The premier event for the VGC 2016 season played on Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire took place as 465 qualified players traveled to compete at the 2016 World Championships on August 19-21, 2016 in San Fransisco, California! Players who earned a Day 1 invite battled through 9 Swiss Rounds where those who earned 7 wins advanced to Day 2 and were done playing, joining those who earned a Day 2 invite. Players on Day 2 were able to change teams. Players on Day 2 played through 7 Swiss Rounds where those with two or fewer losses advanced to a single-elimination bracket to determine the 2016 World Champion. In addition, the top 4 players earned an invite to the 2017 World Championships.

The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) was in San Francisco to broadcast the event with Anna Prosser as host and Ray Rizzo, Duy Ha, Evan Latt, Jay Blake, and Aaron Zheng as casters.

The final American event of the VGC 2016 season was held as 396 players traveled to compete at the 2016 U.S. Nationals in Columbus, Ohio on July 1-3, 2016! Players battled through 9 Swiss Rounds where those who finished with two or fewer losses advanced to Day 2. Players on Day 2 battled through 6 additional Swiss Rounds where those who finished with two or fewer losses advanced to a single-elimination bracket to determine the winner!

The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) was in Columbus to broadcast the event with Ray Rizzo, Duy Ha, Evan Latt, and Aaron Zheng as casters.

The final major event for the 2016 season in Taiwan took place as 123 players traveled to compete at the 2016 Taiwan National on June 12, 2016! Players battled through 7 Swiss Rounds where the top 8 players advanced to a single-elimination bracket to determine the winner.

The third and final Pokémon VGC 2016 European National of the season was held as 292 players traveled to compete at the 2016 Milan, Italy Nationals on June 11-12, 2016! Players battled through 9 Swiss Rounds where the top 32 players advanced to a single-elimination bracket to determine the winner.

The second Pokémon VGC 2016 Latin American Regional held in Colombia took place as 31 players traveled to compete at the 2016 Bogotá, Colombia Regional on May 28, 2016! Players battled through 5 Swiss Rounds where the top 8 players advanced to a single-elimination bracket to determine the winner.