In this page you will find all major events (Regional-level or above) of the official Play! Pokémon program, as well as all events hosted by Victory Road, for the 2026 season, which begins with local and major events in September 2025.
The season will start using Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet, with different regulations depending on their event dates. You will also find whether events will be played with open team sheets (OTS) or closed team sheets (CTS). You can read all rules & regulations that apply to official VGC events on this page.
At some point in the season, gameplay will transition to Pokémon Champions. Stay tuned!
Sign-ups for all official events are handled online, and require to pay the entry fee online at the moment of sign-up. They may sell out quickly, especially for the select tournaments that are free to enter! To stay tuned and receive alerts for your favourite events, follow Victory Road on X or Bluesky.
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Latest news!
Latest update: 15 January 2026. Sign-ups for the Seattle Regional Championships reopen on 15 January at 7 pm PST (16 January at 03:00 UTC)!
Registrations are open for some events!
- Sign up here for the
Birmingham Regional Championships (24–25 January 2026)! - Sign up here for the
Mérida Regional Championships (24–25 January 2026)! - Sign up here for the
Auckland Special Championships (25 January 2026)! SOLD OUT - Sign up here for the
Sydney Regional Championships (7–8 February 2026)! - Sign up here for the
Santiago Regional Championships (7–8 February 2026)! - Sign up here for the Europe International Championships (EUIC) (13–15 February 2026)! SOLD OUT
- Sign up here for the
Seattle Regional Championships (28 February–1 March 2026)! - Sign up here for the
San Juan Special Championships (7–8 March 2026)! - Sign up here for the
Curitiba Regional Championships (14–15 March 2026)!
Registrations are open for some events!
- Sign up here for North America International Championships (NAIC) (x-x June 2023)!
- Sign up in your Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game for the Grand Challenge I (20-22 September 2024)! (Only for players in TPCi regions; online)
- Sign up in your Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game for the Terastal Crescendo online competition (10–12 October 2025)! (Custom format; online)
- Sign up here to pre-register for the
Singapore Master Ball League (28–29 June 2025)! (Only for residents in Singapore)
2026 World Championships
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28–30 Aug 2026 | World Championships (qualified players) San Francisco, CA | TBD | TBD |
International Championships
International Championships are select events hosted once on each of the main TPCi rating zones since 2017.
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21–23 Nov 2025 | Latin America International (LAIC) São Paulo |  Yuma Kinugawa | Reg. Set H OTS |
| 13–15 Feb 2026 | Europe International (EUIC) London | Sign-ups sold out! All info here! | Reg. Set F OTS |
| 12–14 Jun 2026 | North America International (NAIC) New Orleans, LA | TBD | TBD |
National Championships
National Championships (called Japan Championships in Japan, Trainers Cup Finals in South Korea, and Master Ball Leagues in the rest of Asia-Pacific) are the way players in TPC and Pokémon Korea regions qualify to the World Championships, since there is no Championship Point structure here.
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Hong Kong Master Ball League TBD | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | Malaysia Master Ball League TBD | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | Philippines Master Ball League TBD | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | Singapore Master Ball League TBD | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | Thailand Master Ball League TBD | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | Trainers Cup (PTC) Finals TBD | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | Taiwan Master Ball League TBD | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | Japan Championships (JCS) TBD | TBD | TBD |
Regional & Special Championships
Regional Championships and Special Championships (SC) are the main events through which players can earn the coveted Championship Points (CP) in their way to the World Championships in TPCi regions! These lists may be updated with new announcements.
North America
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20–21 Sep 2025 | Pittsburgh Regional | Chuppa Cross IV | Reg. Set H OTS |
| 11–12 Oct 2025 | Milwaukee Regional | Alex Arand | Reg. Set H OTS |
| 15–16 Nov 2025 | Las Vegas Regional | Dylan Salvanera | Reg. Set H OTS |
| 17–18 Jan 2026 |  Toronto Regional | Tournament ongoing! | Reg. Set F OTS |
| 28 Feb–1 Mar 2026 | Seattle Regional | Sign-ups are open! All info here! | Reg. Set F OTS |
| 7–8 Mar 2026 | San Juan SC | Sign-ups are open! All info here! | Reg. Set F OTS |
| 21–22 Mar 2026 | Houston Regional | All info here! | Reg. Set F OTS |
| 4–5 Apr 2026 | Orlando Regional | All info here! | TBD |
| 9–10 May 2026 | Los Angeles Regional | All info here! | TBD |
| 30–31 May 2026 | Indianapolis Regional | All info here! | TBD |
Europe
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13–14 Sep 2025 |  Frankfurt Regional |  Emanuele Briganti | Reg. Set H OTS |
| 25–26 Oct 2025 |  Lille Regional | Marco Silva | Reg. Set H OTS |
| 1–2 Nov 2025 |  Gdańsk Regional | Simone Sanvito | Reg. Set H OTS |
| 29–30 Nov 2025 | Stuttgart Regional | Luca Ceribelli | Reg. Set H OTS |
| 24–25 Jan 2026 | Birmingham Regional | Sign-ups are open! All info here! | Reg. Set F OTS |
| 28–29 Mar 2026 |  Seville SC | All info here! | Reg. Set F OTS |
| 25–26 Apr 2026 |  Prague Regional | All info here! | TBD |
| 16–17 May 2026 |  Utrecht Regional | All info here! | TBD |
| 6–7 Jun 2026 | Turin SC | All info here! | TBD |
Latin America
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13–14 Sep 2025 | Monterrey Regional |  Stefan Mott | Reg. Set H OTS |
| 11–12 Oct 2025 | Belo Horizonte Regional |  Renzo Navarro | Reg. Set H OTS |
| 15–16 Nov 2025 |  Buenos Aires SC | Kenneth Gamboa | Reg. Set H OTS |
| 24–25 Jan 2026 | Mérida Regional | Sign-ups are open! All info here! | Reg. Set F OTS |
| 7–8 Feb 2026 | Santiago Regional | Sign-ups are open! All info here! | Reg. Set F OTS |
| 14–15 Mar 2026 | Curitiba Regional | Sign-ups are open! All info here! | Reg. Set F OTS |
| 4–5 Apr 2026 | Querétaro Regional | Sign-ups open 4 Feb! All info here! | TBD |
| 16–17 May 2026 | Campinas Regional | Sign-ups open 18 Mar! All info here! | TBD |
| 23–24 May 2026 | Lima SC | All info here! | TBD |
Oceania
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 Nov 2025 | Brisbane Regional | Kaito Arii | Reg. Set H OTS |
| 25 Jan 2026 | Auckland SC | Sign-ups sold out! All info here! | Reg. Set F OTS |
| 7–8 Feb 2026 | Sydney Regional | Sign-ups are open! All info here! | Reg. Set F OTS |
| 23–24 May 2026 | Melbourne Regional | Sign-ups open 25 Mar! All info here! | TBD |
Middle East & South Africa
No events have been announced for this region yet.
Official online events
Official events held online and ladder competitions, such as the Global & Grand Challenges, are listed here!
Global ladder competitions
No global ladder competitions (such as the Global Challenges) have been announced yet.
Regional ladder competitions
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5–7 Sep 2025 | Grand Challenge I (only TPCi regions) | Davide Fazio | Reg. Set H |
| 3–5 Oct 2025 | Grand Challenge II (only TPCi regions) | Ustm Ns | Reg. Set H |
| 7–9 Nov 2025 | Grand Challenge III (only TPCi regions) | Wolfe Glick | Reg. Set H |
| 9–11 Jan 2026 | Grand Challenge IV (only TPCi regions) | Thiago Lattanzi | Reg. Set F |
| May 2026 (TBD) | Grand Challenge V (only TPCi regions) | TBD | TBD |
Victory Road online events
These online grassroots tournaments were organised by Victory Road and other collaborating organisations.
2025 World Cup of Pokémon VGC
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct–21 Dec 2025 | World Cup of Pokémon VGC | Team Spain | Team tournament Reg. Sets H & F OTS |
Victory Road events
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30–31 Aug 2025 | VR August Challenge | Shohei Kimura | Reg. Set H OTS |
| 20–21 Sep 2025 | VR September Challenge #1 |  Lucas Mester-Christensen | Reg. Set H OTS |
| 27–28 Sep 2025 | VR September Challenge #2 | Jorge Tabuyo | Reg. Set H OTS |
| 11–12 Oct 2025 | VR October Challenge | Matthew Henry | Reg. Set H OTS |
| 15–16 Nov 2025 | VR November Challenge | Stefano Greppi | Reg. Set F OTS |
| 13–14 Dec 2025 | VR December Challenge #1 | Naoto Mizobuchi | Reg. Set F OTS |
| 20–21 Dec 2025 | VR December Challenge #2 | Jérémy Côté | Reg. Set F OTS |
| 27–28 Dec 2025 | VR December Challenge #3 | Hiroto Hayasaki | Reg. Set F OTS |
| 17–18 Jan 2026 | VR January Challenge | Tournament ongoing! | Reg. Set F OTS |
| Summer 2026 (TBD) | Victory Road to San Francisco | All info here! | TBD |
World Cup of Pokémon VGC
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul-25 Sep 2022 | World Cup of Pokémon VGC | Ongoing | Series 12 |
Other non-circuit events
These tournaments are organised by TPCi, TPC or Pokémon Korea, but their purpose is not aimed at the World Championships qualification, but rather other kinds of prizes.
Ranked Battles in-game ladder (doubles)
These results are brought to you by our friends from Liberty Note! For earlier Ranked Battle Seasons, please check them out here.
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–31 Aug 2025 | Season 33 (rewards) | Joji Kaieda | Reg. Set I |
| 1–30 Sep 2025 | Season 34 (rewards) | Kentaro Matsumoto | Reg. Set J |
| 1–31 Oct 2025 | Season 35 (rewards) | Hiroto Kamazawa | Reg. Set J |
| 1–30 Nov 2025 | Season 36 (rewards) | Kirameki Neon | Reg. Set J |
| 1 Dec 2025–4 Jan 2026 | Season 37 (rewards) | Taro Okada | Reg. Set J |
| 5–31 Jan 2026 | Season 38 (rewards) | Ladder season ongoing! | Reg. Set I |
Global ladder competitions
These are online events that are organized by TPC for fun, generally in custom formats, using the in-game Battle Stadium.
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10–12 Oct 2025 | Terastal Crescendo | Takuro Suefuji | Terastal Crescendo (doubles) |
Live special events
These are live events that are organized by TPCi, TPC or Pokémon Korea.
Online special events
These are online events that are organized by TPCi, TPC or Pokémon Korea.
World Cup of Pokémon VGC
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul-25 Sep 2022 | World Cup of Pokémon VGC | Ongoing | Series 12 |
