25Ā CP (EU) | Ā |
| 30 | 1750.8 | | Jannik Koch (Jannik) | 25Ā CP (EU) | |
| 31 | 1750.3 |  | Marcus Koh (Calculus) | 25Ā CP (EU) | |
| 32 | 1749.7 | | Justin Tang (panda) | 25Ā CP (NA) | |
* These players wereĀ not eligible for Championship Points
Top 16 standings per rating zone
Check here the separate Championship Point standings 
There were 1385 MA + 52 SR + 23 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 | 1793.0 | | KaSun Thompson (KSun) | 75Ā CP | | Ā | 9 | 1758.1 | | Sebastian Gonzalez (Seb) | 25Ā CP | |
| 2 | 1781.6 | | Christopher Han (Darts) | 65Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 10 | 1752.2 | | Olivia Moledzki (timbit) | 25Ā CP | |
| 3 | 1781.5 | | Dominic Vogel (Dominic) | 54Ā CP | | Ā | 11 | 1749.7 | | Justin Tang (panda) | 25Ā CP | |
| 4 | 1781.2 | | Tang Shiliang (20äŗ®äŗ®) | 54Ā CP | | Ā | 12 | 1749.2 | | Sam Danneker (Sam) | 25Ā CP |  |
| 5 | 1773.9 | | Andres Wilkerson | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 13 | 1748.7 | | Ian Holdeman (Ian) | 25Ā CP | |
| 6 | 1769.7 | | Paul Chua (Paul) | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 14 | ? | | Alex Imbufe | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 7 | 1761.0 | | Luke Bowar (Annabelle) | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 15 | 1732.6 | | Patrick Connors | 25Ā CP | |
| 8 | 1758.5 | | Noah Smith (Noah) | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 16 | ? | | John Mills | 25Ā CP | Ā |
There were 1234 MA + 39 SR + 11 JR players in Europe: the Top 512 Masters players received Championship Points.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Team | # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1795.8 | | Koen van Cann (KoonKy) | 75Ā CP | | Ā | 9 | 1770.2 | | Davide Carrer (Nirinbo) | 25Ā CP | |
| 2 | 1788.2 | | Michael Kelsch (Michi) | 65Ā CP | | Ā | 10 | 1755.1 | | Nikolaj HĆøj Nielsen (Nikolaj_H) | 25Ā CP | |
| 3 | 1787.7 | | Dyl Yeomans | 54Ā CP | | Ā | 11 | ? | | Davide Cauteruccio | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 4 | 1787.2 | | Frederik HĆøj Nielsen | 54Ā CP | | Ā | 12 | ? | | VĆctor Medina | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 5 | 1783.0 | | Jorge Tabuyo (Tabu) | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 13 | 1751.4 | | David FernĆ”ndez (Xpartaz) | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 6 | 1782.5 | | Marco Silva | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 14 | 1750.8 | | Jannik Koch (Jannik) | 25Ā CP | |
| 7 | 1782.5 | | Pablo JimĆ©nez (Forastero) | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 15 | 1750.3 | | Marcus Koh (Calculus) | 25Ā CP | |
| 8 | 1781.6 | | Emanuele Briganti (Lele) | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 16 | ? | | Alberto Noguerol | 25Ā CP | Ā |
There were 457 MA + 16 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 | 1817.8 | | Thiago Lattanzi (VOVOMAXBEN10) | 75Ā CP | | Ā | 9 | ? | | Gabriel Agati | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 2 | 1755.7 | | Arath Vera | 65Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 10 | ? |  | SebastiĆ”n Bisbal | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 3 | ? | | Renzo Navarro | 54Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 11 | 1702.4 | | Leandro Ferreira (Lee) | 25Ā CP | |
| 4 | ? | | Breno Ishiba | 54Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 12 | 1697.5 | | Matheus Cordeiro (Matheus) | 25Ā CP | |
| 5 | ? | | Pedro Henrique Cini | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 13 | ? | | Gabriel Rigo | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 6 | ? |  | David RodrĆguez | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 14 | ? | | Alexander Canseco | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 7 | ? |  | SebastiĆ”n Escalante | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 15 | ? |  | Luciano MuƱoz | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 8 | ? | | CristĆ³bal Carrasco | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 16 | ? | | David Soto | 25Ā CP | Ā |
There were 180 MA + 11 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 | 1816.6 | | Kiran Singh (mevy) | 75Ā CP | | Ā | 9 | ? |  | Christopher Ramsay | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 2 | 1777.1 | | Joji Kaieda (Violet) | 65Ā CP | | Ā | 10 | 1668.2 | | Yuxiang Peng (th3nd) | 25Ā CP | |
| 3 | ? | | Yoav Reuven | 54Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 11 | ? | | Caleb Wijesinha | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 4 | ? | | Liam Shorter | 54Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 12 | ? | | Ben Madigan | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 5 | ? | | Dimitri Koziaris | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 13 | ? | | Lewis Tan | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 6 | ? | | Jack Lloyd | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 14 | 1658.7 | | Stanley Muru (Stan) | 25Ā CP | |
| 7 | ? | | Henry Rich | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 15 | ? | | Patrick Dawson | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 8 | ? | | Luke Iuele | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 16 | ? | | Nic Crawford | 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 | ? |  | EkajVGC2 | 75Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 3 | ? | | Rudolph du Plessis | 54Ā CP | Ā |
| 2 | ? |  | Walid Souak | 65Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 4 | ? | | Arno Thiart | 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 9 January at 00:00 UTC. You will be able to play up to 15 battles on 9 January, up to 30 battles by 10 January and up to 45 battles by 11 January. You will be able to enter any battle until 11 January 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 IVĀ is an official Online Competition featuring double battles, and is region-locked. It is the 18th VGC-relevant Online Competition in PokĆ©mon Scarlet and PokĆ©mon Violet games for players in the TPCi regions, the 8th Grand Challenge in these games, and the 4th in the 2026 season.
It is played withĀ VGC Regulation Set F. This returning ruleset was last used inĀ an official online competitionĀ in March 2024!
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 III, played with VGC Regulation Set H in November 2025. First place was achieved by 2016 World Champion Wolfe Glick, who used this team to earn a rating of 1810 and 75 CP to win his second Grand/Global Challenge. Wolfe beat 2022 EUIC Champion Eric Rios, who earned a rating of 1798 and 75 CP.
This is a returning ruleset! The last Regulation Set FĀ online competition was theĀ 2024 Global Challenge III, played in March 2024. First place was achieved by 2022 World Champion Eduardo Cunha, who used this team to earn a rating of 1818 and 160 CP to win his first Global Challenge. Eduardo beat 2-time International finalist Davide Cognetta, who earned a rating of 1817 and 130 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 1 January at 00:00 UTC until 8 January at 23:59 UTC, when the tournament starts.
