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 information for upcoming events.

• Registration for the Turin Special (June 6-7, 2026) opens on April 8
• Registration for the North America International (June 12-14, 2026) opens in 2 waves:
• Wave 1: April 14 at 7pm CDT (April 15, 00:00 UTC)
• Wave 2: April 15 at 9am CDT (April 15, 14:00 UTC)

Registration is open for certain events.

• Pre-register here for the Philippines Master Ball League (April 25-26, 2026)
• Sign up here for the Prague Regional (April 25-26, 2026)
• Pre-register here for the Hong Kong Master Ball League (May 2-3, 2026)
• Sign up here for the Los Angeles Regional (May 9-10, 2026) ~ Sold Out!
• Pre-register here for the Malaysia Master Ball League (May 9-10, 2026)
• Sign up here for the Campinas Regional (May 16-17, 2026) ~ Sold Out!
• Sign up here for the Melbourne Regional (May 23-24, 2026)
• Pre-register here for the Thailand Master Ball League (May 16-17, 2026)
• Sign up here for the Utrecht Regional (May 16-17, 2026)
• Sign up here for the Lima Special (May 23-24, 2026)
• Pre-register here for the Singapore Master Ball League (May 23-24, 2026)
• Sign up here for the Indianapolis Regional (May 30-31, 2026) ~ Sold Out!
• Pre-register here for the Taiwan Master Ball League (June 13-14, 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	Cary D'Ortona

Feb 28 - Mar 1, 2026

Seattle Regional

Carson St. Denis

March 7-8, 2026	San Juan Special	Ben Grissmer
March 21-22, 2026	Houston Regional	Dylan Matthews

April 4-5, 2026	Orlando Regional	Bhushan Thumsi
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	Stefano Greppi
March 28-29, 2026	Seville Special	Juan Núñez
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's 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	Max Morales
February 7-8, 2026	Santiago Regional	Juan Salerno
March 14-15, 2026	Curitiba Regional	Leonardo Ritter
April 4-5, 2026	Querétaro Regional	Alexander Canseco

May 16-17, 2026

Campinas Regional

-

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

Yoav Reuven

February 8-9, 2026

Sydney Regional

Drew Bliss

May 23-24, 2026

Melbourne Regional

-

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Middle East & South Africa

Date	Event	Winner
March 29, 2026	Cape Town Special	Hermann Krumrey

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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	Thiago Lattanzi
February 20-22, 2026	Grand Challenge V	William Brown

May 1-4, 2026	Global Challenge I	-
May 10, 2026	Japan National Qualifier (info)	-

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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 these regions do not use the Championship Points structure.

Date	Event	Winner
April 25-26, 2026	Philippines Master Ball League	-
May 2-3, 2026	Hong Kong Master Ball League	-
May 9-10, 2026	Malaysia Master Ball League	-
May 16-17, 2026	Thailand Master Ball League	-
May 23-24, 2026	Singapore Master Ball League	-
May 24-25, 2026	Trainers Cup (info)	-
June 6-7, 2026	Japan National (info)	-

June 13-14, 2026

Taiwan Master Ball League

-

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International Championships

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

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World Championships

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