| Event | 2027 Global Challenge I |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 25ā28 September 2026 |
| Attendance | 335,995 MA + 23,081 SR + 19,817 JR |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Champions |
| Season | 2027 SeasonĀ āĀ VGC Regulation Set M-C |
| Format | In-game ladder competition |
| Organizer | The PokƩmon Company (TPC) The PokƩmon Company International (TPCi) PokƩmon Korea (PKI) |
Table of Contents
Results
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| # | Rating | F | Player | Prz | Team | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1900.7 |  | Joji Kaieda (ććć/S) | 75Ā CP* (OC) |  | Ā |
| 2 | 1895.2 |  | Matthew Henry (Blazer) | 65Ā CP* (OC) | Ā | Ā |
| 3 | 1874.8 |  | JPTK-VGC (Jack) | 75Ā CP* (NA) |  | G45B9 S5R7H |
| 4 | 1857.0 |  | ThĆ©otime Massaut (Didi) | 75Ā CP* (EU) |  | Ā |
| 5 | 1854.7 |  | Gaspar SĆ”nchez (Gaspar8) | 65Ā CP* (EU) | Ā | Ā |
| 6 | 1851.7 |  | Mattie Morgan (Mattie) | 54Ā CP* (EU) | Ā | Ā |
| 7 | 1843.6 | | Chris Large (Chris) | 65Ā CP (NA) | Ā | Ā |
| 8 | 1843.5 |  | Hubeyb Uzun (Doc) | 54Ā CP* (EU) | Ā | Ā |
| 9 | 1841.5 | | Alex Soto (BlastoiseVGC) | 52Ā CP* (EU) |  | Ā |
| 10 | 1839.1 |  | Luca Ceribelli (Juan) | 52Ā CP* (EU) | Ā | Ā |
| 11 | 1837.4 | | Javier Corrales (JĪ±vĪ¹ā”ā ) | 52Ā CP* (EU) |  | Ā |
| 12 | 1837.0 |  | Eduardo Cunha (Edu) | 52Ā CP* (EU) |  | Ā |
| 13 | 1832.3 | | Francesco Ferraiuolo (Frank) | 25Ā CP* (EU) | Ā | Ā |
| 14 | 1832.2 |  | Emmanuel Boctor (Mano) | 54Ā CP* (NA) | Ā | Ā |
| 15 | 1831.4 |  | Sam (Sam) | 25Ā CP* (EU) | Ā | Ā |
| 16 | 1830.7 | | Kaito Arii (ćć¼ć°) | PJCS Qualifier |  | 8FV8T BKFQ6 |
| 17 | 1828.4 | | Luke Kroll (Dathluke) | 54Ā CP (NA) |  | WNU8A 38RYN |
| 18 | 1826.7 | | Grumble (Grumble) | 52Ā CP (NA) | Ā | Ā |
| 19 | 1826.7 | | Andy (Andy) | 52Ā CP (NA) | Ā | Ā |
| 20 | 1826.5 |  | Wu Chiang (ēēŗ) | Taiwan PBL | Ā | Ā |
| 21 | 1825.3 | | Junya Suzuki (ćć ćć) | PJCS Qualifier |  | Ā |
| 22 | 1825.0 | | Haruki Sato (Newcon) | PJCS Qualifier |  | Ā |
| 23 | 1824.6 | | Rubenmendu (Rubendaval) | 25Ā CP (EU) |  | BJ0R6 F4VNF |
| 24 | 1824.4 | | Eita Katagiri (YURIN) | PJCS Qualifier |  | Ā |
| 25 | 1824.1 | | Kevin Miller (kmilly) | 52Ā CP (NA) |  | Ā |
| 26 | 1823.1 | | Nanaka (ćŖćŖć) | PJCS Qualifier | Ā | Ā |
| 27 | 1822.9 | | Trainer (ćć¬ć¼ćć¼) | PJCS Qualifier | Ā | Ā |
| 28 | 1822.9 | | Mew (Mew) | 25Ā CP (EU) | Ā | Ā |
| 29 | 1822.4 | | Marco (Marco) | 25Ā CP (EU) | Ā | Ā |
| 30 | 1821.8 | | Hyuma Hara (ćć¼ć«ć) | PJCS Qualifier |  | Ā |
| 31 | 1821.3 | | Rinya Kobayashi (R) | PJCS Qualifier |  | Ā |
| 32 | 1821.2 | | Junna Fukui (ć¶ćć°) | PJCS Qualifier |  | Ā |
| # | Rating | F | Player | Prz | Team | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1821.1 | | Yuta Takahashi (ćØć«ćØć«ć) | PJCS Qualifier |  | Ā |
| 34 | 1820.7 | | Mubasha (WHITE WING) | PJCS Qualifier |  | Ā |
| 35 | 1820.5 |  | Raghav Malaviya (ragi) | 52Ā CP* (NA) | Ā | Ā |
| 36 | 1820.2 | | Saitama (ćććć¾) | PJCS Qualifier | Ā | Ā |
| 37 | 1819.8 |  | Leonardo Chinchilla (LEOā SSQ) | 75Ā CP* (LatAm) |  | Ā |
| 38 | 1819.8 | | Tsugumi (ćć°ć) | PJCS Qualifier |  | Ā |
| 39 | 1819.7 | | Kohei Sakurai (ć·ć£ć³ćć£) | PJCS Qualifier |  | MDXTL WPYQ4 |
| 40 | 1819.5 | | Ko Tsukide (ćć¬ć¼ćć¼) | 25 CP* (EU) |  | 5LJJ2 GCBK3 |
| 41 | 1819.5 | | Keita Miyamoto (mkei) | PJCS Qualifier |  | Ā |
| 42 | 1819.4 | | Manju (ć¾ććć ć) | PJCS Qualifier | Ā | Ā |
| 43 | 1819.3 | | Teru Nakajima (ć¾ćŖćć®ć) | PJCS Qualifier |  | Ā |
| 44 | 1819.1 | | Manuel Barea (LeunamTG) | 25Ā CP* (EU) | Ā | W1HUF X5WMX |
| 45 | 1818.9 | | Rojia (ćć¼ćøć¢) | PJCS Qualifier | Ā | Ā |
| 46 | 1818.8 | | Amanehinata (ć²ćŖć) | PJCS Qualifier |  | Ā |
| 47 | 1818.8 |  | Brandon Chia (BC) | Malaysia PBL |  | Ā |
| 48 | 1818.8 | | Yatsuga Take (ćć¤ććć) | PJCS Qualifier |  | M8TLV ULCLS |
| 49 | 1818.2 | | Kuninori Tanaka (ćÆćććŖ) | PJCS Qualifier | Ā | Ā |
| 50 | 1817.9 | | Dojan (ć©ććļ½ć) | PJCS Qualifier | Ā | Ā |
| 51 | 1817.6 | | Keisuke (Trainer) | PJCS Qualifier | Ā | Ā |
| 52 | 1817.5 | | Yasuharu Shimizu (ćććæć¤) | PJCS Qualifier |  | Ā |
| 53 | 1817.5 | | Hiroki Nishimoto (ć«ćććSP) | PJCS Qualifier |  | Ā |
| 54 | 1817.4 | | Takuya Morii (ć«ć¼ć) | PJCS Qualifier |  | 1T1M4 UQVCF |
| 55 | 1817.4 | | Mao Harada (ćć¬ć¼ćć¼) | PJCS Qualifier |  | Ā |
| 56 | 1817.4 |  | Francisco Herrera (BIO) | 65Ā CP* (LatAm) |  | Ā |
| 57 | 1817.2 | | Trainer (ćć¬ć¼ćć¼) | PJCS Qualifier | Ā | Ā |
| 58 | 1817.2 | | Ko (ć³ć¦) | PJCS Qualifier |  | Ā |
| 59 | 1816.9 | | Mito (ćć¬ć¼ćć¼) | PJCS Qualifier |  | Ā |
| 60 | 1816.8 |  | Milan Kovacevic (Fr33z) | 25Ā CP* (EU) | Ā | Ā |
| 61 | 1816.8 | | Dryyd (dryyd) | 13 CP* (EU) | Ā | Ā |
| 62 | 1816.7 | | Kotaro Tanaka (ćŖć¼ćć„) | PJCS Qualifier |  | Ā |
| 63 | 1816.7 | | Alexander Canseco (CansecochaĆ”n) | 54Ā CP* (LatAm) | Ā | Ā |
| 64 | 1816.6 | | Fushigidane (ćć·ć®ćć) | PJCS Qualifier |  | T8558 J0K8A |
* Championship Point payouts are non-final estimates,Ā 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 |  | Ā |
| 2 | 1856.8 | | Yuto I. | PJCS Qualifier |  | QNU52 B926A |
| 3 | 1848.1 |  | IronBlood | 75 CP* (LatAm) | Ā | Ā |
| 4 | 1842.9 | | Minamisan | PJCS Qualifier | Ā | Ā |
| 5 | 1822.1 | | Lucas B. | 65Ā CP* (LatAm) | Ā | Ā |
| 6 | 1809.7 |  | Jihyeong | PTC Qualifier | Ā | Ā |
| 7 | 1798.7 |  | Noah A. | Philippines PBL |  | 72F6K 8VLMN |
| 8 | 1793.8 | | Seojin | PTC Qualifier | Ā | Ā |
Junior Division
| # | Rating | Reg | Player | Prz | Team | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1830.2 | | Kazuma I. | PJCS Qualifier | Ā | Ā |
| 2 | 1817.5 | | Wooyoung J. | PTC Qualifier | Ā | Ā |
| 3 | 1791.1 | | Pac Man | 75Ā CP* (LatAm) | Ā | Ā |
| 4 | 1791.1 | | Leonard | 75Ā CP* (EU) | Ā | Ā |
| 5 | 1780.0 | | Rio | PJCS Qualifier | Ā | Ā |
| 6 | 1775.8 | | Lu | 65Ā CP* (LatAm) | Ā | Ā |
| 7 | 1773.2 | | Taisei | PJCS Qualifier | Ā | Ā |
| 8 | 1760.9 | | Serenity T. | 75Ā CP* (NA) | Ā | Ā |
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Platform and schedule
The tournament is held online, in your PokĆ©mon Champions game, in Battle ā 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 theĀ 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 anĀ ArchaludonĀ in PokĆ©mon 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,Ā 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 PokƩmon Champions Support ID to their PokƩmon Trainer Central account through the Play! PokƩmon 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 divisionĀ qualify to theĀ 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 theĀ 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 theĀ 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 twoĀ online competitions, alongside theĀ 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 twoĀ online competitions, alongside theĀ 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 theĀ 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 twoĀ online competitions, alongside theĀ 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 twoĀ online competitions, alongside theĀ 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 IĀ is an official Online Competition featuring double battles. It is the 3rd double-battles online competition in PokĆ©mon Champions, the 2nd Global Challenge and the 1st official-circuit online competition in the 2027 season.
It is played withĀ 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 theĀ 2026Ā 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.
AmericanĀ James Evans, theĀ 2018 Senior Division World Champion, defeated BrazilianĀ Gabriel AgatiĀ in the NAIC finals.
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through your own PokĆ©mon ChampionsĀ game. To register, enter Battle ā Online competitions.
Sign-ups are open from 18 September at 02:00 UTCĀ 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.
