The first VGC 2026 North American Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Regional and the first played in the Regulation H format was held as 746 players traveled to compete at the 2026 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Regional on September 20-21, 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 Pittsburgh to broadcast this event with Len Deuel, Rosemary Kelley, Jake Muller, Sierra Dawn, and Evan Latt as casters.

The first VGC 2026 Latin American Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Regional and the first played in the Regulation H format was held as 282 players traveled to compete at the 2026 Monterrey, Mexico Regional on September 13-14, 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.

Although this Regional wasn't streamed, several side TV matches were uploaded on YouTube by Gilberto Espejel and Leonard Craft III.

The first VGC 2026 European Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Regional and the first played in the Regulation H format was held as 742 players traveled to compete at the 2026 Frankfurt, Germany Regional on September 13-14, 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 Frankfurt to broadcast this event with Zoe Lou, Lee Provost, David Partington, and Kosta Daidimos as casters!

These are the sample teams used by top-performing players during the Pokémon VGC Regulation H format! Complete with a list of multiple strategies that showcase the many types of teams that players have performed well with, there's guaranteed to be a team on this page for anyone that's looking for a team to try out.

Teams below are separated by the tournament finish obtained by the player.

The premier event of the VGC 2025 season played on Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet using the Regulation I format was held as 371 qualified players traveled to compete at the 2025 World Championships in Anaheim, California on August 15-17, 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, the top 4 players earn an invite to the 2026 World Championships.

The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) was in Anaheim to broadcast this event with Anna Prosser as the event's host and Rosemary Kelley, Scott Glaza, Aaron Zheng, Ben Kyriakou, Charlie Merriman, Lee Provost, Sierra Dawn, and Gabby Snyder as casters. 

Victory Road hosted a side stream that featured matches not on the main stage with Hayden McTavish, Kosta Daidmos, Simon Van der Borght, and Thaison Hughes as casters. Check out those matches here.