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 2027 season, which begins with local and major events in September 2026.
The season will start using Pokémon Champions, 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 Pokémon Champions VGC events on this page.
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.
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Latest news!
Latest update: 4 November 2026:
- Sign-ups for a limited number of spots at the Buenos Aires Special Championships are announced to open on 5 November!
- Ranked Battles Season M-7 is over, and results are up!
- Ranked Battles Season M-8 is live!
Registrations are open for some events!
- Sign up here for the VR November Challenge #1 (7–8 November 2026)! (Online; VR Circuit)
- Sign up here for the
Buenos Aires Special Championships (14–15 November 2026)! [New spots on 5 November] - Sign up here for the Latin America International Championships (20–22 November 2026)! [Sold out for Masters division]
- Sign up here for the
Stuttgart Regional Championships (28–29 November 2026)! [Sold out for Masters division] - Sign up here for the
Las Vegas Regional Championships (5–6 December 2026)! [Sold out for Masters division]
Registrations are open for some events!
- Sign up here for North America International Championships (NAIC) (x-x June 2023)!
- Sign up in your Pokémon Champions game for the Grand Challenge I (25–28 September 2026)! (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)
2027 World Championships
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13–15 Aug 2027 | World Championships Tampines, Singapore | Qualifying needed! List of qualified players | TBD |
International Championships
International Championships are select events hosted once on each of the main TPCi rating zones since 2017.
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20–22 Nov 2026 | Latin America International (LAIC) São Paulo | Sign-ups are open! All info here! | M-C OTS |
| 19–21 Feb 2027 | Europe International (EUIC) London | TBD | TBD |
| 18–20 Jun 2027 | North America International (NAIC) Chicago, IL | TBD | TBD |
National Championships
National Championships (called Japan Championships in Japan, Trainers Cup in South Korea, and Master Ball Leagues in the rest of Asia-Pacific) are the way players in TPC and PKI regions qualify to the World Championships and earn Travel Awards, since there is no Championship Point structure here.
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Japan Championships (PJCS) TBD | Qualifying needed! | TBD |
| TBD | Taiwan Master Ball League TBD | Qualifying needed! | TBD |
| TBD | Trainers Cup (PTC) TBD | Qualifying needed! | TBD |
| TBD | Malaysia Master Ball League TBD | Qualifying needed! | TBD |
| TBD | Philippines Master Ball League TBD | Qualifying needed! | TBD |
| TBD | Singapore Master Ball League TBD | Qualifying needed! | TBD |
| TBD | Hong Kong Master Ball League TBD | Qualifying needed! | TBD |
| TBD | Thailand Master Ball League TBD | Qualifying needed! | TBD |
| TBD | Indonesia Master Ball League TBD | Qualifying needed! | TBD |
| June 2027 (TBD) | India Series Grand Finals TBD | Qualifying needed! | TBD |
Regional-level events
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.
In Asia-Pacific, Premier Ball Leagues (PBLs) are held in the first half of the season. The top players get the first direct invitations to the World Championships!
North America
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19–20 Sep 2026 | Baltimore Regional | Joseph Ugarte | M-C OTS |
| 10–11 Oct 2026 | Louisville Regional | Joseph Ugarte | M-C OTS |
| 5–6 Dec 2026 | Las Vegas Regional | Sign-ups are open! All info here! | TBD |
| 16–17 Jan 2027 | Atlanta Regional | All info here! | TBD |
| 6–7 Feb 2027 | Seattle Regional | All info here! | TBD |
| 27–28 Feb 2027 | San Antonio Regional | All info here! | TBD |
| 3–4 Apr 2027 |  Toronto Regional | All info here! | TBD |
| 17–18 Apr 2027 | Milwaukee Regional | All info here! | TBD |
| 29–30 May 2027 | San Diego Regional | All info here! | TBD |
Europe
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26–27 Sep 2026 | Frankfurt Regional |  Eric Rios | M-C OTS |
| 17–18 Oct 2026 |  Nice Regional | Louis Fontvieille | M-C OTS |
| 31 Oct–1 Nov 2026 |  Gdańsk Regional | Javier Varela | M-C OTS |
| 28–29 Nov 2026 | Stuttgart Regional | Sign-ups are open! All info here! | M-C OTS |
| 30–31 Jan 2027 | Birmingham Regional | All info here! | TBD |
| 10–11 Apr 2027 |  Lisbon SC | All info here! | TBD |
| 8–9 May 2027 |  Prague Regional | All info here! | TBD |
| 22–23 May 2027 |  Utrecht Regional | All info here! | TBD |
| 5–6 Jun 2027 |  Bologna SC | All info here! | TBD |
Latin America
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3–4 Oct 2026 | Recife Regional | Juan Salerno | M-C OTS |
| 24–25 Oct 2026 |  Puebla Regional | Kyle Livinghouse | M-C OTS |
| 14–15 Nov 2026 | Buenos Aires SC | Sign-ups are open! All info here! | M-C OTS |
| 23–24 Jan 2027 | Mérida Regional | All info here! | TBD |
| 27–28 Feb 2027 |  Santiago Regional | All info here! | TBD |
| 6–7 Mar 2027 | Rio de Janeiro Regional | All info here! | TBD |
| 10–11 Apr 2027 | Monterrey Regional | All info here! | TBD |
| 24–25 Apr 2027 |  Lima SC | All info here! | TBD |
| 8–9 May 2027 | Porto Alegre Regional | All info here! | TBD |
Oceania
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26–27 Sep 2026 |  Brisbane Regional | Kiran Singh | M-C OTS |
| 16–17 Jan 2027 | Sydney Regional | Sign-ups open 18 Nov! All info here! | TBD |
| 31 Jan 2027 |  Auckland SC | All info here! | TBD |
| 29–30 May 2027 | Melbourne Regional | All info here! | TBD |
Asia-Pacific
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19–20 Sep 2026 | Indonesia Premier Ball League Tangerang Regency | Rizki Firdaus | M-B OTS |
| 24 Oct 2026 | Thailand Premier Ball League Bangkok | Panyawut Noijan | M-C OTS |
| 7–8 Nov 2026 | Taiwan Premier Ball League Taipei | Qualifying needed! All info here! | M-C OTS |
| 21 Nov 2026 | Malaysia Premier Ball League Kuala Lumpur | Qualifying needed! All info here! | M-C OTS |
| 5 Dec 2026 | Hong Kong Premier Ball League Wan Chai | Qualifying needed! All info here! | TBD OTS |
| 12 Dec 2026 | Singapore Premier Ball League Downtown Core | Qualifying needed! All info here! | TBD OTS |
| 16 Jan 2027 | Philippines Premier Ball League Pasay | Qualifying needed! All info here! | TBD OTS |
Official online events
Official events held online and ladder competitions, such as the Global & Grand Challenges, are listed here!
Global ladder competitions
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25–28 Sep 2026 | Global Challenge I | Joji Kaieda | M-C Bo1 CTS |
| 30 Oct–2 Nov 2026 | Global Challenge II | Kian Campbell | M-C Bo1 CTS |
| December 2026 (TBC) | Global Challenge III | TBD | TBD Bo1 CTS |
| January 2027 (TBC) | Global Challenge IV | TBD | TBD Bo1 CTS |
| March 2027 (TBC) | Global Challenge V | TBD | TBD Bo1 CTS |
| April 2027 (TBC) | Global Challenge VI | TBD | TBD Bo1 CTS |
Regional ladder competitions
Victory Road online events
These online grassroots tournaments were organised by Victory Road and other collaborating organisations.
World Cup of Pokémon VGC
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starts on 2 Dec 2026 | World Cup of Pokémon VGC | Sign-ups to the interest list are open! | Team tournament M-D OTS |
Victory Road events
Full info on the 2027 VR Circuit tournaments can be found here!
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12–13 Sep 2026 | VR September Challenge #1 | Michael Kelsch | M-C OTS |
| 19–20 Sep 2026 | VR September Challenge #2 | Théotime Massaut | M-C OTS |
| 3–4 Oct 2026 | VR October Challenge #1 | Michael Kelsch | M-C OTS |
| 10–11 Oct 2026 | VR October Challenge #2 | Kiran Singh | M-C OTS |
| 17–18 Oct 2026 | VR October Challenge #3 | Nicholas Morales | M-C OTS |
| 24–25 Oct 2026 | VR October Challenge #4 | Ko Tsukide | M-C OTS |
| 7–8 Nov 2026 | VR November Challenge #1 | Sign-ups are open! All info here! | M-C OTS |
| TBD | VICTORY ROAD TO SINGAPORE | TBD | 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 PKI, but their purpose is not aimed at the World Championships qualification, but rather other kinds of prizes.
Ranked Battles in-game Pokémon Champions ladder (doubles)
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug–9 Sep 2026 | Season M-5 | Joji Kaieda | M-B |
| 9 Sep–7 Oct 2026 | Season M-6 | Yuya Hashiba | M-C |
| 7 Oct–4 Nov 2026 | Season M-7 | Kaito Arii | M-C |
| 4 Nov–2 Dec 2026 | Season M-8 | Ladder season ongoing! | M-C |
Other ladder competitions
These are online events that are organized by TPC for fun, sometimes in custom formats.
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13–16 Nov 2026 | Mega Evolution Battle | Sign-ups open 6 Nov! All info here! | Champions Mega Evolution Battle (doubles) |
World Cup of Pokémon VGC
| Date | Event | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul-25 Sep 2022 | World Cup of Pokémon VGC | Ongoing | Series 12 |
