Some of the best players in Pokemon's many, many games will battle it out in London at the 2026 Europe International Championships Feb. 13-15. These events will crown champions in the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games (VGC), the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE categories.
The top players will earn direct invitations to the 2026 Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco, California, in August, as well as commemorative prizes, Pokémon TCG booster packs, and over $500,000 in prize money. Viewers at home can also get prizes by watching the events on Twitch. Here's the goodies available for us, and again, all we have to do is watch:
- Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet: Yuma Kinugawa’s 2026 Pokémon Latin America International Championships-winning Hisuian Typhlosion.
- Pokémon TCG Live: four Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes booster packs, Mega Charizard X-themed deck cosmetics and avatar jacket, and two special illustration rare cards from Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes.
- Pokémon GO: unique Timed Research featuring Dewgong, inspired by Eric “NiteTimeClasher” Wang’s 2026 Pokémon Latin America International Championships-winning team, 15 Seel Candy XL, 20 Charged TMs, 20 Fast TMs, and an Elite Charged TM3.
- Pokémon UNITE: a 2026 Pokémon EUIC in-game sticker and a platinum Charizard boost emblem that can be used to alter the stats of your Pokémon.
Complete details on the redemption of these awards is available here.
We'll be able to watch the festivities from the comfort of our homes and phones on Twitch with popular casters including:
Labhaoisa Akcoş-Cromie, Jamie Boyt, Kosta Daidimos, Rosemary Kelley, and Lee Provost on Scarlet and Violet
Joe Bernard, Ross Gilbert, Freya Pearce, Chip Richey and Kyle Sabelhaus on TCG Stream
Fareed Anees, Will Dunphey, Martin Galderisi, Amanda Lundberg and Martijn Versteeg on Pokemon Go