Pokémon VGC 2026 Season Information

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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!

In May 2026, it was announced that gameplay would transition to Pokémon Champions, starting with the Global Challenge I, followed by certain Asian National tournaments and, in the TPCi region, the Indianapolis Regional.

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.

US & Canada

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


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

Louis Fontvieille

May 16-17, 2026

Utrecht Regional

Aurélien Soula

June 6-7, 2026

Turin Special

Marco Silva


Latin America


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

Nicholas Kan


Middle East & South Africa

Date

Event

Winner

March 29, 2026

Cape Town Special

Hermann Krumrey


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

Federico Camporesi

May 10, 2026

Japan National Qualifier (info)

128 Players Qualified!


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

Noah Alampay

May 2-3, 2026

Hong Kong Master Ball League

Ng Shiu Chung

May 9-10, 2026

Malaysia Master Ball League

Sow Wei Harng

May 16-17, 2026

Thailand Master Ball League

Jittarin Rojmahamongkol

May 23-24, 2026

Singapore Master Ball League

Krittapas Augchariyajinda

May 24-25, 2026

Trainers Cup (info)

Jeongso Lee

June 6-7, 2026

Japan National

Hiroshi Onishi

June 13-14, 2026

Taiwan Master Ball League

Chen Yu-Wei


International Championships


World Championships

Date

Event

Winner

August 28-30, 2026

World Championships

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