| Event | Warm-Up Challenge |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 10–13 April 2026 |
| Attendance | 719,962 players |
| Videogame | Pokémon Champions |
| Season | 2026 Season – VGC Regulation Set M-A |
| Format | In-game ladder competition |
| Organizer | The Pokémon Company (TPC) |
Table of Contents
Results
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024.7 |  | Joji Kaieda (すいか) | – |  |
| 2 | 1995.0 |  | Michael Kelsch (Michi) | – |  |
| 3 | 1990.2 |  | Diego Ferreira (Diego) | – | |
| 4 | 1983.6 |  | Théotime Massaut (Didi) | – |  |
| 5 | 1975.3 | | Kaito Arii (ナーク) | – |  |
| 6 | 1964.3 |  | P C (【P・C】) | – | |
| 7 | 1955.4 | | Furohowa (ふるほわいと) | – | |
| 8 | 1953.6 | | Kotaro (こうたろう) | – | |
| 9 | 1949.5 | | Taiki Koda (たいき) | – |  |
| 10 | 1937.4 | | Moa 4 (モア4) | – | |
| 11 | 1923.7 | | Pokechan1109 (pokechan1109) | – | |
| 12 | 1923.6 | | Iruto Konno (VRアンセナ) | – |  |
| 13 | 1923.2 | | Yuta Takahashi (エルエルフ) | – |  |
| 14 | 1921.2 |  | Taran Birdee (Taran) | – | |
| 15 | 1919.1 | | Odi (おーでぃー) | – |  |
| 16 | 1916.5 |  | Maestre (Maestre) | – | |
| 17 | 1915.2 | | Takuro Suefuji (スカーレット) | – | |
| 18 | 1913.6 | | Eiji (えいじ) | – |  |
| 19 | 1912.4 | | Mirukira (ミルキラ) | – |  |
| 20 | 1912.2 | | Naoyuki Matsuhashi (ポム) | – |  |
| 21 | 1909.6 |  | Davide Leone (Davide) | – |  |
| 22 | 1908.8 | | Perokichi (ぺろきち) | – | |
| 23 | 1907.8 | | Kota Higashino (アルタ) | – |  |
| 24 | 1904.2 | | Separu (せぱる) | – |  |
| 25 | 1902.3 | | Komiya (#ちはやなう) | – |  |
| 26 | 1901.6 | | Shuji Endo (はるぅた) | – |  |
| 27 | 1900.2 | | Xxx (ふらんどーる) | – |  |
| 28 | 1899.3 | | Kris Gillies (Kiwi) | – | |
| 29 | 1891.9 | | Javier Corrales (Jαvι♡†) | – | |
| 30 | 1890.1 | | N (N) | – | |
| 31 | 1888.8 | | Reffari (Reffari) | – | |
| 32 | 1888.2 | | Hiroto Saito (+・ピーター) | – |  |
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1886.1 | | Taichi Saito (ソラ) | – |  |
| 34 | 1884.3 | | Megahiroto X (メガヒロトX) | – | |
| 35 | 1881.3 |  | Mini (Mini) | – | |
| 36 | 1879.9 | | Papimochi (ぱぴもっち!) | – | |
| 37 | 1878.7 | | Ziv (ziv) | – | |
| 38 | 1877.8 | | Yuto Masuda (マイナ) | – | |
| 39 | 1870.8 | | Mirei (みれい) | – | |
| 40 | 1879.5 | | Angel (Angel) | – | |
| 41 | 1869.7 | | Ricardo Jáuregui (Rixoh) | – |  |
| 42 | 1864.8 | | Kohei Fujita (コウ) | – | |
| 43 | 1863.0 |  | Yan Sym (Hellraiser) | – | |
| 44 | 1861.6 | | Jimmy (Jimmy) | – | |
| 45 | 1860.6 | | RNA Pori 2 (RNAポリ2) | – | |
| 46 | 1860.4 | | Akatsuki (サブラク) | – |  |
| 47 | 1859.7 | | Francesco Raga (Lil Darkrai☆) | – | |
| 48 | 1859.4 |  | Jérémy Côté (Kangourou) | – | |
| 49 | 1857.8 | | Minato (minato) | – | |
| 50 | 1855.7 |  | Key (Key) | – | |
| 51 | 1854.9 | | T (T) | – |  |
| 52 | 1854.3 | | Kumaer (KUMAER) | – |  |
| 53 | 1853.7 | | Pokechan (ポケチャン) | – | |
| 54 | 1853.6 |  | David Koutesh (Hamstermania) | – | |
| 55 | 1853.3 |  | Dmeco (Dmeco) | – | |
| 56 | 1852.9 | | DyeItTight (Jayson) | – |  |
| 57 | 1852.6 | | Yakitori (やきとり) | – | |
| 58 | 1852.3 | | Fumiaki Suwa (ゆヌ) | – |  |
| 59 | 1852.1 | | Mori (MoriX) | – |  |
| 60 | 1852.1 | | Shonosuke Ikari (ノア) | – |  |
| 61 | 1852.1 | | Álvaro Torres (Wizoark) | – |  |
| 62 | 1851.4 | | N Mou (N某) | – | |
| 63 | 1851.2 | | JohnJR (JohnJR) | – | |
| 64 | 1851.1 |  | Pai Yu-Ping (White) | – |  |
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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 10 April at 02:00 UTC. You will be able to enter any battle until 13 April at 01:59 UTC.
Prizes
This event is an official online competition, but is not part of any circuit. It is played purely for fun!
As a participation prize, any player that finishes at least three battles will receive a Gardevoir and 100 Quick Coupons.
Overview
The Warm-Up Challenge is an official Online Competition featuring double battles. It is the 1st online competition in Pokémon Champions.
It is played with VGC Regulation Set M-A.
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 8 April at 02:00 UTC until 13 April 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 10 April at 02:00 UTC. If you register after this time, you will not be able to cancel registration.
