The first VGC 2026 Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet International Championships and the first played in the Regulation H format was held as 518 players traveled to compete at the 2026 Latin America International Championships on November 21-23, 2025 in São Paulo, Brazil! 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 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 São Paulo to broadcast this event with Adam Watson as host and Gabby Snyder, Evan Latt, David Partington, and Kosta Daidimos as casters!
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The first VGC 2026 Latin American Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Special Championship and the first played in the Regulation H format was held as 93 players traveled to compete at the 2026 Buenos Aires, Argentina Special on November 151-16, 2025! Players battled through 7 Swiss Rounds on Day 1 where those who finished with two or fewer losses advanced to Day Two. Players on Day Two played through 2 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, Special Champions earn an invite to the 2025 World Championships.

Play LATAM was in Buenos Aires to broadcast this event with Paul Ruiz, Alex Soto, Javier Valdés, and Christian Ramírez as casters.

The third VGC 2026 North American Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Regional and the third played in the Regulation H format was held as 705 players traveled to compete at the 2026 Las Vegas, Nevada Regional on November 15-16, 2025! 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 those 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 Las Vegas to broadcast this event with Aaron Zheng, Yuki Zaninovich, Jake Muller, Sierra Dawn, Duy Ha, and Joe Brown as casters.

The third VGC 2026 European Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Regional and the third played in the Regulation H format was held as 422 players traveled to compete at the 2026 Gdańsk, Poland Regional on November 1-2, 2025! 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, Regional Champions earn an invite to the 2026 World Championships.

The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) was in Gdańsk to broadcast this event with Ben Kyriakou, Jamie Boyt, Lou Akcoş-Cromie, and Barış Akcoş as casters!

The first VGC 2026 Oceania Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Regional and the first played in the Regulation H format was held as 210 players traveled to compete at the 2026 Brisbane, QLD, Australia Regional on November 1-2, 2025! 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 2 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, Regional Champions earn an invite to the 2026 World Championships.

This event was streamed on OceaniaVGC with Harrison McCowage, Mark Murray, Jack Buckley, and Paul Amedee as casters!