The first VGC 2027 European Pokémon Champions Regional and the first played in the Regulation Set M-C format was held as 1129 players traveled to compete at the 2027 Frankfurt, Germany Regional on September 26-27, 2026! Players battled through 8 Swiss Rounds in Phase 1 where those who finished with two or fewer losses advanced to Phase 2. Players in Phase 2 played 5 additional Swiss Rounds where those with the same record as the 8th seed advanced to a single-elimination bracket to determine the winner! In addition, Regional Champions earn an invite to the 2027 World Championships.

The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) was in Frankfurt to broadcast this event with Ben Kyriakou, Charlie Merriman, David Partingon, Jamie Boyt, and Lou Akcoş-Cromie as casters.

The first VGC 2027 Oceania Pokémon Champions Regional and the first played in the Regulation Set M-C format was held as 327 players traveled to compete at the 2027 Brisbane, QLD, Australia Regional on September 26-27, 2026! Players battled through 8 Swiss Rounds in Phase 1 where those who finished with two or fewer losses advanced to Phase 2. Players in Phase 2 played 3 additional Swiss Rounds where those with the same record as the 8th seed advanced to a single-elimination bracket to determine the winner! In addition, Regional Champions earn an invite to the 2027 World Championships.

This event was streamed on OceaniaVGC with Henry Rich, Paul Amedee, Jack Buckley, and Chamath Abeyawardana as casters.

The first VGC 2027 North American Pokémon Champions Regional and the first played in the Regulation Set M-C format was held as 1082 players traveled to compete at the 2027 Baltimore, Maryland Regional on September 19-20, 2026! Players battled through 8 Swiss Rounds in Phase 1 where those who finished with two or fewer losses advanced to Phase 2. Players in Phase 2 played 5 additional Swiss Rounds where those with the same record as the 8th seed advanced to a single-elimination bracket to determine the winner! In addition, Regional Champions earn an invite to the 2027 World Championships.

The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) was in Baltimore to broadcast this event with Sierra Dawn, Jake Muller, Len Deuel, Joe Brown, Aaron Zheng, and Rosemary Kelley as casters.

The premier event of the VGC 2026 season played on Pokémon Champions using the Regulation Set M-B format was held as 395 qualified players traveled to compete at the 2026 World Championships on August 28-30, 2026 in San Francisco, California! Players battled through 8 Swiss Rounds on Day 1 where those who finished with two or fewer losses advanced to Day Two. Players on Day Two played through 3 additional Swiss Rounds where those with the same record as the 8th seed advanced to a single-elimination bracket to determine the winner! In addition, the top 4 players earn an invite to the 2027 World Championships.

The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) was in San Francisco to broadcast this event with Gabby Snyder, Rosemary Kelley, Aaron Zheng, Sierra Dawn, Lee Provost, Evan Latt, Scott Glaza, and Ben Kyriakou as casters.

The 2026-2027 Play! Pokémon VGC season will begin in September 2026! Check this page to learn important information about this season's major events, watch the top-performing players, and check out tournament results throughout the first full VGC season played on Pokémon Champions!

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