| Event | 2026 Los Angeles Regional Championships |
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| Location |  Los Angeles, CA, United States |
| Date | 9ā10 May 2026 |
| Attendance | 542 MA + 33 SR + 22 JR |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2026 Season ā VGC Regulation Set I |
| Format | 8+4 Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | Gaming Gen |
Check the organizer’s websiteĀ hereĀ for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
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| 1 | 10-2 | |
Emilio Forbes (ćć¤ćŖć¬ćć) |
2026 Worlds 350 CP $6,000 |
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| 2 | 10-2 | |
Aaron Traylor (Traylor Moon) |
325 CP $4,000 |
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| 3 | 10-2 |  |
JƩrƩmy CƓtƩ (Kangourou) |
300 CP $2,000 |
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| 4 | 10-2 |  |
Louis Markl (Louis) |
300 CP $2,000 |
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| 5 | 11-1 | |
Navjit Joshi (NJ11) |
280 CP $1,000 |
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| 6 | 11-1 | |
Gavin Michaels (HUH?!!) |
280 CP $1,000 |
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| 7 | 10-2 |  |
Shane Gaffney (Shane) |
280 CP $1,000 |
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| 8 | 10-2 | |
Carson St. Denis (Boo) |
280 CP $1,000 |
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| 9 | 10-2 |  |
Akhil Goel (Akhil) |
200 CP $750 |
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| 10 | 10-2 | |
Nicholas Ng (Bobjoecarl) |
200 CP $750 |
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| 11 | 10-2 | |
Justin Carris (AzazeL) |
200 CP $750 |
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Phase 2 Swiss rounds
CheckĀ hereĀ to see the seeds for top cut from the Phase 2 Swiss standings!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 9-3 | | Aaron Brok (Aaron) | 200Ā CP $750 | | | Ā |
| 13 | 9-3 | | Jordan Wiseman (Slayerjor) | 200Ā CP $750 | | | Ā |
| 14 | 9-3 | | Justin Tang (Panda) | 200Ā CP $750 |   | | Ā |
| 15 | 9-3 | | Aditya Subramanian (ck49) | 200Ā CP $750 |  | | Ā |
| 16 | 9-3 | | Len Deuel (Len) | 200Ā CP $750 | | | Ā |
| 17 | 9-3 | | Sohaib Mufti (soh) | 160Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 18 | 9-3 | | Brendan Zheng (Doug) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 19 | 9-3 | | Kalo Augmon (Kalo) | 160Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 20 | 9-3 | | Alex Underhill (Lexicon) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 21 | 9-3 | | Kian Campbell (Kian) | 160Ā CP |   | | Ā |
| 22 | 9-3 |  | Jude Lee (Winter) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 23 | 9-3 | | Junxi Zhu (zgr) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 24 | 9-3 | | KaSun Thompson (KSun) | 160Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 25 | 9-3 | | Devyn Powers (Blub) | 160Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 26 | 9-3 | | Adam Colson (Adam) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 27 | 9-3 | | Behzad Muntazir (Saten) | 160Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 28 | 9-3 | | Michael Ruiz (mike!) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 29 | 9-3 | | Michael Zhang (Formora) | 160Ā CP |    | | Ā |
| 30 | 9-3 | | Abel Ewere (Igotmilkbaby) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 31 | 9-3 |  | Diego Ferreira (Diego) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 32 | 9-3 | | Joshua Denk (DarkPine) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 33 | 8-4 | | Siddharth Singhal (Siddharth) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 34 | 8-4 | | Chase Rumpca (Tara) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 35 | 8-4 | | Declan Gary (HuggyeBear) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 36 | 8-4 | | Vishy Vasudevan (Vishy) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 37 | 8-4 | | Tony Okina (toeknee) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 38 | 8-4 | | Ian Genis (Ian) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 39 | 8-4 | | Riley Factura (Riley) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 40 | 8-4 | | Sahen Rai (Sahen) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 41 | 8-4 | | Grant Laird (Verona) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 42 | 8-4 |  | Rio Alexander (ZardiCharVGC) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 43 | 8-4 | | Aaron Grubbs (Aaron) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 44 | 8-4 | | Nolan Cloud (Radoovak) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 45 | 8-4 | | Hazel Mewett (Maddy) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 46 | 8-4 | | Sebastian Gonzalez (Seb) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 47 | 8-4 | | Brian Collins (AngelĆ³) | 120Ā CP |   | | Ā |
| 48 | 8-4 |  | Jonathan QuiƱones (Pocha) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 49 | 8-4 | | Andrew Xu (Timp) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 50 | 8-4 | | Jonathan Chemburkar (JON) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 51 | 8-4 | | Younggyun Kim (Shawn) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 52 | 8-4 | | Ben Emerzian (Ben) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 53 | 8-4 | | Nicholas Morales (Charmdi) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 54 | 8-4 | | Jingyao Zhang (Leo) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 55 | 8-4 | | Tyler Deacy (Steel) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 56 | 8-4 | | Andrew Post (Q) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 57 | 7-5 | | Aaron Perez (?Fez) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 58 | 7-5 | | Kacey Boardman (Girasolia) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 59 | 7-5 | | Cody Hruby (Cody Hruby) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 60 | 7-5 | | Rockwell Anyoha (Rockwell) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 61 | 7-4 | | Karl Kopczynski (Karl) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 62 | 7-5 | | Matthew Engbrecht (Maphoo) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 63 | 7-5 | | Ethan Lam (turtle1) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 64 | 7-5 | | Miguel Echeverria (Miggy) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 65 | 7-5 | | Allan Martinez (Mando) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 66 | 7-5 | | Brandon Tuchtenhagen (Kotori) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 67 | 7-5 | | Zachary Goldstein (zg9064) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 68 | 7-5 | | Lucy Fleming (Erza) | 80Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 69 | 7-5 | | Garrett Alvord (Gale) | 80Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 70 | 7-5 | | Erin Lomboy (Erin) | 80Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 71 | 7-5 | | Felix Bougie (Kyra) | 80Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 72 | 7-5 |  | Patrick Cheng (Patricia) | 80Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 73 | 6-6 | | Jon Spivack (Jon) | 80Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 74 | 6-6 | | Turner Crinklaw (turner) | 80Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 75 | 6-3 | | Montana Mott (Montana) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 76 | 6-3 | | Andrew Zheng (honorstoise) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 77 | 6-6 | | Ian Brito (Kasumi) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
Phase 1 Swiss rounds
All players withĀ 2 or fewer lossesĀ advance to Phase 2!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
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| 78 | 5-3 | | Johnny Selmer (Vivix) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 79 | 5-3 | | Benjamin Harlan (Benjamin) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 80 | 5-3 | | Keanu Inosanto (Keanu) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 81 | 5-3 | | Luke Bowar (Annabelle) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 82 | 5-3 | | Matt Francis (Matthew) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 83 | 5-3 | | John Mills (Mr. Brig) | 80Ā CP |    | | Ā |
| 84 | 5-3 | | Diego Aguirre (Diego) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 85 | 5-3 | | Justin Burns (Justin) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 86 | 5-3 |  | Benny Vasquez (Benny) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 87 | 5-3 | | Chris Vroom (soduh) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 88 | 5-3 |  | Enrique Grimaldo (EGrim) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 89 | 5-3 | | Ernesto Verdugo (ErnestoVR) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 90 | 5-3 | | Evelyn Klaus (Evie) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 91 | 5-3 | | Luca Santelli (Michael) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 92 | 5-3 | | Karan Gupta (knifes999) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 93 | 5-3 | | Blake Silver (Blake) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 94 | 5-3 | | Benji Irons (Benji) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 95 | 5-3 | | Jason Kissinger (JASON) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 96 | 5-3 | | MJ Rogers (MJ) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 97 | 5-3 | | Braxton Walters (Braxton) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 98 | 5-3 | | Nick Navarre (Nails) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 99 | 5-3 | | Philip Saguil (Lei) | 80Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 100 | 5-3 | | Michael Lambrecht (lambokĆ©mon) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 101 | 5-3 | | Hiram Espinosa (Hiramidas) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 102 | 5-3 |  | Matt Bruno (Bruneaux) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 103 | 5-3 | | John Paul Raguindin (John Paul) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 104 | 5-3 | | Maya Bhemisetty (Maya) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 105 | 5-3 | | Woody Gilbertson (Woody) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 106 | 5-3 | | Justin Wong (Justinian) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 107 | 5-3 | | Kylan Van Severen (Kylan) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 108 | 5-3 | | Abhyuday Vatsavai (Abhyu) | 80Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 109 | 5-3 | | Chris Walsh (Phoenix) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 110 | 5-3 | | Thomas Fisher (Tommy) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 111 | 5-3 | | Riley Wilcox (Tech) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 112 | 5-3 | | Wyatt McDonald (Wyatt) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 113 | 5-3 | | Steven Stark (Stark) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 114 | 5-3 | | Eric Luong (eric) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 115 | 5-3 | | Erik Nunez (Erik) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 116 | 5-3 | | Aniruddha Murali (Aniruddha) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 117 | 5-3 | | Daniel Ferahian (Daniel) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 118 | 5-3 | | Erik Holmstrom (Cyrus) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 119 | 5-3 |  | Seung Lee (Wayuu) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 120 | 5-3 | | Steven Stewart (steven) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 121 | 5-3 | | Jesus Coronel (Supernova) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 122 | 5-3 | | Alejandro Terrazas (Alec) | 80Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 123 | 5-3 | | Shane De Silva (yitaku) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 124 | 5-3 | | Dakota Kelly (Dakota) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 125 | 5-3 | | Joshua Dimond (Dimond>5) | 80Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 126 | 5-3 | | Jaiden Hart (Squash) | 80Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 127 | 5-3 | | Max Simon (Max) | 80Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 128 | 5-3 | | Jules Friedman (Jules) | 80Ā CP |  | | Ā |
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 | EVs |
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| 1 | 7-0 | | Leland S. | 2026Ā Worlds 350Ā CP $1,000 | | | Ā |
| 2 | 5-2 | | Jonny W. | 325Ā CP $750 | | | Ā |
| 3 | 5-2 | | Kevin M. | 300Ā CP $500 | | | Ā |
| 4 | 5-2 | | Christopher H. | 300Ā CP $500 | | | Ā |
| 5 | 6-1 | | Luke W. | 280Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 6 | 5-2 | | Eder U. Z. | 280Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 7 | 5-2 | | John M. | 280Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 8 | 4-3 | | Brooks J. | 280Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 9 | 4-3 | | William K. | 200Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 10 | 4-3 | | Charlie K. | 200Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 11 | 4-3 | | Sam K. | 200Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 12 | 4-3 | | Zoe-Anne V. | 200Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 13 | 4-3 | | Ballack S. | 200Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 14 | 4-3 | | Zion C. | 200Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 15 | 4-3 | | Ching Hin C. | 200Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 16 | 4-3 | | Eric N. | 200Ā CP |  | | Ā |
Junior Top 8
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
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| 1 | 5-1 | | Cameron C. | 2026Ā Worlds 350Ā CP $1,000 | | | Ā |
| 2 | 4-2 | | Theo K. | 325Ā CP $750 | | | Ā |
| 3 | 5-1 | | Charlie B. | 300Ā CP $500 | | | Ā |
| 4 | 4-2 | | Noah C. | 300Ā CP $500 | | | Ā |
| 5 | 5-1 | | Asher G. | 280Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 6 | 4-2 | | James C. | 280Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 7 | 4-2 | | Claire F. | 280Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 8 | 3-3 | | Zoe R. | 280Ā CP | | | Ā |
Streaming
The event is broadcast live on Twitch and YouTubeĀ by TPCi, with Joe Brown, Scott Glaza, Rosemary Kelley, Aaron Zheng, Sierra Dawn and Yuki Zaninovich as casters.
- Day 1 (Swiss rounds): stream starts on 9 May at 16:15 UTC
- Day 2Ā (Swiss rounds + Top Cut): stream starts on 10 May at 16:15 UTC
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | James Baek |
vs | Riley Factura |
| R3 | Montana Mott |
vs | Behzad Muntazir |
| R4 | Brandon Davis  |
vs | Luke Bowar |
| R5 | Matt Bruno |
vs | Kian Campbell |
| R6 | Aaron Traylor |
vs | Justin Tang |
| R7 | Siddharth Singhal |
vs | Louis Markl |
| R8 | Navjit Joshi |
vs | Shane Gaffney |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R10 | Aaron Brok |
vs | Aditya Subramanian |
| R11 | Aaron Traylor |
vs | Alex Underhill |
| R12 | Nicholas Ng |
vs | KaSun Thompson |
| Top 16 | Akhil Goel |
vs | Louis Markl |
| Top 8 | Navjit Joshi |
vs | JƩrƩmy CƓtƩ |
| Top 8 | Carson St. Denis |
vs | Emilio Forbes |
| Top 8 | Shane Gaffney |
vs | Aaron Traylor |
| Top 8 | Gavin Michaels |
vs | Louis Markl |
| Top 4 | JƩrƩmy CƓtƩ |
vs | Emilio Forbes |
| Top 4 | Aaron Traylor |
vs | Louis Markl |
| Finals | Aaron Traylor |
vs | Emilio Forbes |
Usage stats
Phase 1
Phase 2
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the West Hall AĀ of the following location:
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90015, United States
Badges can be picked up in advance on Friday 8 May from 11 am to 7 pm PDT, or early on Saturday from 6:30 am PDT.
Players must be in the venue by 9 May at 8:30 am PDTĀ (15:30 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 byĀ 10 May at 8:30 am PDTĀ (15:30 UTC) for the team checks. The next Swiss rounds and the Top Cut will be played thereafter.
Prizes
This event is part of theĀ 2026 official TPCi circuitĀ 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 moneyĀ and PokĆ©mon 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 PokĆ©mon VisaĀ® Prepaid Card). For lower prizes, it will be given as cash (for minors, as a PokĆ©mon VisaĀ® Prepaid Card).
Overview
The Los Angeles Regional ChampionshipsĀ is an official TPCi Regional-level event for PokĆ©mon VGC, TCG and PokĆ©mon GO.Ā It is the ninth Regional-level event and eighth Regional Championships proper of theĀ 2026 seasonĀ in the North American circuit.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set I, and it is played using open team lists.
It is the last major event in North America to use PokĆ©mon ScarletĀ and PokĆ©mon Violet, as the competition continues in PokĆ©mon Champions!
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 ChampionshipsĀ and most World Championships (only excluding 2013, 2022 and 2023).Ā The United States’ greatest VGC success are the five World Championship wins achieved byĀ Ray RizzoĀ (2010, 2011 andĀ 2012),Ā Wolfe GlickĀ (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 StatesĀ was theĀ 2026 Orlando Regional, also played with the VGC Regulation Set I the previous month. The finals saw American player Bhushan Thumsi defeat fellow American Richard Mogollon to win his first Regional Championship title!
The last time there was an event in the state ofĀ California was the 2025 World Championships, hosted in Anaheim, CA, also played with the VGC Regulation Set I in August 2025. The finals saw American player Giovanni Cischke defeat 2018 Senior World Champion James Evans to be crowned as the new World Champion!
As forĀ Regional-level events, the last one held in California was the 2025 Sacramento Regional, played with the VGC Regulation Set H in November 2024. The finals saw 2016 Senior World Champion Carson Confer defeat 2-time Regional Champion Joseph Ugarte to win his first Regional Championship title in the Masters division!
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through RK9 Labs platform, and you will first need to set up your RK9 profileĀ and have aĀ Play! PokĆ©mon Player ID.
Sign-ups areĀ $80 for Masters players and $40 for Senior and Junior players, andĀ they open onĀ 11 March at 7 pm PDT (12 March at 02:00 UTC). Refunds are partially available up until one week before the event.
- A new wave of sign-ups was later announced to open on 26 March at 7 pm PDT (27 March at 02:00 UTC).
- A new wave of sign-ups was later announced to open on 23 April at 7 pm PDT (24 March at 02:00 UTC).
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 3 days before the event starts, on 6 May.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 3 hours before the event starts, by 9 May at 5:30 am PDT (12:30 UTC).
Spectator passes areĀ $20 and can be purchased here.
