Pokémon VGC 2026 Season Information

The 2025-2026 Play! Pokémon season will begin in September 2025! Check this page to learn important information about this season's major events to watch the top-performing players throughout the fourth VGC season played on Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet!

More Regional and Special Championships may be announced, so check back for updates on newly announced events and registration information. Follow us on X to receive alerts and new information.

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Recent News

Registration is open for certain events.

• Sign up here for the Toronto Regional (January 17-18, 2026) ~ Sold Out!
• Sign up here for the Birmingham Regional (January 24-25, 2026) ~ Sold Out!
• Sign up here for the Mérida Regional (January 24-25, 2026)
• Sign up here for the Auckland Special (January 25, 2026) ~ Sold Out!
• Sign up here for the Sydney Regional (February 7-8, 2026)
• Sign up here for the Santiago Regional (February 7-8, 2026) ~ Sold Out!
• Sign up here for the Europe International (February 13-15, 2026) ~ Sold Out!
• Sign up here for the Seattle Regional (February 28 - March 1, 2026)
• Sign up here for the San Juan Special (March 7-8, 2026)

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US & Canada

Check out Gaming Gen for information on North America's events in the 2026 season.

Date	Event	Winner
September 20-21, 2025	Pittsburgh Regional	Chuppa Cross IV
October 11-12, 2025	Milwaukee Regional	Alex Arand
November 15-16, 2025	Las Vegas Regional	Dylan Salvanera
January 17-18, 2026	Toronto Regional	-

Feb 28 - Mar 1, 2026

Seattle Regional

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March 7-8, 2026	San Juan Special	-
March 21-22, 2026	Houston Regional	-

April 4-5, 2026	Orlando Regional	-
May 9-10, 2026	Los Angeles Regional	-
May 30-31, 2026	Indianapolis Regional	-

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Europe

Date	Event	Winner
September 13-14, 2025	Frankfurt Regional	Emanuele Briganti
October 25-26, 2025	Lille Regional	Marco Silva
November 1-2, 2025	Gdańsk Regional	Simone Sanvito
November 29-30, 2025	Stuttgart Regional	Luca Ceribelli
January 24-25, 2026	Birmingham Regional	-
March 28-29, 2026	Seville Special	-
April 25-26, 2026	Prague Regional	-
May 16-17, 2026	Utrecht Regional	-
June 6-7, 2026	Turin Special	-

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Latin America

Check out Trainer Championships for information on Latin America events in the 2026 season.

Date	Event	Winner
September 13-14, 2025	Monterrey Regional	Stefan Mott
October 11-12, 2025	Belo Horizonte Regional	Renzo Navarro
November 15-16, 2025	Buenos Aires Special	Kenneth Gamboa
January 24-25, 2026	Mérida Regional	-
February 7-8, 2026	Santiago Regional	-
March 14-15, 2026	Curitiba Regional	-
April 4-5, 2026	Querétaro Regional	-

May 16-17, 2026

Campinas Regional

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May 23-24, 2026

Lima Special

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Oceania

Date	Event	Winner
November 1-2, 2025	Brisbane Regional	Kaito Arii

January 25, 2026

Auckland Special

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February 8-9, 2026

Sydney Regional

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May 23-24, 2026

Melbourne Regional

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Middle East & South Africa

No events for Middle East & South Africa have been announced yet.

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Asia Pacific

No events for Asia Pacific have been announced yet.

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Online Competitions

Certain online competitions are held each season, and players can earn Championship Points towards their Worlds invite from home. Grand Challenges are only open to players in TPCi regions.

Date	Event	Winner
September 5-7, 2025	Grand Challenge I	Davide Fazio

October 3-5, 2025	Grand Challenge II	Ustm Ns
November 7-9, 2025	Grand Challenge III	Wolfe Glick
January 9-11, 2026	Grand Challenge IV	-
May 2026	Grand Challenge V	-

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National Championships

National Championships (Trainers Cup in Korea and Master Ball League in other Asian countries) are how players in TPC and Pokémon Korea regions can qualify for the World Championships, since they do not use the Championship Point structure.

Check back for future information about these events when it's announced.

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International Championships

Date	Event	Winner
November 21-23, 2025	Latin America International	Yuma Kinugawa
February 13-15, 2026	Europe International	-
June 12-14, 2026	North America International	-

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World Championships

Date	Event	Winner
August 28-30, 2026	World Championships	-