| Event | 2026 Indianapolis Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Indianapolis, IN, United States |
| Date | 30–31 May 2026 |
| Attendance | 1,013 MA + 45 SR + 34 JR |
| Videogame | Pokémon Champions |
| Season | 2026 Season – Regulation Set M-A |
| Format | 8+4 Swiss rounds + Top 16 Open team lists (including Stat Alignments) |
| Organizer | Gaming Gen |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | Replica |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11-1 | | Arsal Puri (uncharted) | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $6,000 |       |  | |
| 2 | 11-1 | | Wolfe Glick (Wolfey) | 325 CP $4,000 |      | | |
| 3 | 10-2 | | Michael Zhang (Formora) | 300 CP $2,000 |     | | |
| 4 | 10-2 | | Nick Navarre (Nails) | 300 CP $2,000 |   | | 7EE63 QJ83W |
| 5 | 11-1 |  | Evan Scott (Evan) | 280 CP $1,000 |   | | PWD6C 2Y95G |
| 6 | 10-2 | | Alex Underhill (Lexicon) | 280 CP $1,000 |   | | |
| 7 | 10-2 | | MJ Rogers (MJ) | 280 CP $1,000 |     | | 408G4 NJ09W |
| 8 | 10-2 | | William Brown (billy) | 280 CP $1,000 |     | | A3AEM 9TLPP |
| 9 | 11-1 | | Nathaniel Sitler (Atmosphere) | 200 CP $750 |  | | |
| 10 | 10-2 | | Brendan DeWerth (Liquid) | 200 CP $750 |   | | WLPVU RQYCN |
| 11 | 10-2 | | Chase Thompson (Nebula) | 200 CP $750 |   | | |
| 12 | 10-2 | | Collin Heier (BattleRoom) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 13 | 10-2 | | Christopher Han (Darts) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 14 | 10-2 | | Noah Gardner (MemesNDreams) | 200 CP $750 |  | | V9GNN MRW9J |
| 15 | 10-2 | | AJ Morton (AJ) | 200 CP $750 |  | | |
| 16 | 10-2 | | Patrick Dillon (Patrick) | 200 CP $750 | | |
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 | Replica |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 10-2 | | Stephen Brown (GrnLightVGC) | 160 CP | | | |
| 18 | 10-2 | | Joey Pokeaim (aim) | 160 CP |  | | |
| 19 | 10-2 | | Jeremy Barnes (Jeebitz) | 160 CP |     | | |
| 20 | 9-3 |  | Joshua Lorcy (Lorcy) | 160 CP |  | | |
| 21 | 9-3 |  | Siddharth Singhal (Siddharth) | 160 CP | | | |
| 22 | 9-3 |  | Paul Chua (Paul) | 160 CP | | | |
| 23 | 9-3 | | Dominic Vogel (Dominic) | 160 CP | | | |
| 24 | 9-3 | | Nicholas Donnelly (Nikk) | 160 CP | | | |
| 25 | 9-3 | | Andrew Ding (Valentine★) | 160 CP | | | |
| 26 | 9-3 | | Alyssa Smith (Temporal) | 160 CP | | | |
| 27 | 9-3 | | Raghav Malaviya (ragi) | 160 CP | | | |
| 28 | 9-3 | | Giovanni Cischke (PqlarBear) | 160 CP | | | |
| 29 | 9-3 | | Montana Mott (Montana) | 160 CP | | | |
| 30 | 9-3 | | Norah Bowman (SHADOW) | 160 CP | | | |
| 31 | 9-3 | | Tyler Coleman (Shiny) | 160 CP |   | | |
| 32 | 9-3 | | Aaron Perez (?Fez) | 160 CP |  | | |
| 33 | 9-3 | | Zach Carlson (Zachary) | 120 CP | | | |
| 34 | 9-3 | | Justin Knox (Justin) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 35 | 9-3 | | Pranav Sharma (Pranav) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 36 | 9-3 | | Richard Wan (Richard) | 120 CP | | | |
| 37 | 9-3 | | Jeff Lehmann (Jeff) | 120 CP | | | |
| 38 | 9-3 | | Rishi Gupta (MrRishi) | 120 CP | | | |
| 39 | 9-3 | | Kenneth Lin (kenneth) | 120 CP | | | |
| 40 | 9-3 | | Daniel Mandeville (Daniel) | 120 CP | | | |
| 41 | 9-3 | | Brian Jens (Brian Jens) | 120 CP | | | |
| 42 | 9-3 | | Adrian Hazel (Adrian) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 43 | 9-3 | | Kevin Swastek (kswas) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 44 | 9-3 |  | Yuki Zaninovich (ゆうき) | 120 CP |   | | |
| 45 | 9-3 | | Adit Selvaraj (♥m i s a ♥) | 120 CP | | | |
| 46 | 9-3 |  | Ezequiel Cordero (ZekromZeke) | 120 CP | | | |
| 47 | 9-3 |  | Henry Rich (Hobbit) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 48 | 9-3 | | Aidan Patterson (AJ) | 120 CP | | | |
| 49 | 9-3 |  | Thomas Gravouille (Hari) | 120 CP | | | |
| 50 | 9-3 | | Chris Millard (ParagonVGC) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 51 | 9-3 | | Sierra Elsbecker (SEA) | 120 CP |   | | |
| 52 | 9-3 | | Andrew Block (Block) | 120 CP | | | 3F8J5 TV5GT |
| 53 | 9-3 | | Everett Filloon (evni) | 120 CP | | | |
| 54 | 9-3 | | Samuel Kidane (Neveru) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 55 | 9-3 | | David Rosemon (Rosey) | 120 CP | | | |
| 56 | 9-3 | | Chandler Brtek (CJ) | 120 CP | | | |
| 57 | 9-3 | | Ryan Loseto (SableyeVGC) | 120 CP | | | |
| 58 | 9-3 |  | Tang Shiliang (20亮亮) | 120 CP | | | |
| 59 | 9-3 | | Wil Marks (Munkey) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 60 | 9-3 | | Toler Webb (Toler) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 61 | 8-4 | | Logan Castro (Yellowbox) | 120 CP | | | |
| 62 | 8-4 | | Si Dawei (露露♪) | 120 CP |    | | |
| 63 | 8-4 | | Steven Gillespie (Goomy) | 120 CP | | | |
| 64 | 8-4 | | Kylan Van Severen (Kylan) | 120 CP | | | |
| 65 | 8-4 | | Ben Wolf (Ben) | 80 CP | | | |
| 66 | 8-4 |  | Zachary Kelly (Nate) | 80 CP | | | |
| 67 | 8-4 |  | Hoàng Hồ (Zorya) | 80 CP | | | |
| 68 | 8-4 | | Samuel Thompson (Sam) | 80 CP | | | |
| 69 | 8-4 | | Alex Archambault (Sub) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 70 | 8-4 | | Ritobhash Chattopadhyay (boonanar) | 80 CP | | | |
| 71 | 8-4 | | Jack Geronime (Jack) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 72 | 8-4 | | Anthony Hui (Anthony) | 80 CP | | | |
| 73 | 8-4 |  | Brian Collins (Angeló) | 80 CP | | | |
| 74 | 8-4 | | Alberto Lara (Alberto) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 75 | 8-4 | | Wu Yichun (威廉) | 80 CP | | | |
| 76 | 8-4 |  | Patrick Cheng (Patricia) | 80 CP | | | |
| 77 | 8-4 | | Alec Rosario (Broki) | 80 CP | | | |
| 78 | 8-4 | | Karl Kopczynski (Karl) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 79 | 8-4 | | Christopher Baez (Novacast) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 80 | 8-4 | | Andrew Walter (Andrew) | 80 CP | | | |
| 81 | 8-4 | | Andrew Figueras (Andrew) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 82 | 8-4 | | Justin Stahler (Justin) | 80 CP | | | |
| 83 | 8-4 | | Dylan Matthews (Dylan) | 80 CP | | | |
| 84 | 8-4 | | Steven Stark (Stark) | 80 CP | | | |
| 85 | 8-4 | | Dillon Clark (Dillon) | 80 CP | | | 2Y6XN RRX2G |
| 86 | 8-4 | | Jered Hunn (Tena) | 80 CP | | | |
| 87 | 8-4 | | Caelan Brown (Cabro) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 88 | 8-4 | | Gavin Michaels (HUH?!!) | 80 CP | | | |
| 89 | 8-4 | | Rily Corn (Rily) | 80 CP | | | |
| 90 | 8-4 | | Daniel Yu (ArKane) | 80 CP | | | |
| 91 | 8-4 |  | Luca Paz (0-x in swiss) | 80 CP | | | |
| 92 | 8-4 | | Tyler Miller (Potoooooooo) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 93 | 8-4 | | Nicholas Hegel (Fester) | 80 CP | | | |
| 94 | 8-4 |  | Stefan Mott (Pengy) | 80 CP | | | |
| 95 | 8-4 | | Matin Moradi (Matin) | 80 CP | | | |
| 96 | 8-4 | | Nicholas Morales (Charmdi) | 80 CP | | | |
| 97 | 8-4 | | Steven Burton (Steven) | 80 CP | | | |
| 98 | 8-4 | | Kevonne Boreland (Mr.Adidas) | 80 CP | | | |
| 99 | 8-4 | | Matt Schmucker (mts) | 80 CP | | | 6A6U1 P7UV9 |
| 100 | 8-4 | | Alex Arand (Azulite) | 80 CP | | | |
| 101 | 8-4 | | Tahmid Rashid (Uppish) | 80 CP | | | |
| 102 | 8-4 | | Ian Brito (Asa) | 80 CP | | | |
| 103 | 8-4 | | Calvin Nisson (Gazoney) | 80 CP | | | |
| 104 | 8-4 | | Liam Saroca (Wilfred) | 80 CP | | | |
| 105 | 8-4 | | Blake Silver (Blake) | 80 CP | | | |
| 106 | 8-4 | | Jibrail Cheema (MangoLassie) | 80 CP | | | |
| 107 | 8-4 |  | Seung Lee (yunaka) | 80 CP | | | |
| 108 | 8-4 | | Calvin Tobias (Mogo) | 80 CP | | | |
| 109 | 8-4 | | Joseph Pulkowski (babysheegoth) | 80 CP | | | |
| 110 | 7-5 | | Ryan Klemick (Ryan) | 80 CP | | | |
| 111 | 7-5 | | Mason Cutler (ChessBoard) | 80 CP | | | |
| 112 | 7-5 | | Kaitlin Brannick (K8) | 80 CP | | | |
| 113 | 7-5 | | Leonard Craft III (DaWoblefet) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 114 | 7-5 | | Jason Chase (Jason) | 80 CP | | | |
| 115 | 7-5 | | Kshaunish Shaik (Twilite0) | 80 CP | | | 50FU9 1CL93 |
| 116 | 7-5 | | Kevin Reed (Kevin) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 117 | 7-5 | | Bukunmi Oyewole (Zero Blaze) | 80 CP | | | |
| 118 | 7-5 | | Hao Xu (茹佛啖道) | 80 CP | | | |
| 119 | 7-5 | | Blake Falls (Kaguya) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 120 | 7-5 | | Luca Santelli (Michael) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 121 | 7-5 | | James Ramsey (Jammernaut) | 80 CP | | | |
| 122 | 7-5 | | Shray Chakraborty (shiloh) | 80 CP | | | |
| 123 | 7-5 | | Quentin Raines (Quentin) | 80 CP | | | |
| 124 | 7-5 | | Matthew Faucett (Matt) | 80 CP | | | |
| 125 | 7-5 | | Ethan Trejo (EPOM) | 80 CP | | | |
| 126 | 7-5 | | John Mills (Mr. Brig) | 80 CP | | | |
| 127 | 7-5 | | David Baumgardt (LoveThyEnemy) | 80 CP | | | |
| 128 | 7-5 | | Daravone Souphommanychanh (Daravone) | 80 CP | | | |
| 129 | 7-5 | | Noah Smith (Noah) | 60 CP | | | |
| 130 | 7-5 | | Cato Zhong (avacato) | 60 CP | | | |
| 131 | 7-5 | | John Patton (Carter) | 60 CP | | | |
| 132 | 7-5 | | Caden Croft (Caden) | 60 CP |   | | |
| 133 | 7-5 | | Zachary Spitzer (Zachary) | 60 CP | | | |
| 134 | 7-5 | | Eric Luong (eric) | 60 CP | | | |
| 135 | 7-5 | | Gina Garavalia (Mint) | 60 CP | | | |
| 136 | 7-5 | | Roland Barbaza (Rolo) | 60 CP |  | | |
| 137 | 6-3 | | Ray Camp (Hexicgon) | 60 CP |  | | |
| 138 | 6-6 | | Peter Chen (PTP) | 60 CP | | | |
| 139 | 6-3 | | Ian Conway (TeriyakiFr) | 60 CP | | | |
| 140 | 6-6 | | Kevin Kopczynski (toodlepoot) | 60 CP | | | |
| 141 | 6-5 | | Cayden Owens (Sodamario) | 60 CP | | | |
| 142 | 6-6 | | Andrew Krebs (Krebs) | 60 CP | | | |
| 143 | 6-6 | | Jeremy Odena (Simply J) | 60 CP | | | |
| 144 | 6-6 | | Spencer Cochran (Spencer) | 60 CP | | | |
| 145 | 6-5 | | Evan Clawson (Charlie) | 60 CP | | |
All players with 2 or fewer losses at the end of Phase 1 (i.e. 6-2 or better) advanced to Phase 2!
All Top 256 players got 60 Championship Points! You can check a full list, as well as a useful stats tool in Stalruth’s Cut Explorer!
Teams and results - Seniors & Juniors
Senior Top 16
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | Replica |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5-2 | | Jamie S. | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $1,000 | | | |
| 2 | 6-1 | | Shunyee H. | 325 CP $750 | | | |
| 3 | 5-2 | | Declan S. | 300 CP $500 | | | |
| 4 | 5-2 | | Esa I. | 300 CP $500 | | | |
| 5 | 7-0 | | Tucker G. | 280 CP |  | | |
| 6 | 6-1 | | Francesco G. | 280 CP | | | |
| 7 | 5-2 | | Matthew H. | 280 CP | | | |
| 8 | 5-2 | | Rishabh P. | 280 CP | | | |
| 9 | 5-2 | | Zach S. | 200 CP | | | |
| 10 | 4-3 | | Hudson M. | 200 CP | | | |
| 11 | 4-3 | | Sebastian V. | 200 CP | | | |
| 12 | 4-3 | | Joshua R. | 200 CP | | | |
| 13 | 4-3 | | William K. | 200 CP | | | |
| 14 | 4-3 | | Xander M. | 200 CP | | | |
| 15 | 4-3 | | Abraham S. | 200 CP | | | |
| 16 | 4-3 | | Exander E. | 200 CP | | |
Junior Top 16
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | Replica |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7-0 | | Avery V. | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $1,000 | | | |
| 2 | 5-2 | | Brantley M. | 325 CP $750 |  | | |
| 3 | 6-1 | | Cameron C. | 300 CP $500 | | | |
| 4 | 5-2 | | Asher G. | 300 CP $500 | | | |
| 5 | 5-2 | | Greyson T. | 280 CP |  | | |
| 6 | 5-2 | | Zoe F. | 280 CP | | | |
| 7 | 5-2 | | Charlie B. | 280 CP | | | |
| 8 | 5-2 | | Liam S. | 280 CP | | | |
| 9 | 4-3 | | Ashton M. | 200 CP |  | | |
| 10 | 4-3 | | Amelia R. | 200 CP | | | |
| 11 | 4-3 | | Gavin H. | 200 CP | | | |
| 12 | 4-3 | | Christian G. | 200 CP | | | |
| 13 | 4-3 | | Ryder B. | 200 CP | | | |
| 14 | 4-3 | | Ephraim G. | 200 CP |  | | |
| 15 | 4-3 | | Sebastian A. | 200 CP | | | |
| 16 | 4-3 | | Mason W. | 200 CP | | |
Streaming
The event is broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube by TPCi, with Sierra Dawn, Len Deuel, Scott Glaza, Evan Latt, Rosemary Kelley and Jake Muller as casters.
- Day 1 (Swiss rounds): stream starts on 30 May at 13:15 UTC
- Day 2 (Swiss rounds + Top Cut): stream starts on 31 May at 13:15 UTC
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | Caelan Brown |
vs | Raghav Malaviya |
| R3 | Cary D’Ortona |
vs | Rushil Thakkar  |
| R4 | Brendan Zheng |
vs | Giovanni Cischke |
| R4 | Joshua Lorcy |
vs | Justin Knox |
| R4 | Thomas Cooleen |
vs | William Brown |
| R5 | Si Dawei |
vs | Kylan Van Severen |
| R6 | Leonard Craft III |
vs | Brendan DeWerth |
| R7 | Alberto Lara |
vs | Collin Heier |
| R8 | Steven Gillespie |
vs | Wolfe Glick |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R10 | Evan Scott |
vs | Wolfe Glick |
| R11 | Joshua Lorcy |
vs | Christopher Han |
| R12 | Michael Zhang |
vs | Justin Knox |
| Top 16 | Nathaniel Sitler |
vs | Nick Navarre |
| Top 8 | William Brown |
vs | Arsal Puri |
| Top 8 | Evan Scott |
vs | Michael Zhang |
| Top 8 | Alex Underhill |
vs | Wolfe Glick |
| Top 8 | Nick Navarre |
vs | MJ Rogers |
| Top 4 | Michael Zhang |
vs | Wolfe Glick |
| Top 4 | Nick Navarre |
vs | Arsal Puri |
| Finals | Arsal Puri |
vs | Wolfe Glick |
Usage stats
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the Halls H & I of the following location:
Indiana Convention Center
100 S Capitol Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46225, United States
Badges can be picked up in advance on Friday 29 May from 11 am to 7 pm EDT, or early on Saturday from 6:30 am EDT.
Players must be in the venue by 30 May at 8:30 am EDT (12:30 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 31 May at 8:30 am EDT (12:30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Placement | Junior & Senior | Masters |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Indianapolis Regional Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the tenth Regional-level event and ninth Regional Championships proper of the 2026 season in the North American circuit.
It is the first event in North America to be played in the new platform Pokémon Champions!
The ruleset is Regulation Set M-A, including Stat Alignments for the first time in TPCi regions.
A little bit of history
The United States has been part of the North America region of the official TPCi circuit since the very beginning, also being home to the TPCi headquarters. It has hosted multiple major events, including Regional Championships, old-era National Championships, all editions of the North America International Championships and most World Championships (only excluding 2013, 2022 and 2023). The United States’ greatest VGC success are the five World Championship wins achieved by Ray Rizzo (2010, 2011 and 2012), Wolfe Glick (2016) and Giovanni Cischke (2025), not even counting being the home country of 7 Senior Division and 7 Junior Division World Champions too.
The most recent tournament held in the United States was the 2026 Los Angeles Regional, played in Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet with the VGC Regulation Set I earlier in the month.
The last time there was an event in the state of Indiana was the 2024 Indianapolis Regional, played in Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet with the VGC Regulation Set G in May 2024. The finals saw 2018 Toronto Regional finalist Rajan Bal defeat American player Andrew Zheng to win his first Regional Championship 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 $80 for Masters players and $40 for Senior and Junior players, and they open on 1 April at 7 pm EDT (23:00 UTC). Refunds are partially available up until one week before the event.
- A new wave of sign-ups was later announced to open on 16 April at 7 pm EDT (23:00 UTC)!
- A new wave of sign-ups was later announced to open on 14 May at 7 pm EDT (23:00 UTC)!
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 3 days before the event starts, on 27 May.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 3 hours before the event starts, by 30 May at 5:30 am EDT (09:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are $20 and can be purchased here.
