| Event | 2027 Global Challenge I |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 25–28 September 2026 |
| Attendance | 335,995 MA + 23,081 SR + 19,817 JR |
| Videogame | Pokémon Champions |
| Season | 2027 Season – VGC Regulation Set M-C |
| Format | In-game ladder competition |
| Organizer | The Pokémon Company (TPC) The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) Pokémon Korea (PKI) |
Table of Contents
Results
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| # | Rating | F | Player | Prz | Team | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1900.7 |  | Joji Kaieda (すいか/S) | 75 CP* (OC) |  | |
| 2 | 1895.2 |  | Matthew Henry (Blazer) | 65 CP* (OC) | ||
| 3 | 1874.8 |  | JPTK-VGC (Jack) | 75 CP* (NA) |  | G45B9 S5R7H |
| 4 | 1857.0 |  | Théotime Massaut (Didi) | 75 CP* (EU) |  | |
| 5 | 1854.7 |  | Gaspar Sánchez (Gaspar8) | 65 CP* (EU) | ||
| 6 | 1851.7 |  | Mattie Morgan (Mattie) | 54 CP* (EU) | ||
| 7 | 1843.6 | | Chris Large (Chris) | 65 CP (NA) | ||
| 8 | 1843.5 |  | Hubeyb Uzun (Doc) | 54 CP* (EU) | ||
| 9 | 1841.5 | | Alex Soto (BlastoiseVGC) | 52 CP* (EU) |  | |
| 10 | 1839.1 |  | Luca Ceribelli (Juan) | 52 CP* (EU) | ||
| 11 | 1837.4 | | Javier Corrales (Jαvι♡†) | 52 CP* (EU) |  | |
| 12 | 1837.0 |  | Eduardo Cunha (Edu) | 52 CP* (EU) |  | |
| 13 | 1832.3 | | Francesco Ferraiuolo (Frank) | 25 CP* (EU) | ||
| 14 | 1832.2 |  | Emmanuel Boctor (Mano) | 54 CP* (NA) | ||
| 15 | 1831.4 |  | Sam (Sam) | 25 CP* (EU) | ||
| 16 | 1830.7 | | Kaito Arii (ナーグ) | PJCS Qualifier |  | 8FV8T BKFQ6 |
| 17 | 1828.4 | | Luke Kroll (Dathluke) | 54 CP (NA) |  | WNU8A 38RYN |
| 18 | 1826.7 | | Grumble (Grumble) | 52 CP (NA) | ||
| 19 | 1826.7 | | Andy (Andy) | 52 CP (NA) | ||
| 20 | 1826.5 |  | Wu Chiang (疆爺) | Taiwan PBL | ||
| 21 | 1825.3 | | Junya Suzuki (じゅんや) | PJCS Qualifier |  | |
| 22 | 1825.0 | | Haruki Sato (Newcon) | PJCS Qualifier |  | |
| 23 | 1824.6 | | Rubenmendu (Rubendaval) | 25 CP (EU) |  | BJ0R6 F4VNF |
| 24 | 1824.4 | | Eita Katagiri (YURIN) | PJCS Qualifier |  | |
| 25 | 1824.1 | | Kevin Miller (kmilly) | 52 CP (NA) |  | |
| 26 | 1823.1 | | Nanaka (ななか) | PJCS Qualifier | ||
| 27 | 1822.9 | | Trainer (トレーナー) | PJCS Qualifier | ||
| 28 | 1822.9 | | Mew (Mew) | 25 CP (EU) | ||
| 29 | 1822.4 | | Marco (Marco) | 25 CP (EU) | ||
| 30 | 1821.8 | | Hyuma Hara (あーにゃ) | PJCS Qualifier |  | |
| 31 | 1821.3 | | Rinya Kobayashi (R) | PJCS Qualifier |  | |
| 32 | 1821.2 | | Junna Fukui (ぶんば) | PJCS Qualifier |  |
| # | Rating | F | Player | Prz | Team | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1821.1 | | Yuta Takahashi (エルエルフ) | PJCS Qualifier |  | |
| 34 | 1820.7 | | Mubasha (WHITE WING) | PJCS Qualifier |  | |
| 35 | 1820.5 |  | Raghav Malaviya (ragi) | 52 CP* (NA) | ||
| 36 | 1820.2 | | Saitama (さいたま) | PJCS Qualifier | ||
| 37 | 1819.8 |  | Leonardo Chinchilla (LEO★SSQ) | 75 CP* (LatAm) |  | |
| 38 | 1819.8 | | Tsugumi (ツグミ) | PJCS Qualifier |  | |
| 39 | 1819.7 | | Kohei Sakurai (シャンディ) | PJCS Qualifier |  | MDXTL WPYQ4 |
| 40 | 1819.5 | | Ko Tsukide (トレーナー) | 25 CP* (EU) |  | 5LJJ2 GCBK3 |
| 41 | 1819.5 | | Keita Miyamoto (mkei) | PJCS Qualifier |  | |
| 42 | 1819.4 | | Manju (まんじゅう) | PJCS Qualifier | ||
| 43 | 1819.3 | | Teru Nakajima (まなかのん) | PJCS Qualifier |  | |
| 44 | 1819.1 | | Manuel Barea (LeunamTG) | 25 CP* (EU) | W1HUF X5WMX | |
| 45 | 1818.9 | | Rojia (ロージア) | PJCS Qualifier | ||
| 46 | 1818.8 | | Amanehinata (ひなた) | PJCS Qualifier |  | |
| 47 | 1818.8 |  | Brandon Chia (BC) | Malaysia PBL |  | |
| 48 | 1818.8 | | Yatsuga Take (やつがたけ) | PJCS Qualifier |  | M8TLV ULCLS |
| 49 | 1818.2 | | Kuninori Tanaka (クニノリ) | PJCS Qualifier | ||
| 50 | 1817.9 | | Dojan (どじゃ～ん) | PJCS Qualifier | ||
| 51 | 1817.6 | | Keisuke (Trainer) | PJCS Qualifier | ||
| 52 | 1817.5 | | Yasuharu Shimizu (そらみつ) | PJCS Qualifier |  | |
| 53 | 1817.5 | | Hiroki Nishimoto (にしくんSP) | PJCS Qualifier |  | |
| 54 | 1817.4 | | Takuya Morii (ルート) | PJCS Qualifier |  | 1T1M4 UQVCF |
| 55 | 1817.4 | | Mao Harada (トレーナー) | PJCS Qualifier |  | |
| 56 | 1817.4 |  | Francisco Herrera (BIO) | 65 CP* (LatAm) |  | |
| 57 | 1817.2 | | Trainer (トレーナー) | PJCS Qualifier | ||
| 58 | 1817.2 | | Ko (コウ) | PJCS Qualifier |  | |
| 59 | 1816.9 | | Mito (トレーナー) | PJCS Qualifier |  | |
| 60 | 1816.8 |  | Milan Kovacevic (Fr33z) | 25 CP* (EU) | ||
| 61 | 1816.8 | | Dryyd (dryyd) | 13 CP* (EU) | ||
| 62 | 1816.7 | | Kotaro Tanaka (リーニュ) | PJCS Qualifier |  | |
| 63 | 1816.7 | | Alexander Canseco (Cansecochaán) | 54 CP* (LatAm) | ||
| 64 | 1816.6 | | Fushigidane (フシギダネ) | PJCS Qualifier |  | T8558 J0K8A |
* Championship Point payouts are non-final estimates, pending official confirmation, expected after 15 October 2026.
Results - Seniors & Juniors
Senior Division
| # | Rating | Reg | Player | Prz | Team | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1858.7 | | Itomo | PJCS Qualifier |  | |
| 2 | 1856.8 | | Yuto I. | PJCS Qualifier |  | QNU52 B926A |
| 3 | 1848.1 |  | IronBlood | 75 CP* (LatAm) | ||
| 4 | 1842.9 | | Minamisan | PJCS Qualifier | ||
| 5 | 1822.1 | | Lucas B. | 65 CP* (LatAm) | ||
| 6 | 1809.7 |  | Jihyeong | PTC Qualifier | ||
| 7 | 1798.7 |  | Noah A. | Philippines PBL |  | 72F6K 8VLMN |
| 8 | 1793.8 | | Seojin | PTC Qualifier |
Junior Division
| # | Rating | Reg | Player | Prz | Team | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1830.2 | | Kazuma I. | PJCS Qualifier | ||
| 2 | 1817.5 | | Wooyoung J. | PTC Qualifier | ||
| 3 | 1791.1 | | Pac Man | 75 CP* (LatAm) | ||
| 4 | 1791.1 | | Leonard | 75 CP* (EU) | ||
| 5 | 1780.0 | | Rio | PJCS Qualifier | ||
| 6 | 1775.8 | | Lu | 65 CP* (LatAm) | ||
| 7 | 1773.2 | | Taisei | PJCS Qualifier | ||
| 8 | 1760.9 | | Serenity T. | 75 CP* (NA) |
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Platform and schedule
The tournament is held online, in your Pokémon Champions game, in Battle → Online competitions.
The tournament starts on 25 September at 02:00 UTC. You will be able to enter any battle until 28 September at 01:59 UTC.
Prizes
This event is an official Online Competition, and is part of the 2027 official circuit in all TPCi rating zones (North America, Europe, Latin America, Oceania, and Middle East & South Africa), Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and, for the first time ever, India.
It is not part of the official circuit in Indonesia.
As a participation prize, any player that finishes at least three battles will receive an Archaludon in Pokémon Champions.
Players are warned that only one user can participate per Nintendo account. Playing with more than one user may result in penalties.
TPCi rating zones
In North America, Europe, Latin America, Oceania, and Middle East & South Africa, Championship Points are awarded separately for each region, so there are different standings for each of the rating zones.
In order to be able to earn Championship Points, players must add their Pokémon Champions Support ID to their Pokémon Trainer Central account through the Play! Pokémon Access mobile app.
| 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 |
Japan
In Japan, the top 120 players in each age division qualify to the 2027 Japan Championships (PJCS) Qualifier. Only players that have configured their Online Competition settings to Japan are counted towards this purpose.
Korea
In South Korea, the top 30 players in each age division qualify to the 2027 Trainers Cup (PTC) Qualifier. Only players that have configured their Online Competition settings to South Korea are counted towards this purpose.
India
In India, the top 30 players in each age division qualify to the 2027 India Series Online Qualifier. Only players that have configured their Online Competition settings to India are counted towards this purpose.
Taiwan
In Taiwan, the top 128 players in the Masters division and the top 32 players in the Senior and Junior divisions qualify to the 2027 Taiwan Premier Ball League. Only players that have configured their Online Competition settings to Taiwan are counted towards this purpose.
This is the only Global Challenge to act as a PBL qualifier for players in Taiwan!
This online competition was announced to be part of the Taiwanese circuit on 24 September, one day before the tournament began, with the amount of qualifying players announced on 8 October, two weeks after the competition.
Thailand
In Thailand, the top 64 players in the Masters division and the top 16 players in the Senior and Junior divisions qualify to the 2027 Thailand Premier Ball League. Only players that have configured their Online Competition settings to Thailand are counted towards this purpose.
This is the only Global Challenge to act as a PBL qualifier for players in Thailand!
This online competition was announced to be part of the Thai circuit on 24 September, one day before the tournament began, with the amount of qualifying players announced on 2 October, one week after the competition.
Hong Kong and Macau
In Hong Kong and Macau, the top 32 players in the Masters division and the top 8 players in the Senior and Junior divisions qualify to the 2027 Hong Kong Premier Ball League. Only players that have configured their Online Competition settings to Hong Kong are counted towards this purpose.
This is one of the two online competitions, alongside the Global Challenge II, to act as a PBL qualifier for players in Hong Kong and Macau!
This online competition was announced to be part of the Hong Kong circuit on 24 September, one day before the tournament began, initially announced as the only Global Challenge to act as a PBL qualifier for players in Hong Kong and Macau. The amount of qualifying players and the addition of a second qualifier were announced on 8 October, two weeks after the competition.
Malaysia
In Malaysia, the top 32 players in the Masters division and the top 8 players in the Senior and Junior divisions qualify to the 2027 Malaysia Premier Ball League. Only players that have configured their Online Competition settings to Malaysia are counted towards this purpose.
This is one of the two online competitions, alongside the Global Challenge II, to act as a PBL qualifier for players in Malaysia!
This online competition was announced to be part of the Malaysian circuit on 24 September, one day before the tournament began, with the amount of qualifying players announced on 8 October, two weeks after the competition.
Philippines
In the Philippines, the top 32 players in the Masters division and the top 8 players in the Senior and Junior divisions qualify to the 2027 Philippines Premier Ball League. Only players that have configured their Online Competition settings to the Philippines are counted towards this purpose.
This is one of the two online competitions, alongside the Global Challenge II, to act as a PBL qualifier for players in the Philippines!
This online competition was announced to be part of the Philippines circuit on 24 September, one day before the tournament began, with the amount of qualifying players announced on 8 October, two weeks after the competition.
Singapore
In Singapore, the top 32 players in the Masters division and the top 8 players in the Senior and Junior divisions qualify to the 2027 Singapore Premier Ball League. Only players that have configured their Online Competition settings to Singapore are counted towards this purpose.
This is one of the two online competitions, alongside the Global Challenge II, to act as a PBL qualifier for players in Singapore!
This online competition was announced to be part of the Singaporean circuit on 24 September, one day before the tournament began, with the amount of qualifying players announced on 8 October, two weeks after the competition.
Overview
The 2027 Global Challenge I is an official Online Competition featuring double battles. It is the 3rd double-battles online competition in Pokémon Champions, the 2nd Global Challenge and the 1st official-circuit online competition in the 2027 season.
It is played with VGC Regulation Set M-C.
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 & PKI regions and Championship Points in TPCi regions.
The most recent Global Challenge was the 2026 Global Challenge, played in May 2026 with the VGC Regulation Set M-A. First place was earned by 2025 NAIC Champion Federico Camporesi, who earned a rating of 1893. Federico beat American player Daniel Thorpe, who earned a rating of 1877. Neither of them got any prize, as this Global Challenge exceptionally did not award Championship Points for players in TPCi rating zones.
American James Evans, the 2018 Senior Division World Champion, defeated Brazilian Gabriel Agati in the NAIC finals.
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through your own Pokémon Champions game. To register, enter Battle → Online competitions.
Sign-ups are open from 18 September at 02:00 UTC until 28 September at 01:59 UTC, when the tournament finishes.
You will need to register and lock a team at the time of registration; however, if you want to make any changes, you can cancel the registration and lock a new team again up until the time the tournament starts, on 25 September at 02:00 UTC. If you register after this time, you will not be able to cancel registration.
