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 first-ever VGC 2026 Pokémon Champions International Championships and the first played in the Regulation M-A format was held as 1096 players traveled to compete at the 2026 North America International Championships on June 12-14, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana! 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 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, International semifinalists earn an invite to the 2026 World Championships.

The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) was in New Orleans to broadcast this event with Scott Glaza, Rosemary Kelley, Len Deuel, Sierra Dawn, Lee Provost, Joe Brown, and Gabby Snyder as casters.

The biggest event in Japan for the VGC 2026 season, played on Pokémon Champions, was held as 124 qualified players traveled to compete at the 2026 Japan Championships in Yokohama, Japan on June 6-7, 2026! Players could qualify for this event by placing among the top 640 players in Japan in the Global Challenge. Those players then competed in the online Japan Championships Qualifier, where the top 128 players earned an invite to the Japan Championships. Qualified players played 7 best-of-1 Swiss Rounds, with the top 64 advancing to a best-of-3 single-elimination bracket to determine the winner. 

All matches until the top 8 were played with closed team lists, and matches from the top 8 onwards were played with open team lists. The top 64 players all earned an invite to the 2026 World Championships, with the top 4 earning a Travel Award. 

The Pokémon Company (TPC) was in Yokohama to broadcast the event, with Motochika Nabeshima, Shohei Taguchi, Hakushu Takeuchi, and Refu as casters, and Reiko Kosugi and Nashiko Momotsuki as hosts.

The first-ever VGC 2026 European Pokémon Champions Special Championship and the first played in the Regulation M-A format was held as 940 players traveled to compete at the 2026 Turin, Italy Special on June 6-7, 2026! 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 4 additional Swiss Rounds where the top 16 players advanced to a single-elimination bracket to determine the winner! In addition, Regional Champions earn an invite to the 2026 World Championships.

The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) was in Turin to broadcast this event with Ben Kyriakou, Charlie Merriman, Kosta Daidimos, and Lee Provost as casters.

The first-ever VGC 2026 North American Pokémon Champions Regional and the first played in the Regulation M-A format was held as 1013 players traveled to compete at the 2026 Indianapolis, Indiana Regional on May 30-31, 2026! 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 4 additional Swiss Rounds where players 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 2026 World Championships.

The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) was in Indianapolis to broadcast this event with Sierra Dawn, Len Deuel, Scott Glaza, Evan Latt, Rosemary Kelley, and Jake Muller as casters.