2026 Pokémon GO Europe International Championships Competitor Information
Tournament Structure
Competitors will compete in pools in a double-elimination bracket using a limited meta Great League (CP less than or equal to 1500) format in Pokémon GO.
Limited Meta Details
Allowed:
- • Types: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Normal
- • Additional Pokémon: Froslass, Milotic, Politoed, Seaking
Prohibited:
- • Types: Fighting, Flying, Steel
- • Categories: Mega, Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast
- • Pokémon: Araquanid, Chansey, Crustle, Diggersby, Morgrem, Morpeko, Ribombee, Turtonator, Wigglytuff
The top competitors from each group will advance to the Final Stage of the bracket. Tournament pairings will be available on Challonge. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with Challonge prior to the event.
Matches are best-of-three, except for the Winners Finals, Losers Finals, and Grand Finals, which are best-of-five.
Competitors must comply with all Tournament Rules.
What to Bring
When you show up for the Pokémon GO tournament, you will need to have a team of tournament-legal Pokémon for the limited meta Great League format in your Pokémon GO account. Pokémon on the Pokémon GO Championships Banned Pokémon list are not permitted for play. Any lists not submitted on time may result in a Round 1 loss. Please read RK9’s support article about preparing for a Pokémon GO event.
Proof of age may be requested, and failure to provide proof of age may result in the competitor being denied participation in the tournament (at the organizer’s discretion). Competitors must satisfy the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) age of digital consent in their home region or be using a Niantic Kids account if they do not satisfy GDPR age of digital consent in their home region to participate in Pokémon GO Championship Series events. As a reminder, Pokémon GO will compete in a single age division.
Competitors will compete on smartphones provided by the organizer. Competitors will be expected to log in and log out during the tournament. It is the competitor’s responsibility to log out of the device after each match concludes.
Matches for the 2026 Pokémon GO Europe International Championships will be played primarily using a wired network for all matches. To accommodate this, competitors who wish to hear in-game audio will need to bring either USB-A headphones or an audio adaptor that allows for USB-A input.
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