| Event | 2026 Seattle Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Seattle, WA, United States |
| Date | 28 February–1 March 2026 |
| Attendance | 822 MA + 35 SR + 24 JR |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2026 Season – VGC Regulation Set F |
| Format | 8+4 Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| 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 | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11-1 | | Carson St. Denis (Boo) | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $6,000 |       |  | |
| 2 | 10-2 | | Sebastian Gonzalez (Seb) | 325 CP $4,000 |      | | |
| 3 | 11-1 | | Collin Heier (Peco★) | 300 CP $2,000 |   | | |
| 4 | 10-2 | | Emilio Forbes (バイオレット) | 300 CP $2,000 |    | | |
| 5 | 11-1 | | Ethan Trejo (EPOM) | 280 CP $1,000 |    | | |
| 6 | 10-2 |  | Taran Birdee (Taran) | 280 CP $1,000 | | | |
| 7 | 10-2 | | Dominic Vogel (Dominic) | 280 CP $1,000 |  | | |
| 8 | 10-2 | | Rob McNeilly (Rob) | 280 CP $1,000 |   | | |
| 9 | 10-2 | | Rushil Thakkar (Conkledonk) | 200 CP $750 |  | | |
| 10 | 10-2 | | Kian Campbell (Kian) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 11 | 10-2 | | Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) | 200 CP $750 |   | | |
| 12 | 10-2 | | Thomas Irwin (Thomas) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 13 | 10-2 |  | Demitrios Kaguras (DEMITRI) | 200 CP $750 |   | | |
| 14 | 10-2 | | Justin Tang (Panda) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 15 | 10-2 | | Gary Qian (Takami$Chika) | 200 CP $750 |  | | |
| 16 | 10-2 | | Cody Sharp (CodyVGC) | 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 | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 9-3 | | Adam Colson (Adam) | 160 CP | | | |
| 18 | 9-3 | | Arnie Wolf (Arnie) | 160 CP |   | | |
| 19 | 9-3 | | Mohamed Ibrahim (Moha) | 160 CP |    | | |
| 20 | 9-3 | | KaSun Thompson (KSun) | 160 CP |     | | |
| 21 | 9-3 | | Apollo Stephens (Cabbage) | 160 CP |   | | |
| 22 | 9-3 | | Peter Chen (PTP) | 160 CP |  | | |
| 23 | 9-3 | | Nicholas Ng (Bobjoecarl) | 160 CP | | | |
| 24 | 9-3 | | Norah Bowman (Bubs!) | 160 CP | | | |
| 25 | 9-3 | | Chase Rumpca (Tara) | 160 CP | | | |
| 26 | 9-3 | | Emmanuel Boctor (Mano) | 160 CP |  | | |
| 27 | 9-3 |  | Sebastián Rodríguez (Kommander) | 160 CP | | | |
| 28 | 9-3 | | Shray Chakraborty (shiloh) | 160 CP |   | | |
| 29 | 9-3 | | Joseph Ochoa (Tsunami) | 160 CP | | | |
| 30 | 9-3 | | Zachary Mnich (XZacLee) | 160 CP | | | |
| 31 | 9-3 |  | Ko Tsukide (バイオレット) | 160 CP | | | |
| 32 | 9-3 |  | Hoàng Hồ (Zoryaaa) | 160 CP | | | |
| 33 | 9-3 | | Neil Chatterjee (DreamPrince) | 120 CP |   | | |
| 34 | 9-3 |  | Wang Yuxiang (SG★) | 120 CP | | | |
| 35 | 9-3 | | Jake Muller (jake?) | 120 CP | | | |
| 36 | 9-3 | | Haruki Sato (スカーレット) | 120 CP | | | |
| 37 | 9-3 | | Stuart Wineman (Shaun) | 120 CP | | | |
| 38 | 9-3 | | Dylan Stone (Uno) | 120 CP | | | |
| 39 | 9-3 | | Jacob Magasanik (BOCAJ) | 120 CP | | | |
| 40 | 9-3 | | Jesus Beltran (Jesus) | 120 CP | | | |
| 41 | 9-3 | | Navjit Joshi (NJ11) | 120 CP | | | |
| 42 | 9-3 | | Jérémy Côté (Kangourou) | 120 CP | | | |
| 43 | 9-3 | | Joseph Cartin (Titan) | 120 CP | | | |
| 44 | 9-3 | | Aaron Brok (Aaron) | 120 CP | | | |
| 45 | 9-3 |  | Adit Selvaraj (♥m i s a ♥) | 120 CP | | | |
| 46 | 9-3 | | Daniel Wyman (Liquid) | 120 CP | | | |
| 47 | 9-3 | | Kent Wong (Kona) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 48 | 9-3 | | Bukunmi Oyewole (Zero Blaze) | 120 CP | | | |
| 49 | 8-4 | | Daniel Kraft (Arcadius) | 120 CP | | | |
| 50 | 8-4 | | Naoya Takasago (Karina) | 120 CP | | | |
| 51 | 8-4 | | Jeremy Boyd (jeb) | 120 CP | | | |
| 52 | 8-4 | | Vincent Young (Chapi) | 120 CP | | | |
| 53 | 8-4 | | Chris Large (Chris) | 120 CP |   | | |
| 54 | 8-4 | | Waleed Helmy (Voidbunni) | 120 CP | | | |
| 55 | 8-4 | | Olivia Moledzki (timbit) | 120 CP | | | |
| 56 | 8-4 | | Benji Irons (Benji) | 120 CP | | | |
| 57 | 8-4 | | Zhang Ruizhe (Asuka) | 120 CP | | | |
| 58 | 8-4 | | Quinn White (Quinn) | 120 CP |    | | |
| 59 | 8-4 | | Sahen Rai (Sahen) | 120 CP | | | |
| 60 | 8-4 | | Tommy Rohlfing (Bagel) | 120 CP | | | |
| 61 | 8-4 | | Grant Bielecki (Grant) | 120 CP | | | |
| 62 | 8-4 | | Michael Zhang (Formora) | 120 CP |   | | |
| 63 | 8-4 | | Jon Spivack (Jon) | 120 CP |     | | |
| 64 | 8-4 | | Aaron Grubbs (Aaron) | 120 CP | | | |
| 65 | 8-4 | | Billy Helm (Billy) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 66 | 8-4 | | Trista Medine (ZAKI) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 67 | 8-4 | | Emmanuel Guerra (The Chazz) | 80 CP | | | |
| 68 | 8-4 | | Montana Mott (Montana) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 69 | 8-4 |  | Joshua Lorcy (Lorcy) | 80 CP | | | |
| 70 | 8-4 | | Jason Delgadillo (Jay) | 80 CP | | | |
| 71 | 8-4 | | Michael Ruiz (mike!) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 72 | 8-4 | | Si Dawei (露露♪) | 80 CP | | | |
| 73 | 8-4 | | Oliver Hamilton (Lucy) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 74 | 8-4 | | Rohan Muthukumar (Myst) | 80 CP | | | |
| 75 | 8-4 | | Matin Moradi (Matin) | 80 CP | | | |
| 76 | 8-4 | | Anders Nordstrom (Anders) | 80 CP | | | |
| 77 | 8-4 | | James Baek (James) | 80 CP | | | |
| 78 | 8-4 | | Gavin Michaels (HUH?!!) | 80 CP | | | |
| 79 | 8-4 | | Andres Wilkerson (Re-up) | 80 CP | | | |
| 80 | 8-4 |  | Brian Collins (Angeló) | 80 CP | | | |
| 81 | 8-4 | | Hudson Qiu (Hudson) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 82 | 8-4 | | Ainsley Villafana (RAIKAZEø) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 83 | 8-4 | | Kellen Nourse (Kildagard) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 84 | 8-4 | | Zachary Carlson (Zachary) | 80 CP | | | |
| 85 | 8-4 | | Jonathan Chemburkar (JON) | 80 CP | | | |
| 86 | 8-4 | | Alexis Harrison (Alexis) | 80 CP | | | |
| 87 | 8-4 | | Tyler Deacy (Steel) | 80 CP | | | |
| 88 | 8-4 | | Shane Haller (SHANE) | 80 CP | | | |
| 89 | 8-4 | | Andrew Xu (Timp) | 80 CP | | | |
| 90 | 7-5 | | Daniel Mandeville (Daniel) | 80 CP | | | |
| 91 | 7-5 | | Trevor Noble (Tnobes) | 80 CP | | | |
| 92 | 7-5 | | Cade Bowles (Difu) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 93 | 7-5 | | Estefen Luna (Stef) | 80 CP | | | |
| 94 | 7-5 | | Liam Saroca (L.J) | 80 CP | | | |
| 95 | 7-5 | | Joshua Rivera (Josh) | 80 CP | | | |
| 96 | 7-5 | | Sophie Corsentino (Sophie) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 97 | 7-5 | | Randy Kwa (Lunasia) | 80 CP | | | |
| 98 | 7-5 | | Aaron Perez (?Fez) | 80 CP | | | |
| 99 | 7-5 | | Zach Knight (Gworf) | 80 CP | | | |
| 100 | 7-5 | | Blake Holtsbaum (Thara Blake) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 101 | 7-5 |  | Giovanni Araníbar (Libiak) | 80 CP | | | |
| 102 | 7-5 | | David Hutner (elegyy) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 103 | 7-5 | | Joseph Brummett (Joseph) | 80 CP | | | |
| 104 | 7-5 | | Brandon Wright (Bright Size) | 80 CP | | | |
| 105 | 7-5 | | Richard Ashby (Ashby) | 80 CP | | | |
| 106 | 7-5 | | Austin Frank (Sureman) | 80 CP | | | |
| 107 | 7-5 | | Tanner Torr (Tanner) | 80 CP | | | |
| 108 | 7-5 | | Enrique Guerra (Agni) | 80 CP | | | |
| 109 | 7-5 | | Mitchell Davies (MissingNoL) | 80 CP | | | |
| 110 | 7-5 | | Chris Walsh (Phoenix) | 80 CP | | | |
| 111 | 7-5 | | David Prentice (David) | 80 CP | | | |
| 112 | 7-5 | | Alyse Johnson (Ren) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 113 | 6-6 | | Joaquin Bautista (jack) | 80 CP | | | |
| 114 | 6-6 | | Ethan Haberle (Ethan) | 80 CP | | | |
| 115 | 6-6 | | Joseph Pulkowski (babysheegoth) | 80 CP | | | |
| 116 | 6-6 | | Justin Won (Justin) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 117 | 6-6 | | Cahary Briscoe (Yusei) | 80 CP | | | |
| 118 | 6-6 | | Thomas Park (Thomas) | 80 CP | | |
Phase 1 Swiss rounds
All players with 2 or fewer losses advance to Phase 2!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | 5-3 | | Spencer Cochran (Spencer) | 80 CP | | | |
| 120 | 5-3 | | Nolan Cloud (Radoovak) | 80 CP | | | |
| 121 | 5-3 | | Cole Cisakowski (Sir Goolsby) | 80 CP | | | |
| 122 | 5-3 | | William Yee (Will) | 80 CP | | | |
| 123 | 5-3 | | Scott Iwafuchi (Hawk 7) | 80 CP | | | |
| 124 | 5-3 | | Sean Webb (TeamScyther) | 80 CP | | | |
| 125 | 5-3 | | Aaron Riker (Gale) | 80 CP | | | |
| 126 | 5-3 | | Kylan Van Severen (Kylan) | 80 CP | | | |
| 127 | 5-3 | | Taylor Dickson (TayOpkMn) | 80 CP | | | |
| 128 | 5-3 | | Jon-Luke Martin (JL) | 80 CP | | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5-2 | | Charlie K. | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $1,000 | | | |
| 2 | 7-0 | | Leland S. | 325 CP $750 | | | |
| 3 | 5-2 | | Liam J. | 300 CP $500 | | | |
| 4 | 5-2 | | Demetri R. | 300 CP $500 | | | |
| 5 | 6-1 | | Luke W. | 280 CP | | | |
| 6 | 5-2 | | Grayson B. | 280 CP | | | |
| 7 | 5-2 |  | Eder U. Z. | 280 CP | | | |
| 8 | 4-3 | | Brooks J. | 280 CP | | | |
| 9 | 4-3 | | Jacob M. | 200 CP | | | |
| 10 | 4-3 | | Karis L. | 200 CP | | | |
| 11 | 4-3 | | Benjamin Y. | 200 CP | | | |
| 12 | 4-3 | | Mason D. | 200 CP |  | | |
| 13 | 4-3 | | Russell G. | 200 CP | | | |
| 14 | 4-3 | | John M. | 200 CP | | | |
| 15 | 4-3 | | Micah C. | 200 CP | | | |
| 16 | 4-3 | | Eli S. | 200 CP | | |
Junior Top 8
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5-1 | | Charlie B. | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $1,000 | | | |
| 2 | 5-1 | | Asher G. | 325 CP $750 | | | |
| 3 | 5-1 | | Theo K. | 300 CP $500 | | | |
| 4 | 5-1 | | Aiden G. | 300 CP $500 | | | |
| 5 | 4-2 | | Yanqing G. | 280 CP | | | |
| 6 | 4-2 | | Zoe R. | 280 CP | | | |
| 7 | 4-2 | | James C. | 280 CP | | | |
| 8 | 3-3 | | Cameron C. | 280 CP | | |
Streaming
The event will broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube by TPCi, with Duy Ha, Yuki Zaninovich, Sierra Dawn, Len Deuel, Scott Glaza and Rosemary Kelley as casters.
- Day 1 (Swiss rounds): stream starts on 28 February at 17:15 UTC
- Day 2 (Swiss rounds + Top Cut): stream starts on 1 March at 17:15 UTC
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | Behzad Muntazir |
vs | Joshua Lorcy |
| R3 | KaSun Thompson |
vs | Anthony Saelzer |
| R4 | Scott Iwafuchi |
vs | Joji Kaieda |
| R5 | Apollo Stephens |
vs | James Baek |
| R6 | Jon Spivack |
vs | Waleed Helmy |
| R7 | Jeremy Boyd |
vs | Taran Birdee |
| R8 | Adam Colson |
vs | Daniel Kraft |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R10 | Peter Chen |
vs | Carson St. Denis |
| R11 | Rushil Thakkar |
vs | Joseph Ugarte |
| R12 | Mohamed Ibrahim |
vs | Justin Tang |
| Top 16 | Collin Heier |
vs | Cody Sharp |
| Top 8 | Ethan Trejo |
vs | Emilio Forbes |
| Top 8 | Sebastian Gonzalez |
vs | Taran Birdee |
| Top 8 | Collin Heier |
vs | Rob McNeilly |
| Top 8 | Dominic Vogel |
vs | Carson St. Denis |
| Top 4 | Collin Heier |
vs | Sebastian Gonzalez |
| Top 4 | Carson St. Denis |
vs | Emilio Forbes |
| Finals | Sebastian Gonzalez |
vs | Carson St. Denis |
Usage stats
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the Hall 4ABCDEF of the following location:
Seattle Convention Center | Arch
705 Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Badges can be picked up in advance on Friday 27 February from 11 am to 7 pm PST, or early on Saturday from 6:30 am PST.
Players must be in the venue by 28 February at 8:30 am PST (16:30 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 1 March at 8:30 am PST (16:30 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 Seattle Regional Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the fifth Regional-level event of the 2026 season in the North American circuit.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set F, and it is played using open team lists.
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 Las Vegas Regional, played with the VGC Regulation Set H in November 2025. The finals saw 2018 Roanoke Regional Champion Dylan Salvanera defeat American player Zachary Weed to win his second Regional Championship title, over 7 years after his last one!
It is a returning ruleset! The last Regulation Set F tournament held in the United States was the 2024 Orlando Regional, played in April 2024. The finals saw 2016 World Champion Wolfe Glick defeat 2023 Worlds top cutter Neil Patel to win his then-record-breaking ninth Regional Championship title! In coming times, Wolfe would go on to become a 10-time Regional Champion.
The last time there was an event in the state of Washington was the 2017 Seattle Regional, played in Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon with the VGC17 ruleset in May 2017. The finals saw then 2017 Collinsville Regional finalist Justin Burns defeat 2013 Senior World Champion Hayden McTavish to win his first Regional Championship title! In coming times, Justin would go on to become a 2-time Regional Champion and NAIC finalist.
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 17 December at 7 pm PST (18 December at 03:00 UTC). Refunds are partially available up until one week before the event.
- A new wave of sign-ups was later announced to open on 15 January at 7 pm PST (16 January at 03:00 UTC).
- A new wave of sign-ups was later announced to open on 5 February at 7 pm PST (6 February at 03:00 UTC).
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 3 days before the event starts, on 25 February.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 3 hours before the event starts, by 28 February at 5:30 am PST (13:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are $20 and can be purchased here.
